10 School Buses Blown Up In Lot
FBI and Pontiac police seek whoever blew up 10 empty school buses and damaged two others in a fenced lot near downtown. No injuries. The blasts disrupted a court-ordered integration plan affecting about 8,000 of the city’s 24,000 pupils. Police found wiring and blasting caps. entry was by cutting the fence. Fire destroyed the buses, with flames reaching high. The city warns of a possible race-relations disaster as a federal appeal proceeds.
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Pontiac
Mich
FBI
Board of Education
Impperata
John DePauw
Pontiac Police
Pontiac Fire Department
Charles Marion
Robert F’. Jackson
U.S. Supreme Court
Western Pa teachers strike expands to 11 districts
Four more western Pennsylvania districts join a wave of walkouts as teachers strike in North East Erie Venango and Allegheny counties. Albert Gallatin defies court order and stays from first day classes as other districts plan future actions and potential deadlines.
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Western Pennsylvania
Albert Gallatin
Fayette County
North East
Erie County
Oil City
Venango County
Carolynton
Montour
Allegheny County
Conemaugh Valley
Cambria County
Duquesne
Meadville
Crawford County
Monessen
Westmoreland County
Windber
Shade Central City
Somerset County
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Armstrong
Armstrong County
Central Greene
Greene County
Fort Cherry
Washington County
Cornell
Elizabeth Forward
Eustace H. Bane
West Mifflin
South Park
Steel Valley
DuBois
Southmoreland
California public school financing struck down by court ruling
California Supreme Court rules the $5 billion annual school finance system based on local property tax unconstitutional. The decision, issued with a 6-1 margin, says wealthier areas receive better education than poorer districts, prompting statewide upheaval fears and responses from major cities.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Supreme Court
Big City
Waiting Ruling on Education Equity in California
School administrators hailed a forthcoming ruling as a breakthrough for poor children needing a solid education. California superintendent Wilson Riles called the move revolutionary, insisting that a child's schooling should not depend on residence and that district disparities must not dictate outcomes.
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Wilson Riles
California
Superintendent of Public Instruction
California school finance ruling tests wealth based education
A California Supreme Court decision declares local property tax funded public schools violate equal protection by tying education quality to wealth. The ruling could influence federal challenges and future state suits, with debates on appeal and broader implications for desegregation and funding fairness nationwide.
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New York
California Supreme Court
James Robertson
Lawyer’s Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Washington
Supreme Court
Sanford Gruskin
California
U.S. Supreme Court
Raymond L. Sullivan
Ronald Reagen
Hopkins pushes cost probe plan over North Warren repairs
Rep Forest Hopkins introduces a resolution demanding answers on alleged inspector oversight during the Geriatrics Building work at North Warren State Hospital. He questions using public funds for repairs until fault source is clarified, noting a $375,000 capital budget earmark. The Erie County Fair opened at Wattsburg with exhibits, 4-H, livestock, and grandstand events, running through Saturday after a fireworks display finale.
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Rep. Hopkins
North Warren
Geriatrics
North Warren State Hospital
Pennsylvania
Forest Hopkins
Corry
House of Representatives
Hopkins
House
Gov. Shapp
Bernard Domborwski
Erie
William Renwick
St. Mary's
Reid Bennett
Sharpsville
Herbert Fineman
Erie County
Wattsburg Fairgrounds
Grange
Innovative Change Schools Try Out New Schedule
Corry Area High School adopts a revised schedule with four classes per week and seven sessions daily. Class periods extend from 42 to 50 minutes, aiming to enrich student and teacher engagement, as Principal Russell Brant explains.
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Corry Area High School
Russell Brant
St Thomas May Benefit In School Plan
Governor Shapp signed a new Parent Reimbursement Fund law aiding private schools. St Thomas would receive up to 15000 indirect dollars if upheld by courts, with 200 plus pupils and 75 per student. Principal notes possible court challenges and no funds yet officially notified. Separately Bonn's Walter Scheel to visit US for UN General Assembly, schedule details included.
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Shapp
St. Thomas
Supreme Court
Mary Dominica
Corry Girl 3 Injured After Vehicle Collision
A three year old Corry girl sustained injuries yesterday when darting into East Main street traffic. She is in satisfactory condition at Corry Memorial Hospital. Police also investigated an East Columbus avenue collision involving Donald Straite and Nina Moats, with Straite reporting the crash and Moats to be contacted for her version.
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Rozelle Jr
Douglas D. Rozelle
East South Street
Rozelle
Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
East Main Street
Leitha Goldner
Louise Goldner
Jill McCoy
Columbus
Miss McCoy
McCoy
East Columbus Avenue
Wayne Street
Donald L. Straite
West Columbus Avenue
Nina C. Moats
Wright Street
Straite
Columbus Avenue
Moats
Mosts
Nixon to visit Canada next spring with possible Japan link
President Nixon plans an official trip to Canada next spring and may also visit Japan. White House spokesman Ronald Zielger said Nixon and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau agreed in principle two years ago, but timing and venue are unfilled. Ottawa officials indicated dates and itineraries would be released soon.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Canada
Japan
White House
Ronald L. Zielger
Pierre Eliott Trudeau
Ottawa
Trudeau
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Harold Messenger
Gertrude A. Barber
Youngstown, Ohio
Diocese of
Youngstown
Sania
U.S
Bonn
West Germany
Walter Scheel
United States
U.N. General Assembly
Brant
Spartansburg
Chapman Clark
YMCA
Douglas
Journal Phot
Pryor
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