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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1969
Page
5
Short news item from Long Beach California dated Thursday February 4 reports local affairs in a compact update. Names and specifics are limited in the fragment, leaving the exact event unclear but indicating routine journal notices of the period.
President Nixon ordered a 10 million dollar immediate increase for the National Science Foundation to support college and university research, countering a Johnson era plan to cut back spending to meet congressional ceilings. He cited compelling needs and insisted the move does not signal broader cuts in government funding.
Secretary Robert H Finch of HEW considers cutting off federal funds to seven more southern school districts found viol ating the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The districts span Georgia Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee. Finch notes three man teams have been sent to the region to negotiate desegregation plans alongside five districts already sanctioned since Nixon’s tenure began. Funds could be restored retroactively if an acceptable plan emerges within 60 days from January 29.
Americans with shrinking pay harshly criticized a self approved 40 percent congressional raise. Pensioners, workers, and professionals voiced anger and concern over the hike while some defended it or urged restraint. Jammed quotes from residents in San Francisco Detroit Pittsburgh Brooklyn Dallas Minneapolis New York reflect widespread skepticism about lawmakers voting themselves higher salaries.
The item highlights the AC column in the classified section titled Swap field ads. It signals readers to check the swap ads for trades and offers.
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