Congress Backs 14 Billion Space Plan in 1970s Budget
Washington reports Congress supported a 14 billion dollar space program for the 1970s despite pork barreling accusations. The Senate rejected a move to cut 110 million for an orbiting space station and shuttle development, while Goldwater and Smith defended the project. Fulbright criticized cost and noted lawmakers with space ties influence.
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UPS
Congress
Senate
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Rmaine
Fulbright
Space Agency
OSU Closes Campus Indefinitely Amid Unrest
Ohio State University ordered closed with 45,000 students to leave by noon after Gov Rhodes urged shut down of unresting state universities. Regional campuses Mansfield Lima Newark Marion remain open while National Guardsmen and patrols were deployed and about 650 arrested with 200+ injured.
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UPI
Ohio State University
OSU
Novice Fawcett
James A. Rhodes
Mansfield
Lima
Newark
Marion
Ohio National Guardsmen
Ohio Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Fawcett
Rhodes
Fresno couple claims world record for kissing on campus
At Fresno State College a kissing contest drew two campus sweethearts Gary Snell and Carolyn Schlegel aiming for a record while an unidentified couple undressed and lay on a blanket. The rivals abandoned their kiss after five hours, with Snell saying it seemed senseless to continue.
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Fresno
Calif
Snell
Kent State riot prompts Kerner lessons on guard training
Brig. Gen. Robert Canterbury says Guardsmen provoked beyond reason while observers link Kent State violence to Kerner Commission warnings. The report urged heavy troop presence, nonlethal options, and more riot control training to prevent unnecessary shootings. Ohio Guardsmen trained with tear gas and clubs, armed when on riot duty, and a patrol argues riot duty remains secondary to warfare preparedness.
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National Guard
Kent
Robert Canterbury
Kerner Commission
Ohio National Guard
UPI
Ohio
John Simmons
Simmons
Kent State
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