Integration of 600 Holdouts Tests US School Policies
The Nixon administration faces the desegregation test as nearly 600 holdout districts begin integrating classes this week. About 566 districts are expected to desegregate in the fall, with 14 already opening without major incidents. The push aims to end dual schooling, while the government pledges swift action against racial discrimination and possible loss of federal funds. Some districts may remain segregated due to ongoing litigation or ineligibility under current laws, notably in Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Mississippi and Texas face statewide suits, with orders anticipated soon.
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Washington
South
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Justice Department
Georgia
Arkansas
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Nxon
No Douglas Action Likely At Deadline
The special House subcommittee investigating Justice William C. Douglas is expected to miss today's second deadline and remain silent on impeachment. A report may come when Congress reconvenes in September. Ford and Wyman argue for impeachment over Douglas's writings and associations. Douglas's backers stress questions on grounds for removal.
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Washington
House
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Byron G. Rogers
Dcolo
Judiciary Committee
Douglas
Louis C. Wyman
R. N.H
Gerald R. Ford
Paul N
Pete) McCloskey Jr
R-Calif
Judiciary
Ford
Simon H. Rifkind
Congress
Detroit
Bethel B. Kelley
Daniel G. Wylie
Kelley-Wyllie
Ralph Ginzberg
Ginzberg
Eros
Rifkind
Wyman
Evergreen Magazine
Albert Parvin Foundation
Las Vegas
Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions
Santa Barbara
Global and U S bids spark Asian and Middle East moves
Vice President Agnew arrives in Seoul as the United States confirms transferring a wing of F4 Phantom fighters from Japan and pledges extra military aid to Korea, while bombers operate near the DMZ. In Saigon U S raids press new strikes on North Vietnamese threats to Fire Base Fuller. Nixon meets with advisers in California to discuss the economy and foreign policy amid regional tensions. In Israel Ebba Eban named minister as talks on a cease-fire and Suez standstill issues continue. Mansfield signals a push for a six-day session to curb senator absenteeism as Congress debates a $5.2 billion public works bill.
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Agnew
South Korea
U.S
Japan
Korea
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Chamber
Peter Sellers Weds Stepdaughter of Lord Mancroft
Peter Sellers, 44, married Miranda Quarry, 23, the stepdaughter of Lord Mancroft, in a brief civil ceremony at Caxton Hall register office. It was his third marriage, her first, as rallies for women’s equality and suffrage supporters gathered nearby.
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London
Peter Sell- Wowill
Rv Ol
Miranda Quarry
Caxton Hall
Lord Mancroft
Cunard Shipping Ling
Prosecutor seeks indictment in Niarchos case in Greece
In Piraeus a magistrate received the Stavros Niarchos file as a prosecutor asks for indictment for causing lethal injuries to his wife. A three member judicial council will decide whether to accept amend or reject the allegations. No date set.
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Athens
Piraeus
Stavros Niarchos
Parmenion Tsivrea
Poll of Vietnamese Favors US Exit Says McGovern
Sen George McGovern released figures claiming a Vietnam military poll shows 65 percent of South Vietnam want U.S. forces withdrawn, with five percent wanting to stay. He tied the Vietnam poll and a Harris poll to support his end of 1971 withdrawal amendment co sponsored by Sen Hartfield and backed by a US public majority. Dole supported Vietnamization but called the amendment irresponsible and said the President is ending the war.
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Washington
George McGovern
D-5
South Vietnam
U.S
Harris
McGovern
Vietnam
Lus
Mark Hartfield
R-Ore
ABC
Robert J. Dole
R. Kan
Nixon
Cross-Country Clean Air Car Race Kicks Off
Pasadena to Cambridge seven day, 3600 mile event with 42 starters from over 30 colleges. Electric cars and hybrids race amid varied fuel types including propane natural gas diesel and unleaded petrol. MIT and Cornell crews among early electric starters while goals focus on least pollution and practical low polluting transport.
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Cambridge
Mass
Pasadena
Calif
Stevens Institute
Hoboken
N.J
Cornell University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Canada
Ocean
White House
Gordon J. MacDonald
President's Council On Environmental Quality
California Institute of Technology
Sunay
Hostages Report Safe as Guerrillas Speak
In Montevideo American agronomist Claude L Fly and Brazilian Consul Aloysio Mares Dias Gomid e are described as well by Tuparamar guerrillas in a note left for the BP color newspaper. The note warns they will be killed if their hiding place is found. Brazil and Uruguay discuss ransom terms with Vatican involvement.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Claude L. Fly
Aloysio Mares Dias Goimide
BP Color
Brazil
Guerrilllas
Diag Gomide
Vatican
Home Delivery Rate In Ledger To Rise In 1970
The Ledger announces a new home delivery rate effective September 1 1970 pricing daily service at 32.00 per month for Mexico and all Ledgerland towns.
