Alabama Legislature Passes Bill Against Busing Children
Gov. Wallace urged school officials to enforce a new Alabama law aimed at curbing busing for racial balance. The Senate approved the measure 26 to 0 and it awaits final signature. the act would let parents transfer children to schools of their choosing while restricting busing.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
House
State Senate
Wallace
Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Piedmont Orders ERos II to Prevent Midair Crashes
Piedmont Airlines becomes the first U S carrier to order the EROS II collision avoidance system to warn pilots of potential midair collisions. The $1.5 million program plans 737 jet installation with testing in 1972 and operation in 1973, citing safety gains and past midair incidents.
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Richmond, Va
Piedmond Airlines
U.S
Huntington
W. Va
Marshall University
Piedmont
W. C. Tadlock
Tadlock
National Transportation Safety Board
California
Disney World Expands To Florida
Disney World will open in central Florida on October 1 drawing an estimated 10 million visitors the first year. Officials warn of highway and lodging strain with 3 000 to 4 000 motel rooms needed nightly in peak seasons. Local leaders anticipate traffic jams and travelers seeking rooms up to 60 miles away as police plan to add patrols and 162 officers to manage the influx.
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Pat Leisner
Associated Press
Orlando
Fila
Walt Disney ‘World Entertainment Complex
Central Florida
Disney
Robert Poe
Orange County Commission
Tom Brownlee
Daytona Beach
Tampa
Robert Chewning
Florida Highway Patrol
Florida
Disney World
Ralph Davis
Walt Disney World
Disneyland
Ornia
NC Insurance Chief Says Wage-Price Freeze Impacts Auto Rates
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Edwin Lanier says Nixon's wage-price freeze affects the trend factor used to set auto liability rates. The hearing approved Aug 15 as the cutoff date for the trend factor, starting the 90 day freeze, while industry lawyers push for a 21.4 percent rate rise and a separate 10.6 percent request from last year. Deputy AG Jean Benoy urged insurers to disclose precise projected NC revenues from policies.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Edwin Lanier
Nixon
Lanier
Asst. Atty
I. B. Hudson
Hudson
Jean Benoy
International Sourdough Reunion Brings Thinner Hair Bigger Stories
Pioneers of gold rush towns gather for the International Sourdough Reunion in Seattle. Veterans like Charlie Fyfe recounts packing a million dollars through flooded Dawson while Peter Jensen recalls trekking over a glacier to Chisana in 1912. Narratives reflect the era, nicknames, and hardy frontier life.
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Seattle
Alaska
Yukon Territory
Charlie Fyfe
Dawson
Y. T
Fort Langley
B.C
Fyfe
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Whitehorse
British Columbia
Peter Jensen
Bremerton
Wash
Chisana
Wrangell Mountains
Valdez
Harry Schultz
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N. Y
Goldsmith Maid
Kepley’s Cafeteria
Kepley
South Main Street
H.G. Ederton
Dodge
Cathy Cassillo
Eva Axelson
Chatanika
Fairbanks
Slop Jake
Diamond Kid
Hanz
Louis
Lonesome Pete
Skagway Bill
the Flying Finn
Jerome Simson
Arcadia
Calif
Nome
N. Main St
Wong’s
N. Main
Yale
Mayberry R.fd
Sam
The
Brady Bunch
Florence Henderson
Robert Reed
Grand Canyon
Jim Backus
Shirley Jones
David Cassidy
Room 222
Lloyd Haynes
Denise Nicholas
Michael Constantine
Karen Valentine
Burgess Meredith
Oscar
Tony Randall
Jack Klugman
Love
Ken Berry
Michael Callan
Yvonne Craig
Christopher George
Stefanie Powers
Motorola
N. Wrenn St. Paul Wilson
High Point Jaycees
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