Detroit schools begin desegregation with peaceful rollout
Court ordered busing in Detroit resumed with 21 800 students from kindergarten to eighth grade boarded on buses. Attendance at formerly white schools rose as black pupils joined, while a boycott kept many white students home. Police reported calm with no incidents and observers noted concerns about high schools and overall absenteeism.
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Detroit
Arthur Jefferson
Jefferson
Pittsburgh teachers ratify 57 day strike ending contract
Pittsburgh teachers approved a new contract 1 486 to 657 ending a 57 day strike that kept 62 000 students out of class. The union leader hailed the vote and said teachers would return to their assignments Tuesday as district officials readied schools for reopening.
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Albert Fondy
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Allegheny County
Nineteen Gypsies Held as Theft Suspects in Kansas
Nineteen claimed gypsies, forming a group of seven women, four men and eight juveniles, were jailed in Greenwood County after a $600 cash loss at a Severy grocery. They were stopped on U S 54 near Augusta traveling in three cars. Authorities linked similar thefts across Missouri and Kansas, noting a pattern of distraction while the cash is taken.
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Charles Samuels
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Baldwin adopts new city seal and weighs fire equipment needs
Baldwin City council approved a pewter seal showing a Santa Fe Trail wagon train designed by Yvonne English to fund Santa Fe Depot renovations. Fire Chief Archer Carlson sought 10 new gear sets at 45 dollars each, noting current stock and the need for space for training and drying gear. No action taken on crossing signals. lake dredging may finish after one more workday.
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Lawrence
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Yvonne English
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Marvin Jardon
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Archer Carlson
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Sesae
Virgil Reeves
Bill Randall
Reeves
Ava Cummings
U.S. 56
State Department of Transportation
John Robson
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