Mass student strike called for Friday at SIU Carbondale
SIU on campus turmoil after seven male students including president Dwight Campbell were suspended for refusing to leave Neely Hall during a Wednesday late night incident. Dean Wilbur Moulton ordered a dorm closure and announced reinstatement options as student leaders planned a Friday protest near the University Center with broad campus support.
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Neely Hall
Dwight Campbell
Chicago
Rich Wallace
Michael A. Bowman
Ellis J
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Student Affairs Office
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Campbell
Nixon targets 57 federal programs in $2.5 billion savings drive
President Nixon asked Congress to scrap or reform 57 federal programs to save about 2.5 billion dollars in the next year, with 1.1 billion saved by congressional action and the rest by executive moves. The plan includes reforms to aid to schools and Medicaid, elimination of a tea tasters board, milk subsidies, and space program cuts, aiming to shift funds to needy districts and emphasize medical treatment over custodial care.
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Rioters Attack Bank: Demonstrations Hit Four States
Widespread campus protests turn violent with a Bank of America branch burned in Santa Barbara California as police and fire crews struggle to control rioters. About 200 stragglers dispersed in Isla Vista with 34 students arrested for failure to disperse. Additional clashes erupt at Syracuse Buffalo and Ole Miss as students demand changes and protest ROTC.
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Calif
California
Isla Vista
Clarence Saletti
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N.Y
University of Mississippi
Oxford
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Filipino Youths Run Riot After Manila Court Ban
Several hundred riot police dispersed about 1,000 Filipino youths who shouted anti-American slogans in front of the USS Embassy in Manila. The clash followed a court ban on a rally and the killing of a Filipino by a US soldier at Clark Air Base. Two police and 14 protesters were injured as demonstrators shattered windows and attacked a radio station unit.
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Four groups oppose aid for nonpublic schools at convention
Four statewide groups testified against state aid for nonpublic schools during a Constitutional Convention hearing. PTA, Illinois Council of Churches, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and American Jewish Congress argued funding private schools would harm public education and threaten the Constitution.
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Robert E. Boczkewicz
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Springfield
Bill of Rights and Education Committees
Norton
Chicago
PTA
Illinois Council of Churches
Jane Elkins
Hinsdale
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
American Jewish Congress
Harry Miller
Air power used to protect Vietnam position in Laos policy unchanged
Secretary Laird said the United States uses air power in Laos solely to protect its position in Vietnam with no change in Laos policy over three to four years. No American ground forces fight in Laos, and bombing aims to cut off enemy supplies through Laos to South Vietnam.
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Melvin R. Laird
United States
Laos
Vietnam
Laird
South Vietnam
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
U.S
Mahon
Defense Appropriations
Weather forecast for tonight and Friday
Colder and partly cloudy tonight with a low of 28 to 32. Friday will be variable cloudiness and a bit colder with a high around 43. Weather details on map page 21 inside. Classified 19-21 Comics TV Bridge Crossword 23 Editorials 4 Family Living 67 Sports 13-14.
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Americans Lose 83 Killed In Action In Vietnam Week
U.S. Command reports 83 Americans killed and 657 wounded in the past week. Saigon says battlefield deaths rose 139 and enemy casualties were 303 higher than the prior week, with total U.S. combat deaths at 40,645.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnamese advance threatens Laos two main strongholds
Reports say North Vietnamese troops move toward Long Cheng and Sam Thong near the Plain of Jars, risking loss of the government bases crucial to resisting the offensive. If captured, the government ground resistance could collapse and Route 7 13 junction near Vientiane to Luang Prabang may be cut. Western sources note confusion amid vague official briefings.
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Laos
Avietiane
Long Cheng
Vang Pao
Sam Thong
Vientiane
Luang Prabang
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