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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1970

Page

9

Housing Shortage Deepest Since World War II Warns Romney

HUD Secretary George Romney says 2.5 million more homes are needed now to provide adequate housing and warns that inflation and financing limits will worsen the shortage. He stresses targeted subsidized starts rose 13 percent to 165,000, with expectations of further gains, while cautioning against easing tight money policies.

Washington HUD George Romney Romney Federal Reserve System

Race bias denial in hurricane relief

In Biloxi Mississippi NAACP leader Aaron Henry charged state discrimination in a 20 million hurricane relief project. Governor John Bell Williams rebutted the claim before a Senate Public hearing at the Robert E Lee Hotel saying the testimony was baseless and impugned Mississippi's integrity. Black refugees were moved to the Jackson State College campus during the hurricane aftermath.

Aaron Henry Clarksdale John Bell Williams Senate Robert E. Lee Jackson State College Williams Mississippi Henry NAACP Alex Waites

Mississippi Negroes organize boycotts over private desegregation schools

In Jackson Mississippi, black residents launch economic boycotts against white merchants backing all white private schools resisting public school desegregation ordered by the Supreme Court. NAACP official Charles Evers says 400 people from Adams Wilkinson and Amite counties support a selective buying campaign to pressure white merchants.

Jackson, Miss Mississippi U.S. Supreme Court NAACP Charles Evers Adams Wilkinson Amite Evers

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