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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1966
Page
2
The State Board endorses a plan by Wilson Riles to collect racial data in schools and staff for research, evaluation, planning, and reports. Administrators would classify individuals by five groups using observation, with no direct inquiries to students or parents, sparking concern among conservatives.
President Johnson praised a proposed Latin American summit at the Lincoln statue ceremony in Mexico City. He spoke with President Diaz Ordaz and urged careful planning paired with decisive action to advance the Alliance for Progress, signaling U.S. commitment to economic and social support in the region. The 101st Lincoln assassination anniversary underscored a hastily arranged visit amid cheering crowds and broad regional diplomacy.
Augusta Georgia AP reports the Richmond County school board appointed Annie Mae Williams, a Black educator, as principal of Martha Lester Elementary School, the state’s first Black person to head a white school. The move follows the closing of the substandard 5th Ward Elementary School serving about 45 Black pupils.
Judge Edward J. Griffiths in municipal court banned bullfights after hearing from the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and promoters. Promoters Bravo Enterprises Inc. said they would appeal to a higher court as Philadelphia, famed for the Liberty Bell, debated the bloodless sport and its public reception.
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