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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1976
Page
6
School board president Arnold Pinkney, School Supt. Paul Briggs, and attorney Charles Clarke stood over a 203 page ruling by Federal Judge Frank Battiste declaring the Cleveland school board guilty of segregation. The judge gives the board 90 days to submit a corrective plan.
A Justice Department probe into charges against FBI officials recommends firing FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley for accepting gifts from subordinates. A second, opposed recommendation urges a public reprimand. Kelley acknowledged gifts from staff and senior officials and pledged restitution where not permitted by law. The probe also notes valances installed in his Bethesda apartment and estimates cost between 70 and 100 dollars. Violent crime rose in early 1975, with robberies up 28 percent and property crimes up 18 percent.
In Washington, the House faces a risky vote on denying automatic pay raises for members in 1976 as Democrats and Republicans clash over reform. Amendments would bar the raise through Sept. 30, 1977 and boost oversight of finances, while the Senate may follow the House’s lead. The dispute ties to broader ethics reforms and fiscal scrutiny.
Louisville Kentucky AP reports the second year of court-ordered bus transport began without major incidents after tear gas dispersed a march of 1,000 protesters the night before. Six arrests. two tied to disorderly conduct, two for DUI, two for criminal mischief. Attendance expected down. projected enrollment 116,800.
The Cleveland school board will appeal Judge Battisti’s ruling to the Sixth Circuit within 90 days. The suit, led by the NAACP, accuses Cleveland schools of unconstitutional segregation through boundary lines transfers and school placements. Suburban areas may be considered in remedy talks though they were not parties to the suit.
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