Roy Wilkins on quality education and racial integration
The piece argues that true educational quality for Black students requires integration, not separate all-Black schooling. It cites Judge Damon Keith on harms to Black children from delayed desegregation, contrasts White and Black parent views, critiques Nixon era positions, and advocates for integrated education funded by a predominantly white public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damon Keith
Pontiac. Mich
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Nixon
Russians use press gripe columns for action in Soviet Union
Soviet newspapers like Pravda run consumer complaint columns similar to American action lines. Citizens air grievances on economic and social issues, with some cases leading to official action. Report notes rules restricting criticism of leadership and Zionist letters, but issues such as drunkenness on trains and mismanagement can trigger responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krokodil
UPI Telephoto
David Nagy
Moscow
UPI
Pravda
Kremlin
Israel
Nature’s ways The busy soil community
Wayne Hanley explains soil life beyond dirt. Fresh turned soil emits a breadlike aroma as microflora and fauna teem in a tiny world. He notes bacteria fungi protozoa and algae in a porous grain of soil, nourished by moisture and seasonally boosted in spring.
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Wayne Hanley
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Supreme Court
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D. Doverov
Voronezh
Russia
Sovietskaya Rossiya
M.T. Shmatkov
Nikolayev
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Rothamsted
England
Ben Wicks
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