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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1976
Page
2
In Jasper Tennessee parents protest overcrowding by boycotting classes since Sept 2. Attendance in four Marion County schools dropped from about 2000 to roughly 1300. The school board voted to close the schools to avoid reduced state aid tied to average daily attendance.
Lesa teach and ci s2y physical avication classes are meeting in the high school auditorium since the gymnasium was condemned three years ago after a roof leak canceled a basketball game. The board promised to convert a vocational school into a new high school, but the state commissioner of education called that expansion expensive and unlikely. Meanwhile, retained accredited teachers run informal classes for seniors and plan to expand to other studies.
Arab League mediator Hassan Sabri Khali narrowly escaped machine gun fire as his car was struck while crossing from Muslim to Christian Beirut for a meeting with newly installed President Elias Sarkis. His spokesman said Khali will attempt to visit Sarkis again to press a ceasefire in Lebanon's civil war as sectarian checkpoints reopen after a two day closure.
A federal judge in Richmond fines Allied Chemical and Life Science Products for discharging toxic chemicals into the James River and waters near Hopewell. In separate stories, Oklahoma faces a beer age case, Sea Brook nuclear permit renewal, a U S Navy jet fuel spill in Alaska, and global tensions including a Cuba visit and Basque ETA killings.
Earl Butz, resigning after a racial slur, denied reports of secret meetings to advise the department on avoiding Black hires. Acting secretary Knebel called the charges crassly false as Butz and aides discussed policy continuity while department heads met.
Apatoly Beaptov, the Soviet chess champion, met with ex-champion Bobby Fuecber and backs a two match plan with temperamental American But Karpov. Fischer insists on removing the three game limit and extending play until ten victories, sparking a dispute over world championship format.
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