Scranton Panel Report Sparks Mixed Views On Nixon Reply
Two members of President Nixon's Commission on Campus Unrest say the President gave serious consideration to their report while a third member criticized Nixon's remarks. Chairman William Scranton planned to comment in Chicago as Rhodes defended the commission's call for addressing fundamental issues to unite the nation. Nixon's Saturday-released reply cited moral authority and urged help from clergy, teachers, and writers.
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Nixon
Commission
William W. Scranton
Chicago
Scranton
Pennsylvania
James Rhodes
Harvard
Rhodes
Kent State
Jackson State
Rene
Vietnamese unrest and U.S. casualties rise in Vietnam
Reports from Saigon describe two American soldiers killed and five wounded by a booby trap in Quang Ngai province. Other attacks on U.S. forces include gasoline bombs in Saigon injuring a driver and damaging vehicles, amid retaliatory tensions after a Vietnamese casualty. A grenade in the Mekong Delta killed 13 and wounded 50, with conflicting accounts of responsibility. Heavy fighting continues along Cambodia’s northeastern front.
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Quang Ngai
da Nang
Saigon
U.S
Binh Dinh
Mekong Delta
Jackson blacks seek reopen of closed city pools in racism case
A friend of the court brief backs a Jackson suit to reopen five swimming pools closed after court-ordered integration. Lawyers Rosen and Kunstler press racial equality while city officials argue there is no right to compel public pool access. DOJ supports the Jackson position.
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Greenberg
Jackson
Paul A. Rosen
Detroit
William M. Kunstler
New York City
Justice Department
Rosen
Kunstler
William F. Goodman Jr
Arab leaders seek ceasefire while tensions rise across Middle East
Yasir Arafat and Crown Prince Hassan agreed to a five hour truce in Amman as fighting dwindles in Jarash. Hussein proposes Palestinian participation in talks, Assad tours region, Pravda accuses US of nudging Israel toward nuclear options amid renewed Arab-Israeli volatility.
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Hussein
Hassan
Arab Conciliation Commission
Amman
Jarash
Arafat
Syria
Egypt
Jordan
Beirut
Middle East
U.N
Gunar V. Jarring
Palestine Liberation Front
Assad
Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
United States
Israel
Joseph Alsop
Tel Aviv
Sinai Desert
Harvest About Finished in Many Texas Regions
Dry weather allows harvest completion across Texas while drought persists. Soil moisture remains critically short in Panhandle and Rolling Plains. pastures, grains, and water supplies suffer. Cotton harvest nearly done. livestock generally fair to good but feeding rises and water shortages intensify.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hutchison
Panhandle
South Plains
Vernon
Paisley and notable figures dominate headlines across regions
AP reports Rev Ian Paisley selling two new LP recordings amid religious unrest in Belfast while Prince Philip sees his polo handicap slip to four. Nancy Sinatra wedding marks Frank Sinatra’s 55th birthday. Jane Fonda wins a Hollywood award. Course drought and livestock conditions dominate Central and East Texas farming notes with widespread moisture shortages, harvests, and market signals.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ian Paisley
Free Presbyterian Church
United States
London
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth II
James Logan
Hurlingham Polo Association
Cathedral City
Calif
Nancy Sinatra
Daddy
Frank Sinatra
St. Louis
Miss Sinatra
Hugh Lambert
On This Date In History December 14 1970
Highlights include George Washington's death in 1799 and Alabama entering the union in 1819. Other notes mention Amundsen reaching the South Pole in 1911 and Denmark selling the Danish West Indies in 1916. Border talks and colonialism resolutions recur, with references to Pakistan US talks and Sino Soviet negotiations.
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George Washington
Mount Vernon
Charleston
S.C
Alabama
George VI of
England
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Denmark
Danish West Indies
United States
Japan
Peking
U. N. General Assembly
Ayyb Khan
Pakistan
Lyndon B. Johson
Washington
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