Nixon orders 25 districts to draft desegregation plans
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration orders 25 school districts in 12 states to draft new desegregation plans by April 10 or risk federal funds being at stake. The districts must eliminate vestiges of dual systems, with more districts reviewed for compliance. HEW officials said some busing may be required. The action follows a Feb 16 ruling by Judge John H. Pratt and NAACP Legal Defense Fund suit. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the appeal April 16.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Teo
Department of Health
Education and Welfare
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Peter E. Holmes
HEW
Office For Civil Rights
John H. Pratt
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Holmes
Brown on trial for assault and robbery at lounge
The jury returns a mixed verdict against Brown and co defendants after a brutal night at a city lounge. Fraiman notes 13 of 16 counts decided with three left in limbo and a three day possible extension. Brown, 29, wounded and captured on a roof, faces sentencing in May as the case continues. Samuel Petty 24 Arthur Young 6 Levi Valentine 95 are also named in the case.
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Brown
West 85Th Street
Orathy Brown
Fraiman
St. Louis
Samuel Petty
Arthur Young
Sand Levi Valentine
Nixon addresses war, budget, and world peace
Nixon discusses Vietnam war ending with allied trust and warns Hanoi to honor the cease-fire. He opposes amnesty for deserters, thanks supporters, and urges unity. He vows to veto any federal spending bills that raise prices or taxes, appealing to Americans to contact Congress.
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Nixon
North Vietnam
Indochina
Hanoi
America
Zin
Vietnam
Congress
POWs Describe Torture and Hardship in Vietnamese Camps
Four Navy officers testified at Oak Knoll and Scott Air Force Base about brutal torture and starvation endured in North Vietnamese captivity. They detailed beatings, chained confinement, prolonged sleepless nights, and threats to families while recounting attempts to break morale and demand information.
Father Son Embrace Highlights Elon Founders Day
Elon College founder's day featured Navy Captain Jeremiah A Denton as the main speaker. James Denton, student body president and son of the guest, introduced him before father and son shared a spontaneous embrace that drew the crowd into a quiet moment of joy and reflection.
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Elon College
N.C
Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton
James Denton
Denton relives POW ordeal and Hanoi camp details
Virginia Beach resident Denton, a former POW, testifies on captivity in Hanoi Hilton and Alcatraz, describing torture, escape attempts by Lt. Colter and Capt. McKnight, and the evolving POW command structure. He notes rough treatment distinct from North Vietnamese guards and assesses potential U.S. aid to Hanoi with cautious views.
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Hanoi
U.S. Naval Academy
Maj. McDaniel
Baase
Thailand
Denton
Cmdra McDaniel
Eton
Cmdr
McDaniel
Enterprise
Hanoi Hilton
Alcatraz
Army
George Colter
Air Force
George McKnight
Red River
Edwin L. Atterberry
Dallas
Tex
John A. Dramesi
Blackwood
N.J
Atterberry
Ron Storrs
Departure and Tron Page One Tribute at Final Flight
A departing official details a garish platted straw mat gift and a pagoda from Cot. Bui Tin for Manchin Saigon as Col. David Odell and three Air Force members escort the last flight crew. A Vietnam era farewell note echoes over Camp Alpha as the final C141 lifts off with lingering soldiers joking of staying forever.
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Cot
Bui Tin
Manchin
Saigon
Beilket
Air Force
David Odell
Crystal Lake
Minn
U.S
Tan Son Nhut Base
Odell
Camp Alpha
Vietnam
Thailand
USSAG
Nakorn Phanom
Bangkok
Mekong River
North
John, Vogt
7Th Air Force
Joint Military Commission
JMC
Paan
Ted
Beilke
Air _ Force
Tan
Son Nhat
Ladies Internity Military
Republic’ of Vietnam
Thien
Dan Chemocracy Party
Thieu
Tong le Chan
Virginia hears of segregated higher ed past in 1969 letter
The Office of Civil Rights informed Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. in December 1969 that Virginia had not fully eliminated remnants of its dual system of higher education. It said institutions formerly segregated must take corrective steps beyond nondiscriminatory admissions to address past segregation effects.
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HEW
Office of Civil Rights
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Holton
Virginia
Maryland Prison Uprising Narrowly Calmed
Inmates seized two wings of the Maryland Penitentiary Thursday night and took eight hostages but two hours after it began authorities reported the disturbance pretty well under control. Gov Marvin Mandell said shortly after 10 p.m. the eight hostages were removed from the high walled institution, two of them bleeding on stretchers.
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Baltimore
Maryland Penitentiary
Marvin Mandell
Torture Claims Emerge From Vietnamese Captivity
Former POWs described nine hour torture sessions by North Vietnamese guards who bound gagged and beat them. They recounted dehydration hunger and isolation, with one man kept in solitary for years and others signaling through coded messages to endure. Police later quelled a prison disturbance freeing inmates as news crews watched.
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Fellowes
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Tschidy
Mulligan
All_four
Navy
North
Prices Rise and Fall as NFC Action Impacts Markets
NFC president Oren Lee Staley urged members to withhold cattle hogs and lambs from the market and claimed success as offerings fell and receipts at major markets totaled about 15 100 head versus 48 100 last Thursday Analysts said producers were already withholding hogs and the true effect was hard to measure With protests and boycotts spreading to New York City markets and Philadelphia supermarkets meat prices were reduced in some outlets and consumers pressed for further declines amid the broader withdrawal of U S forces from Vietnam and ongoing political unrest in Saigon and Bangkok
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NFC
Oren Lee Staley
New York City
Claudette
Furlonge
Women United For Action
New York
Food Fair, Inc
Philadelphia
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Foxboro
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Billings
Mont
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital
Oakland
State Department
Solitar
Knutson
Col
David Winn
Minneapolis
Scott Air Force Base
Finois
Winn
Scott
Leo
Thorsness
Sioux Falls
5.D
Big George
Virgil Partch
Storrs
Cmdr. McDaniel
South Vietnam
Cmdr McDaniel
MACV
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Laurie Fierstin
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Manent DR
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