Atlanta court orders desegregation plan in seven weeks
A U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Atlanta Public Schools virtually totally segregated and ordered a desegregation scheme to take effect by November 27. The decision calls for erasing racial identities of 20 white schools and pairing schools to achieve balance, with busing likely to be required.
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New England Braces for Heavy Rain Storm
The storm sweeping from Virginia into Maryland New Jersey and New York set flood watches and caused five deaths in Virginia plus another in Phoenix. It drenched Newark flooded streets and prompted gale warnings as James River rose in Richmond and Newark recorded near three inches of rain.
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Ransom Try Fails and Hostages Escape in Orlando Standoff
Thirteen people held by a teen gunman for 16 hours escaped unharmed after an unarmed police judo expert entered the house. The suspect Jackson Stallings, 18, was shot in the neck by an officer and taken to a hospital in fair condition. Eight hostages were youths ages 10 to 17. he demanded 5000 dollars and failed to secure all ransom.
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Heroin Ring Smashed In Pittsburgh Sweep
Federal agents say a Lebanon-linked heroin ring stretched from Pittsburgh to the Middle East and supplied dealers in Chicago Detroit and Cleveland. Eleven arrested after six months of undercover work and wiretaps. $100000 cash and $250000 in heroin seized.
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Nixon forecasts no tax rise for four years if re-elected
President Nixon said on a nationwide radio address that there will be no need for tax increases for four years if re-elected and Congress accepts his $250 billion spending ceiling. He challenged Democratic leaders Carl Albert and Mike Mansfield to vote against the ceiling, tying property tax relief to spending limits and criticizing Congress for weak controls on overall federal spending.
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Weekend Warmth With Small Chance of Rain
Partly sunny and warmer today with highs in the mid to upper sixties. Tonight and Monday will be cloudy and cool with lows near 40s and highs in the upper sixties and lower sixties. Rain chances are 10 percent Sunday and 20 percent tonight.
Middies Strut to Top Honors at Band Invitational
Middletown High senior Tom Whitaker led 39 Ohio bands and one Indiana entry at the Fairborn High School festival. Middie drum major, son of Evelyn and Thomas Whitaker, plans college. sister Marquette Whitaker is UC sophomore and Whitney M Young scholar. Middletown scored 217 of 300. Grove City High won the event.
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University of Cincinnati
Armco Steel Corp
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Chuckle A taxi in the rain dissolves in whimsy
A humorous observation describes a taxi as a vehicle that always seems to dissolve in the rain, implying a playful, weathered view of urban rides and mood.
GM weighs options for 1113 unfinished 1972 cars
Detroit AP GM seeks use for 1113 partially built 1972 Novas Firebirds and Camaros at Norwood Ohio after a 174 day UAW strike. Cars to be finished when workers return Oct 15. Canada rejects import plans due to U S emissions rules.
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Price Reduced But It[s] Sneaky Sale
An ad in a Fairfield shopper paper offered a $200 clarinet for sale with only a telephone number. The note warns that if a man answers, hang up, making the listing anonymous and potentially sly.
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Fairfield
Iowa
A Glance Inside School Begins Early For Headstart
Four year olds start the early headstart program as staffer Dorothy Damele and photographer John Sheckler report on page 27. The piece covers hands on learning and cooperative play in a local classroom setting.
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