Judges near ruling on Texas redistricting fate
Three federal judges heard four suits challenging Texas Legislative Redistricting Board plans for house and senate districts. They must decide if single member urban districts are required. The decision could affect minority representation and party balance in the Texas legislature.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
House
Senate
Legislative
U.S. Supreme Court
Circuit
Irving Goldbers
Harris
Houston County
New court members take seats on the Supreme Court
In Washington Powell and Rehnquist take the oaths as the court returns to full strength for the first time since last summer. The pair join Chief Justice Burger with a bench to hear cases already lined up and to review pending appeals.
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Washington
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court
Powell
Virginia
Rehnquist
Goldwater
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harlan
Warren E. Burger
United States
Black
Harlan
American Bar Association
Senate
Nixon
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
G. Harrold Carswell
Byron R. White
Americans aid veterans despite war weariness in poll
A nationwide Harris poll for the VA finds many Americans help returning veterans while most ex servicemen seek no special treatment. Nonwhite veterans show stronger beliefs that society owes them. 48 percent say today’s reception is worse than in earlier wars. VA Admin Donald Johnson calls the survey a blueprint for improving veteran programs.
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Washington
Louis Harris and Associates Inc
Donald E. Johnson
IRS urges price posting compliance amid nationwide checks
Across the United States the IRS reports broad noncompliance with freeze period price posting rules. Portnoy warns stores have until January 17 to shape up, with spot checks showing high noncompliance in New York and several states. The Price Commission set the compliance deadline and the Cost of Living Council orders further investigation into price increases.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Jerry Portnoy
IRS
The
Price Commission
Cost of Living Council
New York City
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Virginia
United States
Nebraska
Illinois
New Mexico
Portney
Texas Demo chief blasts Bullock policy in dispute
Texas Democratic Chairman Roy Orr accuses Secretary of State Bob Bullock of overreach after Bullock orders political party officials to file expense reports. Bullock says law not required now but may be drafted for next session. Governor Smith backs open disclosure. Orr notes prior stance and party leadership contention.
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Orr
Preston Smith
Bullock
Elmer Baum
Democratic Party of
Texas
Democratic Executive Committee
John White
Smith
Ex-congressional aide indicted for kickbacks
Washington AP reports a federal grand jury indicted George A. Haag former top administrative aide to Rep. James Collins on 23 counts of taking salary kickbacks from three other staffers. Haag allegedly informed the House Finance Office that Henning remained on the staff from January to April 1969 despite no longer working for Collins.
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James Collins
Haag
House Finance Office
Henning
Collins
Few homes for older foster children
An article highlights the shortage of foster homes for older and handicapped children in California and nationwide. It describes the need for adoptive families, the high costs and delays, and the shift of agencies toward older child placement with caseworker tools like biographies and scrapbooks to aid matching. Named workers and agencies discuss barriers and success stories.
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Donald
County Adoption Services
U.S. Children’s Bureau
Child Welfare League
California
Lissa Lazaro
Margaret Edwards
Randy
Mike
Janet Millerd
Ume
Millerd
Miriam Rappe
Children's Hare Society
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Dallas County
Richards
Saigon
U. S. Command
Laos
North Vietnam
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South Vietnam
Highlands
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Kontum
U.S
Mekong Delta
Cambodia
Peking
Paris
William J. Porter
Indochina
Toumourong
Dak To
Home Sweet Space
Orbiting Laboratory
McDonnell Douglas
Huntington Beach
Calif
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Copley News Service
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