Hope For Northern Schools Desegregation Signaled by Wilmington Ruling
The Wilmington decision is seen as a hopeful sign for metropolitan desegregation, opening the door to cross district busing in certain circumstances. The ruling found discriminatory intent in a 1968 Delaware law that denied Wilmington access to districts, reflecting a broader North-South desegregation tension.
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Wilmington
William Taylor
Center For National Policy Review
Washington
Delaware
North
South
What Kind Of Proof In Electric Meter Law
The Lexington Dispatch critiques a new North Carolina law allowing presumed meter tampering as evidence. It argues the measure favors power companies and risks innocent accusation. The piece notes legal tensions and questions better alternatives while acknowledging potential public benefit.
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Lexington
North Carolina
General Assembly
Moral blackout in coverage of city power outages
The piece critiques Time magazine for framing blackouts as riots driven by an underclass and looting. It contrasts New York City 1965 with Boston and argues such classifications erase individuals and justify law breaking, calling it a moral blackout.
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Time Magazine
New York City
Time
U.S
Boston
America
New York
Decree Is Wrong A Raleigh Clinic Faces Medicare Billing Rules
A Raleigh medical clinic promoting an innovative approach to treating Medicare patients is told it cannot bill Medicare the full amount and must charge more. The clinic had planned to bill the standard local charge and accept Medicare’s payment as full. A clinic official argued the policy helps patients with little money. The government requires billing higher amounts to cover receivables, a stance the clinic calls stupid but lawful.
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Raleigh
Medicare
AARP under scrutiny over Colonial Penn alliance
Washington probes the American Association of Retired Persons and its NRTA affiliate over a marketing pact with Colonial Penn. Postal officials question non profit status and profits tied to mail rates amid New York suit accusing the group of merchandising for Colonial Penn.
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Washington
Fess
American Association of Retired Persons
New York
Association
Colonial Penn
National Retired Teachers Association
Nrta-Aarp
Nataaarp
Leonard Davis
Penn
AARP
Colonial Penn Group
Davis
Senior Citizen
National Newspaper Week Explores Press Freedom and Public Duty
James Russell Wiggins argues National Newspaper Week emphasizes protecting press rights to gather and print independent information. Bureaucracy and special interests threaten free speech, secrecy, and reportage, risking the public’s access to truth and accountability.
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National Newspaper Week
James Russell Wiggins
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington Post
Ellsworth
Maine
United States
Nual
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Charlotte Observer
Hope For Northern Schools
Detroit
Lexington Dispatch
Winston-Salem Journal
Durham Sun
Dicate
Nata-Aarp
House Investigations Subcommittee
John Moss
D-Calif
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Maritime
Holt McPherson
Max Weber
James Madison
American Civil Liberties Union
Congress
Wiggins
Week
Newspaper Week
Senator Soaper
IOU
Richard Nixon
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