Justice Dept says no federal task forces for desegregation
Attorney General John H. Mitchell told a Senate committee that more than 400 southern school districts must desegregate this fall and that complaints will be handled promptly. He said there are no plans for federal integration task forces or special compliance offices and that U.S. attorneys and FBI offices will receive complaints to enforce desegregation. Mitchell warned against retaliation and promised swift action if federal laws are violated.
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Escape Vehicle Found At Enid
Hockley County Sheriff Weir Clem received a tip Thursday about the escape of three prisoners. Police in Enid Oklahoma said they located the oil pickup linked to the trio near Enid. At large are Harold Hensley and Jimmy Don Fields of Levelland. Howard Waller, 35, of Sacramento, Calif., was captured in Chicago and returned to custody in the Hockley County Jail.
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Integration Plan Wins Nod
Officials of the Department of Health Education and Welfare accepted Sulphur Springs desegregation plan submitted Thursday amid federal court talks. Superintendent Norris Starkey must gain school board and U S District Court approval. Larkin and Jefferson officials met with HEW and TEA reps. South Park Port Arthur and San Augustine hold conferences. Austin postponed to Monday with Ector County and Galena Park slated to appear.
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Innocent Pleas Heard In Court
Four persons pleaded innocent to misdemeanor offenses Thursday in Judge Denzil County Court at Law. Dorothy Nell Simmons 29 of 2705 Weber Dr Towana Bontke 23 of 5220 Oak Ave charged with carrying a pistol Steve Cadena 20 and Manuel Cadena 18 of 1503 E 1st charged with passing worthless checks.
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Nixon Confers With Southern Education Advisory Groups
President Nixon travels to New Orleans to meet with a Louisiana advisory committee to the President's Cabinet Committee on Education and counterparts from Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. The Louisiana panel includes Bob Pettit and other leaders, but Louisiana education chief William Dodd questions its ties to state education and desegregation issues.
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