Quota System Sparks U S Supreme Court Battle
The Bakke case pits University of California Davis against a student who says 16 of 100 seats were reserved for disadvantaged applicants. Court rulings in California favored admission for Bakke but the broader legal fight reached the U S Supreme Court with government backing. The piece argues quotas risk reverse discrimination and social division, endorsing affirmative action instead.
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Allan Bakke
University of California
Medical School
Davis
California Superior Court
State’s Supreme Court
Superior Court
Bakke
Supreme Court
U.S
Carter
Public transit push speeds funds for Scottsdale bus service
The Chamber of Commerce, merchants, and the City of Scottsdale secured federal money for a new bus service in months. Tourists will reach Fashion Square, Fifth Avenue, and Old Town, aiding business, while critics ask why dial-a-ride remains stalled, arguing elders and the poor need prompt transportation. The writer urges cutting red tape to start services quickly.
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Chamber of Commerce
Scottsdale
Fashion Square
Fifth Avenue
Old Town
Environment loses support for rail transportation in Washington
The article notes federal funding restraint on rail projects as the CBO argues buses are more energy efficient. It argues rail is a long term urban investment while buses offer immediate benefits, and criticizes biased comparisons and neglect of rail's longer life and fuel options.
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Edward Flattau
Washington
Department of Transportation
Carter
Congressional Budget Office
CBO
New York
Congress
Soviets visit highlights labor split in UAW
Four Soviet trade unionists met UAW leaders at Solidarity House in Detroit amid tensions with AFL-CIO chief George Meany over ties to Moscow. The visit followed Plyushch’s snub by UAW and drew Meany’s opposition to Communist labor links.
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Washington
United Auto Workers
Soviet Union
UAW
Solidarity House
Detroit
Leonid Plyushch
Plyushch
Paris
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Auto Union
Carter
Meany
KGB
U.S
Chicago
Andrei Gatsenko
Trade Unions For Action and Democracy
TUAD
U.S. Communist Party
Ed Sadlowski
Sadlowski
Republic Steel Co
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
New York
Emil Mazey
Mazey
Ukraine
Russia
Vonnegut books spark school board debate and reader admiration
A reader laments Scottsdale School Board actions on Kurt Vonnegut titles and recalls a peaceful Christmas four years ago when a box of Vonnegut novels was gifted. The writer praises letting students choose reading material, notes a child reader aged 12, and urges administrators to read Vonnegut themselves.
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Scottsdale School Board
Kurt Vonnegut
Ishad
Vonnegut
Phyllis
Spencer
Bambi
Bobbsey Twins
Mountains For Everyone editorial sparks land use debate
Editor Guy Stillman argues against sprawling urbanization in the Arizona valleys and urges bond funds to preserve prime irrigated land for food production. He notes mountain development scars and suggests controls similar to Australia to protect scenery and resources for birdwatchers and hikers.
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Europe
Betwen Scottsdale
Cave Creek
Arizona
Mesa - Tempe Chandler
Australia
Guy Stillman
Jonathan Marshall Editor and Publisher Page
The item lists Jonathan Marshall as editor and publisher on page four of the October 5 1977 issue Vol XVII No 196.
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Jonathan Marshall
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Shapiro
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Bendix Corp
Lance
General Electric
Reginald Jones
Mike Blumenthal
Him
HAE
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
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