Russell Sage Installs Fifth College President
Dr Charles A Walker was installed as Russell Sage College fifth president at a Saturday ceremony He succeeds retiring leader Dr Lewis A Froman after 22 years Walker 39 says Sage must plan for the 70s stressing people openness and institutional growth He outlines goals stressing past present future cultural awareness and discovery and calls Sage a living organism centered in the community
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Russell Sage College
Walker
Lewis A. Froman
Russell Sage
Sage
Edwin C. Evans
Russell Sage College Board of Trustees
Dr. Walker
New York State
Jack Short
Ontario Prison Guards Freed After Rebellion
Kingston Ontario AP reports rebel prisoners at Kingston penitentiary freed five guards held hostage after a four day riot. One prisoner killed another injures 11. authorities say situation stabilized with hostages in good health and returned to families. About 550 soldiers aided perimeter control and most convicts moved to Millhaven prison or other facilities.
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Kingston, Ont
Kingston Penitentiary
Sid Roberts
Solicitor-General’s Department
Roberts
Kingston
Canada
Millhaven
Governors Push Youth Vote At Virginia Conference
Republican governors gather in Williamsburg to shape outreach to new voters ages 18 through 20 as they enter state and local elections. Senator Dole criticizes Muskie while Nixon and Agnew attend, with talks on drugs education and the impact of the 18 year old vote and a possible constitutional change to extend the franchise.
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National Party
Nixon
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Vietnam
Dole
U.S
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
FBI
Spiro T. Agnew
GOP
Congressional
United States Columns Fight North Vietnamese Near Saigon
U S columns battled an estimated company of North Vietnamese for five hours near Saigon, marking one of the sharpest clashes in months. U S fighter bombers and helicopter gunships backed the action as 29 NVA and 34 Americans were reported killed or wounded.
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Laos
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Hicles
Richard Gardner
1St Air Cavalry Division
3Rd Military Region
Gardner
Ban Kerai Pass
Demilitarized Zone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Muskie Urges Coalition for Peaceful Change in Providence Rally
Senator Muskie called a large Providence rally to form a coalition for peaceful change against Nixon. Allard Lowenstein praised the crowd and vowed nationwide rallies, with supporters from Rhode Island and national figures like Birch Bayh and Paul McCloskey.
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Dmaine
Nixon
Rhode Island Statehouse
Muskie
Allard Lowenstein
New York
Johnson
America
Lowenstein
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Rhode Island ‘Coalition For Alternatives Now
Harold C
Arcaro Jr
Malcolm Farmer III
Paul McCloskey
R-Calif
Birch Bayh
Donald Reigle
R-Mich
Federation Offers No Radical Change In Mideast Plight
Israeli deputy premier Yigal Allon rejected the Egypt Libya Syria federation and its bellicose tone and warned Egypt against refusing to negotiate new borders. President Sadat announced the federation vowing no negotiations with Israel and no Arab land concessions. Moshe Dayan urged caution toward peace prospects while favoring a partial settlement and canal security. Russian commentary pressed Israel to withdraw from Sinai and open shipping through Suez. The federation’s implications remain contested amid ongoing regional tensions.
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Israel
Allon
Tel Aviv
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Mideast
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Syria
Libya
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Isaelis
Israeli Press Association
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Jordan River
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Mahmoud Riad
Middle East
Tass
Riad
Sinai Peninsula
Young Voters Boost Democratic Chances
Gallup Poll findings show 18 to 21 year olds favor Democrats about three to one, with Kennedy strongest among under 21s at 38 percent while Muskie leads among those 21 and over at 29 percent. Independents equal Democrats in the younger cohort. Kennedy denies running for president.
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N.J
Edward M. Kennedy
Gallup
Nixon
Vietnam
Kennedy
Edmund Muskie
D-Me
London
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Explosions in Belfast Continue Violence Across City
Explosions in Belfast and Londonderry target Protestant and Roman Catholic sites during Easter weekend flare up. Sunday blasts hit a north Belfast bar and an Orange Order lodge hall, while Saturday strikes shattered the Bogside clubhouse and downtown shopfronts injuring two commuters. Additional attacks hit two Orange Order halls near Dundrod.
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Northern Ireland
UPI
North Belfast
West Belfast
Orange Order
Londonderry
Bogside
Dundrod
Nader blasts annual car style changes as monopoly cost
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and Yale Law School students urge the FTC to break up or pause yearly auto restyling, arguing the practice keeps rivals out, blocks affordable parts, and pushes about $600 extra per car for cosmetic updates. Major automakers GM and Ford Chrysler respond with caution as filings near.
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Ralph Nader
Yale Law School Journal
Federal Trade Commission
Nader
FTC
Miles W. Kirkpatric
Yale
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
FIC
Bradford C. Snell
U.S
Snell
Newark Teachers Strike Ends After 11 Weeks
Newark public schools prepare to reopen as the Board of Education and the Newark Teachers Union sign a two year contract ending an eleven week strike. The agreement includes most non professional duties assigned to aides and substitutes, binding arbitration, and rescission of suspensions for 347 teachers.
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Board of Education
Newark Teachers Union
Kenneth A. Gibson
Gibson
Barringer High School
American table tennis team returns from China tour
Members of the American table tennis team returned to the United States with non playing captain Jack Howard holding Mao Tse tung's Thoughts. Howard advocated two precepts of Mao and noted Chinese officials defer to higher authorities. Team members described a mixed reception and mentions of a possible extended stay.
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United States
Mao
Jack Howard
Seattle
Mao Tse-tung
Kennedy
New York
Howard
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