Jackson Moves to Integrated School Plan after Years of Tension
Editorial lauds Jackson Mississippi for inaugurating a voluntary integration plan after eight years of conflict. It notes 30 to 60 percent black in each school, closing old colored schools, two new educational parks for fifth and sixth graders, and a bi racial task force to end court battles. It argues equality rests on quality education for all, not rigid racial quotas or busing disputes.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Pontiac
Supreme Court
Labor leaders weigh Nixon plan as Democrats court unions
Democrats courting labor argue Nixon economic policy favors business over workers. George Meany defends labor's stance while McGovern and Humphrey urge tax changes and help for the needy. Muskie calls policy a recession era disaster as Meany eyes Sept. 13 congressional briefing.
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George Meany
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Meany
Robin Hood
George McGovern
South Dakota
Hubert Humphrey
Minn
Edward Muskie
Democrat
Maine
McGovern
Mean
Congress
Extradition of Yablonski Slayings Suspects Advances
All five suspects in the December 31 1969 murder of United Mine Workers official Joseph Yablonski his wife and daughter have been extradited from Ohio to Pennsylvania to stand trial after nineteen months of legal delay. The lengthy appeals and maneuvers halted trial progress but now proceed toward accountability for the tragedy and the impact on the Yablonski family and society.
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United Mine Workers
Joseph Yablonski
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Yablonski
Recycling the same wood through many years of home projects
Joy Stilley recalls her husband’s thrifty use of a single 3 ply slab for a train board that evolved into a dollhouse bookcase wall panels a turquoise room redecoration and a Rube Goldberg lighted shadow box with a black light. The legacy of that board continues.
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New York
Today in History September 16 1971 headline preview
Moments from history include 1940 selective service act peacetime draft signed by F D Roosevelt. 1638 birth of Louis XIV. 1919 American Legion incorporation. 1920 Wall Street bombing. 1945 Hong Kong surrender to Britain. 1961 Berlin talks. 1977 Lincoln Center opening with Barber premiere. 1970 Nixon campus speech on violence.
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American Legion
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New York
Wall Street
Japan
Hong Kong
Washington
Russia
Berlin
Germany
Metropolitan Opera House
Lincoln Center
Samuel Barber
Locking the Barn Beforehand on Vietnam Debate
A spirited editorial argues the nation remains deeply divided over Vietnam with vituperative rhetoric on both sides. It calls for consistency from politicians and links the dynasty to Bricker Amendment principles questioning treaty supremacy over the Constitution, urging public officials to advocate constitutional restraint.
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Ene
Vietnam
Bricker
Rays of hope for GIs on heroin
Washington reports cautious optimism that the GI heroin problem may be more manageable than feared. Tests show about 5.2 percent of servicemen departing Vietnam have some heroin in their system, but many positives turn negative on thorough retesting. Legislation would give 30 extra days in service for treatment, aiming to encourage longer voluntary care.
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Washington
Nea
Vietnam
Department of Defense
United States
Congress
RANDOM THOUGHTS AND QUIZZES FROM LM BOYD
A column by L M Boyd surveys quirky topics from social behavior to science myths. It notes Peruvians at high altitude and the effects of moving to sea level, fashion quirks, advertising costs, and curious trivia including pigeons and beer, with a reader mail invitation and a McNaught Syndicate copyright.
Tax load shifts to middle incomes per census study
A Census Bureau analysis by Herriot and Miller finds in 1968 middle income Americans shoulder 47 percent of all taxes, up from 45 percent in 1962, while the top fifth sees a drop to about 25 percent. Lower income groups pay more in dollars but similar shares, aided by transfers like Medicare and Social Security. Democratic lawmakers press for broader consumer tax relief.
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Nea
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Congressional
Nixon
Roger Herriot
Herman Miller
Herriot-Miller
U.S
Social Security
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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