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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1971

Page

3

Board seeks rehearing on Charlotte-Mecklenburg school case

Charlotte Mecklenburg Board asks the U S Supreme Court for a rehearing of its desegregation case. Board attorneys argue the high court’s recent ruling emphasizes education reform over the plan’s or its effects on pupils and contend the opinion unfairly discriminates while calling for a nationwide standard.

Charlotte-Mecklenberg Board High Court Charlotte N.C William E. Poe U.S. District Judge James B. McMillan Wilpupils Supreme Court Uphiam C Charlotte-Mecklening Supreme Court

Rail unions push for wage gains as strike deadline nears

AFL CIO signalmen threaten pickets at rail terminals by 6 am Monday after time runs out on a 60 day cooling off. They seek a 54 percent raise from $3.78 an hour over 36 months retroactive to January 1, rejecting a 43 percent offer. Congress undecided, court action unlikely before Monday.

Ciiation Board Labor Department Nixon Congress Gency Board Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

Path table By M. J. Callahan

Personal advice on deodorants perfumes and perspiration care for women. Warns about fabric damage from antiperspirants perfumes and sweat. Promotes letting products dry before dressing using shields and keeping scents off clothes. Encourages regular professional dry cleaning to extend clothing life.

Vietnam War Update: U S Forces Recede and Vann Appointed

Seven U S soldiers died and twelve wounded when an artillery shell booby trap exploded. John Paul Vann named director of the U S 2nd Regional Assistance Group to oversee pacification in South Vietnam's central highlands and coastal provinces. Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam said North Vietnam will receive 570 sick and wounded prisoners on June 4 after a neutral country mediated, a possible step toward broader prisoner exchange talks.

U.S South Vietnam John Paul Vann Vietnam Vann C.P. Brown Tran van Lam Saigon United States Europe North Vietnam Lam Hanoi

Nixon Backers List to Support Nixons Statement

The White House named former officials who backed Nixon while others declined comment. Backers include former Secretaries of State Acheson and Rusk and ex-defense heads Jowell and McElroy, with McNamara abstaining to avoid misinterpretation. Some senators privately say Mansfield’s Europe force cut is too drastic.

Truman Clark M. Clifford James Douglas Robert S. McNamara World Bank White House Mcnamara Dean Acheson Dean Rusk James Webb Robert Murphy Livingston Merchant Douglas Dillon George Ball Nicholas de B. Katzenbach Josiee Robert Jowelt Neil McElroy Thomas Gales Defense Roswell Gilpatrick Cyrus Vance U.S Europe Mansfield

Political Payments Show Wealth of Senate Speaking Fees

The piece lists numerous payments to senators from various groups and individuals, highlighting money given for speeches and the source organizations. It notes the highest earners Bayh Hatfield Muskie Ribicoff and other lawmakers, with totals reflecting influence by labor, banking, housing and industrial groups.

Hughes Sen Edmund Muskie D-Maine Adlai E. Stevenson III Dal Thomas F. Eagleton D-Mo Gordon Allott Rcolo J. Caleb Boggs R-Del Marlow W. Cook R-Ky Robert J. Dole R-Kans Associated Milk Producers Nixon Congress American Bankers Association Sparkman John G. Tower Texas Senate Banking Committee ABA Harrison A. William Irs D-Mj Senate Mike Mansfield Dmont Pennsylvania GOP Hugh Scott Tower Robert W. Packwood R-Ore Edward W. Brooke R-Mass R-Ill National Association of Home Builders Tower and Brooke Williams McGee Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee Gaylord Nelson D-Wis International Telephone & Telegraph Birch Bayh D-Ind Barry M. Goldwater R-Ariz Retail Clerks International Senate Labor Committee J. W. Fulbright D-Ark Indiana Goldwater National Electric Contractors Mansfield and Brooke American Paper Institute Inouye American Trucking Associations Scott Roman L. Hruska R-Neb National Confectioners Association Warren G. Magnuson D-Wash Bayh Mark O. Hatfield Ind Abraham Ribicoff Conn

Floor collapses in French hall kills 13 guests

In Cormolain near Bayeux Calvados a village hall floor collapsed during a wedding reception killing 13 people and hospitalizing the bride and groom. Firefighters pulled victims from a deep cellar as witnesses recalled the floor giving way while guests fled and authorities investigated the incident.

Bayeux France Cormolain Selhoise Sallen Calvados Saint Laurent

Agnew Denies Fulbright Charge Lays Into Senators

Vice President Spiro Agnew called Senator Fulbright lies in his teeth after Fulbright accused him at a Senate hearing. He challenged Fulbright to prove the remark and charged Javits with smearing by saying unpatriotic views were implied. Rogers rejected the implications, declaring no such terms were used by the president.

Agnew Sen. Fulbright Washington Spiro ‘T. Agnew JW. Fulbright D-Ark Senate Sen. Jacob X. Javits R-N.y Senate Foreign Relations Committee Fulbright William P. Rogers Javits Rogers Congress U.S Vietnam Nixon United States Tutsright

Postal Board Chairman Charges Postal Reform Politics

Postal chairman Lawrence F. OBrien accuses the Nixon administration and Postmaster General Blount of politicking with postal reforms conceived years ago. He warns the reforms could handicap the Postal Service before its July 1 takeover, saying partisanship now clouds the agency’s identity.

Lawrence F. O’brien Nixon Winton M. Blount O’brien Postal Corporation O'Brien Cairo Sadat Joses Magal Zine Publishers Association Andl Pub Lawyers, Journalists Womlishers Association En’s

Sadat faces cabinet crisis as Sabry resists reforms

In a dramatic clash Sabry opposed the Egypt Libya Syria federation and threatened to go to the Central Committee. Sadat alleged a rigged panel and accepted resignations after pressuring ministers to back reforms. Cairo’s radio and postal moves were framed as state upheaval amid a July 1 implementation.

Sadat Gemma Sabry Gomaa

Ship Continued from Page Gue

MEBO the name of the vessel is a contraction of the Swiss owners Erwin Meister and Erwin Boller. They registered the ship in Sierra Leone and anchored it off the English coast until harassment by the Royal Navy forced them to move it closer to Holland to a point off Scheveningen near the Hague. British legislators drove most offshore pirate radio stations out of Britain's waters four years ago. Faced with stiff legal penalties Radio Caroline Radio London and Radio 277-355 the leading pirates said they were packing up. To satisfy the millions who listened to the pirates' round the clock pop broadcasts the government reorganized the radio services of the British Broadcasting Corporation introducing a channel featuring continuous pop music.

Page Gue MEBO Erwin Meister Erwin Boller Sierra Leone Royal Navy Hallland Scheveningen The Hague Britain Radio Caroline Radio London Radio British Broadcasting Corporation

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