Negro rejects post as Vista leader in Detroit
William R. Ford, 35, Detroit, announced he has declined the federal post as director of Volunteers In Service to Michigan Employment Security America. He will remain Michigan director for the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity, citing commitment to state urban problems and a desire to complete directives begun during his nine months in office.
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Detroit
William R
Ford
Nixon
the Volunteers In Service
Michigan Employment Security America
Sons
Michigan
U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
MESC
Nixon seeks repeal of 1950 detention camp law
Deputy Atty. Gen. Richard G. Kleindienst says the administration backs scrapping the 1950 law that allowed detention camps during internal security emergencies. He argues fears of misuse against Vietnam war protesters are unfounded and notes the statute offended Japanese Americans detained in World War II. Repeal is being pushed in letters to Sen. Eastland as Inouye seeks action.
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Washington
Nixon
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Justice Department
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Solons Say It Can Be Done On Appropriations
Congressional leaders believe work on money bills can finish this year without a post Christmas session. President Nixon warned of a Dec 26 special session if appropriations bills stall. Key debates center on a $70 billion defense bill and Labor Department funding with controversial provisions.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
House
Senate Appropriations
Congress
Nixon
Mansfield
Montana
Gerald R. Ford
Senate
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Ford
Departments of Labor
Health, Education and Welfare
Forces Push U.S. Home Construction Upward Over Five Years
Three pressures will lift home building in the next five years. The $4 million servicemen’s release after Vietnam, demands from Negroes for upgraded housing, and a shift from apartments to single family homes by World War II war babies drive the trend.
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Vietnam
Suit Challenges Income Tax Law in Illinois
In Chicago, four Chicago-area residents filed a Circuit Court suit challenging Illinois new income tax. They argue the law taxes earnings earned before its August 1 1969 effective date, naming George Mahin, director of the Illinois Revenue Department, as defendant. Plaintiffs Terrance R. Mitchell, Mrs. Asalee Laborn, John A. Peterson, and Frederick W. Wendnagel seek relief over taxes on gains from estate sales and pension plans prior to the effective date.
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Chicago
Illinois
George Mahin
Illinois Revenue Department
Mahin
Terrance R. Mitchell
Asalee Laborn
Savings and Cheese Pension Fund
Mrs. Roebuck and Co
John A. Peterson
Frederick W. Wendnagel
Chicago Area
Militant Left Losing At Colleges
Milwaukee AP report cites David A. Keene saying militant left waning at campuses nationwide as violence harms appeal. He notes SDS decline, campus peace depends on student-school contracts, and administration confusion over leftist goals persists. Keene recounts 1967 de authorization at Wisconsin and limited classroom boycotts this year.
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Milwaukee
David A. Keene
Young Americans For Freedom
Students For A Democratic Society
Keene
University of Wisconsin Law
Republican Women’s Club
YAF
University of Wisconsin
Robben Fleming
University of Michigan
Court Decides Disputed Tree To Come Down
Minnesota Supreme Court rules 75 foot elm on boundary line is a nuisance and must be removed. Bergins liable for tree roots and fence damage after decades of dispute with Holmbergs. court notes ownership of trees on property lines and requires removal at estimated $295 cost.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Supreme Court
Minneapolis
Raymond Bergin
Woodlawn Blvd
Melvin Holmberg
Martin Nelson
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George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House Committee
Richard B. Russell
D'Ga
Senate Committee
Mike Mansfield
Sletten
Furniture
LA Crosse
Caledonia Street
Militant
Fort Atkinson
UAF
New Left
SDS
Radical Left
New World
Old World
Barclay’s
Brandy Collins
Barclay & CO. Limited
Peoria, Illinois
Franp
Seli
la Crosse Tribune
DuPont T.M
Neuburgs
First National Bank
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