Desegregation Plans Ordered for 26 Districts
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare ordered 26 districts to submit new desegregation plans by April 10 or risk loss of federal funds. HEW officials urge voluntary compliance to avoid legal action, with court-ordered action set for mid-April.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Pater EF. Holmes
HEW
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Ley
Holmes
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Agnew Calls Vietnam War Unselfish Mission Of US Aid
Vice President Spiro Agnew praised American conduct in Southeast Asia as a catalyst for growth and defense of a people choosing their own destiny. He spoke at a $100 plate fundraiser at the Plaza Hotel where he and Frank Sinatra received Splendid American awards from the Thomas Dooley Foundation.
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UPI
Spiro Agnew
United States
Southeast Asia
Agnew
Plaza Hotel
Frank Sinatra
Thomas Dooley
Sinatra
White House
Newsman worries over P O plan in Rural post rate rise
Ralph Rath president of Grand Forks Herald and ANPA spokesman warned a House subcommittee that proposed five year postal rate hikes for publications would exceed 170 percent. He argued rural routes cannot be fully self sustaining and mail service is poor, affecting one third of his paper's circulation.
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Washington
UPL
North Dakota
Ralph $. Rath
Grand Forks
N.D
Herald
American Newspaper Publisher's Association
ANPA
House Post
Postal Service
Roth
Nail
Pentagon eyes extensions for B52 bomber fleet
The Pentagon plans a three year program to modify eighty B52D bombers to extend their service life into the 1980s. Defense Secretary Richardson cited fatigue weaknesses and heavy conventional loads as justification for the upgrades.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Hanoi
Haiphong
Hai Phong
Defense
Lehiot Richardson
Labor aide challenges Nixon economy plan
Labor leader Joseph A. Beirne of the Communications Workers of America argued before the House Banking Committee that the Phase II wage and price controls are flawed and that Congress should not cede more power to President Nixon. He urged safeguards, criticized wage freezes, and supported farm price controls and excess profits taxes while warning workers may seek large raises if prices stay high.
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UPI
Congress
Nixon
Joseph A. Beirne
Beirne
Communications Workers of America
CWA
House Banking Committee
Banking
Senate
House
Afl-Cio
George Meuny
Meuny
ITT probe claims attempt to stack Chilean election
Unprecedented testimony released by Senate investigators reveals ITT sought to use the OSA to bankroll opponents of Salvador Allende in the 1970 Chilean election. CIA official Brague said he rejected ITT funds but later discussed possible economic pressure on Chile with ITT VP Edward Gerrity. He noted CIA and Helms approved meetings to explore pressure while denying any U.S. government support for a candidate.
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UPI
ITT
OSA
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Senate
William V. Brag
CIA Clandestine Services
Western Hemisphere
Harold 5. Geneen
Sheralan Carlton
Bree
New York
Way T
Allende
Brue
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Didaho
Foreign Relations
TTT
CIA
United States
Braa
Brae
Edward Gerrity
Chile
Church
Broe
ITH
Richard Helms
Helms
Genrity
Public hospitals to be closed by HEW plan
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare told Congress that six of eight Public Health Service hospitals will close in the next months. It said it would stop accepting patients at PHS hospitals in Baltimore, Boston, Galveston, Seattle, New Orleans, and San Francisco within 90 days.
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UPI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Congress
Carl Albert
Spiro T. Agnew
Presient
Senate
Baltimore
Boston
Galveston
New Orleans
San Francisco
Seattle
Senator Bennett Supports Nixon Veto on Rehabilitation Bill
Senator Bennett of Utah plans to back President Nixon's veto of the vocational rehabilitation bill. He had voted for passage earlier but said that decision came after amendments to cut the $2.6 billion program failed, making passage inevitable.
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Washington
UPI
Sen. Wallace
Bennett
Utah
Nixon
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