24 Sep 1972
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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1972
Page
1
United Nations deliberations hinge on Secretary General Kurt Waldheim amid pressure over terrorism policy and global security. Waldheim's leadership is under scrutiny as states seek decisive action.
Senator Barry Goldwater urged that Americans who fled the United States to avoid the draft not be allowed to vote by absentee ballot in November. He cited a 1970 law he helped pass that applies only to those intending to return, calling such intent too uncertain for registration officials to accept. The broader news brief notes UN debates on international terrorism and Korea as the General Assembly’s agenda remains unsettled.
United Press International reports Oak Ridge National Laboratory and nearby institutions are testing a cancer treatment using the body's immune system with BCG, a Mycobacterium bovis strain. Researchers, led by Dr. Amoz Chernoff and Dr. Michael G. Hanna Jr., caution five years of human trials, address swelling risks, and note promising animal results and ongoing national studies.
Boston police report the death of Joseph Strickland 44 a noted black journalist and Harvard administrator found shot in his Dorchester apartment bathtub with shower running and no sign of forced entry. Medical examiner calls it an apparent homicide Harvard officials note his work recruiting minority students and his Nieman Fellow background.
Philadelphia student leaders press to widen alternate school centers in churches and community spaces as 43 centers operate with volunteer staff. Attendance grows from 958 to over 3,000. centers aim to offer relevant courses like birth control. In Washington, D C negotiators resumed talks as 13,000 striking teachers seek a 34 percent pay rise. boards offer 4 percent. A proposed bill would shift salary setting to the city and allow higher taxes to fund raises.
UPI recalls the 1962 Ole Miss riot as Jackson reflects on Meredith's admission and race relations. Gov. Waller and Lt. Gov. Barnett are noted, with claims of progress and ongoing tensions. The piece cites 300 Black Ole Miss enrollments and McDowell's later role on the state penitentiary board.
Two unidentified white girls aged 15 to 20 were found with head injuries by a jogger in Washington Park on Chicago’s South Side. They were discovered lying side by side and taken to Provident Hospital then Cook County Morgue for autopsy. no IDs were found.
Okaloosa Digest lists items from local groups with details on school menus for September 25 29 stamp club meetings charity bridge games and turkey shoot at Destin American Legion plus classes in decoupage tumbling and macrame at Ferry Park bonsai society dinner with guest speaker Ed Potter calls for reservations and contact numbers for each activity.
Senator Edward Kennedy told a Knoxville crowd that Nixon seeks to smear George McGovern’s patriotism. He cited Nixon aides labeling McGovern as unpatriotic and defended McGovern’s World War II service while criticizing campaign attacks over Watergate and a $10 million slush fund.
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