Kent State Grand Jury Clears Guardsmen Amid Uproar
Kent State University President Robert I White urged 21000 students to accept the grand jury report which exonerated Ohio National Guardsmen and faulted university leadership over May 4 campus disorders that left four students dead and nine wounded. The report indicted 25 unnamed individuals none guardsmen, and critics say it misstates campus efforts to maintain peace.
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Ravenna
Kent State University
Robert I. White
Ohio National Guardsmen
White
Special State Grand Jury
Robert Balyeat
Portage County
Joseph Hegedus
$50 Million Galaxy Explodes At Lockheed Georgia
A C5 Galaxy transport exploded and burned on the flight line at Lockheed Georgia in Dobbins Air Force Base area killing one Lockheed employee and injuring another. The plane owned by the Air Force but returned to Lockheed for tests, suffered multiple explosions during a defueling or fuel area work, with flames rising hundreds of feet.
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Dobbins Air Force Base
Lockheed-Georgia Co
Lockheed
John Eckhardt
Dobbins
Wheeler
Air Force
William Proxmire
D-Wise
Kent State rally as Yippies vow ongoing trouble after grand jury
About 1,500 Kent State students held a peaceful Festival of Life on campus hours after a state grand jury report on May violence. Yippies led by Jerry Persky denounced ROTC and military research, demanded state agents leave campus, and pledged further action to turn Kent into a school of peace.
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Kent
Portage County
Ravenna
Kent Yippie
Jerry Persky
National
Kent State University
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Grand Jury
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Commons
Kent Liberation Front
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KSU
AP Phote
Weather Outlook with Warmer Temperatures Across Area
Partly cloudy and not as cool today with highs in the lower 50s. Tonight will be clear and cold with lows around 30s. Warmer conditions return Monday with bright skies and mild temperatures. Probability of precipitation is near zero today and tonight. Sunset today is 6 45 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7 41 a.m. Details on page 14.
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Zere
Temerren
Quebec Kidnap Crisis Triggers War Measures Act Use
Ottawa reports thousands of police and soldiers in Quebec as two abductors seize officials. Over 250 arrested. fate of hostages James Cross and Pierre Laporte unknown. Trudeau invokes War Measures Act to curb FLQ terrorism amid nationwide broadcast warning of insurrection.
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Ottawa
Quebec
James Cross
Pierre Laporte
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
House of Commons
Robert Bourassa
Montreal
Trudeau
FLQ
Man Pleads Guilty in Rocky River Marijuana Garden Plan
A Strongsville man pleaded guilty to property damage and cultivation charges after park rangers found him clearing a field in Rocky River reservation to grow marijuana. He sought $40,000 to $50,000 in quick profits and admitted purchasing seeds in California. Prosecution dropped possession and cultivation charges due to insufficient evidence.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Strongsville
Rocky River Reservation
Metropolitan Park
Leslie Pachedly
Cuyahoga County
Open University Ambition Spurs Debate in England
The Open University in England promotes degree earning from home via radio TV and mailed lessons. Critics question accessibility while networks focus on budgets shaping season programming and choices offered to viewers.
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Open University
England
Eight Demands by Black Students at Elyria High
About 100 black student leaders drafted eight demands after an unscheduled pep rally. They gave the list to Elyria High principal Charles R. Miller who planned to discuss it with superintendent Dr. George B. Smittie. A second meeting was set for Tuesday.
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Elyria High School
Charles R. Miller
EHS
George B. Smittie
Elyria Public School
Eight Demands From Elyria High Black Student Union
Miller reports no group incidents yesterday while eight student demands surface at Elyria High. They seek qualified black history teachers, year round courses, fair chances for black athletes, black dances and bands, more black girls in vocational programs, respectful conduct by teachers, a Black Student Union meeting space, and a black cheerleading squad. Officials plan talks next week, stressing no violence or rule breaking.
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