No Dispersal Planned Of Negroes in Tyler Area
Cedar Rapids school district will not use busing to disperse Negro children near Tyler. Superintendent Dr. Craig Currie favors compensatory programs to address concentration issues. A federal survey found 592 minority students in 24,621 district enrollments, including 502 Negroes. Currie opposes busing, notes community support for a new Tyler building, and discusses planned social work and multi ethnic curriculum steps.
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Tyler
Cedar Rapids
Tyler School
Craig Currie
Southeast Side
Federal Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Architects Strike Pact for Cedar Rapids School Work
The Cedar Rapids school board approved a contract with Associated Architects for design of four new grade schools, three replacements, and renovations in a $7.2 million program. Total architect fees amount to $361,230 with several additions awarded to Kohlmann Eckman Hakill and Peiffer and Associates.
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Cedar Rapids
Associated Architects of
Brown, Healey and Bock and Crites and
McConnell
Kohlmann-Eckman- Hakill
Harding Junior High
Peiffer and Associates
Coolidge
Brown, Healey and Bock
Johnson School
Crites and McConnell
Fillmore School
Associated Architects
Shoshone Indians Threaten Hunters On Nevada Reservation
Shoshone in war paint with rifles creep toward white hunters in Ruby valley near Elko, ordering them off the reservation. John Pope aka Rolling Thunder says five groups have already been driven away while Chief Frank Temoke leads the effort to close eastern Nevada lands to outsiders. Pope and Stanley Smart, an Indian appealing a hunting conviction, insist the action aims to feed their people and assert Indian rights over seasons.
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Winnemucca
Nev
John Pope
Pope
Frank Temoke
Ruby Valley
Elko
Stanley Smart
Smart
Nevada
Coe Trustees Vote Memorial For R. S. Gates
Coe college trustees approved establishing a memorial fund for the late Robert S. Gates former trustee and vice president for development who died October 14. The fund’s exact use will be decided later by the board and contributions should be sent to Coe College.
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Coe College
Robert S. Gates
Coe
Gates
Riots in Japan Halt Rail Links Times Police Clash With Students
Nearly 1,000 students were arrested and at least 150 injured in nationwide anti war riots led by labor unions. Tokyo saw a four hour rampage at Shinjuku station as 6,000 students attacked barriers. Police used tear gas and water cannons while Prime Minister Sato vowed harsh action.
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Tokyo
Shinjuku
Japan
Osaka
Fukuoka
Aichi
Hokkaido
Eisaku Sato
U.S
Yokota
Tachikawa
Japanese National Railway
Education Ministry
Japanese Defense Agency
Student protest clashes at parliament grounds and U S embassy
A student group broke into the parliament grounds and threw sulfuric acid injuring bystanders. Police repelled about 500 students attempting to invade the U S embassy, using force as clashes escalated.
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U.S
No Seatbelts Headrests for Secret Service
The Secret Service ordered a 21 foot Lincoln Continental limousine for the President with seatbelts only on rear forward seats to allow fast ingress and egress. A bullet proof plate between front and rear seats leaves no room for front headrests, while the government leases the car below factory cost. Gadgets include a public address system and a configurable rear roof with glass or vinyl top.
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Washington
Secret Service
White House
Ford
Last of Money Bills Is Signed
President Johnson signed a $446.7 million catch-all appropriation bill, the final money measure to reach his desk. The action concludes the last of the money bills before him for approval.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Married Viet Servicemen Face Loss of Allowance
Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford announced about 25,000 married servicemen will lose the $30 monthly separation allowance starting Dec 1 1968 due to a General Accounting Office ruling. The cut affects servicemen abroad in Vietnam and other unaccompanied tours whose wives and children may live with relatives. Clifford urged congressional relief but Congress adjourned before acting and he pledged to pursue changes when the new session convenes.
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Washington
Clark Clifford
Vietnam
Clifford
Congress
The
Pentagon
U.S
Sharp Rise in Southern Negro Voter Registration
Atlanta AP report says nearly one million newly registered Negro voters in the South will vote this fall. An SRC spokesman notes they could determine the presidential race in up to five Southern states. The council reports about a 50 percent increase since 1964, funded by foundation grants.
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Atlanta
South
Southern Regional Council
S.R.C
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By Bill Duffy
Currie
Human Rights Commission
Ernest Pence
McKinley Junior High
Washington High School
Buchanan School
Harding
Jackson School
van Buren
Harrison
Neara
Iris Ave
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Louie
Scroggins
First
By Kenneth Ishii
Brian Victoria
Omaha
South Up
Esas
Byard
Calvert Dist. CO
Louisville, KY
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