Bakke Ruling Awaited and Its Broad Implications
AP reports the Supreme Court decision in Bakke may define future government education and private programs addressing past racial injustice. The piece notes Bakke's challenge to affirmative action, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and how the ruling could influence national civil rights dynamics even if the outcome is narrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Carelli
Washington
Bakke
Supreme Court
Allan Bakke
Sunnyvale
Calif
University of California
Davis
California Supreme Court
Nored
California
Sophisticated Equipment Speeds Emergency Calls
Operators handle crises with TSPS and 911 access to speed up dispatch. Veterans like Joyce McDonald note the need to obtain caller name and scene address while staying calm as victims cry or scream. The old card board switchboard delayed emergencies, now four West Texas cities use instant routing to first available operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce McDonald
Southwestern Bell
Fire
West Texas
TSPS
YMCA
New York adopts arrest policy for wife beating disputes
The New York Police Department will arrest husbands for assault after a 1976 out-of-court settlement with 71 women who claimed police neglected reports of repeated beatings. At least one officer must respond to every report, ending the policy of avoiding mediation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Police Department
Laurie Woods
Try 78 this Summer to Save on Your Electric Bill
A marketing note from WF Clark, manager, inviting readers to try 78 for summer savings on electricity. Includes contact phone 573-5461 and a claim of noticeable bill reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Electric
WF Clark
Fly-In opens Colorado City July 4 aviation show
Colorado City hosts a July 4 Fly-In after breakfast at a new airstrip 10 miles NW. A skydiving exhibition. noon aerobatics. symbol events include spot landing, balloon popping with propellers, and flour sack bombing. Prizes honor pilots by distance, age, and aircraft. Local pilots invited. Also reports multiple births at Cogdell Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado City
Jors
C-City
Lloyd Ledbetter
Aviation Committee
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Listed
Admissions include William Marchel Herman Stahl Lor aine Iona Williamson Homer Van Zandt Oma Montan don Jesse Allen Clairemont Kirk Bowlin Shawnee Carlile Judy Killgo Ron nie Fitzgerald Betty Jo Eades Glenda Grimes Jeffie D Martin Evelyn Garrett Kelley Fancher Rebecca Thor nton Emily Luna. Dismissals list Douglas White Clara Campbell Charles Miller Jeanne Lalk and baby Pauline Estrada Ellis Martin James Chenoweth Betty Villarreal Levi Hill Lori Tate George Eubank Or bie Hammit Stanley Camp Fernando Magana Sam Cross Thomas Anderson Lou Marsh L E Robinston Lavada Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Marchel
Ave. I
Herman Stahl
Rt. 1
Loraine
Iona Williamson
Ave. L
Homer van Zandt
Snyder Oaks Nursing Home
Oma Montandon
Browning
Jesse Allen
Clairemont Rt
Kirk Bowlin
Ave
Shawnee Carlile
Spur
Judy Killgo
Uvalde
Ronnie Fitzgerald
Hill Ave
Betty Jo Eades
Houston
Glenda Grimes
Ave. E
Jeffie D. Martin
Rt. 3
Evelyn Garrett
Ave. O
Kelley Fancher
Ave. A
Rebecca Thornton
40Th St
Emily Luna
28Th St
Douglas White
Clara Campbell
Charles Miller
Jeanne Lalk
Baby
Pauline Estrada
Ellis Martin
James Chenoweth
Betty Villarreal
Levi Hill
Lori Tate
George Eubank
Orbie Hammit
Stanley Camp
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South
Western Bell
McDonald
Bell
City Corporation
Allan Schwartz
Robert McQuire
Schwartz
Legal Aid Society
The
Center For Constitutional Rights
Sara St. Clair
Texas Elescervice Company
Brownsville
Duval County
South Texas
Darrell Hester
Roberto Elizondo
Elizondo
C.C. Carrillo
Pablo Luna
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Mike Thornton
Randy Lark
Austin
Hunters Headquarters
Colt Smith & Wesson Remington Winchester
Bob Dennis
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