Desegregation Still Real in 25 Years After Ruling
United Press International reports that a coalition led by the NAACP says meaningful school integration remains elusive 25 years after Brown v Board. Linda Brown’s case highlighted ongoing segregation, with Hooks noting resistance in the North and Chicago as a focal point for desegregation efforts and voter registration drives.
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Ala
Detroit
Chicago
Randolph dies a veteran labor and civil rights leader
A. Philip Randolph, who built the first black union with an AFL charter and led civil rights marches, died at age 90 in Manhattan. He suffered heart problems and high blood pressure. cremation planned and Harlem memorial set for about a month.
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Pilot escapes after kidnapping in Colombia and arrest
Roy McLemore of Houston and William Spradley, Houston fireman, were seized by armed Indian assailants in Maicao Colombia while en route to Venezuela. McLemore escaped with four Colombian soldiers in civilian dress and was taken to an army base. Spradley remained hospitalized with a back wound. A $100000 ransom was demanded. Everitt negotiated for McLemore’s safety.
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Houston
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Dale Everitt
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McLemore
William Spradley
Riohacha
Spradley
Venezuela
United States
U.S
Barranquilla
Mitchell feud with Pat Nixon referenced in forthcoming book
excerpts from the book Martha describe a cold war between Martha Mitchell and First Lady Pat Nixon as their husbands led the nation. Winzola McLendon writes that Nixon appeared aloof, and tensions rose in 1972 when Mitchell moved to New York and Nixon declined a tea invitation.
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Martha Mitchell
Pat Nixon
Mrs. Mitchell
Martha
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Sinatra invited to Soviet chess lessons by Karpov
World chess champion Anatoli Karpov, a Sinatra fan, invited Frank Sinatra to the Soviet Union for prestigious chess coaching after meeting him at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. Karpov gave Sinatra an elaborate chess set and checkmated him quickly, but no decision on the offer is indicated.
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UPI
Frank Sinatra
Anatoli Karpov
Soviet Union
Karpov
Sinatra
Caesars Palace
Bobby Fisher
Ol’ Blue Eyes
South African man completes 40 days in snake den
Peter Snyman at Hartbeespoort Snake Park in Johannesburg finished a 40 day and night stay inside a den of snakes. He now plans to extend the challenge to 50 days.
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Seale
Trevor Kruger
Johannesburg
South Africa
Peter Snyman
Jack Seale
Hartbeespoort
Soupy Sales sues ABC for 500000 over name use
Soupy Sales files suit in New York against ABC TV seeking 500000 and an injunction. He accuses the network of using his name in a youth oriented series and in specials titled Soup and Me and Soup for President without permission, misleading the public.
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Soupy Sales
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Soupy” Sales
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