Civil rights protester Koen continues hunger strike in custody
Bobby Williams of United Front in St Louis says Charles Koen of Cairo Illinois may die as he fasts on liquids in Homer G Phillips Hospital after being jailed on a six month term linked to a 1968 police fight. Koen has dropped from 175 to 116 pounds in 40 days and will continue fasting. A judge ordered medical action to keep him alive.
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Bobby Williams
United Front
Charles Koen
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Homer G. Phillips Hospital
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Newton eulogizes Jackson as a hero at Black Panther memorial
Huey P. Newton led a revolutionary service in which George Jackson was hailed as “a hero who died in a significant way.” Newton, field marshal of the Black Panther Party, praised Jackson’s life and influence while facing his own trial. The Soledad Brothers case and Jackson’s writings had made him a national figure among imprisoned Black activists.
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New York Times
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Calif
Black Panther Party
George Jackson
Huey P. Newton
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San Quentin
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Wallace hints at Florida primary run as Democrat
Gov. George Wallace of Alabama suggested he may enter selected presidential primaries as a Democrat. Speaking to a small airport crowd, he said if he enters Florida’s March 14 primary it would be to seek the nomination, keeping others guessing about his plans.
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George Wallace
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Wallace
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NSA elects woman president in first for group
The National Student Association chose Marge Tabankin of Wisconsin as president at its 24th annual congress in Fort Collins Colorado appointing Tom Mooney as vice president. Rival groups failed to merge and tensions over minority demands defined the meeting.
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National Student Association
Marge Tabankin
University of Wisconsin
Vietnam
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Temple University
Duane Draper
University of Oklahoma
Association of Student Governments
NSA
Yale Law
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David Ifshin
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Tex
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Minn
Thieu says Oct. 3 vote will occur as planned
President Nguyen Van Thieu announced the October 3 presidential election will be held as scheduled and noted he is the sole candidate. He spoke after voting in the National Assembly elections, amid a political crisis and U S concerns over the lack of contest.
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Saigon
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South Vietnam
National Assembly
United States
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Vietnam election crisis and regional unrest reported
South Vietnam readies forces as threats mount around Sunday balloting with 13 rocket attacks and a hostage incident. U S officials anticipate Thieu's one man candidacy and possible public outbursts, while envoys head to Tokyo and London for monetary talks shaping post Nixon policy. A separate draft pact hints at a Berlin accord and Soviet recognition of East Germany. a Hungarian airliner crash near Copenhagen claims at least 12 lives with 19 missing.
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New York Times
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