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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1970

Page

4

Humphrey Blasts Nixon Plan and 60s Policies

Former vice president Hubert Humphrey criticized President Nixon on New Year’s Eve, accusing the administration of trying to repeal the 1960s while voters faced rising costs. He praised Civil Rights Act voting rights and anti poverty measures, urged Congress to redefine priorities, and warned health care funding and inflation would shape the 1970s.

Washington Hubert J. Humphrey Nixon Tion Democratic Congress Nesota Senate Humphrey

Administration Pledges Action on School Desegregation

The Nixon Administration vowed to file multiple lawsuits in the Deep South if the Supreme Court delays desegregation until fall. Solicitor General Griswold and Atty. Gen. Leonard argued for a regionwide deadline affecting over 300 districts in five states and Texas, while civil rights groups pressed for immediate action in 14 districts across Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.

Washington Nixon Deep South Supreme Court Erwin Louisiana Georgia Alabama Mississippi Florida Griswold Leonard Texas Griswold and Leonard Justice Department Fifth Circuit United States

Government to sue systems to force school district orders

The government plans to focus resources to meet the deadline by filing suits against individual systems, groups of systems, or states and state officials. The aim is to bring the remaining school districts under court order.

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