McGovern pledges women in cabinet and court
Washington DC McGovern promised if elected he would appoint a woman to the first Supreme Court vacancy name a woman ambassador to the United Nations and place several women in his cabinet Speaking before the Women’s National Democratic Club he argued the court and cabinet have been all male for 200 years and vowed to end that pattern While he could not specify cabinet roles today he guaranteed women would serve in his administration and would not simply take shorthand
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Southern schools become most heavily integrated in the nation
The HEW report shows Southern states doubling the share of Negro students in majority white schools from 18 percent in 1968 to 39 percent in 1970 71 while Northern states hold at 24 percent. It notes 756000 Negro students nationwide in major white schools, with 690000 in the South, and cites rapid desegregation in several Southern cities and slower or mixed gains in many Northern cities.
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Housing bias near bases hit by U S Justice Dept
The Justice Department urged landlords near seven military bases to end housing discrimination against service members. Attorneys said 1 121 units in Arizona California Florida Maryland Nevada North Carolina and Utah are affected where owners refused nondiscrimination pledges.
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Taos Pueblo to gain underground electricity service
Taos Indian pueblo will receive underground electrical service after an agreement signed with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Kit Carson Electric Cooperative. Terry Moyhihan of the cooperative said work starts immediately, with first connections expected by late August or early September.
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