SIU Strike Echoes on Campus With Pickets and Uncertainty
SIU students walk out over a coeducational study hours dispute led by Dwight Campbell and Unity Party figures. Picket lines form at Lawson Hall and other buildings as more than 500 sign notices circulated and 80 percent reportedly support the strike.
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University Center
Washington Square
Wilbur Moulton
Morris Library
Jon Taylor
Chicago
Unity Party
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Bursar
Nixon proposes curbs on strikes in rail and air travel
President Nixon urged Congress to rewrite emergency strike provisions for rail and airline labor disputes. He called for an 80 day cooling off period after issue investigation and urged a new law expanding Taft Hartley ideas to curb crippling transportation strikes.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Three Aircraft Lost In Shelling Attacks Near Saigon
AP reports the U S Command tallies the heaviest enemy shelling in a month with 35 rocket and mortar attacks from 8 a m Thursday to 8 a m today. Three American aircraft lost, 35 U S casualties, 44 NVA Viet Cong soldiers killed, plus 44 NVA and Viet Cong deaths from fighting along the Thai border near Paksane. The article also notes a Navy UH-34 helicopter crash in the Mekong Delta with no survivors and broader Laos fighting along the Thai border.
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Mekong Delta
Saigon
Vietiane
Laos
Paksane
Mekong River
Thailand
Vientiane
Retain ban on lotteries urged by Con-Con foes in testimony
John M. Karns Jr urged the Constitutional Convention to keep the 1870 ban on lotteries as the General Government committee hears arguments on legalizing bingo. He warned of crime syndicates profiting from bingo and cited his prosecutorial experience. Witnesses argued over regulation vs prohibition and the role of the legislature.
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John M. Karns
Karns
Revenue Committee
New York
Lot
Thomas McCracken
General Assembly
Washington
Supreme Court
Seven in prison Court rejects appeals by Klan members
The Supreme Court denied appeals by seven Mississippi Ku Klux Klan members sentenced for the 1964 murders of civil rights workers Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Earl Chaney. The decision upheld convictions for conspiring to injure and intimidate the victims.
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Mississippi Ku Klux Klan
Imperial Klan
Sam H. Bowers Jr
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Earl Chaney
Horace Doyle Barnette
Bowers
Laurel
Cecil Ray Price
Supreme Court Leaves 1939 Mail Divorce Ban Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court by 6 to 2 vote upheld a ruling that the 1939 federal law barring solicitation of foreign divorces through the mail is unconstitutional. Justice majority found the law infringes free speech rights while dissenting justices warned of potential misuses.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Guards Move into Santa Barbara Campus Suburb Clash
National Guardsmen moved into Santa Barbara after mass student protests forced local police to retreat. About 300 guardsmen were ordered into the UC Santa Barbara area following a night of street battles. dawn brought calm. Across the nation, students seized buildings at SUNY Buffalo and Mount Holyoke College saw barricades as clashes continued.
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Santa Barbara
Califf
California
State University of New York
Buffalo
Ed Gray
Ronald Reagan
Sacramento
National Guard
Page urges $192 million boost in state school aid
State School Supt. Ray Page asked the State School Problems Commission to raise aid to common schools by 192 million, increasing the per pupil guarantee from 520 to 600. He also urged larger grants for lunch and transportation as part of a broader proposal for the 1970 session. Governor Ogilvie signaled substantial aid increases in his budget.
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State
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Bureau of the Budget
John W. McCarter Jr
Legislative Budgetary Commission
Colder Tonight With Subfreezing Low Ends Week Preview
Colder air settles in tonight with a low in the upper 20s. Saturday becomes partly cloudy with a high in the upper 40s. Weather details appear on page 17 and map inside. Classifieds, church, comics, TV and more on pages 15 17 19 67 11 12.
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