Texas Busing Issue Before Supreme Court
A Corpus Christi Texas school district asks the Supreme Court to block a federal busing order costing about 1.7 million dollars to desegregate 15 000 students. Judge Seals cites potential extreme hardship while rights of Mexican Americans are argued alongside existing black desegregation law.
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Washington
Apr
Texas
Supreme Court
Corpus Christi
Hugo L. B
Nexas
Woodrow Seals
Seals
Charlotte
N.C
Nixon
Austin
Tex
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Owen Cox
U.S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Ulster Calm After Bomb Blasts Across Northern Ireland
Eight bomb blasts and several shots echoed through Londonderry Armagh and Belfast with no reported casualties. A Londonerry strike against internment failed to restart as troops faced snipers rioters at dawn near the Bogside.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Londonerry
Armagh
Ulster
Irish Republican Army
West European Nations Act To Avoid Trade War
London reports Western European governments coordinate to avert monetary chaos and a broader trade war after Nixon moves to sever the dollar gold link. Brussels hosts a monetary committee ahead of a full EC gathering. Britain seeks talks to align with six future partners.
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London
Nixon
U.S
European Common Market
Brussels
Britain
Japan
Medina Not Linked With My Lai Deaths
Three opening witnesses in Ernest L. Medina’s court martial testified he was not present during the My Lai assault. Prosecutors secured testimony about events in My Lai on March 16, 1968, while the defense challenged its relevance to Medina. Col. Kenneth Howard ruled the testimony permissible to describe actions at My Lai and required linking Medina’s activities if shown.
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United States
Noboru Takeshita
Japan
Nixon
Bank of Japan
Tokyo
FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
Medina
F. Lee Bailey
My Laias
Kenneth Howard
Heart Lung Transplant Patient Dies in Cape Town
Adrian Herbert the world’s fourth heart and lung transplant patient died 23 days after the July 25 operation. His heart functioned well but the lungs faced mechanical and rejection problems. The surgery by Dr. Christiaan Barnard’s team used a 28 year old donor’s heart and lungs.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Adrian Herbert
Christiaan N. Barnard
Herbert
United States
Labor Strife Mounts Over Nixon Wage Price Freeze
AFL CIO leaders warn workers bear worst of Nixon price and wage freeze while unions plan negotiations. Meany calls move discriminatory and seeks detail. Connally says retroactive raises not paid during freeze. Auto and steel unions weigh impact on contracts and future pay.
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Washington
Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Treasury
John B. Connally
Steelworkers Union
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers Union
Woodcock
Meany
Joseph A. Beirne
Afl-Cio Communications Workers
Conally
California vanity license plates net extra cash
The California Legislature set in motion a vanity plate program that has raised 885,500 dollars in nine months as 35,420 special plates were sold at 25 dollars each. Buyers mix six letters and numbers with many playful examples and words banned for decency.
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Calif
California
Peace
Oakland Athletics
Vida Blue
Cedric Hardman
San Francisco 49Ers
Tiger
Brain
Rabbit
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