Difference Seen in Treatment of Schools
Washington officials say federal law has undercut North and West de facto segregation due to lack of Supreme Court mandate and congressional discouragement. Panetta argues de facto is often tied to housing, while Finch and Stennis push that the law targets de jure segregation and that North acts are harder to prove.
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Supreme Court
Congress
South
Panetta
Andrew
Robert H. Finch
John Stennis
D-Miss
Finch
High Court
Paneta
North
Economic Forecasts Austere
NY AP notes forecasts for 1970 mix gloom with hope as unemployment and inflation are predicted to rise, housing slow, and rates stay high, yet some improvements loom in Social Security, taxes, and the second half of the year. The piece highlights uncertainty, potential for a buyer’s market, and the relative comfort of past gains.
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New York
National Planning Association
Dean Harris Freed After 38 Years On Escape
Salt Lake City AP reports John Q. Harris, once dubbed the dean of Utah prison escapees, is officially freed after 38 years. the Utah Board of Pardons terminated his sentence for a bad check crime. Harris, now around 63, had fled a 1931 work detail and vanished, living under various names until a 1969–1970 tip led to his rehabilitation. Officials say prison should reform, and his clean record since suggests he earned his freedom.
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Salt Lake City
John Q. Harris
Utah Board of Pardons
Harris
Utah
John W. Turner
Ambler
Turner
Board of Collections
Pennsylvania
Board of Pardons
Ernest Dean Wright
Board of Corrections
Wright
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Nixon
GANS
S. Central
Leon E. Panetta
Office For Civil Rights
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Whitley-Morris Chevrolet CO
State Farm Insurance
John Barney
S. Plummer
Dean of
Warden Turner
Chanute Lumber Co
Board OF Directors
The
Bank of Commerce
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