Civil Rights Panel Rebukes Nixon on School Desegregation
The U S Commission on Civil Rights criticized President Nixon for opposing busing as a desegregation tool. It argued busing is one among several ways to desegregate and warned his stance could undermine the law and confuse the public while officials strive to implement integration.
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Cam Lo Fighting Cuts Through Quang Tri Front
Reported casualties from the Cam Lo attack persist as U S. forces withdraw most. The Cam Lo area remains vulnerable with Fire Base Fuller and Camp Carroll under shelling while South Vietnamese units assume the northern province’s defense. A light helicopter was shot down in the central highlands, bringing U S aircraft losses to 7,897. Cambodian fighting continues near Phnom Penh as refugees swell.
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Becam le
South China Sea
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Central Highlands
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Theler
Harry Tuzo
Violence updates as British troops clash in Belfast and Londonderry
In Belfast lower Falls Road the army faced scattered shooting and four snipers amid barricades. A bystander woman was hit in the arm as 80 shots rang out. In Londonderry, troops tore down a 10-foot barricade after rioters attacked with stones and fire bombs. 12 sniper shots were heard. Night buses suspended, Apprentice Boys parade canceled. The unrest stems from Catholic minority rights demands with IRA involvement increasing.
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Governor Wallace Moves to Intervene in Hobson City School Pairing
Gov. Wallace may block a plan pairing Hobson City Alabama’s predominantly Black school with Oxford’s predominantly white school. He says the transfer would dismantle Hobson City’s band and football, cites safety risks, and contends federal busing rulings should be changed to curb integration. A mother opposed to busing cites 22 mile commutes and her daughter’s distress, while Nixon administration signals preference for integration without busing.
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Nixon
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HEW
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Justice Department
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Supreme Court
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Bethlehem Deferment Tests Steel Prices Reaction
Pittsburgh AP reported little market reaction as Bethlehem Steel delays a planned eight percent price hike on cold rolled sheet steel. Industry observers say other producers may follow, delaying increases two months and signaling possible steady demand despite the deferment.
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Moon rocks and crew deaths shape NASA's space history
Apollo accidents killed Grissom White Chaffee Freeman Lee Bassett Williams and Givens in deadly crashes and fires. Worden notes fuel dumping may have caused parachute failure on splashdown. Irwin and Scott discuss Hadley Rille formation as a major lunar feature and the Genesis rock's plagioclase hints. They recover a rock sample and await analysis to confirm its origin in the lunar crust.
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Edward H. White
Roger B. Chaffee
Theodore C. Freeman
Nott M. Lee Jr
Charles A. Bassett 1
Clifton
C. Williams
Edward G. Givens Jr
Worden
Irwin
Hadley Rille
Scott
Jury and Officials Guilty in Jersey City Corruption Plot
Jury and eight other officials including Jersey City Mayor Thomas J. Whelan were found guilty in a kickback and obstruction scheme tied to a Kearny postal facility. The indictment charged Sarabbi, Kenny, and Luciani with conspiring to delay and thwart construction while using fear of economic injury to influence prime contractors. Render, a Syracuse Republican, was appointed deputy for civil rights in the Defense Department, highlighting the push for antidiscrimination amid internal complaints of delays and slow reforms.
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Syracuse
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Navy chief urges action on housing bias in armed forces
Secretary Chafee told commanders to personally enforce anti bias rules as districts struggle with off base housing discrimination and funding gaps for desegregation busing. He noted Supreme Court limits but urged active enforcement and civilian partnership to expand open housing access.
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July Combat Toll Ties Low Since May Sixty Five
Defense Dept said July deaths totaled 66, the lowest monthly Vietnam toll since May 1965 when 32 GIs died. Highest monthly loss was 2,169 in May 1968. March saw 272. Pentagon spokesman Friedheim said casualties should fall as U.S. withdrawals proceed and ground duties shift to South Vietnam, with U.S. personnel to protect Americans during redeployment.
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Jerry W. Friedheim
Melvin R. Laird
First Scientist Astronaut Picked For American Space Crew
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Dr Harrison Schmitt named as first scientist astronaut for Apollo 17 with Eugene Cernan and Ronald Evans. Announcement Friday morning confirms Schmitt lander duties. Apollo 17 targeted December launch. Describes Schmitt background, age, and flight hours. Cernan and Evans histories noted.
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Evans
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Air Force
Charles M Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly
Space Agency
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Santa ‘Rita
N.M. Hite
Harrison A. Schmitt
Sliver City
Nlm
Luter
St. Francis
Kaw
Vietnam
Racial tensions, U.S. study on China wars and displacements
The report cites black service members facing discrimination and resegregation amid mixed reviews of Army climate. It notes political tensions with China, urging honest engagement. Estimates of Chinese Communist casualties range from 24.3 million to 63.8 million, with mass executions and forced labor highlighted along with massive population displacement.
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Render
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Chinese Communist Movement
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Hong Kong
Study on Communist China Stirs Senate Remarks
Senator Eastland called the study timely as he introduced it to a subcommittee, hoping it would influence American students and intellectuals who favor Mao Tse-tung to examine the report and its implications for China policy.
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Jones C. Eastland
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China
Lynchburg Officials Clash Over Busing in Desegregation Plan
Green objects to the Presidents politics in education as Lynchburg readies mass student busing this fall under a federal desegregation order. Virginia AG Miller says a clear White House policy would help while noting federal courts drive busing decisions and state agencies still play key roles in districts including Richmond Norfolk Roanoke Lynchburg and Newport News.
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