San Francisco Busing Sparks Racial Tension and Protests
In San Francisco a 48 000 pupil busing plan triggers strong opposition with Chinatown rallies and white protests. Opponents plan freedom schools while many Chinese parents fear cultural loss and transportation difficulties. The NAACP argues desegregation progress is stalled and city courts have not stayed the order.
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San Francisco
UPI
Chinatown
Hiwuideeds
Joseph L. Alicia
Biller
Dennis Wong
Wong
Ralph Lee
Supreme Court
Willam D
Ouglas Syo
Douglas
California
Yick Wo
Lopkins
Vick
U.S
Stanley A. Weigel
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Lighter Side Game Based on Current Events
A 1969 Washington upshot describes a satirical game titled Freeze Equipment that mocks Nixon era economic policies. Players navigate a board symbolizing the U.S. economy, using nests eggs and economic indicators to reach a tunnel end and win by defeating inflation. The rules include wage price squeezes and exemptions, with turns reflecting White House briefings by Nixon, R. Connally, and Treasury officials as they promise restraint and progress.
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Dick West Washington
UP1
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Nixon
U.S
White House
Commerce
Nalion
Labor
Sage
Treasury
Jhe
Auxiliary salutes departing Creston member
The American Legion Auxiliary in Creston reports membership has topped goals after all 1972 dues were paid. Mrs. Pearl Trussell leaves to return to Oakland as Mrs. Russell is praised for recruiting more members than any other, reorganizing after the 40th anniversary party and attending multiple conventions. A 900 poppies order is approved and Red Cross drive materials are handed out. Wheel chair and crutches are on display. A magazine drive funds more equipment. Mrs. W. F. Conyers named new membership secretary. Mrs. Mathilda Wardenberg of Long Beach is lauded for her contributions to the unit. A farewell party for Mrs. Russell is set for Sept 13 at the hall.
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Creston
American Legion Auxiliary
Pearl Trussell
Oakland
Harvey Koch
Russell
Legion
Red Cross
Legion Posts
W. F. Conyers
Mathilda Wardenberg
Long Beach
Calif
Itar
Edith Hurricane Devastates Honduras Towns Amid Ruins
Edith the hurricane lashed Honduras with winds near 175 mph tearing apart homes and boats in Puerto Lempira, cutting radio contact as reconnaissance planes head to the remote area. Officials note gusts at 174 mph, sustained winds 140 mph, and surge of up to 15 feet with the town possibly destroyed.
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Honduras
Puerto Lempira
Tegucigalpa
Honduran Air Force
Arnold Sugg
National Hurricane Center
Edith
Puerto Limpera
Ray Kraft
Exon backs Doyle firing of Roads Dept employee Kiernan
Gov. J. J. Exon, backing Doyle, said he fully supports firing Richard Kiernan, a Roads Department employee suspended for remarks about Doyle’s qualifications. Kiernan helped form the State Roads Department Employes Association, which claims harassment and may sue in federal court over free speech rights.
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Roads Department
Doyle
Richard Kiernan
Kiernan
State Roads Department
U.S. District Court
State Court of Industrial Relations
Marl
District Court
Elementary Teachers Institute Brings Platte Colfax Educators Together
Nearly 150 teachers from Platte and Colfax Counties met at Columbus City Auditorium for the annual Teachers Institute. Plenary sessions featured Gladys Breidert and Alvah Muehlich as county superintendents, with Rev. Graydon Wilson delivering the opening invocation. Sessions covered traffic safety, kindergarten through fourth grade penmanship, creativity nurturing, health practices, and group discussions led by educators from Wayne State College and Educational Service Unit 10.
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Platte
Colfax Counties
Columbus City Auditorium
Platte County
Gladys. Breidert
Curtis Cochran
Nebraska State Patrol
Tie L. Skov
Wayne State College
Emma McGraw
Lincoln
Skow
Miss McGraw
Paul JH. Belx
Nebraska State Education Association
Lople
Theta Bullington
Kearney
Auction Near Lindsay Seeks Bustling Farm Equipment Sale
Auction Thursday September 16 1971 lists an assortment of farm machinery from Lindsay including AC tractors 1988 and 1957 models 4 row cultivator 12 ft disc mower hay rake rotary hoe forage chopper and many ancillary implements. Sale begins 1:00 PM with items such as cornplanter plows grinders windmill towers and misc equipment offered for bid.
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John Deere
John Deare
Kelly Ryan
Skyline
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