Moms Relent and Pontiac Kids Return to Class
In Pontiac Michigan the white mothers group NAG ends the boycott of Pontiac schools and allows children to attend classes. NAG cancels a statewide boycott planned for Oct 1 while noting future protest plans may occur on a later date. Absenteeism had fallen from 40 percent to about 15 percent. NAG disassociates from neighborhood freedom schools project after dispute over statements by Mr Wells.
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Pontiac, Mich
UPI
National Action Group
NAG
Pontiac
Irene AicCabe
State Department of Education
McCabe
Wells
Mrs. McCabe
Tennessee birth rate rises for third straight half year
In Tennessee the birth rate for the first half of the year climbed to 18.4 births per 1000 people, up from 17.8. Death rate stayed steady at 10.1 per 1000. Leading causes include heart disease cancers blood diseases accidents influenza and pneumonia infant deaths and diabetes.
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Nashville
UPI
Tennessee
Prompt Hearing Sought In Memphis Desegregation Suit
MEMPHIS NAACP legal defense asks the Sixth Circuit to order a prompt hearing in the Memphis school desegregation case. A pre trial date moves from Nov. 15 to an earlier date. full hearing date remains undecided.
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Memphis
UPS
the &Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund
Federal District Court
U.S. District Court
Robert M. McRae Jr
Bomb Kills Two Belfast Youths
In Belfast on Thursday night a gelignite blast at a Falls Road house killed an 18 year old girl and a 17 year old boy, demolishing the home at Merrion Street. The attack adds to Belfast violence as soldiers and police faced multiple incidents across the city and province.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Falls Road
Rose Curry
Merrion Street
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Iastings Street
Army
Hastings Street
Coalisland
Londonderry
West Belfast
Trudeau warns Canada may reassess US relations over Nixon plan
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau says permanent U.S. economic measures could force a fundamental reassessment of Canada’s relations with the United States. He argues the 10 percent surcharge harms Canada’s economy, threatening its exports and labor market.
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Ottawa
UPI
Canada
United States
U.S
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Japan
Europe
Nixon
Trudeau
North America
Tesa
Allies Alert For Trouble As Election Approaches
Saigon reports 215000 American GIs restricted to bases in a 124 day Grey Alert before during and after the South Vietnamese presidential vote. U S command cites possible enemy activity, with cross border strikes and air raids against North Vietnam near the DMZ and around Khe Sanh and Chu Lai. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces shell, raid, and contest districts near Saigon Hue Tay Ninh and Phan Thiet as Hanoi radio denounces the bombing.
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Saigon
API
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Tay Ninh City
Nixon
White House
Washington
Khe Sanh
Dmz
Fuller
Central Highlands
Song Cau
Phan Thiet
Hanoi
Viet Cong
U.S
Arbitration settles Hoffman's dispute with Forcade
Abbie Hoffman and Tom Forcade used a New Left arbitration panel to resolve their quarrel over Steal This Book. The panel awarded $1,000 cash to Forcade and 10,000 copies of the book at cost, plus a $5,000 profit for Forcade on the distributed copies. Grove Press must provide the 10,000 copies at cost.
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New York
APL
Abbie Hoffman
Tom Forcade
Hoffman
New Left
Forcade
Parvade
Hoffmout
Grove Press
U S push for Taiwan seat stalls at United Nations
United States delays a full bid to keep Nationalist China’s U N seat until next month’s General Assembly debate. The plan faces a hurdle after the steering committee split support with Albania backing a separate communist China proposal. Secretary Rogers heads to New York for U N talks as Bush signals a postponed major bid.
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United Nations
United States
U.N
China
General Assembly
U.N. Sterling Committee
U.S
Albania
24 Nation
Security Council
Assembly
People’s Republic of
Communist China
TLN
All General Assembly
U. S
George Bush
Bush
William P. Rogers
New York
Welfare Costs Jump Amid Upiated Relief Rolls Rise
Washington reports HEW data showing welfare costs up 27 percent and relief rolls increasing to 14.3 million. For year ending June 1969, costs reached 16.9 billion with average monthly payments up to 49.20 dollars. Eleven states cut welfare aid, and families with dependent children rose 23 percent to 10.2 million recipients.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
John D. Twiname
Social and Rehabilitation Service
Twiname
Alabama
Arizona
Delaware
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Illinois
Florida
Mississippi
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
California
Secret Aid to South Vietnam Questioned by House Panel
A House Foreign Operations subcommittee charged that the United States secretly provided about 6590 million to South Vietnam over three years. Secretary Rogers was pressed for explanation as the panel said 500 million was shipped under the table to Nguyen Van Thien’s government while it examined US exchange rates for dollars to Vietnamese piastres.
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Washington
House
United States
Nguyen van Thien
William P. Rogers
Torbert H. MacDonald
D-Masa
Foreign Operations Subcommittee
South Vietnam
MacDonald
U.S
Kingsport Times News Publication Details
The Kingsport Times News shows edition scope and publication days with Sunday and New Year closures. It lists delivery pricing, service area within 190 miles, and affiliations with News Services and syndicates in a brief publisher note.
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W'Qatper Times
Kingsport News Imarning
Kingsport Times-tews
Senay Calyl
Kingsport Publishing, Corporation
Lynn Garden Br
Wingsport
Tena
G. Meiberger
Kingapor
Tennessee
Nome
Mall Dally
Unitea Mees Internatonal
Chicago
Daily News
Newsaarer Enterprise Associaton
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Rob Hawks
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UPR
Casey Jenkins
Jenkins
Knox
Maryville
Metropolitan Planning Commission
Knoxville
William E. Cole
MPC
Knoxville City Council
Knox County Commission
North Armerican
Katsuhisa
Tao
Kumagi
Toga
U.S. Command
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Hue
U.S. West Airborne Division
Camp Bugle
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Hoc Chi Minh Trail
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Heather Simmons
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