FBI Reports Crime Rate Leveling Off Amid Robbery Surge
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said the nation's crime rate leveled off in the first six months of 1969 with a 9 percent rise, the smallest for the period in two years, despite robberies up 17 percent and armed robberies up 20 percent. Violent crimes rose 13 percent and property crimes 8 percent across regions.
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Desegregation Delay Challenged By NAACP LDF
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund asks the Supreme Court to overturn a federal delay in desegregating 30 Mississippi school districts and to prioritize the case. The Justice Department seeks to overturn a Mississippi law funding segregated private schools, arguing it violates equal protection. The LDF asserts 15 years have passed without full integration and urges swift action.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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Jackson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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Justice Aide Admits Pressure on Desegregation Effort
The Justice Department civil rights chief told dissident lawyers that political pressures influenced desegregation. He defended a delay in court-ordered desegregation for 30 Mississippi districts and described administration strategy combining persuasion with coercion when needed.
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Jerris Leonard
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
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Nixon
Mississippi
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