SIU student sets world record in 34 hour dribble for heart fund
Arnie Liss, 22, SIU biology senior and Sigma Alpha Mu president, bounced a basketball for 34 consecutive hours raising money for the Jackson County Heart Association. The event began at the SIU student center and moved downtown, with about $800 as of 10 p.m. and last year’s total $734.
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Southern Illinois University
Arnie Liss
Jackson County Heart Association
Sigma Alpha Mu
Liss
Terry Dietz
University of Missouri, Columbia
Dietz
Carbondale
Heart Fund
SIU
Paris Peace Talks Stymied Over Coalition Terms
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong oppose a South Vietnamese Communist takeover and demand veto rights over a new coalition. Nixon and Kissinger push Thieu out and insist on Thieu’s replacement to avoid a Communist government. Negotiators clash on who can participate and how much power they may hold in the future South Vietnamese government.
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Saigon
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Vietcong
Nguyen van Thieu
White House
Thieu
Trneu
Sym
Tho
Kissinger
North Vietnam
United States
Alexander Haig
David
Julie Eisenhower
Edward
Tricia Cox
C. C. Rebozo
U.S
Pentagon
U.S. Navy
Daniel Z. Henkin
Defense
Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf
SIU Campus Rally Plans Peaceful March After Small Start
About 100 Southern Minors University students gathered in the free forum area near Anthony Hall for a peaceful march to Thompson Point. The crowd, initially 20 to 25, decided at 8 45 p m to proceed after discussing options and avoiding violence. SIU police reported the rally broke up shortly after the march began.
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Southern Minors University
Free Forum
Anthony Hall
Thompson Point
Towers
Nixon
Vietnam
SIU
Antiwar Rallies Across U S Highlight Week of Protests
Antiwar protests staged in about a dozen cities and college towns, including New York Boston Washington Chicago San Francisco and Minneapolis Saint Paul cap a week of demonstrations against Vietnam policy. Rallies drew thousands with some violence and arrests, while pro Nixon gatherings occurred in Jackson Mississippi Miami and other sites.
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Associated Press
Vietnam
Air Force
Massachusetts
Nixon
New York City
Boston
Washington
Chicago
San Francisco
Capitol Steps
Pennsylvania Avenue
Civic Center
National Peace Action Coalition
New York
Central Park
Viveca Lindfors
U.S
Southeast Asia
Grant Park
Boston Common
South
Jackson
Miss
Miami
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
State Capitol
St. Paul
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Bataan Park
Albuquerque
N.M
University of New Mexico
Weather Outlook With Showers and Thunderstorms
Considerable cloudiness and not quite so warm today with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs reach the 60s in the north and mostly low 70s in the south. Tonight stays cloudy and cooler with showers ending. lows in the 40s north and mostly in the low 50s south. Monday looks fair with little temperature change. highs around 70 north and low 70s south.
Soviets use waiting game as Nixon faces Vietnam pressure
James Reston notes Moscow plays a disciplined waiting game amid public rebukes of U.S. actions in Vietnam. Diplomatic notes praise international law while criticizing blockades, with White House officials hopeful for Nixon’s Moscow visit and potential arms talks and trade deals. The piece argues the Soviets feel emboldened by perceived gains in Vietnam and anticipate battles around Hue and Kontun.
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James Reston
N.Y
Nixon
Haiphong
Moscow
White House
Kremlin
Vietnam
Hue
Kontun
Salukis make history with double indoor outdoor titles
In Normal the Salukis became the first team to win both the indoor and outdoor Illinois Intercollegiate track titles. SIU split with Northern Illinois University, dampening district title hopes and highlighting a weekend of standout performances.
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SIU
Southern
Soviets may test Haiphong blockade
The-indochina fighting escalated as Moscow claimed eight freighters headed for Haiphong amid debate in Washington over Soviet intent. U.S. officials reported mine actions and naval moves while President Nixon prepared for a Moscow visit and ongoing Paris peace talks remained uncertain.
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Indochina
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow Radio
Haiphong
Moscow
Pentagon
Thomas H. Morer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Haiphong Harbor
South China Sea
Nixon
Rogers
Paris
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
White House
Camp David
Maryland
Henry A. Kissinger
Dole accuses media of distorting Vietnam war coverage
Sen. Robert Dole charged the national press with presenting a false, divided America over the Vietnam war. He urged objective reporting to prevent aiding North Vietnam and warned distorted coverage could cost lives. Dole spoke at the California Republican state convention.
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Vietnam
Robert Dole
Kansas
Nixon
America
Dole
United States
California
Dewey Boy Wins Driver Excellence Contest
Clifton G. Owens, 17, of Dewey Illinois, won the sixth annual Operation Driver Excellence contest held on the rain soaked County Stadium parking lot. He did everything well and avoided any fancy stuff to claim the top prize.
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Milwaukee
Clifton G. Owens
Dewey, Ill
Five Hurt In Rt 57 Two‑Car Crash Near Mounds Rd
Five people were injured in a two car collision on Route 57 about one mile north of Mounds Road. Della M Shanks and Robinson McClung suffered minor injuries while passengers Carolyn Swain and Mabel Marlatt sustained major and minor injuries respectively. all were hospitalized. A separate crash on Route 146 near Vienna left Golconda resident Lila J Cossey with minor injuries after her car rear‑ended a parked vehicle. She was treated at Massac Memorial Hospital.
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Rt. 57
Mounds Road
Cairo
Della M. Shanks
Kankakee
Robinson McClung
Parma
Stephanie Myers
Johnston City
McClung
Mabel Marlatt
Shanks
Carolyn Swain
Miss Swain
St. Mary’s Hospital
Golconda
Lila J. Cossey
Vienna
Bobby Parrish
Cossey
Massac Memorial Hospital
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N.Y. Times News Service
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Peking
Ronald L. Ziegler
New China News Agency
Quang Tri City
U.S. Marine Corps
Okinawa
Muchanh
Ngo Quang Truong
Quangtri
Truong
20Th Parallel
Demilitarized Zone
GOP
Dewey Boy
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