BYU President Ernest Wilkinson resigns after 20 years
Ernest Wilkinson steps down as president of Brigham Young University after two decades of growth from 4 654 day time students to over 25 000 in 13 colleges amid church scrutiny of race policies. A new college named for J Reuben Clark Jr will open fall 1973 with Wilkinson directing the law school formation.
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Provo, Utah
UPI
Ernest Wilkinson
Brigham Young University
Wilkinson
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
BYU
LDS Church
Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Church Information Office
J. Reuben Clark Jr
U.S
Mexico
Provo
BYU Board of Trustees
Lee
U.S. Senate
Frank E. Moss
Washington, D.C
Family Flows Into Gas Station Home in Holbrook
In Holbrook Massachusetts Richard Reynolds his wife and three children moved into the gas station where he works after failing to find a rental home in the Boston area of 10 000. The family previously shared a Brockton apartment with another couple and four children but left due to crowding. They sleep on the gas station floor as the Red Cross seeks permanent housing.
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Holbrook, Mass
UPI
Richard Reynolds
Reynolds
Boston
Brockton
Greater Boston Red Cross
Times Warns Of Problems At The New York Times
New York based Times warns of layoffs due to falling ad revenue and rising labor costs. The paper states 300 jobs have been cut since February 1970, with 228 vacant positions left unfilled and specific reductions in composing room staff and part timers, while news staff remains unchanged.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Times
Sidney Gruson
the Times
Gruson
Blind Aged May Get 90 Dollar Welfare Guarantee
The Nixon administration will ask Congress to federalize welfare for the blind disabled and aged to guarantee at least 90 dollars a month. The move targets about 2 million of the 6 million poor over 65 and would not affect Social Security recipients.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Social Security Administration
House
Ways and Means Committee
Final Witness Calls My Lai Massacre Case Into Frame
Government rests after Lt. William L. Candy platoon leader Jeffrey LaCross testifies Medina did not order killings. Calley recounts Medina briefing stating village to be destroyed and he was ordered to "get rid of" and "waste" villagers, while a radio operator disputes such messages.
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Ft, Benning
UPD
My Lai
Jeffrey LaCross
Big Rapids
Mich
Ernest L. Medina
Charlie Company
Medina
Aubrey M. Daniel MI
LaCross
Calley
LaCross Testi
Fied Medina
Daniel
Bob Newhart welcomes a daughter Jennifer
Hollywood reports comedian Bob Newhart and his wife Virginia welcomed a baby girl named Jennifer on Saturday night. The newborn weighted eight pounds two ounces, adding to the couple's two older sons.
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Hollywood
Upid
Bob Newhart
Jennifer
Newhart
Virginia
Rainmaker Bets on Rain in West Texas Drought
Homer Berry, 65, signs a 30 day contract with Stonewall County farmers to produce five inches of rain for two thousand dollars per inch. If rain comes in time, he wins ten thousand dollars and a possible one year deal. Local doubt and dust storms frame the day as the deadline nears.
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Aspermont
Tex
UPI
Stonewall County
Homer Berry
Berry
West Texas
Iit
Sally Frazier
Frazier
Little Rock
Ark
Enoch Wickware
Ellison
Stonewall
Frank Poore
Doyle Rash
Rash
Baton Twirlers Give It a Whirl
Baton twirling emerges from rifles used by Oriental military displays to modern American parades and school shows. The Super Ton baton by Girls World, with glow ends and plastic coated shaft, aims at beginners. Over 4,000,000 youths compete locally and nationally, guided by 2,000 teachers. The activity suits indoor or outdoor settings and promotes physical fitness and coordination.
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America
Orient
Europe
Ners. Girls World
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