Burger Ruling Addresses Charlotte Bus Desegregation
Chief Justice Warren Burger writes a unanimous opinion finding that Charlotte North Carolina used busing to maintain a segregated dual school system. The ruling weakens dual schools in southern towns and suggests broader integration while noting concerns about impact on young children and residential considerations.
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Warren Burger
Charlotte
North Carolina
Burger
N.C
South
Dixie
New York Sets Fresh Food Dating for Perishables
New York City Mayor John Lindsay signs a local law requiring most perishable foods sold in the city to be dated for freshness. The move contrasts with national practice where dating is not required on many perishable items and faces federal inertia.
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John Lindsay
Congress
Washington
New York City
The Jesus Bag and religious exploitation claims
A major publisher promotes The Jesus Bag arguing that whites used the Bible to oppress blacks. Two Black psychiatrists claim religious passivity was taught to keep Black people submissive, prompting concerns about manipulating sincere faith and potential tragic consequences.
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Jesus
St Louis slum project blamed on society is denied
A VEWPOINT column rebuts a TV report declaring St. Louis slums a societal failure. It describes a large public housing complex of 33 high rise structures with 2,790 units costing $36 million, damaged by tenants and visitors, with calls to demolish the project after $5 million spent on repairs in under five years.
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St. Louis
City of
Disci
Public housing failure blamed on tenants not society
Editorial argues the St. Louis project shows misused funds and unruly tenants do not prove public housing failure. It criticizes political leaders for promoting welfare redistribution and asserts civilization rests on discipline and responsibility.
Speaking of Your Health: Addiction and Disease Facts
Dr Coleman reviews marijuana dangers and addiction risks among youth, citing University of California Berkeley findings that daily use can cause brain changes and reduce judgment. He urges open discussion, medical involvement, and education to prevent drug use, plus notes on rheumatism and religious disease myths. He ends with a heart health booklet offer.
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EB. M. N
Cole
D. Harvey Powelson
University of California
At Berkeley
Farenta
Lester Coleman
Lester L. Coleman
M.D
King Features Syndicate, Inc
May 13 1971 Almanac History Highlights
The entry notes events on May 13 including the founding of Jamestown in 1607, U S declaration of war on Mexico in 1846, and a 1956 Java Sea capsizing. It also lists Taurus birthdays such as British composer Sir Arthur Sullivan born in 1842 and identifies celestial bodies visible that day.
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Venus
Arthur Sullivan
James River
Virginia
New World
Jamestown
United States
Mexico
Java Sea
DAILY CROSSWORD AND CRYPTOQUOTE PUZZLE PAGE
A daily puzzle page presents a crossword with clues from Shah to DOWN and a cryptogram quotation exercise. The cryptogram reveals a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow style quote solved by substitution, with yesterday’s aphorism about the wealth of a soul.
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W. R. Alger
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Emerson Quote Reflects on Nature and Books
In a brief reflection the article cites Ralph Waldo Emerson noting that nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. The piece also mentions the 1968 start of preliminary peace talks in Paris between the United States and North Vietnam and references the number 73 Indonesians in a historical context.
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Ing
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Greek Power Golf Balls Promoted by Agnew Visit
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew was given a dozen Greek Power golf balls in Springfield Illinois. The balls are advertised as guaranteed to stay in the fairways no matter how hard you hit them.
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Springfield
Ill
Wapp
Spiro T. Agnew
Pappas Questions Agnew Address On Mercury Centers
Rep. Pete Pappas of Rock Island raised a query after Agnew's joint session remarks asking about mercurochrome centers as he referenced errant drives that hit spectators during the event.
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Pete Pappas
Rock Island
Agnew
Illinois General Assembly
Detectives hunt for 6-foot-5 plywood dummy police officer
Bath detectives seek Police Constable Peter Plod, a 6 foot 5 inch plywood dummy mascot stolen from the police ball. The case targets the missing figure used as a prop at the event.
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Bath
England
UPD
Peter Plod
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