Cleveland schools found guilty in bias suit over segregation
Federal Judge Frank J. Battisti ruled the Cleveland school board fostered racial segregation and failed to pursue integration. He barred ongoing discrimination, halted new construction, and ordered desegregation plans within 90 days. A special master and possible suburban bus ing involvement were noted. The NAACP suit on 127,000 pupils seeks cross town or housing-related solutions.
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Cleveland School Board
Ohio
Board of Education
Frank J. Battisti
Cleveland Board
State Board of Education
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Battisti
Nathaniel Jones
Paul Briggs
Frank Battisti
Weather outlook with showers and mild temps
Partly cloudy tonight with a bow of 55 to fill. Mostly cloudy tomorrow with a 20 to 50 percent chance of rain and a high near 75 to 80. Yesterday's high was 69 at 6:50 p.m. and the low 48 at 7 a.m. Pollen counts Elytia 3 Lorain 11. Details on Page 9.
Brand named acting chief in Elyria police move
Senior Elyria police Captain Paul A. Brand was named acting chief by Mayor Marguerite E. Bowman to replace Maurice C. Flood who retired after 36 years. Brand, with the department since 1949 and a captain since 1967, will lead during the vacancy while four lieutenants bid for the top job in a Civil Service exam set for Sept. 30.
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Elyria
Paul A. Brand
Marguerite E. Bowman
Maurice C. Flood
Brand
Flood
Biltz
All Tree
Elyria Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
City Law
Police Department
Nominations on ice as Kahliff export bank seat waits
In an election year climate the Ford nominees face Senate delay. Mrs Kahliff from Elyria seeks a five member Export-Import Bank seat. Hearings on her and other nominees have not been scheduled as Congress recesses for Labor Day. Republicans say hearings may be postponed for political reasons.
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Ford
Elyria
Margaret Kahliff
Senate
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Export-Import Bank Board of Directors
Senate Banking Committee
Kahliff
Export-Import Bank
Cleveland schools desegregation ruling prompts cautious local reaction
U S District Judge Battisti found the Cleveland and Ohio Boards of Education fostered a segregated system. NAACP officials welcomed the ruling while local superintendents and officials cautioned about immediate local impact and potential future remedies, including possible suburban involvement.
Christian schools offer God centered education in area
Hundreds of students will join six area Christian schools this September seeking discipline and spiritual focus, not reaction to public schools. Leaders say the schools emphasize discipline respect and patriotism while remaining integrated with black and white students. Enrollment ranges from 50 to 200 plus, with Chapel of the Open Door and First Baptist Church programs among the largest.
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Don Engram
Church of the Open Door
Willis Hull
First Baptist Church
New York State
New College Heights Baptist Christian Academy
Sheffield Christian Academy
Sheffield
Elyria Christian Academy
Hull
Seattle
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