Senator Mondale Sounds Alarm Over Desegregation Abuse Tour
Sen. Mondale reports widespread discrimination and open oppression in Alabama Louisiana and Texas during an unpublicized tour. He cites police brutality firing of Black and Mexican American students parents of protesters and the rise of segregated private academies. He urged Attorney General Mitchell to keep 100 DOJ attorneys in the field and invited him to testify Aug. 5.
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Cubans Celebrate Fidel Castro Revolution Events in Cuba
Havana radio reports a nationwide carnival from Friday night through August 2 to mark Fidel Castro's revolution sugar harvest and later festivities. A Plaza of the Revolution gathering is planned and a fiesta day closes offices Monday, the revolution anniversary, though Christmas and New Year observances were postponed.
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Nixon aware of student unrest amid campus protests
Vanderbilt chancellor Dr. Alexander Heard, back from a Washington assignment, said President Nixon is more aware of student disaffection but cannot promise actions. Heard cited campus turnout, repressive mood, and the 58 percent polling figure from ACE, plus Finch's new White House campus liaison role.
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Rights Official Will Meet On Charlotte School Issue
The Justice Department civil rights official, Jerris Leonard, will meet in Washington with Charlotte Mayor John Belk, Mecklenburg County Commission Chair Charles M. Lowe, and Board of Education Chair William E. Pope to press for an early desegregation ruling. The session follows McMillan’s hearings and precedes a Supreme Court appeal. A joint resolution for an early ruling was approved by city, county, and school boards.
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