Tourney Opens With Crane Triumph Over Terriers In OT
Crane Tech edged Carbondale 64-63 in overtime as Jerome Freeman hit a last second free throw after a foul on Doug Woolard with four seconds remaining. Freeman scored 19 for Crane, Les Taylor led Carbondale with 28 as both teams advanced to Champaign for quarterfinal action.
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Nixon remains odds on favorite as draft talk swirls
Republicans debate a Rockefeller draft after Nelson Rockefeller signals openness but does not commit. Nixon states a draft is unlikely but not impossible while California Governor Reagan and Nevada's Paul Laxalt weigh the chances and the GOP's path to the nomination.
Rockefeller ends bid for GOP nomination in 1968 race
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller announced he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination. He cited party leaders favoring Richard Nixon and warned against a divisive primary fight. Rockefeller said he will stay to push his legislative program and return to New York, joining his wife in Puerto Rico this weekend.
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Humphrey urges unity for Johnson in Pittsburgh
Vice President Hubert Humphrey told reporters in Pittsburgh that Democratic rivals should back President Johnson if they are defeated. He said the party can bind wounds and noted the Vietnam review while avoiding details. Humphrey urged campaign unity and criticized Nixon for partisan rhetoric.
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Venezuelan plane hijacked lands in Cuba with 50 aboard
A Venezuelan Avensa Airlines Convair airliner with 47 passengers and 3 crew hijacked after leaving Caracas landed at Santiago in eastern Cuba. Four men forced the pilot to divert to Cuba, the Interior Department reported. Release terms unknown.
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Second Colp Tavern Burns
Herman's Tavern in Colp owned by Herman Calvert was destroyed by fire around noon today. Calvert suspects the blaze started near the furnace in the back but offers no cause. The tavern stood across from the former Blue Star Tavern, which burned Monday.
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Hanoi signals willingness for peace talks with U.S.
North Vietnam informed Switzerland it is seriously prepared to enter peace talks with the United States after a conditioned halt to bombing. Mai Van Bo conveyed the message in Bern, while U S officials said there were no new elements and no Swiss mediation offer. Meanwhile, U S forces report 37mm antiaircraft guns near Khe Sanh damaging air resupply, with several planes and trucks destroyed in ongoing combat.
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Israeli Forces Claim Major Invasion Victory Over Arab Guerrillas
Israel reports 15 hour invasion into Jordanian territory with 150 guerrillas killed and 30 soldiers lost. Jordanian tally cites 200 invaders killed and 20 dead Arabs. UN Security Council debates the clash as Egypt’s Al Ahram warns of collapsed peace prospects. U.S. rebukes both sides and hopes for a limited incident.
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Memphis Snowstorm Dumps Foot of Snow Across Tennessee
An early spring storm blanketed Memphis with a foot of snow and up to 10 inches elsewhere in West Tennessee. Roads iced over, schools and factories closed, and a planned Memphis protest by Negroes supporting striking garbage workers was canceled as crews worked through icy conditions. The system moved eastward with expected snow further into Middle and East Tennessee.
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Novotny ousted as Czech president amid liberalization push
The Czechoslovak Communist Party's new anti Stalinist leadership secured Moscow's backing to push liberal reforms and force the resignation of President Antonin Novotny. Novotny, 63, quit after 41 years in power, ending a lengthy power struggle that also touched the Slovak party and army officers amid unrest and an exodus of a top political officer.
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Howard students demand Nabrit ouster as sit-in enters third day
At Howard University the student leaders and administration delegates began serious negotiations with a demand that President James M. Nabrit Jr. and two top officials resign. Classes are suspended, dorms to be emptied by midnight, and the students seek a rapid return to classes, new black oriented courses, dropping of disciplinary charges against 39 students, and no retaliation for those camped in the administration building.
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