Supreme Court upholds parochial bus policy in West Virginia
The U S Supreme Court declined to review a Kanawha County busing dispute, letting stand a state ruling that county buses may transport Catholic students to parochial schools. The case centered on transportation costs and the 14th Amendment equal protection and First Amendment establishment issues.
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Charleston
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U. S. Supreme Court
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Beckley
Knights of Columbus
Higgins
Raleigh County
Marion
Marion County
Supreme Court
Whiskey Rebellion Secrets Prompted Washington Action
Washington officials allegedly misled Congress and the public over using 13 000 troops to quell the 1794 Whisky Rebellion. Pentagon papers suggest the Viet Corn violence was provoked by tax enforcement, with Hamilton pushing for a test of federal authority.
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Hechler Seeks Block on Mine Safety Advertising
Rep. Ken Hechler pledged to block the Bureau of Mines from spending 250000 on an advertising campaign promoting coal mine safety. Hechler argued the effort would blame miners, noting 90 percent of accidents tied to owners and operators. He planned an amendment to the Interior appropriations bill to bar such public relations spending in mining areas.
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UPI
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D-W. Va
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Bureau of Mines
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EPA Bans Amitrole Use on Cropland Nationwide
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a total ban on cropland use of amitrole effective in 30 days. The weed killer linked to the 1959 cranberry cancer scare has not been used on cranberries since then but remained in use on fruit trees grain alfalfa and other crops after rats fed small doses for 68 weeks developed thyroid cancer.
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Corn Blight Found in Two West Virginia Counties
Three cases of Southern Corn Leaf Blight were confirmed in Jefferson and Pendleton counties. WVU scientists verified the disease and a 12 county extension team was formed to locate and verify outbreaks. Cases were on the Stanley Dunn farm Jefferson County Olin Adamson farm Pendleton County and C. C. Lewis farm Mason County. Farmers should contact their WVU extension agent for testing.
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West Virginia
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Jefferson County
Olin Adamson
Pendleton County
C. C. Lewis
Mason County
Tank Truck Tumbles Down Hill. Driver Dies in WV Crash
A 3-year-old Mingo County man, William Endicott, died after a tanker truck rolled 125 feet down a hill on U S 52 and exploded. About 7,500 gallons of gasoline ignited, sending flames over railroad tracks and halting traffic as Trooper J C Hedrick aided, lamenting Endicott’s panicked flight from the flames.
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J. C. Hedrick
Endicott
Hedrick
Williamson Oil Co
Norfolk and Western
Film Odyssey to Bypass Commercials on PBS Next Season
PBS will launch Film Odyssey, a 26 week non commercial series airing Fridays at 9 p.m. ET starting Jan 14 1972. The lineup includes Truffaut Eisenstein Bergman Lang and Bunuel works shown uncut with subtitles and minimal breaks. Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times will introduce films and conduct post film interviews.
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Oskar Werner
Luis Bunuel
Eisenstein
Ivan the Terrible
Berman
Lang
Vidtor
Our Daily Bread
Xerox Corp
Mark Waxman
KCET
Los Angeles
Charles Champlin
Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court ruling shakes Catholic independent schools
The Supreme Court decision jeopardizes hundreds of Catholic Church run schools facing financial strain while not ending parochial education nationwide. It struck down the purchase of services plan in several states, though direct tuition grants and auxiliary services for students remain in place under state programs.
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Gallup Poll Finds Americans Oppose Press Injunctions
Newsweek reports a Gallup survey showing 48 percent disapprove of the government’s court action to halt publication of Pentagon papers while 33 percent approve. Nineteen percent have no opinion. The poll also finds 47 percent fear national security harm versus 34 percent fearing press freedom violation, with 56 percent saying government secrets are kept too secret.
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