Integration boost for minority pupils in Los Angeles schools
AP reports civil rights lawyers cite a 113 page study from the American Civil Liberties Union arguing that desegregation raises minority student achievement. The report reviews research from Berkeley Boston Pittsburgh Rochester Hartford and Evanston and asserts that shared classrooms provide the key educational resource. Judge Gitelson ordered racial balancing in the LA system in 1970, with about 660000 pupils, and appeals continue as district lawyers seek to counter the evidence.
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Berkeley
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Rochester
N.Y
Hartford
Alfred Gitelson
New York City
Arkansas Supreme Court ruling on marijuana penalty
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that under Act 590 of 1971 the sale of marijuana was a misdemeanor prior to amendments. The court upheld that the act’s penalty provisions created a misdemeanor, and discussed sentencing in a related case involving Paul Stephen Bennett of Little Rock.
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Associated Press
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State Supreme Court
Pulaski County
Supreme Court
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Circuit Court
William J. Kirby
Bennett
Informant rights emphasized in trial defense context
The Supreme Court ruled that an informer who is an actual witness must be named to the defense to allow proper preparation, while an informer supplying only a lead need not be disclosed. The decision touched on felony definitions under Arkansas law and penalties, noting amendments changed language and prison terms. The report also includes Langholm honors for Neil Armstrong and various political remarks, and a fire call noting bees blamed for a woodpile fire in Indianapolis.
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Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Federal Trade Commission
ITT
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House
Gerald R. Ford
Anderson
United States
Senate Judiciary Committee
Obituaries and court case cross over in 1969 tax ruling
Obituaries list Elmer E. Stewart Dr H M White Aaron Tollett Mrs W L Ross Edward H Kershaw and the Phoenix court of appeals to decide if the Mormon church may keep farmland tax exempt in Phoenix area markets. The state notes church owned 1500 acres exempt under constitutional religious charitable and educational provisions.
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Arizona Court of Appeals
Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints
Mormon
Phoenix-area
Phoenix
Kenneth Kunes
Arizona
A Young Mother Shot During Belfast Cease-Fire
Bernadette Hyndman, 24, was killed on her Belfast doorstep as gunmen fired on a British army patrol during a three day IRA truce. The official say she shielded a soldier, with the cease-fire collapsing amid Northern Ireland’s ongoing violence. The city, crowded with crowds, reflected the fragile peace hopes as Heath's cabinet faced splits.
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Northern Ireland
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Hyndman
Irish Republican Army
IRA
London
Edward Heath
Texarkana's Ex-Police Chief Max Tackett Dies
Max Andrew Tackett, 59, former Texarkana police chief, died Sunday night after a monthlong battle with a heart attack. A colorful and controversial figure, he led the Texarkana Police 1948 to 1968 after serving with the Arkansas State Police. He headed the Arkansas Peace Officers Association in 1951 and later led the Neighborhood Development program in Texarkana. He was critically wounded in a 1946 shootout near Fulton..native of Glenwood. Funeral set for Wednesday.
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Tackett
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Arkansas Peace Officers Association
Fulton
Glenwood
Meat import boost pleases some and worries others
Washington sources report a seven percent increase in 1972 meat import quotas, drawing relief from NCAA leaders who feared a larger rise while consumer groups push for unrestricted foreign beef. Australia and New Zealand supply about 70 percent of quota meat, with import politics heating up as Congress considers prices and access. In Decatur, burglars stole a toilet bowl and a light bulb, ignoring cash on a nearby table.
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Nixon
Do. W. McMillan
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NCAA
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New Zealand
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Congress
Fernand J. St Germain
D-R.i
St Germain
Decatur
Harold Catlin
Bomb threats disrupt several airlines across U S
The Associated Press reports threats to National Airlines offices in New York and Los Angeles and to Texas International Airlines in Albuquerque caused searches and some delays. A National DC8 en route Los Angeles to Miami was searched during Houston and New Orleans stops, delaying arrival. No bombs were found. A Texas International threat targeted a Salt Lake City bound plane. four Salt Lake bound flights were diverted and three Western planes searched. No explosive found.
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