Supreme Court rules busing across counties improper
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, bars busing black inner city pupils to white suburbs as a desegregation remedy, reaffirming local control and limiting remedies to within the school district unless a constitutional issue exists. The ruling affects Detroit and other major cities including Indianapolis, Louisville, and Atlanta. Justice Marshall dissented, calling the ruling a backward step.
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Weather map shows scattered storms across nation
A line of thunderstorms moved over the Great Plains with light rain failing to halt drought. Showers stretched from Minnesota to the Texas Panhandle and into Colorado and upper Michigan with rainfall under half an inch. Dodge City saw gusts near 70 mph and a Nebraska tornado was reported without damage or injuries. Hot temps lingered in Texas and Oklahoma above 100.
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Convict Carrasco Seizes Hostages in Texas Prison Drama
Fred Gomez Carrasco held 10 hostages at gunpoint in the Texas State Prison amid a defiant demand for freedom. The group included seven women librarians and teachers. Carrasco said he would shoot it out if not released and showed no remorse, praising the women and warning he could kill if provoked.
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Hearst hoaxer misleads police in North Hollywood stand-off
A blonde woman and a telephone hoaxer prompted a dramatic police assault on a North Hollywood apartment as officers believed Patty Hearst might surrender. Investigators found only a cat. police called the incident a hoax amid the ongoing Hearst kidnapping case and SLA fugitive saga.
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Dean testifies on Hunt pay-off in Watergate case
John W. Dean III told the House Judiciary Committee he believed Nixon thought paying 75000 to Watergate burglar E Howard Hunt was desirable. He said he destroyed notebooks and a phone directory from Hunt's White House safe and cited a March 21 1973 White House meeting where the payment was discussed.
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Priest launches Ban the Babies Movement in Catholic Church
Reverend Frank E. Fortkamp, self styled founding father of the Ban the Babies Movement, calls for a church directive to bar infants from Mass citing disruptive crying. He rails against baby noise and cries for liturgy unimpeded by infantile din.
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