Tragedy on Kent Campus Leaves Norwalk Students Stirred
Norwalk students recount a Kent State University shooting on a sprawling campus of 23,000. Kathleen Adams a 19 year old sophomore, describes fear during the attack and fears over National Guard presence. Other students recall a dying classmate and a veteran witness.
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Kent
Jack Brown
Kathlene Adams
Kathleen
Ohio
Vietnam
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John W. Adams
West Washington
National Guard
John Obringer
Shepard prepares for next lunar voyage following first spaceflight
Nine years after Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America's first man in space with Freedom 7, he is set to command the next Moon mission. The 15 minute suborbital flight reached 116 miles, signaling the nation’s space exploration push.
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Teacher Abducts Student to Canada Leaving Bulletin
Authorities seek John R. Mercell a 22 year old St. Vincent's School teacher who disappeared with 10 year old Jesse Pinero leaving a tape claiming they will start a new life in Canada due to concerns over the boy's upbringing. Pinero had boarded with Mercell for some time. Nuns described Mercell as disturbed by the Vietnam War and unwilling to be drafted.
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UPI
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Vietnam
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Why Shots Fired At Kent State Launches Full Probe
UPI reports Washington says the United Mine Workers leadership had no role in Joseph Yablonski’s murder. Labor Secretary George Shultz testifies before a Senate subcommittee clearing UMW president Tony Boyle and others of charges of violence, ballot tampering, and pension actions seen as election tactics. The probe follows the Kent State context.
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Light turnout for Ohio primary amid Kent State shooting fallout
Ohio voters faced light to average turnout as 1.6 million were forecast statewide while Kent State University violence after a Cambodia war announcement sparked scrutiny of Republican races. Guardsmen opened fire killing four students amid rock throwing on Monday.
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N.Y
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Scotia
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East Canton
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Robinson Memorial Hospital
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White House
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U.S. Launches Third Allied Offensive into Cambodia
The U S Command announced the start of a third Allied push into Cambodia in Nixon's drive to deny Viet Cong sanctuaries. U S 4th Infantry Division units and South Vietnamese troops crossed the border Monday, 220 miles north of Saigon in the Central Highlands.
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Partly cloudy and mild with showers possible today
A weather report describes partly cloudy mild conditions with a 30 percent chance of precipitation this afternoon, cooling tonight and tomorrow with highs in the 50s and 60s, variable to northerly winds, and mild humidity readings in Norwalk. It also lists marriage license applications for local residents, and birth announcements for Norwalk and nearby Willard.
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Senate panel approves Blackmun for Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee backed Judge Harry A. Blackmun for the Supreme Court with a unanimous vote among attendees. Some members seek a brief delay before floor debate, which could start as early as Friday.
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Senate
Griffin
Judiciary Committee
Nixon
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