Federal standard sought to curb school segregation by percentage
The Civil Rights Commission urged a federal law setting a numerical limit on the share of Negro students in schools to end racial imbalance. It proposes a 50 percent line similar to New York and Massachusetts statutes, arguing it could prompt faster corrective action than case by case efforts.
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Civil Rights Commission
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Massachusetts
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Los Angeles
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Detroit
Chicago
Hartford
Conn
Knoxville
Tenn
Pasadena
Calif
Rio de Janeiro collapse leaves many dead in hillside apartments
In a Rio suburb collapse of a house and two apartment buildings after 24 hours of rain, 22 bodies were recovered by midmorning. Firemen warned many more may be missing as neighbors and officials speculated up to 100 buried in the debris.
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Joseph Novitski
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rio
Moore Defends Education Proposals And Tax Cut Outlook
Gov Dan Moore defended his education budget stance at a Raleigh news conference saying large teacher pay hikes could wipe out the proposed state income tax cut He opposes a district based election of Superior Court judges and seeks more federal control of lunch funds for needy children He backs highway patrol use of airplanes and notes NC ranks high in funding and student numbers while warning higher pay could end the tax cut and require more revenue
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Raleigh
Dan Moore
General Assembly
North Carolina
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Moore
Newsmen
Harris Survey Finds Sharp Drop in Draft Support
Louis Harris reports a fall in support for the draft from 79 to 58 percent over six months with rising opposition. Deferments for college students spark debate as 46 to 44 percent call the system unfair. Most see draft avoidance in practice and prefer universal service for ages 18 to 26, with strong backing for national service alternatives.
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Louis Harris
Vietnam
Gas Price Rollback Considered by Government
The government weighs forcing gasoline price relief by permitting more imports of gasoline or crude oil. Interior Department sources say meetings with eight price-boosting companies did not cut prices. A penny-a-gallon rise could cost the nation up to 750 million dollars yearly. Potential steps include reallocating idle import quotas from the Defense Department.
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Interior Department
Department
Defense Department
Commonwealth Oil Co
Puerto Rico
Hess Oil Co
Virgin Islands
Red China urges Hanoi to stiffen talks terms at Hanoi
Maoist state press in Peking backs tougher peace talk terms and accuses U S and Soviet Union of blackmailing Hanoi. Editorial notes Vietnam issue centers on withdrawal of aggressor forces, not ceasefire conditions, as Beijing signals foreign policy shift amid domestic power struggle and border unrest.
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Hanoi
Tokyo
Maoise-tung
Vietnam
Moscow-Peking
Peking People’s Daily
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Persen
People’s Daily Said
Noi
People’s Daily
Soviet Union
Alexei N. Kosygin
London
Harold Wilson
China
Chen Yi
Peking
Mao
Liu Saho-chi
Two Battles Near Da Nang and Quang Ngai Claim 864 Enemies
South Vietnamese paratroopers and U S Marines report 864 enemy troops killed Sunday in two coast region battles about 50 miles apart near Da Nang and Quang Ngai City. Ground and air actions left a total of 1 300 plus enemy dead in five days of fighting along the central coast.
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Robert D. Ohman
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Quang Ngai City
da Nang
Heavy fighting near Quang Ngai as allied push North Vietnamese
Reports say South Vietnamese troops with Korean and U S Marines counterattack a North Vietnamese regular force near Quang Ngai City. More than 200 U S air units flew 77 missions over North Vietnam on Sunday, focusing on coastal shipping and southern panhandle targets amid poor weather limiting strikes and damage assessment. A Phantom flight sighted two Communist MIGs west of Hanoi, which fled as they approached.
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Quang Ngai City
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Hanoi
Powell Case Spotlight Nepotism In Congress Hiring Kin
An Associated Press survey finds at least 41 members of Congress employ relatives on payrolls with some salaries above 20 000 annually. The study lists wives children siblings and extended family including two mothers in law and a grandnephew among those paid. Powell's wife earned 20 578 while investigations led to removal from his payroll.
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Congress
Associated Press
Neal Smith
Drona
Smith
Inlaw
Capitol Hill
House
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