William Hedges portrait of campus rebel
William Hedges a 21 year old Oberlin College senior who rejected the draft mailed his draft card to President elect Nixon on national turn in day November 14. The act follows campus protests and strikes as he shifts from student to potential federal prisoner facing a 3 to 5 year sentence. His defiance stems from antiwar beliefs and a desire to reject traditional values he sees as hypocritical in administration.
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MIKE CLARY
William Ralph Hedges
Hedges
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Kansas City
Olathe
Kan
Oberlin College
Midwest
Oberlin
Nixon and McCormack aide open talks on future overlaps
President elect Richard Nixon, working through a federal holiday, met with Dr. Martin Sweig, aide to House Speaker John McCormack, and with Bryce Harlow as part of early outreach to Democrats who will control Congress. Nixon plans to appoint Democrats to key posts and move quickly on cabinet choices after Dec 5.
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NEW YORK
UPI
Richard Nixon
Congress
Martin Sweig
John W. McCormack
Nixon
Bryce N. Harlow
ZiEgLER
California
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Los Angeles
Republican governors conference
Palm Springs
Calif
White House
Saigon to hold peace talks until Nixon team named
Western diplomats say South Vietnam may block progress until the Nixon administration appoints its Paris talks team. Saigon delays Lam arrival, signaling a harder line and potential foot dragging. Officials expect Henry Cabot Lodge to head negotiations, replacing Harriman.
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PARIS
UPI
South Vietnam
Nixon
Saigon
Pham Dang Lam
LAM
North Vietnam
United States
Diplomatic steps urged to stop Soviet propaganda in Czechoslovakia
Czech deputy premier Peter Colotka said diplomatic means would replace the failed ban on the pro Soviet Zpravy News. He hinted a protest to Soviet authorities was possible. The paper, printed in Czechoslovakia and circulated by Red Army troops, has drawn parliamentary censure for libel against leaders. In a separate note, Czechoslovak steel workers oppose Communist dues.
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PRAGUE
UPI
Czecholovak
Peter Colotka
Zpravy News
Colotka
ZPRAVY
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Communist party
Lorain Firemen Battle Blaze at Buck's Tavern on Broadway
Firefighters fought a second floor blaze at Buck's Tavern 1052 Broadway in Lorain. The call came around 11 30 p.m. and initially three units responded, followed by two more as flames raged. Crews remained on site at press time with details limited.
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LORAIN
Buck's Tavern
Broadway
No Arrest for Wicked Noted in Turbulent Times
A terse opinion declares trouble stems from the absence of arrests for the wicked. The remark signals frustration with law enforcement pace amid ongoing social strain and public safety concerns.
Oswald transfer echoes tense Dallas police HQ scene
Jim Bishop reports at 8:00 pm as Lee Harvey Oswald is moved within Dallas police headquarters. Detectives and reporters hear the crowd outside while officers contemplate security and public reaction amid speculation and press fury.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Rheims
Germany
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
Fragment of JFK assassination coverage recounts poignant scene
The account describes Mrs. Kennedy at the Kennedy family suite after the autopsy and embalming began. Robert McNamara and guests struggle with shock as bloodstains and the gravity of the moment press in. Jacqueline Kennedy remains to bring him home, aided by family and spectators.
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Santo Domingo
Mrs. Kennedy
United States
Robert McNamara
Mra Kennedy
Charles
Mary Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
Washington
cokmnist
Jacqueline Bouvier
Eleanor Patterson
Bartlett
Tito says Yugoslavia can defend itself against any attack
President Tito, 76, rejects Western fears of a Soviet crackdown and asserts Yugoslavia is ready to defend itself without outside help. He notes NATO arms hints but says no guarantees from the Soviet Union are sought and calls Romania's pact moves “Romania's own affair” while voicing concern over US and Soviet fleets in the Mediterranean.
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JAJCE
Yugoslavia
UPI
Tito
Soviet Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Mediterranean
Balkans
Shipwrecked family of four saved after night at sea
A family of four aboard a holiday cruise survived 13 hours afloat in life jackets in four foot seas after their craft sank Friday night. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence passed within 150 yards during the search but darkness prevented rescue until a helicopter hoisted them to safety at Miami area hospitals. The Jones family, Robie 29, Larry 14, Raymond 11, and Limes C. Jones 30, were treated for immersion and stings from Portuguese man o' war and jellyfish.
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James C. Jones
Thomas O’Brien
Larry
Coast Guard
Miami
Raymond
Jones
Robie
Fla
happy seas
Atlantic Ocean
Diligence
doaman
Max Casper
Jackson Memorial Hospital
cutter Dilgence
Limes C Janes
Larry Jones
Raymond Jones
Mrs Jones
Mace
Weather warms with sunshine and showers foreseen
A brief weather note says mainly sunny and warmer today with highs in the upper 80s. Rain chances emerge later as a warm front moves in, with cooler relief expected after storms. More details on page C-2.
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les norrow
Fraternity Welcomes Coeds in Split Level Lambda Nu
Stanford's Lambda Nu fraternity houses 20 coeds chosen from 100 applicants in a test of coed residence. The women share meals and intramural spaces, with mixed reactions from brothers while administrators defend the arrangement as an extension of Stanford's coed housing.
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STANFORD
Calif CAE
Stanford University
Lambda Nu
Christopher Murras
Dan Willams
Joan Lamaysou
San Carlos
Calif
Notre Dame and Trojans End In Tie In Lively Clash
Notre Dame and USC battled to a late tie as Army defeated Navy 21-14 and several other top teams posted decisive wins. Ohio State remained in contention for No 1 following the draw with Southern Cal as Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Tennessee posted wins.
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Ohio State University
Buckeyes
Southern California
Trojans
Southern Cal
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Bucks
Associated Press
United Press International
Army
Navy
Florida
Miami
Geogia
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Auburn
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
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