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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1971
Page
6
President Nixon to ask Congress for expanded state authority over federal aid to education as part of revenue sharing. The plan consolidates 33 education programs into five $5 billion areas while leaving about 70 programs unchanged.
President Nixon asked Congress to consolidate more than 30 federal education programs into a $3 billion revenue sharing package. The plan would allocate $2.8 billion from existing programs and $200 million new money, prioritizing compensatory education for disadvantaged students and eliminating much red tape. It includes a national education research institute and expands eligibility to count students in nonpublic schools for funding distribution, with safeguards against discrimination preserved.
About 4,000 protesters march from Union Square to Wall Street in a Civil Rights era style demonstration. They call for a guaranteed annual income of 6500 dollars, end Indochina involvement by summer, and release of political prisoners. The group includes mostly young people, half black and white, led by George Wiley and Ralph Abernathy. White powder bags were thrown from a high-rise as the march proceeded.
The liquor by the drink measure cleared the Senate but is stalled in a House subcommittee as Easter break delays action. Chairman Santiesteban cites a late subcommittee report and notes amendments planned with Rep Hale. The debate centers on town incorporation before local option votes and permit eligibility rules.
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