Week of February 15, 1970

The Senate and House vote to block the federal government from forcing the

bussing of students to overcome school segregation.

President Nixon ousts the chief government enforcer of the 1964 law against

school segregation amid growing uncertainty about where the Administration

stands on enforcing school desegregation.

Five of the Chicago 7 are found guilty of traveling across state lines individually

to incite riots at the 1968 Chicago Democratic National Convention. The five

convicted Chicago protest leaders were each sentenced to five years in prison -

fined $5,000 and ordered to pay “the cost of prosecution.” They are - Jerry

Rubin, David Dellinger, Abbie Hoffman, Thomas Hayden, Rennie Davis. The

other two were acquitted.

Gallup Poll - Six of 10 adults living in the nation’s metropolitan centers would

move to less urbanized areas if they could live anywhere they wished.

In California - Timothy Leary, his wife and son are convicted of possession of

marijuana on Dec 26, 1968.

Singer Frank Sinatra, after battling a subpoena for six months, appears before

the State Investigation Commission to answer questions about organized crime

in New Jersey.

Patricia Krenwinkel fires her Alabama

lawyer after bowing to Charles Manson’s

demand that she accept an attorney

designated by him.

Tricia Nixon, who celebrates her 24 th

birthday this week, plans to remain single

a while longer. Her assessment: “I think

I’m too young to get married.”

Cassius Clay, deposes as champ 32

months ago, says he has no intentions of

ever attempting a comeback. He said he

was surprised by Joe Frazier’s fifth-round

KO of Jimmy Ellis in Philadelphia. “I think

he’s a lot greater now than I did before.”

Week of February 15, 1970

Sports - Hank Aaron, who needs only 44 hits to become the ninth player to

collect 3,000 career hits, signs a two-year contract with the Atlanta Braves for

$250,000.

Gambling ties - Detroit’s Denny McLain is hit with an indefinite suspension by

baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn for “book-making activities and his

associations.”

The Miami Dolphins fire George Wilson as head coach

and name Don Shula of the Baltimore Colts, pro

footballs’ winningest coach - to replace him under a

lucrative contract that makes him a “substantial” Dolphin

owner.

Television news -

NBC newsman Chet Huntley says he is retiring effective

August 1.

CBS is dropping Red Skelton after 16 years.

NBC acquires “The Bugaloos Is Where It’s At” with producers Sid and Marty

Kroft.

Wednesday night television -

CBS - CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, Hee Haw, Beverly Hillbillies,

Movie, Hawaii Five-O, Merv Griffin

NBC - Huntley-Brinkley Report, The Virginian, Kraft Music Hall, Then Came

Bronson, Tonight

ABC - Nanny and the Professor, Courtship of Eddie’s Father, Room 222, Johnny

Cash Show, Englebert Humperdinck, Dick Cavett

Hee Haw - Merle Haggard, Henson Cargill and Tammy Wynette guest.

Kraft Music Hall - Petula Clark is hostess. Anthony Newley

and Lou Rawls guest.

Englebert Humperdinck - Paul Anka, Phil Silvers, Millicent

Martin and Dana Valery .

Merv Griffin - From Hollywood - Eva Gabor, Jim Brown,

Candice Bergen, Mayor Sam Yorty, Mort Sahl.