Court orders immediate school integration nationwide
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that districts must end segregation now and run integrated systems hereafter. The decision targets Mississippi and signals immediate compliance, affecting northern de facto segregation and future desegregation cases, while drawing praise from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and sharp criticism from Mississippi senators and the Nixon administration.
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5Th Circuit
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Californian Wins Nobel In Physics
The 1909 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to American Murray Gell-Mann of Caltech for work on classifying elementary particles and their interactions. Chemistry prize went to Derk H. R. Barton and Odd Hassel for developing and applying the concept of confirmation in chemistry. The awards carry a record cash prize of $72,800, with the United States winning two of the three science prizes.
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Royal Swedish Academy of Science
Murray Gell-Mann
California Institute of Technology
Derk H. R. Barton
Imperial College of Science and Technology
London
Odd Hassel
University of Oslo
United States
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Gell-Mann
Swedish Academy
Butler
Rochester
Uneasy Peace Rules Picket Lines At GE Strike
Uneasy peace prevailed at Pittsfield GE picket lines as the IUE strike enters its fourth day. Picket activity centered at the ordnance gate and main plant gates with lines tense at times. North Gate calm, while some management personnel show patience fatigue. IUE member distributes treats among workers crossing line. Meany moves to raise multimillion war chest for the 130,000 striking GE employees.
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International Union of Electrical Workers
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North Gate
Peter G. Brazeau
LTTE
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Ordnance Plant
Litchler
Thomas Soutier
IUE
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Meany
Washington
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Draft Vote Delayed In House
Washington AP funds show efforts to open Nixon draft lottery plan for sweeping Selective Service overhaul stalled into a second day as House leaders canceled a vote. Dissidents accuse the delay of aiding Nixon and leaders to line up votes to limit action to the lottery and not broader reform. House members debate repealing deferments, ending college exemptions during war and shifting to a full draft rewrite with nationwide administration reform and computerization. Nixon seeks to limit calls to 19 year olds with advance notice and a lottery to scramble birthdates for next year.
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Nixon Proposes FTC Shake Up and Consumer Rights
President Nixon urged a reorganization and expansion of the Federal Trade Commission with a new consumer protection division in the Justice Department. He outlined a Buyer's Bill of Rights, tougher private suits against deceptive practices, and government review of product testing as part of a drive to curb mass production harms and empower consumers. Virginia Knauer would lead an expanded Office of Consumer Affairs, and he ordered a review of cyclamate additives after recent findings.
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Nixon
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Justice Depart
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Office of Consumer Affairs
Virginia Knauer
Robert H. Finch
Finch
FTC
FCC Chief Cited For Contempt
The House Commerce Committee voted 20 to 12 to cite FCC Chairman Rosel WH Ayde for contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over subpoenaed records on a license renewal case. Rep. Harley Staggers said scheduling talks would follow with House leaders amid ongoing closed sessions. The dispute concerned FCC records on the WIFT-AM license renewal in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Federal Communications Commission
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Wift-Am-Am
Indianapolis
Ind
Laymen Group Forming in Western Massachusetts Diocese
A Lee priest and a Northampton layman announce plans to start a Western Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Laymen, an informal group seeking Catholic Church renewal. They say official channels have failed to address liturgy, education, lay governance, and social issues, and aim to support the Chancery while remaining independent.
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Northampton
National Association of Laymen
NAL
Massachusetts
Cation
Father Smith
Guerrilla Attacks Hit Lebanon Airport and Front Lines
Guerrillas attacked Lebanon’s new military airport at Kdayat with rockets and shells from Syria, while Fighting raged near Rashaya and Asha where troops repelled another guerrilla assault. Cairo indicated peace prospects improving as Egypt agreed to mediate and invited guerrilla chief Arafat to talks. Klayat saw a 30 minute clash with heavy losses to guerrillas. one soldier wounded and a runway damaged. Elsewhere Sidon saw a guerrilla assault on an army checkpoint. Beirut remained quiet after blasts. Hassan el Kholy said Lebanon would grant Palestinian guerrillas limited freedom within security bounds. details of proposals were not released.
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Egypt
Yassir Arafat
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Tripoli
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Beirut
Hassan Sabry Oe] Kholy
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Beyot
Lodge Seeks New Format At Paris Peace Talks
The United States urged a reconvened Paris talks session next week to break the deadlock and push serious negotiations. Hanoi and the Viet Cong rebuked the move, calling it a deception to mask U.S. insistence on withdrawing troops from South Vietnam. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge proposed a brief meeting of principal spokesmen with a few advisers to test a new approach.
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