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Mexico
Ledgerland
Vatican investigates Indian nun recruitment problems
The Vatican admitted that recruiting Indian girls to become nuns in European convents caused issues and suspended the practice while investigating. It said some girls, seeking religious life but lacking means, were aided by priests and agents, with some returning to India and others staying in Europe. An investigation began in July amid reports of over 1,200 peasants sold to convents at 600 to 750 dollars each.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Europe
India
London Sunday Times
4 H Members Demonstrate At Sedalia Fair
At the Missouri State Fair 81 4-H entries compete in two new demonstration classes one for home economics and another open to other 4-H projects. Demonstrators include Linda Lierheimer Mary Sonwalt Susan Sonwalt Gina Holsheiser and Cheryl Burnett with daily sessions in the 4-H Building from Aug 24 to 20, 9:30 am to noon and 2 pm to 4 pm.
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Linda Lierheimer
Route 4
Mexico
Mary Sonwalt
Rush Hill
Susan Sonwalt
Gina Holsheiser
Thompson
Cheryl Burnett
Centralia
Sedalia
Claude Westfall
Randy Hart
Melba Stevens
Elvb
Mexico Ledger Subscription Rates and Hours
The Mexico Ledger lists publication details with office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Rates cover local, Audrain and adjoining counties, rest-of-Missouri, and out-of-state mail, plus a special military member option at $1 per month.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
Guardsmen to receive M16 rifles for combat and crowd control
Washington AP reports National Guard troops are being issued lightweight M16 automatic rifles to replace M1 and M14 rifles for combat and riot control. About 200,000 M16s expected in armories by mid 1971, with some from Vietnam inventories. Adj Gen Sylvester Del Corso testified at Kent State about the weapon’s distribution amid campus disorders and four student deaths.
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Washington
National Guard
National Guard Bureau
Priday
Adj
Sylvester del Corso
Ohio
Kent State University
Kent State
Vietnam
Guard
Three Named To State Land Survey Authority
Jefferson City AP reports Governor Hearnes named three members to the State Land Survey Authority created by the 1969 Legislature. The appointees are Republican Richard J. Barr of Kirkwood, Democrat Willard L. Eckhardt of Columbia, and Democrat Dr. Daniel Kennedy of Rolla.
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Jefferson City
Warren E. Hearnes
New State Land Survey Authority
Richard J. Barr
Kirkwood
Willard L. Eckhardt
Columbia Democrat
Daniel Kennedy
Rolla
New Library Discs Added at Mexico Sudrain County Library
New records arrive with titles including BBP Speed Dictation Pro gram and BBP Speed Dictation Program B. Avlice's Restaurant, by Arlo Gutherle, En rore by Henry Mancini, and Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Todd join shelves.
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Mexico
Sudrain County
Avlice's Restaurant
Arlo Gutherle
Henry Mancini
World
Michael Todd
Fulbright proposes UN force to settle Mideast conflict
Senator J W Fulbright outlines a plan to use UN police power to restore prewar borders and patrol neutral zones in the Mideast, followed by a U S security treaty with Israel after withdrawal. He notes Russian interest in a compromise and urges a UN settlement backed by borders, Jerusalem status, and Palestinian recognition.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
United Nations
Israel
Fulbright
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arkansas Democrat
U.N
Mideast
Middle East
U.N. Security Council
Egypt
Jordan
Suez Canal
Strait of Tiran
Jerusalem
Black GI Eugene Williams laid to rest in desegregation clash
Funeral services for Spec. 4 Pondexteur Eugene Williams are completed as a legal battle begins to bury the Vietnam casualty in a whites-only cemetery. Williams, a 20-year-old former high school football star who helped desegregate his school, was mourned as a man without a country, denied equal justice. He died in a mortar attack on August 8.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Eugene Williams
Williams
Williams burial row tests Florida civil rights limits
In Mexico Missouri on August 24 1970 a dispute over burial plots reveals contract rules restricting plots to whites. Mary Campbell Williams mother seeks emergency court relief from U S District Court in Miami. James Livesay cemetery manager faced pressure from Mayor Summerlin to yield but refused.
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Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
James Livesay
Williams
Mary Campbell
U.S. District Court
Miami
Diehl
Livesay
Dennis Summerlin
Awyer
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Sen. McGovern
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Dennis Peterson
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