Week of Sept 1-4, 1970

The Supreme Court agrees to rule on the bussing of school children to achieve

racial integration. At the same time the court will review a North Carolina law that

forbids ‘involuntary’ bussing of children.

President Nixon welcomes Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz to Coronado

(San Diego).

government was in “strenuous dispute”

with the United States over charges of

Egyptian cease-fire violations. Her cabinet

was reported sharply divided on how firm

a stand to take on the cease-fire problem.

Budget pressures have canceled two of

the six planned Apollo flights to the moon.

Some 3,000 are expected to be layed-off.

Ex-aid - Martin Sweig is sentenced to 2 ½

years I federal prison for perjury in

connection with the misuse of House

Speaker John W. McCormack’s

Washington office for influence peddling.

He was also fined $2,000

The U.S. has photographic evidence that Russian missiles have been set up on

Egypt’s side of the Suez Canal in a series of violations - after the Mideast cease-

fire agreement too effect in August.

In A Gallup Poll- most adults who have heard or read about the male sterilization

operation called vasectomy, express general approval of the practice. The

practice is legal in all 50 states on a voluntary basis.

Technology -

A laser smaller than a gain of sand that can be operated for up to a million hours

on power produced by flashlight batteries is announced by the Bell telephone

System. The laser can be used like a sort of telephone wire, either in the earth’s

atmosphere or between earth and space to carry messages, television images

and other data now carried by sound waves.

Week of Sept 1-4, 1970

Sports -

NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle orders a

crackdown of TV chats with players during

spoke with Tarkenton during a game

broadcast by ABC while Tarkenton was on

the bench. In the interview, some say

Tarkenton sounded like a fool as he was

making game predictions. Plus, it didn’t help

that Howard asked rather simple questions.

Tarkenton told Cosell in one instance, that

the Giant quarterback out on the field, Dick

Shiner, should call a run on the next play,

instead, Shiner completed his first pass, the

score was then 0-14, against the Giants,

who on the play had good field position for a

pass. Shiner was right strategically and

Tarkenton, the injured first-stringer - was wrong.

Television news -

A new “Bonanza” theme will be introduced for season #12 of the series. It’s

written by David Rose and will be available on records too.

Week of Sept 1-4, 1970

Elvis Presley On Tour