Free School Bus Case To Be Heard In North Carolina
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear Wednesday arguments on whether state funds may continue free bus service for urban children. A ruling for Judge Pou Bailey could end free bus transport for about 111,000 students across 114 districts and affect desegregation plans. The case centers on whether state funds may extend bus service without explicit legislative authorization.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Supreme Court
Superior Court
James H. Pou Bailey
High Court
Bailey
North Carolina
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Irome
General Assembly
Three Jurors Seated in Westbrook Slaying Trial
In Charlotte, three jurors were seated for the first degree murder trial of 22 year old James Nathaniel Westbrook. Judge Harry C. Martin ordered strict security including motel custody for jurors and locked courtroom doors to protect impartial proceedings.
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Charlotte
Superior Court
Harry C. Martin
James Nathaniel Westbrook
Mecklenburg County
Martin
Nixon Delays Textile Curb Bill to Seek Voluntary Pact
President Nixon said he will hold up on the contentious textile import quota bill to pursue renewed negotiations with Japan for a voluntary agreement. The plan was disclosed in a private talk reported by The Evening Star. The textile industry says cheap imports are hurting domestic makers.
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Nixon
Japan
Evening Star
James J. Kilpatrick
U.S
Warrenton Schools Close After Mass Black Student Demands
Five Warrenton schools shut indefinitely after 100 black pupils marched to the county school board with demands. Graham High School students led the action seeking student council elections, black speakers, and a black assistant principal. National Guardsmen stood by at Henderson as racial tension rose.
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Warrenton
N. C
County School Board
Graham High School
Graham
Henderson
North Carolina
Warren County School Board
Train Of Civil War Fame To Remain In Georgia
Dent Myers of the Big Shanty Historical Society argues the Civil War era locomotive the General should stay in Georgia. A Supreme Court decision left the train in Georgia, not Chattanooga, amid decades of legal battles and public passion.
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Georgia
Kennesaw, Ga
Dent Myers
Myers
Big Shanty
Chattanooga
Atlanta
A. L. Bender
Tennessee
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville
Western and Atlantic Railroad
L&n
Kennesaw
Lester Maddox
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Advisory Budget Commission
State Department of Public Instruction
George R. Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Andrew Vanore
High Point
Grace Flower
Wrenn St
Westwood
Washington
Osed
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
North Main
South Main
Archdal
Hiram Lodge
A.F
A.M
Master Masons
W. H. Howlett
R. Russ Blackburn
the Peddler Steak House
East Parris Avenue
N. Main Street
K-Mart
N.C
Newport
Zenith
Piedmont Hearing Aid Center
Sheraton Hotel
Central
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