Nationwide College Protests Surge After Kent State Shootings
Protests sweep U S campuses after the Kent State killings with National Guard responses at Maryland Wisconsin and Wisconsin Oshkosh Appleton. Demonstrators clash with authorities as students condemn U S involvement in Cambodia and call for end to expansion of the war.
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Associated Press
Kent State University
U. S
Indochina
National Guard
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Oshkosh
Appleton
Wis
Cambodia
Kent
Rich Farmer
Lawrence University
Social Security increase and tax hike on the way
The Ways and Means Committee moves a bill to raise the Social Security benefit by five percent and to lift payroll taxes. The average single retiree would rise to 121.86 dollars monthly and couples to 205.80. The payroll base would grow from 7,800 to 9,000 with the rate rising from 4.8 to 5.2 percent for both employers and employees.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Supreme Court Grants Tax Exemptions for Religious Property
The court, in a 7-1 ruling, approves tax exemptions for properties used in worship. Justice Brennan notes exemptions differ from subsidies while Chief Justice Burger emphasizes a benevolent neutrality toward religion, signaling broader government religious ties.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan Jr
Warren E. Burger
Supporters Optimistic on Nixon Welfare Reform Bill
Washington supporters say President Nixon’s welfare reform bill will become law without delay despite the Senate Finance Committee rebuff. The committee halted hearings and asked the administration to rewrite the measure after voting 263 to 155 in the House in mid April. Representative Wilbur Mills says the bill can be adjusted to increase work incentives if needed.
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House
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
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Telegram flood hits Fulbright on Cambodia policy
Senator Fulbright said his Senate Foreign Relations Committee received about 3500 telegrams, split into pro Nixon and anti Nixon piles, in opposition to President Nixon’s plan to deploy U. S. ground troops into Cambodia.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
U. S
Cambodia
Fulbright
Cambodia Premier Praises Nixon aid and calls for help
Premier Lon Nol in Phnom Penh praised President Nixon for American assistance to Cambodia and urged other nations to assist. He expressed gratitude for U S troop actions and small arms support while noting Cambodia respects Nixon's April 30 message and Khmer aspirations for peace.
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Cambodia
Lon Nol
Nixon
United States of America
Richard Nixon
U. S
United States
Pulitzer Prizes Awarded For 1970 International Reporting
Pulitzer Prize winners announced by AP include Seymour Hersh for international reporting on the My Lai massacre in Vietnam. Charles Gordone wins drama for No Place To Be Somebody off Broadway, Newsday takes public service, Steve Starr wins spot news photography for a Cornell University incident photos.
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Seymour M. Hersh
My Lai
Charles Gordone
Newsday
Garden City
N. Y
Associated Press
Steve Starr
Albany
Cornell University
Nixon Seeks to Muffle War Policy Criticism at White House Briefings
Four congressional committees were invited to White House briefings as Nixon sought to blunt rising Capitol Hill criticism amid campus violence over Cambodia troops. Kent State saw four students killed and twelve injured as National Guardsmen faced antiwar protesters. Nixon called violence tragic and a Justice Department probe was discussed.
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Demo Party Still Strong Says Smith
Gov. Preston Smith said the defeat of Sen. Ralph Yarborough would not likely derail the Democratic ticket in November. He argued unity could be maintained and noted the outcome could affect liberal and minority votes, while acknowledging Yarborough’s loss might win conservative support. He also commented on his own past controversy and the UT Regents chair.
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Ralph Yarborough
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Yarborough
Lloyd Bentsen
Frank Irwin Jr
University Regents
Tragic Pecos Tractor Crash Claims Mexican Worker
A Mexican laborer named Nicholas Gonzales employed by Tommy Bell of Pecos was killed instantly on a service road west of Pecos at about 10 15 a m. The tractor engine died, Bell pulled his pickup in front, and when a ground wire was touched the engine surged full throttle, running over Gonzales and pushing the pickup 60 feet before Bell stopped it. Gonzales died at the scene with services pending at Pecos Funeral Home.
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Pecos
Nicholas Gonzales
Bell
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Bank Call Issued for National Bank Condition Report
The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for a report on the condition of national banks as of the close of business Thursday April 30. Similar calls were issued by the Federal Reserve Board for member banks and by the FDIC for insured state banks not in the reserve system.
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Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Reserve System
Troops Begin Third Offense Into Cambodia
AP reports U S troops launched a third offensive into Cambodia from the central highlands but heavy fire and weather limited landings to about 597 men. In Snuol, tanks probed rubber plantations as airlifted forces faced rocket and small arms fire while a 3,000 plus American and equal Vietnamese force built a base for a wider air mobile operation.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U. S
Cambodia
Fishhook
Snuol
Pleiku
Charles Ryan
Nixon
Peter Arnett
Snoul
Arnett
Indochina
U. S. 11Th Armored Calvary Regiment
Stennis Faults Court Over Desegregation Delay Beyond South
Senator John C. Stennis accuses the Supreme Court of deliberate inaction on desegregation outside the South. He urges quicker ruling on legality of segregated schools nationwide, arguing federal branches avoid action until the court speaks. He cites northern and western cases upholding segregation and warns of inconsistent policy.
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John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Supreme Court
South
Stennis
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North
Midwest
Senate Panel Backs Blackmun for Supreme Court Seat
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved President Nixon’s nomination of Judge Harry A. Blackmun of Rochester Minnesota to the Supreme Court. The 61 year old jurist, a member of the Eighth Circuit since 1959, faced a favorable panel vote after the hearing with no opposition voiced.
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Nixon
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Tallahassee
Fla
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