Supreme Court to Hear Case on Sex Segregated Schools
Susan Vorchheimer, 15 when she sued in 1974, challenged Philadelphia's two sex segregated gifted schools. A federal judge ruled for her. the 3rd Circuit reversed, allowing separate one sex schools if substantially equal. Vorchheimer, now at the University of Pennsylvania, continues her suit on behalf of girls who wish to attend Central High.
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Richard Carelli
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Philadelphia
Susan Lynn Vorchheimer
Central High School
Central High
Girls High
Miss Vorchheimer
3Rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Central
University of Pennsylvania
Kickin' around Strangers find home
Fort Stockton writer Glen Sarum shares reflections on West Texas life and survival in a meandering column. He jokes about a phantom councilman and pays for hire cars with credit cards while noting local quirks and a missing poem.
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Gene Douglas
Fort Stockton
Glen Sarum
West Texas
Lynn Webb
American hanged at Fox Head jail in Bahamas
American Michaiah Shobek, 22, was executed in Her Majestys Prison at Fox Head Nassau with his head hooded. The Milwaukee handyman confessed to killing three Americans dubbed angels of Lucifer. Bahamas official Addington Darville confirmed the hanging with no details. In Milwaukee, attorney Thomas Cannon said a last minute presidential appeal to President Ford was attempted via Chief of Staff Richard Cheney but declined. Ford had previously relayed an appeal to Bahamas officials.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Michaiah Shobek
Her Majesty's Prison
Fox Head
Shobek
Milwaukee
Criminal Investigation Department
Addington Darville
Spencer
Ford
Richard Cheney
Thomas Cannon
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
EightYearOld Applies To Join Marines
In Wink Texas an eight year old, Roger Woodrick, filled out a Marine Corps recruitment card after seeing a poster. Captain Curt Murray replied that he is not eligible yet but sent a special Marine poster as a token of appreciation.
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Wink
Tex
Marine Corps
Roger Woodrick
Espirit de Corps
Roger
Odessa
Washington, D.C
Curt Murray
County judge weighs leasing Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Reeves County Judge Darrell Glover says talks with officials and residents in San Marcos indicate the county hospital should be leased to an outside firm. He cites prior transfers totaling 235 689 dollars from the general fund to the hospital fund as ongoing operating deficits and notes indigent care obligations would remain even if leased.
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Reeves County
Darrell Glover
San Marcos
Glover
Austin
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Texas
Memorial Hospital
Economic growth slows as unemployment rises in summer
The Commerce Department reports GNP growth at 4.0 percent in Q3, down from 4.5 percent in Q2 and 9.2 percent in Q1, with unemployment rising as the labor force expands. Inflation cools to 4.4 percent annual rate, while the GNP value is $1,709.7 billion. The slowdown prompts economists to note the pace may only match labor force growth.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Commerce
Name mix up correction in Pecos bar affray report
The notice clarifies that Shirley Marie Coleman, a teacher at Earl Bell Kindergarten living at 802 Daggett St., is not the same Shirley Coleman involved in an affray at an East Pecos bar last Tuesday night. The Enterprise apologizes for the confusion and any embarrassment caused.
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Shirley Marie Coleman
Daggett St
Shirley Coleman
Pecos
Coleman
Panhandle Cloudy Skies Turn Colder After Front Passes
Light snow and sleet fell in the Panhandle and South Plains with 50 mph winds in mountain passes as a cold front moved southeast across Texas. Temperatures varied from the 30s in the Panhandle to the 60s in South Central Texas, with highs from 84 at Wink to 50 at Amarillo. Forecasters expect the front to reach the coast tonight, with rain possible in Central East and South Texas.
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Associated Press
Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
del Rio
South Central
South Texas
Dalhart
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Wichita Falls
Texarkana
el Paso
San Antonio
Galveston
Abilene
Alice
Wink
Amarilo
Central
East
South
Weather Watch Forecast For Monday
Forecasters call for a colder Monday with a chance of rain. The day should see a high near seasonal norms and a cooler overnight low with unsettled skies.
Swine flu vaccination program slows after shutdown
Federal officials cite delays in the swine flu vaccination effort and reluctance of some Americans to receive shots. Nine states reopened clinics after a weeklong shutdown due to deaths among elderly inoculated individuals, deemed coincidental. CDC officials stress late start and Christmas goal challenges, while vaccine shipments remain in good shape.
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Associated Press
David Scott
Vermont
Mariachis to Play at UW Dance Saturday Night
Los Hermanos Sauceda and Santa Rosa Mariachi perform at UMAC Hall from 8 30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday for a United Way benefit sponsored by LULAC UMAC and the Charros. Tickets cost six dollars per couple.
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Los Hermanos Sauceda
Santa Rosa Mariachi
UMAC
LULAC
The
Charros
United Way
Post Office Closures for Veteran's Day Observance
The U S Postal Service will operate on a holiday schedule Monday in observance of Veteran's Day. No residential or business delivery will be provided. Holiday service to lockboxes will be maintained and special delivery service will be provided.
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U.S. Postal Service
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Brenna Virgin
Beeville
Marine
Shirley M. Coleman
South Side Clinic
Pittsburgh
Agnes Franz
Mount Oliver
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Atlanta
CDC
Don Berreth
UW Dance
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