Amarillo Librarians Attend 92nd ALA Conference
Miss Alice Green and two Amarillo Public Library leaders will join about 10 000 librarians at the 92nd American Library Association conference in Las Vegas Nevada. They will attend sessions on audio visual materials children's services and public library change strategy and view new library materials. Ralph Conant will speak at the opening session and Jean George Blair Lent will discuss Newberry and Caldecott awards at the banquet June 29.
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Alice Green
Amarillo
Ter
Houston
Jean George
Julie of the Wolves
Blair Lent
Court Rules Desegregation Must Be Uniform Across Regions
The Supreme Court holds that substantial official action to segregate by race requires a system wide remedy whether in the North or South. The Denver case prompts a district court review to assess whether exceptions apply and whether the district forms an unrelated unit. The decision shifts the burden after proving intentional segregation to show other schools were not motivated by bias. Justice Rehnquist dissented from the outcome.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Denver
South
High Court
William J. Brennan Jr
Brennan
Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc
William H. Rehnquist
Automakers urged to hit 18 MPG goal
Fred L. Hartley of Union Oil urged a minimum fuel economy target of 18 miles per gallon for new cars. He testified at a Senate hearing on the Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Act, saying U.S. autos average 12 MPG and that lower speeds could save about 300,000 barrels daily, easing shortages for about a year.
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Washington
Union Oil Co
California
Fred L. Hartley
Senate Commerce
Hartley
U.S
Harley
Bloodhound Used In Texas Manhunt
Officers with bloodhounds searched Central Texas for a man who allegedly broke into a home in China Spring, shot Fay Anderson, 30, killing her, wounded her son who was in critical condition, and struck her brother with a shotgun. The son was rushed to a Waco hospital. the brother was lightly injured.
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China Springs
Tex
Texas
Fay Anderson
Waco
Children’s Writing Program to Showcase Student Film
The Mary E. Bivins Memorial Library sponsors a Tuesday morning program for kids featuring a sample of children’s poetry and a film “Alexander and the Car with the Missing Headlight.” About 26 children have joined. Nan Gamble coordinates, and Martha Berends will direct while Gamble attends a librarians conference. Volunteers include Cindy Clarke and Diana Robinson, both Tascosa High juniors.
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Bivins
Cindy Clarke
Alice
Diana Robinson
Berger
Tascosa High School
Tot Burned in Car In Critical Condition
2 year old Kendra Diana Clark remained in critical condition after a car fire Wednesday night in Dallas. The child suffered third degree burns over 90 percent of her body and was flown to Parkland Hospital Thursday morning. the flight was arranged by Shriners in Amarillo.
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Spicesmen
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Kendra Diana Clark
Northwest Texas Hospital
Shriners
Amarillo
Roosevelt
Richard Allen Jones
Jones
Bill Patrick Walsh
Bowie
Loyd Frost
N. Roosevelt
T. W. Barnes
Cliffside
Marcos Grants Tax Exemption On Social Security Payments
President Ferdinand Marcos exempted Filipinos from income tax on social security and veterans payments sent from the United States. The move also covers retirement benefits received from the States, addressing a tax issue that kept many elderly natives abroad from returning home.
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Manila
USA
America
Ferdinand 3. Marcos
States
ACLU seeks new trials in seven Watergate convictions
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion in U S District Court asking for new indictments and a possible new trial for seven Watergate conspirators. The document cites Senate Watergate testimony alleging perjured evidence and claims large campaign payments for guilty pleas.
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ACLU
Senate Watergate Committee
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Herbert Porter
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Fort Worth 8-Accident Run Scrolls Through Freeway
An extended Fort Worth crash sequence begins with Patrolman Valdez investigating a two-accident scene on the West Freeway. A gravel truck brakes out and crashes into the patrol car, injuring two women and triggering six additional crashes as drivers rubberneck. One man is hurt in those incidents, totaling eight accidents.
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Fort Worth
Tex
F. W. Valdez
Valdez
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Amarillo Public
Ralph Conant
Southwestern
Cen
Children’s Department
Mary E. Bivins Memoral Library
Nan Gamble
Children’s Lbrarian
Shrine Burn Center
Galveston
Hutcherson Flying Service of
Plainview
Polk
Hez
Pittsburch Paint Center
Civic Cr
Ford Ltd
Ford
Texas Panhandle Ford
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