Supreme Court Denies Delays in School Desegregation Busing
The Supreme Court refused requests to stay desegregation orders for four southern districts, forcing busing this fall in Charlotte Mecklenburg Winston-Salem Forsyth Florida Dade Broward. Officials announce plans to open schools on schedule despite rulings, while the Court prepares to address the broader busing issue.
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Forsyth County
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Warren Burger
Allen Perry
Winston Aalem
Nixon
Dade County
Fla
Miami
Broward County
Supreme
Faubus Faces Runoff as Rockefeller Wins renomination
Arkansas politics unfold with Gov Winthrop Rockefeller securing renomination after a strong primary showing. Faubus trails, eyeing a September runoff, while Oklahoma politics shift with Carl Albert likely to become Speaker. Rockefeller’s Negro vote surge changes early counts, and Faubus vows to fight in November’s rematch.
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Tulsa
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Lester L. Gibbs
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First cotton bale ginned at Tahoka on Oct 4
A. G. Cawthorn delivered the season’s first bale at the Tahoka gin on Tuesday pulling 2,180 pounds of seed cotton from 12 acres. The bale weighed 540 pounds of lint and 0 pounds of seed. Gin manager Ronnie Nettles estimates a 20 percent drop in local crop output from last year.
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South Plains
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Gusienst Farmers Co-Op
Anne
Cawthorn
Ronnie Nettles
U S Grand Jury Indicts In Heroin Ring Case In Texas
A federal grand jury returned true bills charging a former Lubbock man and two Mexican nationals with a heroin ring based in O'Donnell. Indictments include mail fraud against two area residents and receiving concealing a stolen grocery truck. James A. Stewart of Stewart's Grocery faces four counts. Authorities say the heroin operation involved smuggling about 200 grams and distributing across Texas. The names of some defendants are withheld pending warrants.
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Lubbock
O'Donnell
Amarillo
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Lopez
McAllen
Mexico
Ilegally
Texas
Willis Taylor
Taylor
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Stewart's
E. 29Th St
U.S
City to auction year's stock of stolen and abandoned property
A city government plan outlines auctioning the year's supply of stolen, abandoned, or recovered property. The notice covers property disposal procedures and public sale details for municipal assets.
All-Volunteer Army Idea Rejected by Senate in Draft Debate
The Senate defeated an amendment by Barry Goldwater and Mark Hatfield to move toward an all-volunteer force, delaying plans to end conscription. The vote 52 to 35 reflected mixed support from liberal and conservative senators amid White House opposition and Vietnam war concerns.
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Senate
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Goldwater
R-Ariz
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Prayer Verse Echoes Faith and Obedience
A short reader prayer extols returning and quietness in confidence that God will grant strength. It asks for more faith to trust and obey all teachings and ends with Amen.
New Hangars Approved At Lubbock Airport Amid Protests
Lubbock airport board, by unanimous vote at a special meeting, approved a 20 year ground lease with three five year options to Executive Hangars of Lubbock Inc. for private hangars at West Texas Air Terminal. The decision ends weeks of clashes with fixed base operators and private owners over hangar space shortage.
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West Texas Air Terminal
Caren Pet
Lubbock Inc
Pestacantine
City Schools Open Term as Desegregation Orders Take Hold
The 1970-71 school year begins amid federal desegregation orders and a May tornado. About 31,000 students start classes with 700 in kindergarten, including a new program for five year olds with educational or linguistic handicaps. Officials monitor parent reactions to reassignments as changes unfold.
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James C. Lott
8Th St
Roscoe Wilson Elementary School
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Eugene Smith
Avalanche-Journal
Baden
Ha En
Supreme Court to Hear 18 Year Old Voting Rights Case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the 18 year old voting rights provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1970 on October 19. Texas and Oregon filed suits challenging the act while the government seeks to enforce conformity in Idaho and Arizona. The provision would grant 18 year olds the vote and bar literacy tests with a January 1 effective date, not affecting this fall's elections. President Nixon signed the bill June 22 voicing constitutional doubts and urging a speedy test. The government also seeks orders to register illiterate eligible voters if the law is upheld.
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Associated Press
Washington
Warren E. Burger
Supreme
Justice Department
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Oregon
Idaho
Arzona
Nixon
Seven Americans Die in Bangkok Train Collision
Seven American men were killed and seven injured when a bus carrying them to Don Muang air base collided with a train near Bangkok. The crash occurred Tuesday as the group was en route for their rest period. three of the injured were unnamed.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Don Muang
Texas districts face federal desegregation orders in court
Federal suits target 26 Texas districts as Justice Department seeks unitary schools. In Wichita Falls Judge Sarah T. Hughes redraws zone lines linking Washington Elementary with other schools and orders buses for morning transfer due to bus shortages.
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Associated Press
Texas
Justice Department
U.S
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Wichita Falls
U.S. Dist
Sarah T. Hughes
Dallas
Washington
Weather Map: Lubbock Area Warmth Through Thursday
Fair land slightly warmer weather forecast for Lubbock and vicinity through Thursday. Southeasterly winds at low to moderate speeds today with a high around 3.
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