Supreme Court orders end to school segregation at once
The Bennington Banner notes the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling to desegregate schools immediately, rebuking the Nixon administration and Mitchell. It questions the president’s stance while highlighting the court’s rejection of delays and the administration’s southern strategy involving Thurmond and Dixiecrats.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
Mississippi
Supreme Court
Burger
Strom Thurmond
Court Ruling Pushes End to Deliberate Speed Desegregation
The court signals impatience with slow compliance in school desegregation cases, demanding end to the all deliberate speed doctrine. Nixon acknowledges limits of judiciary while noting potential electoral credit from liberal voters for forthcoming desegregation advances. The ruling emphasizes federal enforcement over delayed compliance.
IRS Blessing On Mortgaged Home
A Washington dispatch notes housing secretary George Romney links the mortgage interest tax deduction to a growing housing gap. Romney proposes limiting the deduction to curb subsidies for middle and affluent families while more low income tenants and minorities remain without mortgages. He argues the tax break shifts wealth to suburbs, urging reform to rebalance federal revenue.
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Washington
George Romney
Romney
Federal National Mortgage Association
Cial
Ort
Minnesota Clash Over Nuclear Plant Outflows
Washington agencies clash with Minnesota over radioactive waste and water discharge limits for nuclear plants. The AEC, TVA, and legislators back higher limits while Minnesota seeks stricter standards, risking higher costs or health risks. Federal, state, and industry leaders will watch hearings closely.
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Minnesota
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
America
Seaboard
Northern States Power Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Pollution Control Agency
Marlboro Hair Length Ruling Stirs School Debate
Chief Judge Charles E. Wyzanski Jr. rules Marlboro cannot bar a student from high school for long hair. He argues hair length does not determine knowledge and education should not be denied over appearance. Restrictions may apply for hygiene and safety, but marks a sensible stand against discriminatory policy.
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Charles E. Wyzanski Jr
United States District Court of Boston
Marlboro
Tax Bill Threatens Foundations and Private Giving
New York tax policy debates center on a Senate Finance Committee proposal that would require most private foundations to wind up after 40 years. The plan aims to curb political action and concentrations of wealth but risks reducing foundation support for cancer research, anti-pollution, the arts, and other social ventures, potentially increasing reliance on federal funding.
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Senate Finance Committee
House
Foundation
Britain
Finance Committee
Senate Committee
Ford Foundation
United States
Crybaby syndrome and the Vietnam debate at Yale
A writer denounces what he calls crybabyism in student antiwar protests and broader elites. He critiques Yale president Kingman Brewster for opposing the war yet seeking peace as surrender, argues protesters diplomacy masks retreat, and laments a perceived erosion of national resolve. He questions the motives of students and warns against capitulation.
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Sweden
Vietnam
Oxford University English Dictionary
Harvard
Samuel Browne
Sam Brown Jr
Kingman Brewster
Yale
New Haven
United States
Brewster
Saigon
MR. Brewster
Tibet
Europe
Middle East
Asia
America
Welfare vs Education Sparks Vermont Debate in The Banner
Readers critique Gov. Davis on welfare funding and education emphasis while citing taxation and prosperity. A second letter from North Bennington discusses the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy and proposed State Power Plant Sitting Authority, questioning oversight of nuclear policy and government action.
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Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
JCCAE
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Craig Hosmer
New York City
Donnybrook
Chet Holifield
Gov
Reagan
California
Fulbright stalls on hearings threaten Greece embassy plan
A New York Post opinion piece argues Senator Fulbright delays hearings on Nixon ambassador picks risk crippling U S policy. It warns that stalling over Strausz-Hupe to Morocco and Tasca to Greece could destabilize Athens diplomacy and hinder a shift toward democracy while Greece eyes parliamentary return. It stresses Nixon faces veto risk from November protests and urges Fulbright to back a steady policy.
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White House
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Soin
Nixon
Robert Strausz- Hope
Foreign Policy Research Institute
University of Pennsylvania
Morocco
Strausz- Hope
Fulbright
Morrocco
Bill Buckley
National Review
Prof
Strausz- Hupe
Strausz-Hupe
U.S
Greece
Harry Tasca
Tosca
Athens
Paris
Constantine Karamanlis
George Papadopoulos
Bill Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Strausz-Hope
Tasca
Athens Post
State Department
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