Desegregation Plan Aims at Tyler School Over Three Years
Tyler elementary desegregation plan moves toward a 30 percent minority target by February 1977 using voluntary measures. Alternative kindergarten, opt in opt out, and Enterprise Family program aim to reduce minority enrollment while avoiding involuntary transfers. state DPI support noted but concerns raised about stability and community impact.
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Judy Daubenmier
Tyler
State Board of Public Instruction
Steve Chambliss
Cedar Rapids
Chambliss
Madison
Enterprise Family School
George Garcia
Department of Public Instruction
DPI
Garcia
Stability Center
Interac
Squaw Creek
Oakhill
Grant Wood
Erskine
Enterprise
Johnson School
Johnson
Tom White
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Tom Moore
Seventh Avenue
Hiawatha
Mark Doolin
Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission
Doolin
Beggars See Comforts in Hong Kong Shelters at Night
In Hong Kong the Street Sleepers Shelter Assn. runs two free facilities with beds TV and meals. Welfare officials urge beggars to claim public assistance while many prefer street life. Some exploit sympathy with children and the blind while others refuse help claiming ignorance of programs. The police note most beggars are not starving and shelters foster a sense of camaraderie.
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Tyler
Hamilton
Grant Wood
Mrs. Long
Hong Kong
UPI
Shelter Assn
Social Welfare Department
Irene Yau
Conventions Then and Now Highlight Party Nominations
The article notes early presidents were chosen by party caucus until 1832 when leaders rejected Andrew Jackson. It cites William Jennings Bryan describing conventions as a nation’s photograph with major forces present in person or by proxy.
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Washington
United States
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
William Jennings Bryan
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