Ohio lawmakers push county tax bills for education funding
Ohio senators and representatives introduced bills to fund education by county business and income taxes while aiming to cut local property taxes. The Pease measure seeks a 1–2 percent personal income tax and 4–7 percent business tax, with Democrats co-sponsoring. Powell’s plan would levy a 2 percent tax on business and industry.
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Supreme Court orders quick desegregation in 14 districts
Washington reports the Supreme Court, by a 6 to 2 vote, ordered immediate desegregation of public schools in 14 districts across five Southern states by February 1. Sept M Ney Williams of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, called the ruling nearly impossible to meet and questioned how it could be done in less than three weeks after a December circuit ruling had given until September 1.
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Manson Appears in Court as His Own Attorney
Charles Manson 35 appears in Los Angeles court wearing a red velveteen shirt and embroidered vest. He seeks to form a jailhouse co-counsel “family” and wins several motions amid charges in the Sharon Tate killings. In separate notices, federal agents probe suspected sabotage at Rocky Flats AEC facility in Colorado as inspectors investigate damaged equipment.
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Nigeria Rejects Aid Offers From Western Governments
Nigeria states it will not accept aid from France Portugal Rhodesia and South Africa or private bodies aiding Biafra. It will consult friendly governments for immediate relief requests, while noting black African nations Zambia Tanzania Gabon and the Ivory Coast recognized Biafra.
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U S Deaths Reach 98 Highest In Six Weeks
U S battlefield deaths in Vietnam rose to 98 last week the highest in six weeks with 3 American helicopters shot down and 3 soldiers killed. The weekly tally also showed 720 Americans wounded raising the total wounded to 263 723. Vietnamese losses included 394 government troops and 2 552 enemy dead.
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Police Groups Back Gerity Amid Stokes Tangle
Police Patrolmen's Association and the Fraternal Order of Police issued a statement backing Police Chief Patrick L. Gerity as rumors grow that Mayor Carl B. Stokes plans to replace him. Stokes declined to comment as tensions between City Hall and the police escalate since 1967.
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Nixon pledges steps to boost U S Savings Bonds appeal
President Nixon said fundamental steps would be taken to make U S Savings Bonds more attractive but offered no specifics. He spoke in a message to the U S Industrial Payroll Savings Committee. Despite a rate rise to 5 percent, the committee cut its 1970 signup goal to 2 million after surpassing 2.2 million in 1969 through payroll deductions.
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Women in Grim Race With Lab Animals Over Pill Safety
A birth control specialist told the Senate monopoly subcommittee that women are in a grim race with dogs and monkeys to prove the pill’s safety. Dr. Roy Hertz, FDA panel task force chair, warned it may take years to confirm links to breast and uterine cancer and criticized early testing as misconstrued and biased by population fears and industry pressure. Another witness blamed drug makers for dangerous and untruthful advertising while Dr. Edmond Kassouf cited studies linking contraceptives to fatal blood clots and other disorders.
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Roy Hertz
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Agnew Faces Largest Anti-American Protest in Auckland
In Auckland New Zealand police formed a chain to separate about 500 chanting demonstrators outside Vice President Spiro Agnew's hotel as more than 200 officers moved in. Several were arrested on charges including insult to police and disorderly conduct during his 42 hour stay before a flight to Honolulu.
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Atlanta memorial center to observe Dr King birthday
The 10 million Martin Luther King Memorial Center in Atlanta opens with dedication ceremonies led by Mayor Sam Massell Dr Benjamin E Mays and Rev Ralph David Abernathy The center expands beyond a library into a knowledge history and culture hub at two locations including a memorial park and a Freedom Hall The university site hosts an Institute of the Black World and plans for a nonviolent social change museum and Afro American life culture museum The first step involved moving Kings body to a site near Ebenezer Church and Kings birthplace restoration Public observances span multiple cities with school closings and marches The day is marked as Martin Luther King Day by several mayors though no national observance is planned
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Medical student deferment sole eligibility in draft plans
The Nixon admin proposes ending most college deferments and requires education based deferment only for medical students after a transition date. Existing undergraduates may finish but no new deferments, while occupational and parental deferments end except hardship cases. Pentagon expects 225,000 draftees this year, down from 294,000 in 1969, as Vietnam drawdown continues.
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