Massive Boston teachers strike disrupts desegregation busing
Ninety percent of Boston teachers walked out over salaries, shutting schools and crippling the court ordered desegregation busing program. About 15 thousand of 84 thousand students attended, as 300 black teachers voted to return to work amid concerns for black children’s education.
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Broward County Circuit Court
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Santa Ana winds fuel Southern California fires
By Tuesday a dozen fires scorched more than 20 000 acres across the region. A 15000 acre blaze in Riverside County’s Badlands forced highway closures and drew 300 firefighters. Three abandoned structures and a recreation hall were lost. Two firefighters suffered second degree burns. Evacuations occurred near Sierra Madre as a 200 acre brush fire neared homes.
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Antibusing filibuster stalls major appropriations bill
In Washington the antibusing minority filibustered the $45.1 billion Labor HEW appropriations bill delaying a vote to end debate. Senate leaders concede cloture will be hard amid busing disputes over desegregation funding. Senator Biden and Byrd pushed anti bus amendments while Edward Brooke blocked a vote.
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Robert Byrd
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Edward Brooke
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Moore tied to Ford assassin case once informant
The FBI said Sara Jane Moore, the woman charged with trying to kill President Ford, was terminated as a potential informant on radical groups after revealing she had provided information. She was under probationary status from June 1974 to June 1975 and was paid mainly for expenses.
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Brown approves teachers collective bargaining bill
Gov. Edmund G. Brown signed SB160 extending collective bargaining rights to teachers and school employees in California without a strike right. The measure creates a three member Educational Employment Relations Board and covers K through community colleges, backed by the CTA and CSBA, with no broad public employee scope and debates over cost.
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Dennis Carpenter
Newport Beach
Ex-Marine’s quick grab may have saved Ford in San Francisco
Oliver Sipple, a 33 year old ex Marine wounded by shell fragments, lunged for a concealed pistol as Sara Jane Moore fired at President Ford outside the St Francis Hotel. Patrolman Timothy Hettrich and a Secret Service agent subdued the gun, Moore was taken away to face charges. Sipple said he is not a hero, just doing what seemed right, with memories of service and shrapnel.
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Sara Ane Moore
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West Virginia
Leo Gardner
Charleston
W.va
White House
Brad MacKimm
Rye, N.Y
Americans react to Ford assassination attempt across nation
The nation reacted with shock and mixed views after a second assassination attempt on President Ford in California. People from New York, Atlanta, Charleston and beyond expressed fear, anger, and calls for staying in office or fleeing crowds as the incident echoed Kennedy’s 1963 murder.
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Betty Ford unaware of presidential shooting amid California trip
Betty Ford learned of the gunfire on the President only after boarding Air Force One returning from California. She described the assailant as a "poor shot" and joined Ford aboard the jet and later at the White House, while aides relayed details to their children.
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