Injunction Ends RPI Building Occupation
A court injunction ended the RPI student occupation of the Pittsburgh Building on Tuesday afternoon. Judge John T. Casey signed the order delivered by Dr. Byron F. Evans, ending the protest as students began leaving peacefully. The demonstrators demanded a stronger student and faculty voice in university governance and urged accountability from trustees regarding upcoming appointments.
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RPI
Pittsburgh
Ternoon
Byron F. Evans
Rensselaer County Supreme Court
John T. Casey
Board of Trustees
Welfare Residency Rule Passed In New York
The Republican controlled New York Senate approved Gov. Rockefeller’s one year residency requirement for welfare. The 32 21 vote followed a four hour debate with charges of racism directed at supporters. The bill would let local districts deny benefits to newcomers in state less than a year then provide only token aid. Officials estimate about 12 000 people yearly would be affected and state savings around 1.4 million.
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Rockefeller
Kelleher
Vito Battista
New York City
Edward J. Amann
Staten Island
Amann
Battista
Senate
Red Guard
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U.S
Indochina
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Seale Huggins Case Dismissed in New Haven Trial
A Connecticut judge dismissed charges against Black Panther chairman Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins due to pervasive publicity making an impartial jury impossible. The ruling ends the case on capital murder charges stemming from the 1969 Panther slaying. Huggins is freed, Seale remains in custody awaiting bond and appeal actions.
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New Haven, Conn
Black Panther
Bobby
JG. Seale
Ericka Huggins
Harold M. Mulvey
Seale
Mulvey
Huggins
Panther
Bond
James Thompson
U.S
Chicago
New Haven
Thompson
Justice Department
Elbert
Big Man) Howard
Bobby Seale
Copter Down Near Saigon. Generals Rescued in Flight Incident
A U.S. and South Vietnamese general helicopter was shot down near the Ca Mau peninsula forces rescued both generals uninjured. In the Cam Lo area a government battalion killed 48 enemy fighters and seized explosives while U.S. air strikes followed the clash close to the De Militarized Zone. Seven South Vietnamese were wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Cam Lo
John H. Cushman
Military Assistance Command
Mekong Delta
Ngo Quang Truong
U Minh Forest
Nguyen Vinh Nghi
21St Infantry Division
Ca Mau Peninsula
Boi Loi
Turkish student arrested in Elrom kidnapping case
Turkey's justice minister announces the arrest of 24 year old economics student Nahit Tore as a prime suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Israeli Consul General Ephraim Elrom. Tore was seized in Gebze after escaping Istanbul, amid a crackdown on leftist security officers and martial law extensions.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Ephraim Elim
Israel
Ismail Arar
Ankara
Turkish Peoples Liberation Army
TPLA
Elrom
Arar
Nahit Tore
Tore
Gebze
Elted
Kidnap Plot Suspects Refuse Pleas in Harrisburg Arraignments
The Rev. Philip Berrigan and six antiwar activists faced arraignment on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and destroy draft records. Judge Herman entered not guilty pleas after defendants refused to plead, citing only a demand to end the Vietnam War.
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Harrisburg
Federal
Anthony Scoblick
Mary
Eqbal Ahmad
John Glick
Elizabeth McAlister
Joseph Wenderoth
Scoblick
Cathy
Philip Berrigan
Neil McLaughlin
Antiway
Berrigan
R. Dixon Herman
U.S. District Court
Baltimore
Chicago
Herman
Dr. Ahmad
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
United States
Vietnam
Draft Board
Lewisburg
Danbury
Violence Resumes In Chattanooga After Cooling Off Plea
In Chattanooga Tennessee police and National Guardsmen were ordered out of Negro areas for a cooling off period but violence rose again. The fifth night of disorder followed a rock singer’s no show amid racial tensions. Firefighters quit two fires as snipers targeted police. troops reentered to flush out attackers. No injuries reported. Six black leaders would supervise community policing in Negro areas.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Claude Armour
Egypt welcomes Podgorny with grand Cairo reception
President Anwar Sadat greets Soviet leader Nikolai Podgorny at Cairo airport with a 21 gun salute and cheering crowds. The leaders review Egypt's purge of pro Moscow figures and plan talks at Kubbah Palace after visiting Nasser's tomb.
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Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Egypt
Sadat
Moscow
Podgorny
Aswan High Dam
Russia
Ali Sabry
Samy Sharaf
Kabbah Palace
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Kubbah Palace
Legislature Near Bedlam As Session Near Adjour nment
Tension mounts in the 1970 session as Senate Leader Brydges calls the assembly near bedlam and lawmakers clash during talks on a New York City convention center. Rioting exchanges and heated accusations mark the chamber with adjournment seen as salvation.
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Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Neil W. Kelleher
Legislature Adjournment Delayed Amid Legislative Backlog
The legislature delayed final adjournment for another day due to a backlog of pending legislation. The Senate approved a resolution setting adjournment at 3 p.m. Wednesday, 24 hours later than last week. W. Byrdges remained pessimistic that the goal would be met. aides projected several more days needed.
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Albany
N.Y
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Rockefeller Pushes Five Year Emergency Bill
The bill received Republican backing except for Roy Goodman of Manhattan while Democrats Albert Lewis of Brooklyn James Griffin LaFalce of Buffalo and James Powers of Rochester voted in favor. Rockefeller argued the measure protects economic viability amid urban ills such as overcrowding crime and narcotics addiction. The Assembly passed the bill 97 to 49 last week.
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Ings
Roy Goodman
Manhattan
Albert Lewis
Brooklyn
James Griffin
LaFalce
Buffalo
James Powers
Rochester
Rockefeller
Assembly
Race Tensions Erupt At Travis Air Base In Violent Outbreak
Maj. Gen. William G. Moore says the melee of about 600 at Travis Air Base Calif is tied to the U S racial dilemma. About 135 arrested. 89 freed next day. One civilian firefighter died from an apparent heart attack during a bachelor officers quarters fire. Damages around 5000 dollars.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
William G. Moore
Vietnam
U.S
Moore
22Nd Air Force
Tered
Travis
Air Force
Dale Wilson
Senate Votes to Limit Drafts for Combat in Southeast Asia
The Senate rejected a proposal to bar draftees from combat in Southeast Asia unless they volunteer, 52 to 21. An earlier 61 to 7 vote defeated a plan to bar draftees from any combat area unless voluntary or Congress authorizes it. A third vote, 49 to 25, defeated a $6,000 combat enlistment bonus proposal.
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Washington
Senate
Southeast Asia
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Vietnam
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Congress
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Dr. Grosh
Howard Clark
Albany, N.Y
State Senate
Sen. Joseph
Galiber
Bronx
Martin Knorr
Queens
Sen
Sidney von Luther
Von
Luther
New York State
Seymour Thaler
Seale-Huggins
Copter
Conn
Maryland
Armour
Legislature
Bedlam
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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