More blacks enroll in college, Colts win over Rams, December 16, 1968

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. --Keith Thursby

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[David Middlecamp]

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.