Nixon Backs Equal School Law Not Busing Plan
Nixon supports equal desegregation standards while opposing busing to achieve racial balance. The Stennis amendment would apply desegregation rules uniformly nationwide, a point supporters say targets Southern pressure. White House aides note split views with Education Commissioner Allen over enforcement implications. The extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act looms, with Scott and Hart pursuing a compromise to remove literacy tests and residency requirements for presidential voting.
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Nizon
Stennis
United States
South
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Nixon
John N. Mitchel
Robert H. Finch
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S. Education
James E. Allen Jr
Allen
North
White House
Justice Department
Er Hugh Scott
Senate
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Oil firm ordered to halt pollution and face fines
Raymond V. Hertel of the Los Angeles Regional Board said waste discharge practices offshore included untreated urine and kitchen wastes dumped into the sea. The company was found taking sewage ashore in steel containers for disposal, with drilling mud and garbage also dumped at approved dumps. The board’s action applies only to this exploratory well. producing wells would face further restrictions. Standard Oil did not oppose. Ellen Stern Harris dissented. A fining threshold under the Forler Cologne Water Quality Act is $6,000 per day of violation.
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Raymond V. Hertel
Los Angeles
Hertel
Standard
Ellen Stern Harris
Thomas Gaines
Gaines
Union Oil Co
Forler + Cologne
Doubledecker Bus Stolen Then Struck by Bridge
A thief stole a doubledecker bus from Peckham garage shortly after midnight. He drove it under a railway bridge with a 16 foot high clearance, the bus roof snagged on the 4 foot bridge, and he abandoned the vehicle a short distance away before fleeing.
Integration order jolts L A schools in cost and plan
Judge Gitelson blasted the Los Angeles Unified School District for maintaining de jure segregation and ordered a master plan for integration to be submitted by June 1, 1970 and put into operation by September with full integration by September 1971. The ruling cites 72 percent of 622 schools as racially imbalanced and warns mass busing would cost over 40 million in year one and at least 180 million over eight years. An ACLU spokesman called the opinion everything they wanted.
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Gitelson
ACLU
Burglar Suspect Shot as Police Seize Pair
Police shot a burglary suspect during a crime at Scott's Television Service in East Long Beach. His brother, Charles J. Schultz, 41, was arrested nearby for the burglary after officers found him beneath a car. Gerald J. Schultz, 29, was treated for a thigh wound and jailed on burglary charges.
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Los Angeles County
USC
Charles J
Gladys Ave
Birdsall
Mira Mar Avenue
Colorado Street
School for appliance repair offered by Los Angeles center
The Los Angeles Central City Regional Occupational Center in Long Beach offers an appliance repair class for former airline mechanics and salesmen. Start dates include February 2 with a duration of 2 to 4 weeks depending on aptitude. Tuition is $7.58 per two weeks. classes run 9:00 am to 2:00 pm under the Los Angeles Unified School System.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles Central City
Olive St
Los Angeles
Calif
Bill Hornbeck
Snys
Cest
Adult Educational
Los Angeles Unified School System
Santa Cruz Sheriff advises on property return by mail request
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has no record of your letter or payment but retains your property. To claim it, write Mrs. McCarthy at the Record Bureau, Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Department, P.O. Box 23, Santa Cruz, Calif. $50.60. property will be mailed COD.
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Santa Cruz
Retired serviceman argues against tax anti-education halt
A 31-year-old ex serviceman and California State College at Long Beach graduate condemns tax withholding to punish higher education policy. He notes his family pays far more in taxes to fund defense than education and rejects penalizing 26,000 students over two teachers. He urges supporting education despite policy disagreements.
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California State College At
Long Beach
W.W
W. W
J.C
Israeli jets strike Egyptian factory amid hazard defusal call
Israeli aircraft attacked a factory in Egypt after authorities urged defusing a hazardous device to prevent a fatal blast. The low level raid occurred as workers arrived, catching many by surprise and prompting evacuation warnings.
Sheriff seeks 5 percent pay boost for deputies
Sheriff Peter Pitchess asks the Board of Supervisors for a retroactive 5 percent pay raise to align deputy salaries with Los Angeles police. He says the department now ranks 41st in California and failing to raise pay hurts recruitment, with 1969 applications not increasing from previous years. The issue goes before supervisors Tuesday.
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Peter Pitchess
Los Angeles
Board of Supervisors
Pitchess
Takes Life of Boy in Orange Fire Tragedy
A foam rubber crib mattress toppled against an electric heater in an Orange home igniting a smoldering fire that killed 4 year old Christopher Michal Bonney. He was pronounced dead at 7:50 pm at St Joseph’s after firefighters and a medical team failed to revive him. Coroner pending autopsy lists smoke inhalation as probable cause. The boy was found under his crib in a closed bedroom. parents fled from smoke and heat when attempting entry.
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Orange
Christopher Michal Bonney
St. Joseph's Tantral
Orange County
William Wade
Orange Fire Department
Wade
Beatie Lennon Pays Fines for Students
Beatie John Lennon has posted 3201 dollars to cover fines imposed on students who disrupted a rugby match on December 2 in Aberdeen Scotland. The protest opposed South Africa's racial segregation policy.
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Beatie Lennon
Aberdeen
Scotland
Beatie John Lennon
South Africa
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