Civil Rights Commission criticism of busing limits on desegregation
The U S Civil Rights Commission issues a 315 page report criticizing President Ford and Congress for attempts to curb court ordered busing. It says such moves undermine desegregation and threaten minority students rights while supporting court power and desegregation funding. Public hearings covered Louisville Boston Tampa Berkeley Minneapolis and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stowell
Associated Press
Washington
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Ford
Congress
Commission
Executive
Arthur S. Flemming
Eisenhower
Fleming
Theodore M. Hesburgh
Nixon
Flemming
Louisville
Tampa
Fla
Denver
Boston
Berkeley
Calif
Minneapolis
Stamford
North Carolina violent crime down in 1975
AP report shows violent crimes against persons fell 6.6 percent in 1975 with 1976 data hinting continuation. Five major cities saw a 19 percent drop in the first six months of 1976 while property crimes rose 14.6 percent in 1975 and 7.7 percent in 1976 cities. Police PIN cautions that reports reflect numbers reported, not actual crimes. Rapes rose in city reports during early 1976.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Justice
Justice Department
Durham
Greensboro
Winston Salem
Charlotte
Police Information Network
No Compensation for Man Cleared of Robbery Claim
Michael Christie, 25, spent nearly four years in jail for an armed robbery he did not commit. A confessor later admitted to the crime. Two King County Superior Court judges in Seattle ruled he is not entitled to compensation for time served, pushing the decision to the state legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Christie
King County Superior Court
Seattle
Wash
Christie
Questions and Answers on Fuel, OSHA, and Big Brothers
Readers ask about selling leaded gasoline to cars requiring unleaded fuel and face federal anti tampering laws. EPA prosecutions and state laws limit tampering with emission systems. A small business inquiry confirms no restroom mandate for under ten employees, but a lock is required.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Justice
EPA
Carl Greeson
R. A. No
Bill Booker
State Dept. of Labor
OSHA
Senate May Take Back Post Office
Washington AP The Senate weighs a bill to boost the Postal Service subsidy by $1 billion and reimpose congressional control over the debt-ridden agency. A vote was set on Sen. Hollings substitute to reassert budget authority and abolish the Board of Governors while delaying rate increases until Oct. 1, 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Ernest F. Hollings
D-8.c
Congress
U.S. Post Office
Hollings
House
Postal Service
Old
Post Office Department
Board of Governors
Senate Post Office and Civil Service
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
Ford
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Emmy Expected To Gain Hurricane Status Today
Tropical storm Emmy with winds of 65 mph was forecast to become a hurricane later today as it moved northwest then north northwest from near 23.3 N 64.5 W about 625 miles south of Bermuda. Gale winds extend 125 miles. forecasters expect Emmy to intensify while Candice weakens to a tropical storm east of Newfoundland.
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Miami
Emmy
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Paul Hebert
The
National
Leeward Islands
Hebert
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Candice
St. Johns
Newfoundland
North Korea Agrees to Meeting on Korean Armistice Safety
North Korea agrees to a Wednesday meeting of the Joint Military Armistice Commission in Panmunjom to discuss safety assurances for Americans after the prior week’s fatal clash. The United States demanded the talks and reinforced defenses as regional tensions remain high.
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Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
Joint Korean Military Armistice Commission
State Department
Robert Funseth
United States
Midway
Korea
Okinawa
Kim Il-sung
Panmunjom
Funseth
Viking 1 finds little organic material on Mars
A Viking 1 report says no organic material was detected in Martian soil, lowering odds of life but leaving hope for future tests. Viking 2 is planned to land Sept 3 in Utopia near wetter northern regions, where conditions might better reveal life.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Mars
Viking 2
Earth
Klaus Biemann
Viking
Biemann
Harold Klein
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Utopia
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Civil Rights Commission
N.C
Big Brother Organization
Big Brothers of America
Bidg
Philadelphia
High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Salisbury
Kannapolis
Denton
BBA
Big Brothers
White House
Benjamin Bailor
Sen
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