Supreme Court orders private schools desegregation under 1870 law
Washington dateline reports a 7-2 Supreme Court ruling that nonreligious privately run schools must admit Black students under an 1870 federal provision. Justices Stewart and a broad majority reject religious and privacy defenses, while White and Rehnquist dissent. The decision targets commercially operated, nonsectarian schools and could affect hundreds of white private schools nationwide.
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Stewart
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Fairfax County
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Curtis L. McCrary
Southern Independent School Association
Byron R. White
William H. Rehnquist
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Theaw
Congress
Supreme Court upholds mandatory retirement for civil servants
The Supreme Court ruled seven to one that civil servants may be forced to retire at a set age, upholding Massachusetts law requiring state police to retire at age five. The unsigned decision found no 14th Amendment violation if a reasonable basis exists, such as diminished ability to perform physical police work, reversing a lower court ruling.
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Senate Rejects Tax Reformers Minimum Tax Amendment
Senate thwarts reformers led by Sen. Edward M. Kennerdy with a late night defeat on a key amendment to raise the minimum tax on high income groups. The session stretched close to midnight as roll calls swung votes. Labor and Justice probes of the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund also surface, with talk of possible government trusteeship amid ongoing investigations though officials say no step has been taken.
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CIA chief Helms silent on Castro plots to Warren Commission
Senate report says former CIA head Richard Helms did not tell the Warren Commission about U S plots against Fidel Castro because he was never asked. Helms testified as CIA deputy director of plans that he was instructed to reply to inquiries and was not asked to initiate any particular information. Howard K Smith quoted Lyndon Johnson saying Kennedy’s assassination could be Cuba related and that Castro “got to him first.”
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Washington’s Life Guard Sergeant Hanged for Mutiny
June 26 1776 report notes Sergeant Thomas Hickey arrested June 15 in New York for counterfeiting and conspiring to kidnap Washington. Court martial convicts Hickey of mutiny and treason. he is hanged June 28 before 20 000 spectators, described by Washington as a warning to soldiers.
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David Mathews
New York City
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum To Open On Schedule
The Smithsonian Institution plans to open its new Air and Space Museum next Thursday with President Ford delivering remarks. Viking 1 orbiting Mars will beam a signal to a retractable arm at the entrance as the ceremony proceeds. Former astronaut Michael Collins directed the project, completing it on time and under budget by $500000 below the $42 million goal set in 1972.
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