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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1971
Page
1
Gov. George C. Wallace proposes a state law to halt long distance busing of Alabama pupils arguing it harms health and education. He insists the issue is equity and safety, not race, and vows to oppose efforts to bus black children far to achieve segregation.
Governor George Wallace requests a re broadcast of his NBC Meet the Press news conference on Alabama Educational Television at 7 p.m. The tape came from NBC News with no cost to ETV. The move aims to address busing concerns and is funded from the Governor's Emergency Fund.
Police in Saigon confronted Tran Tuan Nham, a lower house candidate, during a downtown protest against government seizure of election posters showing Nixon with a Hitler mustache. Nham and other demonstrators were arrested amid anti-government sentiment. Wallace urged swift passage of compulsory reassignment for pupils affected by long distance busing, mirroring a Supreme Court stance on racial balance and objections to busing.
Governor George Wallace weighs a major reorganization of Alabama state offices to cut waste. He may appoint a committee of top business leaders to study cabinet overlaps and recommend consolidations, with a likely announcement within weeks and possible legislation required.
In Pass Christian and surrounding towns along the Mississippi coast, reconstruction accelerates two years after Hurricane Camille. Officials cite CAP grants of 820000 with 119000 loans in Waveland, Bay St. Louis reports 26 million in assessed value, and Long Beach CAP grants of 594799 with 141000 loans, as Mayors note ongoing recovery.
President Nixon's measures lift a pallid Commerce Department midyear forecast. The 66 page industry by industry survey notes 15 of 23 sectors to rise 5 percent or more, with steel electronics and aerospace lagging. new estimates are being prepared after Nixon's Aug 15 actions.
The edition notes the 19th Amendment going into effect, granting American women voting rights equal to men. Mentions weather forecast with rain probabilities and temperatures for today and Friday.
In San Francisco a contemptuous melee broke out at the John Clutchette case as his mother shouted at the judge and was removed from the courtroom. The day also carried reports on July’s trade deficit, a tropical low threat to the Georgia and Carolina coasts, and CORE backing Wallace against busing.
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