Madison Heights School Board Hears Desegregation Workshop Plan
Madison Heights issues take center stage at an Anderson school board session. The board approved a two day workshop led by the state Office of Equal Educational Opportunities to address racial distribution concerns and planned one day of sessions on January 19. No public cost is involved. Maintenance and expansion steps for Madison Heights facilities are already under way as the board discussed desegregation and redistricting.
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Madison Heights High School
Anderson
Madison Heights
Maurice Robinson
G. E. Ebbertt
State Office of Equal Educational Opportunities
Ebbertt
OEEO
Brenda Boles
MHHS
State Department of Public Instruction
Racial Issue Concern Fading in Anderson News
A local report from Anderson Indiana details a diminishing racial issue, noting calmer tensions and reduced public controversy. The piece summarizes community responses and ongoing efforts to promote harmony across neighborhoods.
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Anderson Herald
Anderson
Indiana
Apollo 17 Moon Liftoff Sets Nighttime Launch Record
Apollo 17 ready for a near midnight 9:53 p.m. EST liftoff from Cape Kennedy with astronauts Cernan Schmitt and Evans aboard the Saturn V. The mission aims for Taurus Littrow with a 75 hour lunar stay and 21 hours outside the landing craft while planners expect earth orbital focus after this final moon mission.
Light Plant Demolition Urged by City Officials
City officials push demolition of the old light plant as a backup power option while preparing for Federal Power Commission hearings on Indiana & Michigan Electric Company rate hikes. O'Brien & Gere study urges removing the plant due to outmoded design and high generation cost, with possible future generation from a newer facility. City seeks stay on the I M hike and may pursue accelerated hearings. legal maneuvers involve contract extensions and appeals. Mayor Rock to brief the public after a lengthy Tuesday session.
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Federal Power Commission
Washington
Anderson
Indiana & Michigan Electric Company
O’brien & Gere
Syracuse
N.Y
FPC
Board of Works
Indiana and Michigan Power Company
O'Brien & Gere
Works Board
Chester Lawrence
Light and Power Department
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Indiana Public Service Commission
Jack Campbell
Campbell
Duncan & Brown
Robert L. Rock
Rock
States May Shut Down Saloon Acts Says High Court
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that states may shut down saloons featuring bottomless dancers or explicit sex acts. The decision cites the 21st Amendment broad power to guard public morals, while noting First Amendment limits on sexual displays. Dissenters argued against broad suppression of expression.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
William H. Rehnquist
Rehnquist
William C. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Warren E. Burger
Peter Stewart
Byron R. White
A. 43
Lewis F. Powell J
Los Angeles
Marshall
Congress
Brennan
Douglas
Columbia River
Santa Maria
Rehnuist
Stewart
Anderson bill spurs creation of sanitary tax district
The 1973 Indiana General Assembly sees a new amendatory bill by Rep. Craig Campbell of Anderson to limit a planned sanitary district to storm sewers and place city council control on bonding tax levies and budgets. The bill targets Anderson only and requires council approval for bond issues and district budgets with potential extension by local ordinance.
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Anderson
Indiana General Assembly
Craig Campbell
Robert L. Rock
Rock
Saint
Campbell
Board of Sanitary Commissioners
Common Council
Bribery Trial Jury Selected in Carey Case
A seven man five woman two alternate jury was chosen in Delaware Superior Court for the bribery trial of Delaware County Sheriff James P. Carey. Prosecutor David Casterline said one of three alleged gamblers Herschel Mason of Muncie has immunity and will testify. Charges against Mason as a professional gambler and running a gambling house were dropped. A motion to dismiss a charge that Mason bribed Carey will be filed. The first of two counts accuses Carey of paying $2000 to Mason to halt prosecutions. the second count accuses Carey of accepting bribes from gamblers.
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Muncie, Ind
Delaware County
James P. Carey
Delaware Superior Court
David Casterline
Carey
Casterline
Herschel Mason
Muncie
Mason
Inside Story on Security Strengthening for U S Air Carriers
Government orders expansion of security practices to deter hijacking and extortion against U S air carriers. Details on policy shift and implementation across agencies. Page references indicate broader coverage in the edition.
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U.S
Apollo 17 launch bittersweet for Kennedy workers
About 900 space workers at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, face job losses as Apollo 17 lifts off. Also included are weather details predicting a cold wave with rain changing to snow, and daily temperature lows slipping to 12 to 18 degrees by Thursday morning.
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Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Anderson
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Jack"’ Schmitt
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