Governor Kirk bars forced busing in two Florida counties
Gov Claude Kirk issued an executive order banning forced busing in Volusia and Manatee counties to enforce desegregation plans. Volusia faces immediate compliance. Manatee’s deadline is April 6. The order threatens executive action, suspension, or fines for noncompliance, with court-ordered busing deemed immoral and unconstitutional.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Claude Kirk
Florida
Volusia County
Daytona Beach
Kirk
Manatee County
Bradenton
Volusia
Manatee
Jack David
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Dear Abby column on honesty and family ties
A 1970 Abby advice column discusses honesty in social meals and family dynamics. Readers share dilemmas about recipe secrecy and post-divorce child contact. Abby urges confession to avoid a bigger mess, and answers multiple reader questions on in law, ex spouses, and deception.
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Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-M. V. News Synd., Inc
Abby
Bridge Club
Frederick County Firemen Report 394 Calls, 489 Runs
Seven county fire companies including Middletown Stephens City Shawnee Clearbrook Round Hill Gainesboro and Gore answered 394 fire calls in 1969 with 489 total runs when assist and public service calls are counted. Fire calls included grass houses flue or chimney vehicle fires other buildings and miscellaneous totaling 117 77 31 67 31 and the remainder. Runs by company were Shawnee 150 Round Hill 98 Clearbrook 71 Stephens City 61 Middletown 45 Gainesboro 44 and Gore 20.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Firemen’s Association
Middletown
Stephens City
Shawnee
Clearbrook
Round Hill
Gainesboro
Gore
Ray York Enrolled in Private School After Transfer Dispute
Ray York, the 14 year old halted from public school by U S marshals for defying a judge ordered transfer, has been enrolled at The Galilean School a private nondenominational institution near his Oklahoma City home. His parents say the move avoids coercive busing and seek better education with donor funded support. The Galilean School serves about 100 students from preschool to 12th grade.
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Oklahoma City
Ray York
U.S. Marshals
Raymond York
Ray
Galilean School
York
Harding Junior High
Luther Bohanon
U.S. District Court
Bohanan
Taft Junior High
Harding
Taft
Today in History highlights and notable events listed
A January 1, 1970, chronicle notes key past events: Explorer I launch in 1958 from Cape Canaveral, Guy Fawkes 1606, John Marshall 1801, Lee named commander in 1865, unrestricted submarine warfare 1917, Kwajalein battle 1944, Truman hydrogen bomb order 1950, Algeria insurrection context, Kosygin Vietnam visit, and Apollo moon landing hints.
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Associated Press
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
England
Guy. Fawkes
John Marshall
United States
Robert E. Lee
Germany
Pacific
Marshall Islands
Kwajalein
Harry S. Truman
Algeria
Moscow
Alexei Kosygin
North Vietnam
Unique Dividivi Tree Branches Point Southwest Aruba
The branches of Aruba's unique dividivi tree always point southwest due to persistent tradewinds cooling the Caribbean island.
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Aruba
Netherlands Antilles
Caribbean
Cabinet Offspring To Marry In Historic White House Era
Washington notes a Cabinet offspring wedding as Douglas Rogers son of Secretary Rogers weds Nancy Hardin daughter of Secretary Hardin at National Presbyterian Church. The 3 p.m. ceremony attended by 800 guests included the Nixons and featured Rev. Elson performing the double ring rite.
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John N. Mitchell
Nancy Hardin
Douglas Rogers
Mr. Mitchell
Miss Hardin
Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Shenandoah
Rogers
William P. Rogers
Nancy
Doug
Nixon
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edward L. R. Elson
U.S. Senate
Nixons
Yale Law School
University of Virginia
Yale
West Haven
Conn
Agnew Sees High U S Prestige After Asia Trip
Vice President Spiro Agnew tells 1000 supporters in Baltimore that his 25 day Asia tour reinforced belief that United States prestige is high and the country should not be harmed by dissidents. He mocks Shriver residency talks and praises American troops in Vietnam amid antiwar protesters outside the dinner.
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Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Asia
USS
United States
Agnew
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
General Assembly
France
Sargent Shriver
Paris
Vietnam
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Dear Abby
Jack
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Cal
Block
America
Winchester
S. Loudoun
Berryville, VA
East Main
Charles Town
W. VA
Cabinet
National Presbyterian Church
Sakrete Concrete
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
Shriver
Datsun
Dewler
Sie
Sinclair
P.m
Weems
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