Bridgewater youth facility hit by weekend incident
Boston AP report says 14 rooms damaged at the Institute for Juvenile Guidance in Bridgewater last weekend. Screens ripped, sinks damaged, frames torn, and door jambs broken. Five youths were moved to Shirley and five more scheduled for transfer to disperse ringleaders. The incident labeled serious but not as grave as spring disturbances.
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Boston
Institute For Juvenile Guidance
Bridgewater
Francis W. Sargent
Shirley
Money Needed For Training Negro Lawyers
The Senate antipoverty subcommittee heard that Negroes are underrepresented in the legal profession, comprising more than 10 percent of the population but only a small share of its lawyers. Harvard professor Frank E. A. Sander urged greater federal funding for Office of Economic Opportunity programs that offer summer training for underrepresented students aiming for law school.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Frank E. A. Sander
Harvard University
Office of Economic Opportunity
Anti-Poverty Agency
Sanger
Old Post Office Patronage Moves Toward Cabinet Level
Washington reports Nixon era patronage shifts as departments gain Schedule C and NEA posts. AgriCulture gains 20 positions, Housing Urban Development seeks six more, Health Education Welfare expands to 95, Justice adds one, Transportation and Defense also adjust. Pentagon data show 75 Schedule C posts in Defense, Navy up to 23, with Air Force seeking five more. Debate grows over political appointments while postmaster reform advocates merit tests and board recommendations. Republicans complain over Democratic holdovers and consult less with GOP lawmakers. John Sears replaced by Harry Dent as top political troubleshooter signals tighter party focus.
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Washington
Nixon
Post Office
Agriculture Department
Farmers Home Administration
Civil Service Commission
NEA
Housing and Urban Development
Transportation
Justice Department
Pentagon
House Post Office and
Civil Service Committee
Secretary of Defense
Navy
Congress
Air Force
John Sears
White House
Harry Dent
Dent
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Apollo 11 TV Plan Focuses On Moon Samples
Space Center Houston reports that TV coverage of Apollo 11 will show the astronauts on the moon collecting rocks and soil but not the full color telecast. The return trip may lack live footage of the lunar module blasting off due to time constraints and primary goals of sample collection and scientific equipment deployment.
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Space Center
Houston
Lunar
Moon
People's Park Said phony by Richard H. Smith
Berkeley clashes over People’s Park raise questions of motives and politics. The 270 by 450 foot lot near UC campus became a makeshift park with volunteers, funds, and fixtures, while authorities report injuries, arrests, and sanitation issues as National Guard and police monitor the scene.
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People’s Park
Richard H. Smith
Berkeley
Calif
People's Park
Wallace Johnson
University of California
National Guard
California Highway Patrol
Berkeley City
Alameda County
Ronald Reagan
Art Goldberg
The
Guardian
New York
Vic Vieira
Vieira
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Worcester
Walter F. Kelly
Pasquale Principe
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John D. Coughlan
Berks
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Jocal Post Office
Berkshire Exgla
Atessach
Pitta
Dalton Ava
Pittsfield
NASA
Earth
Associated Press
Gress
Tanglewood
Blantyre
Rte
East St
Lenox
Aaedelerp
Berkshire
South St
Weard
Telegraph Avenue
Grayson Mosher
Berkeley Barb
Fairfield
South Street
Main Street
Galt
Thedea
America
U.S. Savings Bonds & Freedom
Faber
North Adams
Allendale
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