HEW Fails To Enforce Civil Rights, Groups Say
A coalition of 57 groups accuses the Department of Health, Education and Welfare of a shocking failure to enforce civil rights. They charge OCR has a paper commitment and demand firm leadership from HEW Secretary Mathews to enforce titles VI IX and the Rehabilitation Act. Signers include the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, ACLU, National Organization for Women, UAW, and others.
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American Veterans Committee
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Study Group to Review Nixon Presidential Papers Ownership
A UPI report notes Congress created the National Study Commission on Records and Documents to decide who owns presidential papers and what counts as official documents. Chaired by Herbert Brownell the panel also weighs privacy protections and extends a March 31 deadline if needed.
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Pope kneels in gesture of humility before Orthodox prelate
Pope Paul VI surprised viewers by kneeling in a gesture of humility during a Sunday service at the Vatican. He prayed for forgiveness of past Christian divisions as the Greek Orthodox prelate looked on with bowed head.
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GOP Leaders Favor Ford for 1976 Nomination
A US News and World Report poll of 259 Republican leaders shows 80 percent expect Ford to win the GOP nomination, with 54 percent backing Ford personally and 31 percent backing Reagan. If Ford opts out, Reagan leads with 53 percent, Rockefeller 17 percent, and Connally 6 percent.
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Nelson Rockefeller
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Vultures Roost Over Kennedy Warren Apartments
About forty large birds nest atop the Kennedy Warren on Connecticut Avenue each year from October to March, swelling the city’s vulture population to around 200. Zoo officials shifted bear feeding to early afternoon to reduce bird interference while residents debate their presence with mixed views on beauty and nuisance.
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Samuel P. Langley
Smithsonian
Foster's Shoes Ad Cites Comfortable Footwear For All
An advertisement for Foster's Shoes at 119 North 3rd promotes shoes for men women and children claiming comfort and ease of fit. The style combines opinion and catalog language to attract shoppers.
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Nevadans Urge Senators to Oppose Stevens Nomination
A Nevada group lobbying for women’s rights urged Senators Paul Laxalt and Howard Cannon to oppose Judge John Paul Stevens for the Supreme Court. The telegrams cited four decisions and included local activists Maya Miller and Loa Semrau among signatories, criticizing speed of the nomination.
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Dennis Myers
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Weather Outlook Clears and Cools Then Warms
Clear and cool through Tuesday with gradually warmer days. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph, shifting to gentle by Monday. Today's high 50 and low 25. yesterday 48 and 36. Humidity ranges 18 to 36 percent. Today’s forecast high 58 and low 33. Sunrise 6 44, sunset 4 28.
Weather Table for 24-Hour Span From National Weather Service
The Nation reports a 24-hour period ending at 4 a.m. Pacific Time. The San Francisco National Weather Service prepared temperature and precipitation figures.
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Supreme Court Nominee John Paul Stevens Faces Flexibility Test
The article weighs John Paul Stevens’s potential to adapt to evolving social issues and his record as a traditionalist judge. It notes his cautious use of broad constitutional implications and discusses how he might have sided with minorities on one man one vote cases, while highlighting Senate scrutiny during confirmation.
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Kissinger Visits German Birthplace During Diplomatic Tour
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger travels through Europe on a diplomatic swing after meeting aides in London. He plans a sentimental stop in Fuerth, his German birthplace, where Mayor Kurt Scherzer will award him a gold medal. Kissinger, 33, has spent weeks in Asia and Europe, reflecting on detente and world stability.
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United States
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England
Nuernberg
Proclamation to Restructure Selective Service
President Ford planned a sweeping reform of the Selective Service System to require a one day national registration and replace local draft boards. Registration would occur in American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars halls and in schools with sites and registrars provided by the posts and the National Guard and Army Reserve using armories. The plan sets the last Wednesday in March as the annual registration date.
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