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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1971

Page

5

Astronauts Fly Home to Houston After Moon Mission

Apollo 14 crew Shepard Roosa and Mitchell returned to Houston aboard a silver Air Force jet after a lunar mission. They were greeted in Pago Pago by 600 spectators and dancing girls, then traveled 890 miles by recovery ship to the USS New Orleans before finishing in Texas, still under a 14 day quarantine.

Alan B. Shepard Stuart A. Roosa Edgar D. Mitchell American Samoa U.S Kennedy Space Agency Norton Air Force Base Calif South Pacific USS New Orleans Pacific Shepard Pago Pago Mitchell Roosa American Houston

Justice Black Rules Long Hair Not a School Right

Justice Hugo L. Black ruled that the Constitution does not grant high school students a right to wear long hair. He criticized emergency motions and urged courts to defer to states on local school rules, noting that desegregation was the Amendment’s focus and stressing state control over hair length for public students in El Paso.

Washington Hugo L. Black Black Supreme Court Chesley Karr Coronado High School el Paso Tex Karr United States

Income Gains for Young Black Couples Highlight 1960s Shift

Census Bureau analysis shows northern black families headed by under-35 couples with two parents increased average income to 8,900 dollars yearly, reaching 91 percent of white figures, up from 62 percent in 1960. Black families headed by a mother largely remained in poverty, while many with no father saw no gains.

Washington Census Bureau South North

Medi-Hair Warnings By U S Judge

U S District Judge Philip Wilkins ordered Medi-Hair International to warn customers that the process could cause pain skin diseases and scarring and to allow a 72 hour opt out after signing. The FTC charges alleged false advertising and high pressure sales tactics.

Sacramentown U.S. District Court Philip Wilkins Federal Trade Commission Medi-Hair International

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