Desegregation progress praised amid leadership gaps
The U S Commission on Civil Rights says desegregation works when leaders act positively, citing a 315 page report based on hearings in eight cities and 29 districts. It notes progress but warns many districts remain segregated and that efforts to curb court power undermine desegregation and minority rights. Leaders at all levels must accept that desegregation can be avoided unless positive action is taken.
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Ford
Washington
UPI
U.S. Commission
Commission
Boston
Louisville
de St
Congress
Anu
Legionnaires Readmissions Reported After New York Hospital Care
Two victims readmitted to Tioga General Hospital in Waverly New York after Legionnaires disease symptoms returned. Elizabeth Bowman and Helena Stranger had been released Aug 13 and reentered Aug 14 and Aug 19 with high fever and chest pains, doctors noting same symptoms as initial admission.
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Harrisburg
New York State
Robert Costello
Health Department
Costello
William Parkin
Tioga General Hospital
Waverly
N.Y
Elizabeth Bowman
Helena Stranger
Sayre
Bowman
Pennsylvania
Tioga General
Carter urges pardons for war draft resistors
President Clinton era remarks by Jimmy Carter call for blanket pardons for those who violated Selective Service laws, not amnesty. He contrasts pardon with amnesty, emphasizes handling deserters individually, and urges strong actions against terrorism and a rebuilt national morale.
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Lynne Olson
Seattle
Jimmy Carter
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Carter
The
American Legion
Legion
Inmates Continue Strike At Attica Facility
Attica Correctional Facility inmates vow to extend a general strike until reform demands are met. About 335 of 1,843 inmates ate breakfast and returned to cells as the protest began yesterday with roughly 90 percent participating. Commissioner Ward met with inmate leaders to discuss nine demands, noting most require legislative action and highlighting a five year maximum sentence as the key goal.
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Richard S. Usiak
Attica
UPI
Department of Correctional Services
Corrections
Benjamin Ward
Ward
Mark Corrigan
Falls daredevil foiled by rocks at Niagara Falls
Tibor Hetenyi 26 of Edison New Jersey attempted to go over Horseshoe Falls in a metal barrel. The barrel snagged on rocks 200 yards above the brink and Hetenyi was rescued by a Canadian helicopter and taken to hospital. He wore a black rubber suit and a motorcycle crash helmet. Barry Grasser of Middletown New Jersey was his companion. Authorities did not charge him immediately.
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Niagara Falls
Horseshoe Falls
Tibor Hetenyi
Edison
N. J
Barry Grasser
Middletown
Weather outlook at Hancock Airport shows mild sun
The weatherman at Hancock Airport predicts two days of pleasant weather. Highs near 80 today with cool nights around 55 to 60 degrees. Tomorrow brings more sun with increasing clouds and a midsized daytime high. Rain chances stay near zero today and about ten percent tomorrow.
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Hancock Airport
Franconia sculptor launches TransAtlantic Won toward Cape Cod
Pastor Martelino, Franconia College sculpture teacher, sent a 12 by 6 foot foam sculpture aloft from Portsmouth using balloons. The FAA warned it could be shot down as a derelict balloon, tracking issues and all, and he hopes it might drift toward Europe or South America while acknowledging the risks.
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Franconia
N.H
Pastor Martelino
Federal Aviation Administration
Portsmouth
Atlantic
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Martelino
FAA
Europe
South America
Maine
Franconia College
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