Federal order orders Richmond school merger for racial balance
A federal district court judge ordered merging Richmond's school districts to mix suburbs with the city to achieve desegregation. Judge Robert R. Merhige said current boundaries are conveniences and that cross-boundary consolidation is a feasible step to erase past discrimination, signaling possible similar actions nationwide.
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Alameda County
Supl
Robert C. Coney
Virginia
Caney
Coney
San Leandro
Oakland
del Green
ieeSpiet
Ageinat
Saq
Green
Federal Department
Halsing and Urban Development
Takeover plot blamed for Baton Rouge violence
City leaders described a racial street skirmish that left two deputies and two Black residents dead as an out-of-state plot. Eight suspects from Chicago Philadelphia and other cities were charged with murder in the Monday slayings as Mayor Dumas vowed readiness. Police reported 34 injured and 7 arrested for curfew violations. A patrol car sniper wounded a officer. outside agitators were blamed for recruiting Black participants.
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Wead
Baton Rouge
Chicago
Philadelphia
Lesley
Woodrow Dumas
Pe Joi
Palice
Maj
Howard Kidder
Unites States
GM to Rehire 1200 and Restore Shifts in Fremont Plant
GM announces rehiring of more than 1200 workers across six plants by March 6, restoring a second shift at the Fremont Assembly Division. The move follows a wartime production pause and aims to lift output toward pre-reduction levels as 1971 fourth-quarter demand remains strong. About 400 laid-off workers from the Tri-City area are among those impacted by the restructuring.
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Fremont
General Motors
Fremont CM Assembly
Detroit
Fretpont
Lsh
Ioment
Richard C. Gerstenberg
GM Board
Plato
Jaya
Aloug
Tri-City
Fretont
Newark
Union City
Births and health trends in Alameda County for 1971
Alameda County reports 1971 birth total of 14 645, down about 1 000 from 1970, with peak 15 668 births in 1967. Deaths reach 2 290, disease cases show slight rise in 1971. only measles vaccinations drop noted as reasons. County population growth about 80 percent over two years. Dr James C Malcom notes birth rate near 24 births per 1000 population.
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Malcolm
Ries
Randnelien
One for the gals at Hayward recreation plan
Hayward Area Recreation District director Medo B proposes a football appreciation course for football widows and girlfriends. Recreation Superintendent La Ray Pegis will seek Oakland Raiders appearances and budget approval. The course would start late summer or fall with a college coach teaching basics as social nights.
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Hayward
Hayward Area
Medo B
Hrat Weil
Wat Hard
La-Ray Pegis
Oakland Raiders
Pegis
Toute Hall
Novelist denies voice is Hughes in autobiography dispute
New York The controversy over Howard Hughes forthcoming autobiography deepened as novelist Clifford Irving, named as collaborator, insists seven reporters were duped after claiming to hear Hughes’s voice. Irving says the voice on tapes was not Hughes, while McGraw-Hill stands by Irving and the manuscript, citing voice experts who called it a fraud and noting Hughes has not appeared publicly since 1936.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Clifford Irving
McGraw-Hill
Hughes
Tim
Los Angeles
McGraw Lill
Witt Trving
Haruki McGrawdy
Brain damage victim wins record court settlement
Dublin man James Bailey and his wife Sharon won a record 1.5 million dollar settlement approved in Alameda County Superior Court for a 1989 traffic accident. Bailey, 45, suffered permanent brain damage and now uses a wheelchair, with the settlement funded by insurance firms.
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Dublin
Alameda County
Superb Court
James Bailey
Portage Road
Sharon
PM. Sicklety
Oakland
Bailey
Weather forecast notes cooler conditions and clearing fog
Tomorrow is not quite summer as skies clear with highs around the 50s. Tonight's low near 35 to 40 with light winds. Fog is expected to lift by late morning tomorrow. More weather on page 5.
Test tube baby dream nears possible reveal
A New York AP report notes scientists poised to announce whether implantation of a test tube baby will occur, signaling a potential breakthrough in human life control. The work centers on fertilizing an egg outside the body and implanting it, with plans linked to England Belgium and Japan. Researchers like Dr. Douglas Ov is expect early January to proceed, sparking a global debate on birth biology.
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New York
Heath
Weinent
Rngland
Shila
Winder Way
Belgi
Labora
Jury
Strange case of AWOL-looking soldier at Fort Campbell
A GI at NASAVILUE Tennessee is reported missing from company area for months while officials investigate a man who appears AWOL for two years. Maj Waller Naumann at Unity leads the inquiry as Army brass pursue answers about the long absence on base near Fort Campbell Kentucky.
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Hhat
Maj
Waller Naumann
Unity Brass
Jerry Wayne
Binkley
Army
Ft. Campbell, Ky
Histriet
Binney
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