UCLA Campus Turmoil as Students Clashes With Police
The UCLA campus was hit by a state of emergency after a large rally sparked fistfights and rock throwing, with 4 250 Los Angeles police, 12 students, five officers and four campus officers injured, while protests spread to Berkeley Stanford and other campuses amid national antiwar marches and National Guard activations.
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Kent State Guard Begins Phase Withdrawal at Kent State
A phased withdrawal of National Guard troops starts today at Kent State University, site of the fatal four student shootings. Brig. Gen. Canterbury says the 80 guardsmen on duty will be cut in half by sunset while the faculty senate votes to refuse teaching until control is relinquished. The Ohio ACLU urges Gov. Rhodes to remove Adjutant Gen Del Corso amid FBI and Guard probes into the shooting. Del Corso cites no evidence of a sniper, despite earlier claims.
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Kent State killings and Ohio Senate race shocks election
Kent State University gunfire killed four students amid antiwar unrest as Ohio Governor Rhodes faced Taft and Beaton in a high stakes Senate race. Rhodes defended campus security while Taft pressed integrity amid Life magazine accusations. Metzenbaum’s primary win signals Democratic vulnerability in November.
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Attacks Continue In Cambodia Saigon Frontoline
As the massive allied push into Cambodia continues, clashes persist across six fronts including Parrot's Beak and Fish Hook. U.S. forces report heavy fighting, with casualties and a large haul of captured weapons and supplies. North Vietnamese attacks again strike key northern bases, while 20 to 25 thousand American and a similar number of South Vietnamese troops sweep Cambodia along 258 miles of border.
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Life expectancy figures from a 1960s dataset
From Long Beach sources under G W, life expectancy for those over 50 is discussed with U S statistics: 1967 total population 21,146,000 and 47,906,000 over 50. 1970 World Almanac lifetime tables show 83,940 living at 50-55 per 100,000 born, 11,683 at 65-70, and 4,841 at 80-85. average life expectancy for a d1 year old this year listed as 25.7 years.
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Church offers hall to local groups via united Way council
Empty Hall Q. Long Beach asks local organizations to use church facilities as meeting space. Contact George Logan, director of the Community Planning Council, at 426-7571. The council, a United Way sponsored group, coordinates health welfare and youth programs and will match groups needing space.
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YUNI Ad Calls Celebrities for National Unity Board
Two Southland men publicize a “smaster plan” for unity in the Los Angeles Times inviting 10 notable figures to join YUNI as board members by May 3. Founders Janes W. Andrews and Floyd J. Bero seek public support after receiving 5000 letters, aiming to use celebrities contacts to craft a unifying national plan.
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Sailing lessons offered by Long Beach Recreation Dept
The Long Beach Recreation Department provides free sailing lessons for children and adults. Beginner classes meet on Monday Wednesday and Saturday. To join call 430-5427 for the next start date.
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Explosion and Security Actions Across City and Cambodia Policy
A chaotic report details a nitroglycerin case at a Los Angeles apartment with officers evacuating areas and securing a vial to a San Pedro Army base. Separately, Washington officials reveal growing concern by Secretary Rogers and Defense Secretary Laird over U.S. operation in Cambodia and Nixon’s war decisions amid domestic backlash.
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Melvin B Laird
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Bank Offers Two Cents Per Bottle in Clean-Up Campaign
The First National Agricultural Bank launched a bottle and can return program offering 2 cents per container to aid area cleanup. Residents turned in bottles at the Pittsfield main office and branches in North Adams and Great Barrington, with about 60,000 collected on Tuesday.
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