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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1970

Page

6

Colleges Close Across Nation In Campus Strike Wave

At Kent State University faculty return to a silent campus to plan reopening after four students were killed by National Guardsmen during a demonstration. Funeral services for two victims were held. Nationwide, 227 colleges closed amid antiwar protests and threats, with leaders urging Nixon to stop hostile remarks toward campuses. Various universities kept open or postponed events as curfews and arrests mounted.

Kent State University Jeffrey G. Miller Plainview N.Y William Schroeder Lorain Ohio Nixon Associated Press National Education Association Washington Lexington University of Kentucky Otis Singletary Whittier Calif U.S Indochina University of Cincinnati

Agnew and Frost Debate Causes of Riot Violence

The conversation centers on who bears responsibility for a riot. Agnew argues actions like tear gas and rocks would not have occurred without prior provocation and chaos. Frost counters that government and demonstrations fuel the disorder and questions the president's decisions.

Agnew Frost Cambodia

Application blanks ready for workshop at Northwestern

Northwestern Workshop invites applicants to pick up forms at First Baptist Church Office in Winchester or request by phone. Forms mailed to Dr. E T Clark chairman Admissions Committee P O Box 77 Winchester. committee will contact applicants within two weeks after receipt.

Northwestern Workshop, Inc First Baptist Church W. Piccadilly St Winchester E.T. Clark P.O. Box

Providence Rhode Island founded by Roger Williams in 1636

Roger Williams established Providence in what became Rhode Island in 1636. The settlement grew as a liberty minded colony named Providence Plantations and became a center for religious freedom in colonial America.

Providence, Rly Roger Williams

Rangers Press Viet Cong Positions in Heavy Treeline Fight

Viet Nam skirmishers push a Viet Cong battalion in heavy treelines as artillery and air bombardment soften bunkers. Civilian casualties reported. In Cambodia, U S air cavalry probe a bunker complex described as a major base. Eight Americans killed in Cambodia action. Southwest of Saigon a river convoy heads toward the border for relief and potential resupply. President Thieu says Vietnamese troops may reenter Cambodia with Phnom Penh's accord.

White House Supreme Communist Command Fishhook Cambodia South Vietnam Saigon Mekong South Vietnamese Defense Ministry Nguyen van Thieu

Social Involvement Drives Church Dropout Crisis

In Woodbridge New Jersey Mr and Mrs Fred Stahl left a Presbyterian church over the radical pastor who shifted focus to Vietnam and social issues. The church split 90 percent of regulars quit as congregants cite overinvolvement and generational clashes. The piece notes a broader backlash among urban conservatives and rising church financial strains. Meany urges Senate to reject Nixon nominee to the National Labor Relations Board.

Tom Tiede New York NEA Fred Stahl Woodbridge N.J Presbyterian Stahl Theodore Seamons Episcopal Church Archdiocese of National Council of Churches Manhattan John Regier Washington Aflcio George Meany Senate Today Nixon National Labor Relations Board Labor Federation Senate Labor Committee

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