Court reverses Richmond area school merger ruling
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court order to consolidate Richmond city schools with Henrico and Chesterfield counties for racial balance. The court held no constitutional violation was shown and the district judge overstepped federalism limits.
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Richmond
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Henrico
Chesterfield
U. S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Justice Department
Washington
Henrico County
Circuit Court
J. Braxton Craven Jr
Merhige
U. S. Supreme Court
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County
N. C
Supreme Court
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Appeals Court
Harrison L. Winter
Worst Rhodesian mine disaster fears 468 dead at Wankie
A spokesman said 468 miners are feared dead after a massive underground explosion at Wankie Colliery 200 miles north of Bulawayo. At the time 435 Africans and 33 whites were underground with no survivors evident. Four surface workers were injured.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Wankie
Bulawayo
Manchuria
Honkeiko
United States
Monongah
W. Va
Wankie Mine
Connally World Tour Fuels 1972 VP Speculation
President Nixon dispatches John Connally on a 15 nation tour to bolster his foreign policy image and fuel VP run chatter. Connally could become Nixon's running mate or take a top post, with Agnew’s future unsettled and Ford raising Democrat-on-GOP ticket possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McLeod
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
John Connally
White House
Connally
Peking
Moscow
Treasury
South Vietnam
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Spire T. Agnew
Agnew
Tax reform tie urged in debt ceiling debate
Rep. Henry S. Reuss and Mitchell Rogovin for Common Cause urged Congress to attach tax reform provisions to any $15 billion debt ceiling increase. They testified to the House Ways and Means Committee, opposing the administration line that links tax reform and the debt limit should not be tied now and could be reviewed next year.
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Congress
Nixon
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Mitchell Rogovin
Citizens’ Lobby
Common Cause
SIU Foundation assets dip after gift and transfers
The Southern Illinois University Foundation reports a fall in total assets to 10.1 million dollars from 10.9 million the prior year, the first drop since 1964. A 1 million dollar stock gift from W. Clement Stone helped lift assets in earlier years, with stock restricted until January 1973. Major gifts include funds for the Romence Kinser Medical Student Fund and heart disease research, plus an estate endowment for the Messamore Scholarship.
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Southern Illinois University Foundation
Chicago
W. Clement Stone
Lyte W. Morris
Foundation
Romenee-Kinser Medical
SIU
School of Medicine
Combined Insurance Company of America
International Business Machines
Harvard L. Romence
David E. Kinser
Springfield
Max Baer
Order of Eagles
Ruby J. Messamore
Logans Port
Messamore
Du Quoin annexes fairgrounds opening liquor license question
The Du Quoin city council unanimously annexed about 750 acres of Hayes Fair Acres property, including the fairgrounds, extending the eastern limit south to Rit 14. Mayor Struck cites financial gains from taxes and notes no current liquor license application. Hayes predicts an eventual city license request after a Perry County rejection.
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Hayes Fair Acres, Inc
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
du Quoin
W. R. Hayes
Hayes Fair Acres
Hayes
Jack Struck
Fairgrounds
Struck
Perry County
McGovern Favored in California Primary Amid Broad Voting
In California 271 delegates are at stake as McGovern leads Humphrey for the Democratic nomination. Early LA County turnout around 3 percent with 70 percent turnout projected. other states New Jersey New Mexico and South Dakota also hold primaries. McGovern predicts victory in all four contests.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Associated Press
Los Angeles
California
George McGovern
New Jersey
New Mexico
South Dakota
McGovern
Albuquerque
N. M
Houston
Tex
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Oregon
Rhode Island
Chisholm
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Wallace
Strip mine reclamation bill gains House committee backing
The measure to reclaim 50 000 acres of despooled strip mined land passed the Senate 43 to 3 and cleared the House Conservation Committee 11 to 0 after a bid to send it to subcommittee. It would authorize purchases at 400 to 600 dollars per acre and set up a 5 million revolving fund with sale proceeds reinvested.
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General Assembly
House Conservation Committee
Senate
Harold Stedelin
Centralia
Stedelin
State Department of Mines and Minerals
House
American Bombers Hit 100 North Vietnamese Supply Boats
American fighter-bombers knocked out more than 100 supply boats on inland waterways near Saigon in the latest major strike since bombing resumed. U S officials say harbors are mined and rail links to China cut while Hanoi shifts to small craft for moves. A senior U S official says air forces were successful in the campaign.
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North Vietnam
U. S
China
Hanoi
America
Albert turns down Demo post for convention presiding
House Speaker Carl Albert declines to be presiding officer at the Democratic convention next month and backs National Committee Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien for the role. He recalls the 1968 Chicago convention turmoil and notes this one could be as bad but hopes not.
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House
Carl Albert
National Committee
Lawrence F. O’brien
Albert
Chicago
Weather outlook with warm temps into weekend
Overcast tonight gives way to partly sunny Wednesday with highs near 85 to 90. Thunderstorm chances return Friday into Saturday as warmth continues. Map page 17 provides details.
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Zambia
South Africa
Europe
Ronald L. Ziegler
Key Biscayne, Fla
Soviet Union
House Ways and Means Committee
SIU Foundation
David R. Derge
Stone
Juanita Larson
Larry Larson
Fergus Falls, Minn
du Quoin Fairgrounds
Saigon
Washington Star
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