Student demonstrations prove no sure path to success
Associated Press review finds big protests did not always win concessions. Across campuses including Howard and Cornell, militant actions failed to secure demands yet smaller actions sometimes yielded results. Most protests centered on black studies programs and curriculum influence, with mixed outcomes.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Cornell
James Perkins
Howard Univer
Pi Negro School
Waington
D.C
U.S
Pennsylvania State University
Wasley recants killing in Florida murder trial
Richard Lee Wasley testified in a Florida courtroom that he killed Freddie Johnson Jr. last April 26 during a game of cowboys and Indians. He described binding the boy, wrapping the body in a blanket, and hiding it in the car trunk as the boy appeared to become his father. Wasley said he later dug a grave and buried the child, recalling the moment the boy spoke to him.
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Kennedy seeks surtax aid from House liberals
Secretary of the Treasury David M. Kennedy met with the Democratic Study group to gain support for the surtax extension. The outcome remains uncertain amid questions about the meeting and broader policy hurdles.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
House Liberals
Democratic Study Group
Nixon seeks liberal votes to extend surtax amid tax reform doubts
The Nixon administration courted liberal Democrats to back a one year surtax extension with tax reform tied to the plan. Secretary Kennedy met about 50 liberal Democrats while attendees warned against voting for the surcharge without clear reform. The June 30 expiry looms as President Nixon calls a bipartisan meeting with House leaders and Ways and Means members as Treasury releases a memo from six former secretaries urging prompt extension.
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D-Mass
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New York
Injunction favors underground editor Deans in first round
Okaloosa School officials must treat Geoge W. Dean III as if never suspended after a preliminary injunction issued by United States District Judge Winston E. Arnow. The ruling dissolves a temporary restraining order once Dean files a $1,000 bond, signaling a lengthy court fight ahead over the distribution of The Ivory Tower.
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Pensacola
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United States District
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Dean
Choctawhatchee High School
Ivory Tower
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Arnow
Atlanta
Rober F. Boult Jr
Erwin Fleet
Adrienese Young
George W. Dean Ili
United States District Court
Florida Jaycees name Col James American of the Year
Col Daniel James Jr., vice commander of the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, is named Florida’s Outstanding American of the Year by the Jaycees. The Pensacola native received the award in Tampa after a standing ovation and praised his career and Americanism advocacy. He also received the Tuskegee Alumni Merit Award for his military leadership and three-war service.
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Daniel “Chappie
Jaycee
Bis Country
Florida
Hialeah
Jaycees
Tampa
Col
James
Pensacola
Tuskegee Institute
Ala
Vaior
Florida Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Marijuana Law
Boston attorney Joseph Oteri urged Florida's high court to strike down statutes criminalizing sale use and possession of marijuana as unconstitutional and lacking research. He argued the law is harsh and repressive and should be aligned with alcohol regulation. The court took the matter under advisement with no immediate ruling.
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Fla
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Florida Supreme Court
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High Court
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Supreme Court
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Florida State University
Florida
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Bulkhead hearing set by Niceville Council
The Niceville City Council schedules a bulkhead hearing on an application by former Mayor Wallace B. Spence. The project runs from the south end of the Spence Trailer Park and proceeds northeasterly along the waterway.
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Emma Goggin
Daily News
Niceville
Wallace B. Spence
Spence
Wallace Spence
William Dean Barrow
Devet
Pair that burned family sheds tears at funeral
Susan and Rodger Batley wept at the funeral for their parents and 10 siblings killed in a fire police say the juveniles admitted starting. Survivors included Judy Fury and Obie Bailey. The couple await a preliminary hearing as authorities outline the case and potential murder charges.
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Rodger Bailey
ED Nicholls
Associated Press
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W Va
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Union
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Wirt County
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West Virginia
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Toliet
Ill
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Roger
W. Va
Hippies and Buffalos Compared in Reform Era Echo
The excerpt notes a perceived similarity between 1960s hippie culture and the American buffalo in a rhetorical flourish, suggesting a decline or transformation in both movements as cultural symbols. The piece frames the comparison as a commentary on social change and public memory.
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