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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1977

Page

16

Carter backs numerical targets for minority admissions

The Carter administration supports using numerical targets to increase minority admission to professional schools and jobs while dodging questions on when targets become quotas. Atty. Gen. Bell and Solicitor General McCree urged the Supreme Court to accept affirmative action plans, with targets like 20 percent nonwhite entrants in a class or hiring blacks for half of entry positions until local labor force makeup is matched.

Washington Supreme Court Atty Griffin Bell Wade McCree Allan Bakke University of California Medical School Jat Davis aCalifornia Court University Bell Cal Young Americans For Freedom McCree California Carter United States Bakke Davis Congress Justice Department Parren Mitchell D-Md Congressional Black Caucus Victor Goode National Conference of Black Lawyers Joseph Califano Department of Health, Education and Welfare Ray Marshall Labor Department Patricia Harris Department of Housing and

Controversy Grows Over Abandoned Mine Search

In Picher Oklahoma a search for a person feared trapped in an abandoned mine fuels anger and protests as residents claim hearing cries while police and landowner officials doubt there is anyone inside. Rescue attempts face legal and safety hurdles amid strong local pressure.

Picher Okla Oklahoma Ray Bruner Oklahoma-Kansas State Line Bruner Bob Picker Ladell Morgan Morgan

American Indians urged to unite at national congress

DALLAS AP delegates to the 3rd annual National Congress of American Indians urged unity to survive. David Gardner of the Choctaw Nation spoke of a hopeful shift in housing and health services while Mel Tonasket proposed tribal taxation as a tool to reach goals. About 3 000 delegates from 160 tribes and observers from Hawaii attended through Friday.

Dallas National Congress of American Indians David Gardner Oklahoma United States Canada Hawaii Mel Tonasket The National Congress

Polanski to undergo prison psychiatric tests after plea

Film director Roman Polanski, 44, ordered to three months in Chino State Prison for psychiatric tests after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor. Judge Laurence J. Rittenband set the three months to allow Polanski to complete a Tahiti film, then begin the tests before final sentencing. If sentenced to over a year, he could face deportation under a moral turpitude law.

Santa Monica Calif Roman Polanski Chino State Laurence J. Rittenband Polanski Tahiti China Rittenband

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