Nixon busing plan sparks legal battles and split reactions
NAACP spokesman warned of swift challenges to any Congress bill halting court ordered busing. Mitchell called the move a constitutional crisis while supporters hailed Nixon's halt for now. Ford and Javits backed reducing forced busing. McGovern decried it as a back door attack on the Constitution.
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Reporters criticized for news law misuse
Washington analysts fault four year old antisecrecy act for slow responses and refusals. Rep Moorhead cites 2200 access requests denied, 17 granted, urging agencies to implement FOIA and reporters to use it more. Theta Sigma honors Nixon. Helen Thomas gets another press award.
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Baily Review amid chaotic listings and unclear origin
A garbled notice from The Daily Review in Nerd Sparks muddles publication details, dates, prices, and office addresses. The fragmented text mentions subscription rates and various corporate lines, with several proper nouns and numbers appearing inconsistent across the scanned item.
Utility rate hikes under new limits
Washington AP reports the Price Commission issued sharpened guidelines on utility rate increases. They cap rate of return, require productivity gains, and absorb labor cost rises above 5.6 percent. Final authority remains with state regulators, with some increases likely to be approved to fund safe, pollution-free service. The public hearings stressed the need for several large increases, ending the temporary rate freeze by March 25 and signaling action on 116 increases within 11 days.
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San Francisco reacts to Nixon stand on busing
An antibusing spokesman says he is pleased by Nixon's message while San Francisco officials split. Superintendent Shaheen condemns the President's arguments as not factually supported and predicts erosion of rights, and Supervisor Kopp urges Justice Department intervention in busing cases.
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Gigi the gray whale swims north alone off California
Gigi the gray whale, freed after a year in captivity, is about 600 yards offshore at San Clemente heading north. Navy spokesman says she is alone and doing well as scientists lost radio contact earlier in the week while tracking the migration from Baja California toward the Bering Sea.
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Bus Protest Group Plans Bus Burial To Oppose Desegregation
In Memphis an anti bus group Citizens Against Busing says it will bury a school bus in a vacant lot to protest desegregation. Ruth Sard, member, notes a yellow bus will be buried next Wednesday after a prior protest drew about 200 white parents and students. The group also backs a lunchroom boycott ending with the burial.
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Sex bias amendment urged in renewed Senate debate
Washington senators reopen debate on the Equal Rights Amendment. Sen. Birch Bayh urges eradicating sex discrimination, arguing two centuries of inequality must end. He says the amendment would guarantee equality of rights under law regardless of sex and would become part of the Constitution if ratified by enough states.
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Nixon pushes incentives to turn science into markets
President Nixon urged a government industry and university partnership to expand use of government patents and tax breaks to spur commercial applications of scientific advances. He backed exclusive licenses for private firms to speed development in environment health care energy and urban renewal.
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