U.S. Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford tells the North and South Vietnamese to stop squabbling over seating arrangements at the Paris peace talks.
Above, a video on the Black Student Union at the University of Washington.
The Times sends education reporter William Trombley on a tour of college and university campuses to gauge the attitudes of African American students, prompted in part by protests at San Francisco State.
"It used to be you went to a white school to establish the distance
between yourself and the rest of the black community. But most of us
plan to go back to the community, at least for a few years, to see what
we can accomplish and to spur other bright young cats on to good
schools."
Robert Hall,
Harvard University senior
The 1968 Rams would not be a disappointment today.
A team that finished 10-3-1 and second in its division would be
making playoff plans. This was a different era in the NFL, however, so
the '68 Rams were closing shop after losing their season finale to the
Baltimore Colts, 28-24.
"We played well enough to win but we made too many mistakes," Coach George Allen told The Times' Mal Florence.
Rams' kicker Bruce Gossett had a tough day. He had two field goal
tries blocked and a successful kick was called back because of a Ram
penalty.
Art Rogers made a classic straight arm photo at the bottom of the sports page. With the awareness of neck injuries today that would likely merit a flag. I wish they had those limited facemasks today, It is hard to see the eyes of the players with all the Darth Vader gear they put on in the modern game.
Larry Harnisch. The leading Black Dahlia expert and a collaborator in the 1947project, Harnisch has been a copy editor at The Times since 1988. He has appeared on many TV shows discussing the Dahlia case, notably "James Ellroy's Feast of Death."
Join him for a spin through old Los Angeles in the Mirror's radio car. Keep your eyes open for Mickey Cohen and Tempest Storm. It's quite a ride.
The reporter's badge belonged to Sid Hughes (1908-1958), legendary reporter who worked at nearly every newspaper in Los Angeles.
Keith Thursby. Keith has been an editor at The Times in news, sports and design since 1986. The Rams moved to St. Louis on his first day as assistant sports editor of the paper's Orange County edition. He grew up in Norwalk and lives in Irvine.
Art Rogers made a classic straight arm photo at the bottom of the sports page. With the awareness of neck injuries today that would likely merit a flag. I wish they had those limited facemasks today, It is hard to see the eyes of the players with all the Darth Vader gear they put on in the modern game.
Posted by: David Middlecamp | December 16, 2008 at 09:17 AM