Bill Passed With Busing Moratorium
Congress sent a $21.3 billion education bill to President Nixon and included an 18 month moratorium on desegregation busing. The House approved the measure 218 to 180 after Senate passage 63 to 15. The White House voiced dissatisfaction with the rider, while supporters expect Nixon’s signature.
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Washington
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Nixon
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Senate
Supreme Court
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Education bill backed by Harsha and Miller faces funding caveats
The House approved a 21.3 billion education bill retreating from racial equality. It would create federal aid to colleges with grants and desegregation funding but relies on future appropriations. A national institute of education would oversee research into learning processes.
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William H. Harsha
Portsmouth
Clarence Miller
Lancaster
House
National Institute of Education
City School Board Approves Tentative 1973 Budget
Portsmouth school board approves a tentative 1973 operating budget of 4,206,237 with general fund income expected to exceed 1972 spending by about 220,000. The plan includes 2,777,253 for instruction and 464,860 for plant operation, plus retirement and lunch programs. A public hearing is set for July 13.
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Paul F. Nelson
Portsmouth City
Arthur Horr
County Budget Commission
Supt
Tennyson Fannin
Nothing But Fun Remains For Spellers
Mary Elizabeth Jones, The Times representative in the National Spelling Bee, finished her week with relief after an early loss. She recalls rivals and friends who fell before the winner was chosen and jokes that losing on cygnet or stay phylococcio is no easier than last year’s tongue twister.
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Everette FE
Parker
Washington
Mary Elizabeth Jones
Times
Mary Elizabeth
North Vietnamese mine clearance efforts fail as drums used
Pentagon sources say North Vietnam lacks proper mine removal gear and floats metal drums to detonate magnetic mines set by U S planes last month. The report notes primitive attempts to clear rivers amid ongoing war conditions.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Grounding threat unless U N action on hijacking June 19
The International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations warned of a 24 hour worldwide air stoppage on June 19 if the United Nations does not take effective action against hijacking. The move follows a Czech hijacking in West Germany and calls for UN Security Council action by June 16.
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United Nations
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Algiers
City Employees To Receive Retroactive Pay Hike
Santa Claus brings a retroactive raise as Portsmouth city employees get checks totaling 82674 after 3 p.m. This pay covers January 1 to June 1 following a city income tax increase passed in March. All employees on the payroll as of April 30 will receive the retroactive distribution.
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Santa Claus
Portsmouth
Harry 0. Potts
Potts
Muskie Eyes Endorsement Ahead of Demo Nomination
Sen. Edmund Muskie plans a major announcement at the National Press Club as reports swirl he will endorse or release his 166 delegates for Sen. George McGovern. A friendly meeting between Muskie and McGovern also included rival Sen. Hubert Humphrey with talks of a possible running mate and broader party support.
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Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
George McGovern
Muskie
National Press Club
McGovern
Digats
Maine
McGoven
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
New York Daily News
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South Shore housing moves closer with church sponsors
Three South Shore churches First Christian Second Avenue Church of God and United Methodist agreed to cosponsor the Holley Manor federal housing project for 43 apartments. HUD in Louisville required more than one nonprofit backing. James L. Flannery Post American Legion previously sponsored it. Clyde Callihan said sponsors will not fund the project.
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United Methodist
Department of Housing and Urban Development of
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Louisville
Orginally
James L. Flannery
First Christian Church
South Shore Housing Corp
American Legion
Callihan
Kentucky Highway Department
100th Day Portsmouth Residents Await Kinney Spring Reopen
Portsmouth Health Department ordered Kinney Spring closed on March 2 after routine tests showed dangerous bacteria. City reports surface water leaking into the storage tank caused contamination and plans to fix the condition are promised.
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Portsmouth
Kinney Spring
Portsmouth Health Department
Legislators Quit With 3 Major Bills Hanging
The 109th Ohio General Assembly adjourned temporarily with three major bills pending. These include creating a Department of Transportation, forming an environmental protection agency, and a measure to put the Supreme Court rules on the floor. Also under consideration is criminal statute revisions ending criminal status for private consensual acts among adults. The House failed a constitutional tax inc rease amendment on a 54-32 vote.
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Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Washington, D.C
Perry Smith
Columbus
Ohio
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House
Department of Transportation
Ohio Supreme Court
Joseph Tulley
Senate Rules Committee
Inconclusive Tests At Kinney Spring Continue Public Health Efforts
Ten days of tests by a citizen committee with city and state health officials failed to identify the source of Kinney Spring contamination. Plans include further sampling by the City Health Department and the Ohio Health Department, potential covers, and possible chlorination. James Weaver of the Portsmouth Iranian Air Pollution Region notes four month rainfall and bacteria plotting tied to the results.
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City Health Department
Ohio Health Department
James Weaver
Portsmouth
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