Violence closes three colleges after racial unrest
Racial disorders force Bluefield State College in West Virginia to close indefinitely after a bomb blast damages the gym. Security guards restrict campus access as classes are canceled and 1,400 students are sent home. Damages are pegged at 80 000 dollars. A separate Oshkosh State University protest leads to suspensions of more than 80 percent of its 111 Negro students.
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Bluefield State College
West Virginia
Wendell Hardway
Edgar James
Hardway
Oshkosh State University
Wisconsin
Guiles
San Francisco State College
Black Students Union
Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower to wed in Manhattan
Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower plan a December 22 wedding at Marble Collegiate Church in New York with Dr. Norman Vincent Peale officiating. The ceremony will be followed by a reception at the Plaza Hotel as the couple, long engaged, begin married life in a high profile union.
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New York
Julie Nixon
David Eisenhower
Marble Collegiate Church
Norman Vincent Peale
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
Eisenhower
van der Heuvel
Plaza Hotel
Julie
David
Dr. Peale
John F. Kennedy
Peale
Kennedy
Marble Collegiate
Fifth Avenue
29Th Street
Lucille Ball
Johnny Carson
Weather Update for Terre Haute and Illinois Regions
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Sunday with southerly winds and low 33 to 38 in Terre Haute and Illinois. Highs reach 50 to 57 and precipitation chances are 10 percent. The day’s readings show a morning low around 48 and a 2 pm temperature near 62.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
US Artillery Silences Machine Gun Nest in DMZ
U S forces reported silencing a machine gun nest in the northern DMZ sector after a Marine reconnaissance plane was fired upon from the north. The incident marked the 22nd enemy action in the DMZ since November 1 bombing halt and the third time American guns fired into the zone's northern half.
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Saigon
Marine Corps
North
South Vietnam
Dmz
U.S
North Vietnam
Paris
United States
Radio
Police Seek Hit Run Driver After Two Crashes
City police searched Saturday for a man involved in two hit and run crashes Friday night. Arlan June and two companions say a man only known as Bob drove after leaving the Alibi Lounge and first struck a car from behind, then hit a second vehicle driven by Robert Sanders causing considerable damage.
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Arlan
6Th St
William Sunderman
Rose Poly
Bob
Lafayette Ave
June
Lafayette
Robert Sanders
S. Center St
Firefighting Delays Mine Rescue Attempt At Mountaineer No 9
In Mannington West Virginia firefighting teams delayed a rescue as limestone blocks were dumped into two air shafts to starve flames trapping 78 miners. The operation may take hours and could endanger others as efforts continue to flood and seal vents. News from Consolidation Coal Co officials noted no rescue plan to seal the mine and urged caution awaiting stable conditions.
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Mannington
W. Va
John Roberts
Consolidation Coal Co
Mountaineer
Roberts
Consolidation
William Poundstone
De Gaulle Silent on Franc Devaluation After Talks
Paris AP report says President De Gaulle avoided commenting on franc devaluation after multiple talks with premier Couve de Murville and finance chief Ortoli. West Germany indicated a 10 percent devaluation is likely, while officials urged not to devalue other currencies.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
West Germany
Franz Josef Strauss
Maurice Couve de Murville
Francois-Xavier Ortoli
Elysee Palace
Strauss
Group of 10
Switzerland
Bank of International Settlements
France
Bonn
France Soir
Now You Know By United Press International
The 21 gun salute is reserved for the President of the United States an ex president and a president elect noted by United Press International.
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United Press International
The
United States
Demos in Legislature Hold Very Weak Cards
The Democratic minority in Indiana 1969 legislature names leaders and adopts a limited stance against Republican majorities. Republicans will elect leaders next week while Democrats choose floor leaders. Lt. Gov. Folz can cast a deciding vote in the Senate if needed.
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Demos
Indianapolis
UPI
House
Senate
Otis Bowen
Richard Folz
Evansville
Folz
Republican State Central Committee
GOP
Gordon St. Angelo
Democratic State Central Committee
St. Angelo
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
One-in-a-million water landing saves JAL jet crew
A Japan Airlines DC8 with 107 aboard ditched in San Francisco Bay near Coyote Point as a seven foot tide rose. Pilot Kohei Asoh said the instrument approach was normal and there was no sign of mechanical trouble. Passengers and crew escaped via liferafts and were towed ashore as a NTSB team began probe.
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San Francisco
Japan Air Lines
San Francisco Bay
Tokyo
San Francisco International
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Peter H. Covert
Spring Valley
N.Y
Covert
Coyote Point
Coast Guard
John Marchi
Kohei Asoh
Yokohama
Asoh
Asah
William Giesen
Chicago
Ill
The Country Parson on Dividing People by Race
The columnist argues that grouping people by race religion or geography reveals both good and bad in every division, urging caution against blanket judgments and highlighting the flaws of broad stereotypes.
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Roger E. Guiles
David Frank
Milwaukee
S. F. State
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Hanoi
By Niles Jackson
Mountaineer Coal Co
Vigo County
Young Democrat Club
VFW
From Left
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Maureen Murphy
Linda Kearns
Lin Thornburg
Phyllis Parson
Amy Goffinet
Martin Photo
Germany
Britain
Hortense Myers
Bremen
Marlin K. McDaniel
Richmond
Allan Bloom
Fort Wayne
David Rogers
Bloomington
Frederick T. Bauer
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William Christy
D-Hammond
James M. Plaskett
D - New Washington
William Babincsak
D - Munster
Walter Benesville
D-Jeffersonville
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