Supreme Court declines hearing on Memphis school imbalance
The Supreme Court refused a hearing on neighborhood racial imbalance in Memphis schools, directing continued desegregation under a fast timetable. Chief Justice Burger noted interest but no seat to decide the issue. Memphis sought a hearing while the court ordered further desegregation under the unitary schools standard.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
High Court
Memphis
Tenn
U.S. Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Robert M. McRae Jr
Mississippi
Burger
Thurgood Marshalli
Marshall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Memphis Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Ohio House Passes Higher Interest and Nursing Home Bills
The Ohio House approved 56 to 39 a bill to lift the 8 percent usury cap for VA and FHA loans, facing Senate backing from Rhodes administration. The measure aims to meet federal nursing home licensing deadlines risking $50 million in federal aid loss. Senate also advanced a public employee retirement benefits bill and a campaign expense reporting measure. Separate notices announce legal actions and public hearings on zoning and development in Middletown Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
FHA
Wea
Charles Fry
Springfield
Rhodes
Stanley Aronoff
Cincinnati
Aronoff
Ralph Regula
R-29
Navarre
U.S. closes its Rhodesia consulate in Salisbury
Washington announces the closing of the U S consulate in Salisbury Rhodesia on March 17 asserting Britain remains Rhodesia’s lawful sovereign despite the Rhodesian regime’s 2 March break with the crown. Consular needs will be served from Johannesburg or Blantyre for about 1000 Americans.
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Washington
United States
Salisbury
State Department
Britain
Rhodesia
U.S
Denmark
Norway
Netherlands
Counsul
Johannesburg
South Africa
Blantyre
Malawi
London
House of Commons
Pesticides Found In Rare Hawaiian Hawk Egg
Scientists report traces of DDE and PCB in the unhatched egg of the Hawaiian hawk once found on Hawaii Island. The egg, first ever discovered, is displayed at the Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. It was sent to Patuxent Wildlife Research Center for analysis where biologist Winston Banko confirmed the substances but said the amounts are below harmful levels for wildlife.
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Honolulu
iMuseum of Natural History
Washington, D.C
Hawaii Island
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Laurel
Winston Banko
Patuxent
Banko
Two Twirlers Compete in Shrine Circus Baton Queen
Lu Ann Evans of Middletown and Peggy Huening of Lakota are among 24 contestants in the Shrine Circus baton queen contest at Cincinnati Gardens from March 30 to April 4. Judging will use an applause meter and the winner earns a college scholarship.
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William Edgar Moore
Fernwood St
Middletown
Ohio
Patricia Moore
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Edward S&s. Robb, JR
Barbara Carter
Ronald Finkelman
City Planning Commission
Commission Chamber
Jefferson Road
Jackson Lane
Lamberton Street
R. Paul Christiansen
Planning Commission
Robert Keays
Bavarian Woods
Lu Ann Evans
Peggy Huening
Shrine Circus
Cincinnati Gardens
Captain Joseph Bush Jr Death Revealed Laos Raid
Relatives say no government secrecy over Capt. Joseph Bush Jr. death in Muong Soui Laos during a North Vietnamese raid on February 10, 1969. The family recalls his service and fame in Vietnam era conflicts and honors his wartime career.
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Jim Brigance Temple
Tex
Army
Joseph Bush Jr
U.S
Laos
White House
Bush
Muong Soui
Carol
Joe
Robin
Bangkok
Thailand
Thai Royal Artillery
Joseph Bush Sr
UAW Seeks Earlier Retirement and Higher Pensions
About 1 300 skilled trades delegates in Atlantic City press early retirement and larger pensions as top goals in upcoming contract talks with General Motors Ford and Chrysler. The union favors a $500 monthly pension after 30 years, continuing after Social Security kicks in, with current early retirement at 60 for 400 monthly under three year deals.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Douglas A. Fraser
UAW Skilled Trades Department
Inter- National
Gener
al Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Pennsylvania Imposes Nation's First Tax on Insurance Premiums
The six percent tax on insurance premiums takes effect in Pennsylvania amid protests. Bills to repeal at once. lawmakers report 22 000 telegrams and heavy mail to Gov Shafer. Insurance firms launch ad campaigns as the levy becomes law without the governor's signature. Nearby states plan taxes on PA firms.
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Pennsylvania
Thestate House of Representatives
Raymond P. Shafer
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Utah
GI Families Now May Use Food Stamps
The Pentagon will allow GI families and military retirees to use Agriculture Department food stamps at 351 military commissaries. Rep. Leonard Farbstein had complained that military refusals forced service families to choose between PX prices or market stamps. A department survey found 12,589 GI families on public assistance. program starts in three to four months after procedures with Agriculture are set.
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Washington
Pentagon
Agriculture Department
Leonard Farbstein
Dm.y
Farbstein
Leon E. Benade
Defense
Department
Benade
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Central Avenue
Clinton Street
City Commission For Public Inspection
Sylvia H. Hughes
Marshall Road
Mincletown
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Upjohn Co
Upjohn
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Retail Clerks Union
Aflcio
Mobile
Ala
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Charlotte
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Florida
Ralph Ginzburg
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Ohio House Okays
Stanley R. Cain
Tenth Ave
Anna M. Cain
Common Fleas Court
Vietnam
Texas A&m University
America
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