Confusion Over 1954 Court Ruling On Desegregation
Washington report notes deep national disagreement over what the law requires after the 1954 ruling. Busing becomes a central issue as Nixon rejects an HEW desegregation plan, highlighting how enforcement shapes the law and emboldening new court cases in the North. Pontiac Michigan may test the issue before the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
the Land
Supreme
North
Pontiac
Mich
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jobless Rise Reported Amid Private-Job Shortage
Washington AP reports July shows total employed rising to 80.6 million while unemployment climbs to 5.8 percent as more job seekers reenter the labor force. Average weekly earnings fall due to shorter work weeks amid a 500,000 worker telephone strike.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Woodrow L. Gin‘sburg
The
Center For Community Change
Ginsburg
Senate
House Economic Committee
Five Injured In Violent Clinton Crash
Five persons were seriously injured in a head on collision between a car and a tanker truck at the SR 63 intersection north of Clinton Indiana. John S Fender 17 Fowler severely head injured thrown from car now in critical condition at Union Hospital. Fellow teens Mike Pruitt 17 and Steve Nutt 16 Fowler Lester Stevens 17 Indianapolis also injured and in intensive care. The truck driver Hubert Duckworth 53 Newman III treated and released at Vermillion County Hospital. State Police Lt Robert Skitt said the car crossed center line after skids indicating the car drifted left of the lane. The truck was southbound and the car northbound.
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Old
New SR 63
Here
Union Hospital
John S. Fender
Fowler
Fender
Mike Pruitt
Steve Nutt
Lester Stevens
Widespread Layoffs Hit Steel Workers After Pact
Tens of thousands of steel workers face layoffs five days after a new contract, with many idled while inventories run down. USW officials report mixed reactions and callbacks depend on orders, as about 47,000 in Pittsburgh area and 34,500 in Chicago region lose work or await recall. Continued on Page 2.
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Pittsburgh-Western Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh
Francis Stark
USW International
Cleveland
Gary
Ind
Andrew White
Union District 31
Chicago
Calumet
Indiana
U.S. Steel
Chicago Area
Draft lottery suspense continues for men turning 19
Nearly two million men born in 1933 face their lottery numbers today but the cutoff for draft calls remains uncertain. Draft officials expect lower calls than last year as 1952 birthdays are assigned priority numbers. Numbers up to 100 likely receive calls. those in the 200s and 300s probably will not. The streamlined drawing took two hours, with capsules matching birthdays to priority numbers.
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Washington
Curtis W. Tarr
Now You Know By United Press International
Bees cannot fly when the temperature is below 50 degrees Fahrenheit and cannot move at all at 45 degrees or slightly below.
Contractor Charged with Vice Operation
A police vice raid around 9 p.m. on a suspected house of prostitution led to the arrest of one man and three women. Paul Emile Lemont, Dora Jones, Katherine Clemons, and Vaneta Hayden faced charges and bonds ranging from 500 to 1,000 dollars. The four appeared before City Court Judge N. George Nasser with attorney Woodrow Nasser. arraignment was postponed to August 13.
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Rosehill Rd
North Terre Haute
Dora Jones
Park Ave
Katherine Mildred Clemons
S. 16Th St
Vaneta Maxine Hayden
Poplar St
Lemont
Lemont Construction Co
Vigo County
Jones
Clemons
Hayden
N. 4Th St
N. George Nasser
Woodrow Nasser
Nasser
Weather Map Summary for Terre Haute Vicinity
Local conditions show a 6 am river stage of 1.1 falling and no precipitation. Forecast calls for mostly sunny mild conditions with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s, lows around 58 to 62, and light precipitation chances through Saturday. Illinois expects fair and cool tonight, warmer Saturday with highs near 80s. dirt dust 101 micrograms per cubic meter. Sunrise 5:53 a.m. Sunset 7:57 p.m. Temperature readings: 6 a.m. 62, 2 p.m. 81.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Moon Explorers Return From Moon Mission Skyshow
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden race home toward a Pacific splashdown amid an Earth eclipse visible from Endeavour They describe cosmic lights seen on the journey and plan a hour long news conference from deep space discussing personal observations and mission details.
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Irwin
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Space Center
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Pacific Ocean
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Martin Seeks Major Overhaul Of Securities Market
NYT report on William McChesney Martin Jr proposing a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street. The former NYSE reorganizer and former Federal Reserve chair advocates a single national market, NYSE and regional exchanges integration, and an SEC committee to plan the transition.
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Martin
NYSE
Unemployment rise eyed as govt releases latest figures
Washington reports the newest unemployment totals while a private economist forecasts a higher jobless rate. Five days after a steel contract deal, tens of thousands of workers have been laid off, inventory draws down amid possible strike effects. William McChesney Martin Jr. proposes a broad overhaul of the securities industry. Apollo 15 returns home and may witness a sun-earth eclipse. Draft lottery numbers are revealed as 19-year-olds await fate. Senate passes major election spending reform, House action uncertain. Summer vacay looms as agencies face a funding extension. Sisco departs from Tel Aviv with hopes to reopen the Suez Canal. A government study estimates 1974 medical spending at at least $105 billion, with federal health insurance proposals adding under $12 billion.
Typhoon Olive Killer Toll Hits 78 In Japan And Korea
Typhoon Olive battered western Japan and eastern Korea with 60 mph winds and heavy rain, killing at least 78 people and forcing over 20 000 Scouts from the World Jamboree at Esagiri Heights near Mt Fuji to move to safer ground. The storm churned across Kyushu and threatened Hokkaido as it weakened to a tropical storm.
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Olive
Sea of Japan
Japan
Korea
Mt. Fuji
Japanese Weather Agency
Kyushi
Hokkaido
Esagiri Heights
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