Austin Off Hook High Court Cools Integration Plan
The Supreme Court vacated a desegregation order for Austin Texas and instructed the lower appeals court in New Orleans to review the case under a ruling that government actions are not unconstitutional merely due to disproportionate impact on Black citizens. An unsigned opinion by seven justices directs renewed consideration in light of a June decision.
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Federal Appeals Court
New Orleans
Austin
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
Robert H. Bork
Bork
Justice Department
Civil Rights Division
Burger
Rehnquist
Powell
U.S. Suh Circuit Court of Appeals
East Austin
West Austin
Liberty Bell Replica Presented to Calhoun County Commissioners
The Calhoun County Bicentennial Committee will present the county's 1776 replica Liberty Bell to the county commissioners in a public ceremony. The event aims to honor local heritage and mark the bicentennial observance with community involvement.
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Calhoun County
Four Graduate From Police Academy in Victoria Area
Four officers graduate from the Victoria Police Academy after a course that began Oct. 4. Kenneth R. Maeker posted a 95.2 score, the second highest in the class of 18, with Bennie R. Ashley, Armandina A. Grant from Port Lavaca, and Richard L. Stevens from Seadrift also completing the program. The ceremony involved multiple area police and sheriff departments and included a bicentennial bell fund update and county library records transfer. The report notes broader desegregation debates and a Supreme Court decision on busing.
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Port Lavaca
Kenneth R. Maeker
Bennie R. Ashley
Armandina A. Grant
Seadrift
Richard L. Stevens
Victoria Police and Sheriff's Departments
Yoakum Police Department
Gonzales Police Department
Gonzales County Sheriff's Department
Carter weighs tax cut as Cabinet search narrows
President elect Carter, after voting in Plains, says he is not sure a tax cut is needed next year and will consult Congress before deciding. He aims for 1.5 percent unemployment reduction, reviews B1 bomber production, and moves to interview Cabinet candidates in Atlanta and Washington. John Doar or Rep. Bob Bergland emerge as possibilities for attorney general and agriculture secretary.
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Plains
Carter
Billy
Thomas
Bert
Lance
Congress
Ford Administration
Jody Powell
Atlanta
Washington
Wa K
Hamilton Jordan
John Doar
Doar
House Judiciary Committee
Richard Nixon
Jordan
Bob Bergland
Vandals Strike Madison Elementary School
Port Lavaca police report vandalism at Madison Elementary on north Commerce Street over the weekend. Principal Melvin Selph found damaged classrooms Sunday afternoon as vandals sprayed fire extinguishers on classroom animals and taped German swastikas to signs and walls. no entry point or missing items identified.
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Madison Elementary
Port Lavaca
Melvin Selph
North Commerce Street
T. B. Hargrove Jr
Hunter's Gear Taken From Freeport Vehicle
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating a theft from a Freeport resident’s pickup. Items taken include binoculars worth 50 dollars, six boxes of short gun shells valued at 36 dollars, a bag of clothes worth 50 dollars, and a 2 dollar box of buckshot shells. The vehicle, owned by Bruce Whalen, was parked near the Port Lavaca causeway by Point Comfort when the theft occurred Saturday.
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Freeport
Calhoun County
Supreme Court to review Texas voting rights exemption
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Texas officials argument that Texas should be excused from federal Voting Rights Act requirements. The justices will review a Washington appeals court ruling asserting Texas is subject to the act due to 1975 amendments.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals
Baby Dies as Sitter Held in Dallas Homicide
A 16 month old, Richard Lee McIntyre Jr., died from head injuries after hospital treatment for burns. Police hold a male babysitter for questioning as Dallas County medical examiner rules the death a homicide.
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Dallas
Richard Lee McIintyre Jr
Kelley McIntyre
Park and Hospital
Dallas County
Battered Shack Replaced by Reservists for Widow
In Dallas, Army Reserve personnel rebuilt the home of 74 year old widow Hattie Tippett after a November snowstorm left her shanty uninhabitable. The 519th Maintenance Battalion team renovated the ruined four room house, with donations from Pfe John Albert Hill Watts and local volunteers. The project follows a community action effort to improve care and shelter for the elderly.
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Dallas
Hattie Tippett
Texas
South Dallas
Army Reserve
519Th Maintenance Battalion
141St Field Service Company
Don Lewis
Garland
Pfe
John Albert Hill Watts
Wills Point
Court Postpones Texan's Execution
Supreme Court 8 to 1 postponed the execution of Robert Excell White, a 30 year old from Waco, who does not want any federal appeal. White was condemned for the 1974 murder of a 73 year old grocery store proprietor during a holdup. two teenage customers also died. He said he preferred to die and opposes the delay. The court asked for time to consider an appeal by his attorney, though White insisted on no appeal.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Robert Excell White
High Court
White
Waco
Tex
William H. Rehnquist
J. &. Abernathy
Abernathy
Weather forecast with windy rain and colder turnaround
Windy with intermittent rain and thunderstorms this afternoon, then cooler tonight and much colder Tuesday. Southeast winds 15-25 mph shifting to 20-30 mph and 20-30 knot seas, small craft advisory in effect. High today mid 60s, tonight near 40, Tuesday near 50. rainfall 80 percent today, 20 percent tonight. Tides and sun times noted.
AMA Divided Over Form of National Health Insurance
The AMA House of Delegates debates support for a worker option plan run through private insurers with no payroll tax. Trustees urge clarity amid a looming Congress and new administration, while delegations from multiple states push resolutions opposing any AMA backing and others back the official stance.
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Philadelphia
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Congress
Board of Trustees
AMA
Association
Carter
Nebraska
Louisiana
Iinois
South Carolina
New Mexico
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
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Warren E. Burger
Lewis F. Powell
William H Rehnquist
Lion’s Club
Frank Miller
Knights of Columbus
John de la Cruz
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Seadrift Police Department
Victoria Police Academy
The
Golden Crescent Council of Governments
Ken Armbrister
Victoria Police Department
Horizons Committee
Paul B. Rothband
Sam Clegg
U.S.A
John Howard
Horizons
George H. Dettman
Willis Jetton
Roger Murrell
Alice Wasserman
Bell Fund
Bell
VFW
Clegg Trawlers
Alcoa
Union Carbide
Bicentennial Committee
First State Bank
King Fisher Marine Service
City Auto Supply
Clegg Shrimp
Port Lavaca Funeral
Travis
Point Comfort
PTA
Port O'Connor
Billy Carter
Hunter
Cecil Monroe
Welfare Department
Monroe
Lewis
Huntsville
Richard E. Palmer
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