Nixon seeks temporary block on busing orders
President Nixon urges Congress to pause new court ordered pupil busing and to pass broader reforms to shrink the rich poor school gap. He backs a moratorium ending July 1 1973 and directs the Justice Department to delay cases where courts exceed Supreme Court requirements.
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Associated Press
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Nixon
Congress
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Richard Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Richmond
Denver
White House
New Mexico Highway Commission seeks U S 70 status in Interstate system
The New Mexico Highway Commission agreed to request that U S 70 be incorporated into the Interstate Highway System. L. C. Boles was authorized to file the formal request with Secretary John Volpe as part of a joint effort with Texas. Roswell leader John McLellan said background material from seven years will aid the push in Washington. Delegations from Clovis Portales Alamogordo and Ruidoso supported the proposal during the Las Cruces meeting.
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Leslie Harris
Las Cruces
New Mexico Highway Commission
U.S. 70
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John Volpe
New Mexico
Texas Highway Commission
Highway Interstate 70 Association
Washington, D. C
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Roswell
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Washington
Highway Commission
Chaves County
Santa Fe
Bill Wolf
RCDC
Ferrell McLean
Ernest A. Witucki Jr
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Portales
Alamogordo
Ruidoso
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Dona Ana
Elephant Butte Lake
Columbus
Anapra
N.M
Columbus Development Corp
Senate
Clinton P. Anderson
Utility rate rules push higher costs for service
Washington AP reports the Price Commission issued sharpened guidelines on utility rates as it ends a rate freeze by March 25. The rules cap allowed returns, require productivity gains and cap labor costs above 5.5 percent, and give final rate approval to regulatory bodies with anti inflation policies. Grayson warned some large increases are needed to fund adequate safe pollution-free service. He urged consumers to pay for the service they demand. The commission will decide on 116 increases within 10 days after four days of hearings.
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the Price Commission Today
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C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Grayson
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Albuquerque club manager charged with bomb possession and Koran murder plot
Milton Robbins 48, boss of Jack's and Queen's in Albuquerque, faces federal counts of possession of a homemade bomb and state charges of conspiracy to kill former State Senator George Koran. FBI and city police arrested him at the club. bond set at 15000. Prosecutors say Robbins and two unidentified men plotted to murder Koran between March 1 and 15. The bomb was found in Robbins' office cabinet under a sink.
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George Koran
Milton Robbins
Jack's
Queen's
FBI
U.S
Robert McCoy
District Attorney's Office
Robbins
Koran
St Patrick’s Day observances twist with Northern Ireland grief
Irish themed celebrations mark St Patrick’s Day across the United States with green beer parades and shamrocks while mournful armbands honor 13 civilians killed in Londonderry. Boston Massachusetts and New York City plan somber displays alongside festive events. Local relief drives target Northern Ireland victims and church services are noted by Cardinal O’Boyle and Cardinal Conway.
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Associated Press
St. Patrick’s Day
Northern Ireland
New York
Fifth Avenue
Patrick Cardinal O’boyle
Washington
St. Patrick’s Church
William Cardinal Conway
Armagh
All Ireland
Nixon busing plan sparks national busing controversy
President Nixon proposes halting new court ordered busing and seeks Justice Department action amid fierce backlash. Black leaders deride the plan as war on the Constitution while opponents praise it as defending children’s interests. Critics question old busing and court orders as Southern schools resist changes.
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Nixon
Congress
United States
Henry Marsh III
Richmond
Children of America
Bill Brock
Rtenn
Senate
Joe D. Waggonner
D-La
Clarence Mitchell
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Justice Department
Justice
Fifteen Papandreou followers go on trial in Greece
In Athens fifteen Greek followers of Andreas Papandreou stand trial on charges of possessing and manufacturing bombs and plotting to overthrow the military government. The case documents a high profile political crackdown amid Greece's junta era.
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Athens
Andreas Papandreou
Greece
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