Desegregation Sparks Mixed Reactions Across States
Nixon aides praise Southern cooperation on desegregation while Chief Justice Burger says racial balance not required in every school. Pontiac buses firebombed as protests flare. Boston approves $21.3 million racial imbalance aid plan, easing state aid restrictions.
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United Press International
Nixon
South
Dixie
Pontiac
Mich
Elliot Richardson
Washington
Warren E. Burger
Winston- Salem
N.C
Massachusetts’ Board of Education
Boston
Government argues wage freeze case requires prior injury proof
UPI reports the administration contends workers must show harm and sue their employer before challenging the wage freeze. Four Catholic University professors and unions representing 650000 postal workers seek relief or raises, while weather notes foretell warm, partly cloudy days with a 30 percent precipitation chance.
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Washington
UPI
Catholic University
U.S. Postal Service
Justice Department
Congress
Louis J. Barracato
Alan Farber
William A. Kaplin
Grass Fire Conditions Are Ideal in Medina Area
Medina Fire Chief Thurston Berry warned that dry weather makes grass and brush fires easily startable and urged anyone burning to notify the department to avoid unnecessary fire crew dispatches. He noted motorists must not drive over fire hoses unless the fire department directs. Police and patrols reported two accidents injuring four people, with drivers cited for unsafe distances and failure to yield as noted in the incidents along CR 50 Rt 18 and E Liberty Street.
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Medina
Thurston Berry
Berry
State Patrol
Roberta Humbel
Carol Gasper
West Salem
Charles Shields
Shippensburg
Gerry Traucht
Perrsburg
Gilligan Tightens Ohio Budget Belt Under Austerity Plan
Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan announces an austerity program forcing 1,200 layoffs and closing 44 state parks if the two year budget isn’t enacted. School aid may drop 3 percent and aid to the aged blind and disabled 1.5 percent with effects starting Sept. 23 and Oct. 1 respectively. Parks reopen only if revenue producing. some lodges have revenue bonds prompting continued operation.
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Columbus
UPI
John J. Gilligan
Ohio General Assembly
Natural Resources
William B. Nye
Benetot
Cuta Blic
Department of Natural Resources
Burr Oak
Cowan Lake
Dillon Lake
Hueston Woods
Lake Hope
Mohican
Pike Lake
Portsmouth
Punderson
Pymatuning
South Bass Island
David Meeker
Department
Ohio State Fair hits one million visitors milestone
The 12 day Ohio State Fair marked its one millionth visitor as Judy Francis of Darbydale received a stuffed animal and free ride tickets. Attendance reached 1,128,552 by day six with expectations near 2.2 million similar to last year. Tom Jones performed in the grandstand as livestock shows, auto safety demonstrations, and senior citizen contests continued.
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Columbus
UPI
Judy Francis
Darbydale
Tom Jones
Brunswick considers five dollar license fee vote
Petitions filed with Brunswick city auditor Laurene Brinkman call for a November 2 vote on a five dollar license fee to fund street programs. Circulator Paul Delaney says tax increases should go to voters and notes limited tax use. Other circulators include Rita Delaney and Albert Sparrow. The levy would raise about thirty thousand dollars yearly. Medina City and Westfield Center are the only nearby areas collecting the fee.
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Brunswick
Laurene Brinkman
Brunswick City
Paul Delaney
Delaney
Rita Delaney
Albert Sparrow
Medina City
Westfield Center
Medina County
Batchelder Bills Earn Ohio House Approval
Ohio would create its first full job safety program for state employees under a bill approved by the Ohio House and forwarded to the Senate. The measure aims to set standards for worker safety and related protections within state agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batchelder
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio House
Senate
William G. Batchelder
Medina
State Personnel Department
Tax Department
Ohio Senate
House
Doctors link mass advertising to poor diets in children
In Vienna the UPI reports two Howard University doctors warn that heavy advertising creates a socio cultural malnutrition in American children aged 1 to 6. They studied 240 families in Maryland finding excessive milk juice and candy intake while meat and vegetables lag. affluence fuels the issue.
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Vienna
UPI
U.S
International Congress of Pediatrics
Karakat Gokulanathan
K. P. Verghese
Howard University
Washington, D.C
Maryland
REACT Aids Search for Missing Wadsworth Woman
SEVILLE area REACT volunteers aided Wadsworth police in locating 63 year old Martha Elsass on August 27. She was found early Saturday as local REACT members Arthur Gibson Dale Reich Leroy Slygh and Donald Warren assisted the effort.
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Seville
Wadsworth Police
Martha Elsass
REACT
Arthur Gibson
Dale Reich
Leroy Slygh
Donald Warren
General Motors Corp
Referendum tests Arab federation for three nations
More than 10 million Egyptians Syrians and Libyans vote in a referendum on a loose Federation of Arab Republics to unite the three nations while Sudan may join next year. The plan envisions a presidential council cabinet and constitutional court with unanimous decisions but strong independence for each country.
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Sudan
Egypt
Syria
Libya
Benghazi
National Assembly and
Constitutional Court
Iraq
United Arab Republic
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George Wallace
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Kopp
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U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert Elliott
Smith
Brunswick Library
Valerie Sherepita
Edward Sherepita
Mathew Sherepita
Garry Blvd
Kelly Mullen
Michaels
Harvey Zucmen
Roger Banfield
Wadsworth
E. Liberty Street
Harmony Street
Melanie Fahringer
Banfield
Gilligan
Eugene P. O’grady
Adams County
Ayrshire
Ronald
Rick
JoAnn Fenton
Winchester
JoAnn
James Jagger
Gilead
David Plummer, Carroll
National Junior Horticulture Association
Peg Ruffing
Marlin Smith
Mason Jones
Bainbridge
Grace Bunyan
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Erma Paul
George Dysart
Fred M. Greenwood
Greenwood
Jerusalem
Israel
Middle East
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Tel Aviv
Gaza Strip
Shifa Hospital
Gaza City
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Beirut
Baghdad
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Tripartite Federation
United States
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