In History On This Day September Twenty Fifth
On this day in 1513 Balboa sighted the Pacific Ocean after crossing the Isthmus of Panama. In 1789 the U S Congress met in New York and adopted 12 constitutional amendments. In 1926 Ford put workers on a five day week. In 1959 Ceylon’s prime minister was shot and died next day.
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Balboa
Panama
Pacific Ocean
Congress of the
United States
New York City
Ford Motor Company
Ceylon
Six More Negroes Held in Oakland
Oakland officials report a wave of attacks by Black youths on city schools with 11 teens arrested. Most incidents occurred at Oakland Technical High School, with beatings at City College Castlemont Havenscourt. Five of the six arrested are McClymonds High School students. Police plan increased presence in problem areas.
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Stuart S. Phillips
Board of Education
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Pollet
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Oakland City College
Castlemont High School
Havenscourt Junior High
McClymonds High School
Asst
Charles Galt
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Mayor warns on lawlessness in San Francisco
San Francisco Mayor Christopher denounces lawlessness and warns Negro leaders and police to prevent a repeat of a Monday march that disrupted class and sparked shoplifting. He urges tough measures against participating students and says rights demonstrations will not be tolerated.
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San Francisco
San George
Lcon
Christopher
Syory
Hot Line Tests Not Too Exciting
Washington AP reports the famous Moscow Washington Teletype line tests produced little excitement as messages described in lyrical terms the Moscow sunset while American operators tested the circuit.
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Washington
Moscow-Washington
Writer Faces Tax Charges
AP reports writer and former screen scripter John Hawkins, age 62, is accused by the California Franchise Tax Board of unpaid state income tax totaling 272,080 dollars over four years. He was arraigned Tuesday, released on 5,000 dollar bail, with a preliminary hearing set for October 15. Hawkins has penned scripts for From Sith Precinct to Bonanza and Sara Benedict, plus many novels inspired by police work.
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CIFY
APY
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Hawkins
Sith Precinct
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GE Theater
Wallace Ban Ordered Over Desegregation Cases
Gov. George Wallace was ordered Tuesday night to stop interfering with court ordered desegregation of public schools in Mobile Birmingham and Tuskegee. The ruling directs enforcement actions to halt obstruction and ensure compliance with federal desegregation orders.
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George Wallace
Mobile
Birmiinghanh
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Rafferty outlines education trends in California reform debate
In Sacramento AP Dr Max Rafferty state superintendent lists six positive trends in education and four negative ones. He cites moves toward local control and choice, less rigid formulas, greater subject focus in schools, and broader lay involvement, while opposing extraneous political influence, indoctrination in curricula, and meddling by high officials. He argues for smaller class sizes and early reading emphasis, noting dropout issues begin in first grade.
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Jual Hrigh
Rafferty
California
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