Justices Say Old Law Bars All Housing Bias

ATMagc Daily Net Ptmb Ran VW Ibe WMk Ended Jm e 18, 1MB The Weather Cloudy, cool, occaalonal riaow - 15,105 ers. Low 58 to 00. Tomorrow • • ■ 4 cloudy, high in 70e. • • , ^ Manche»ter— A City of Village Charm VOL. LXXXVn, NO. 219 (TWRNTY.EI6HT PAGES—TWO SECTIONS) BIANCHESTER, 'CONN., MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1968 (Olnertfled AdveeHalnc oa JPece SB) PRICE TEN CENTS Justices Say Old Law vJ _ •* ______ I . .* • j Bars All Housing Bias WASHINGTON (AP)—The Supreme Court held 7 to 2 today that an 1866 civil rights law bars all racial dis Graduation News crimination, private as well as public, in the sale or rental of property. The Herald is providing its usual expanded cover “Congress meant exactly what it said,’’ Justice Potter age of school graduations in the Manchester area. Stewart wrote in the court’s far-reachjng decision. Many readers usually order extra copies of the paper The Reconstruction p e r io d ---------------------------------------------- carrying the graduation news. Cheers should be law reaches both private and Inatlon in most of the nation’s placed with the circulation department in advance. public action, the court said, housing. Congress dictated that Graduation exercises ha Vie already been held, last and Its enactment by Congress the racial barriers come down Thursday by East Catholic High School and Friday was held to be a valid exercise In stages. by Manchester Community College. Following is the of congressional power. In today's ruling, Stewart said Justices John M. Harlan suid the 1866 law and the civil rights graduation scheduled this week: Byron R. White dissented. Tuesday: Coventry High and Bolton High. act of 1668 were In sharp, con The 1886 law provides that: trast. Wedneây: Manchester High, Vernon High, and “ All citizens of the United For Instance, he said, the Re Howell Cheney Technical School. States shall have' the same construction statute deals only Thursday: South Windsor High and Rham High. right, In every state and territo with racial discrimination and ry, as Is enjoyed by white citi not with discrimination ^_on zens thereof to Inherit, pur- grounds of religion or national chase, lease, sell, hold and con- origin. vey real and personal proper- Moreover, he said, Uie 1866 ty.’’ law does not deal specifically Russian Copters It was invoked by Joseph Lee with discrimination In the provl- Jones, a Negro, and his wife, services or facilities In Barbara Jo, who Is white, when connection with the sale or rent- they were barred from buying a a* of a dwelling. home in the Paddock Woods It does not prohibit advertis Reported in War Subdivision outside St. Louis. ing that indicates discriminato As a result, the court, 102 ry preferences, he said, and it SAIGON (AP) — U.S. mili near toe eastern end of the DMZ years after the law was passed, does not refer explicitly to dis tary headquarters said today and north of toe Ben Hal river, ruled for the first 'time on Its crimination in financing ar meaning that they were over full scope and its constitutiona rangements or In toe provision that aircraft "suspended to be of, brokerage services. 6 0 P senatoriai caiîdate E d ^ n H. May Jr. and toe demilitarized zone itself or lity. enemy helicopters” ' were fired Beyond that, Stewart went on, to toe north. In doing so, toe Justices re Mrs. May receive a standing and enthusiastic ova toe 1866 law makes no provision on during toe weekend near toe jected toe notion that toe 1866 May. Starts Campaign The announcement from the for intervention by the attorney tion from close to 2,000 delegates and alternates, demilitarized zone that divides law was intended only to prohi U.S. Military Command said: general and while toe old law following May’s nomination Saturday by acclamar Vietnam. bit housing segregation that had "Headquarters has received re can be enforced by an Injimc- A brief announcement added official sanction. •• tion. (Herald photo by Ofiara.) that a daylight reconnaissance ports of radar sightings of uni- tlon, he said, it contains no ex The law, Stewart said, “ in By Blasting Ribicoff was made today to ascertain dentifled aircraft In toe vicinity press-___ _____________ authorization_ for _a_______ federal damage and obtain other infor of toe eastern end of toe DMZ plain' dnd unambiguous terms order toe payinenrof Withstands Assault HARTFORD (AP) — Edwin H. There are three avowed Nixon mation, but “ no results are and north of toe Song Ben Hal. • • • grants to all citizens, with- damages. May Jr. has launch d his cam supporters on the 16-member available,” No visual confirmation has been “ “ t regard to race or color, 'toe stewaii referred to congres- paign for the U.S. Senate with posslble because the sightings same right’ to purchase and gional testimony that toe 1968 rd national delegation from this The statement from toe mili a blast at incumbent Democrat state. The others have been tary command tended to partly occurred at night. The low- 'safe property ‘as is enjoyed by ê necessary even if Abraham Ribicoff, saying' that publicly neutral but are pre confirm other reports1 thatumi fromirom aircraft were suspected white citizens’ . Tlmt right upheld the 1866 stat- Hausman a Winner Ribicoff must share toe blame sumed.......... ........... willing.. ~to go with........... Rocke-. 2 to 12 Russlan-bullt helicopters ^ heUcopters and Im^^lred as effertlvely yte, because this year’s law for toe Vietnam war. feller if the party leadership de- had been downed over toe week- '*^®*^® «h<ler fire naval V ° ^ k*^® ?*” spells out toe responsibility of By SOL R. OOHEN 18, including Hausman, lean vessels and U.S. aircraft in toe ‘1»® market as by the state it- enforce toe May portrayed Ribicoff as an cides on that course of action, end south of toe DMZ. - GOP state Chairman Howard toward Now York Gov. Rocke “ architect” of toe Democratic The 44-year-old May, in a pre- However, toe announcement reconnalssMce ®® ■ , , rights It protects. Hausman emerged from the feller and three toward former Vice President Richard Nixon. administration’s ‘ ’ill-conceived’ ’ pared acceptance speech, did from U.S. headquarters said toe ascertain damage has bqen ^ Speaking of toe 1866 law and Republican State Convention Hausman turned thumbs policies. ' ’ toe history of Its enactment, Saturday as the undlqnited lead not dwell on party unity as had aircraft were sighted by radar (See Page Fourteen) la!t April, acted to b l L crim - down on election of a fourth May, a onetime congressman earlier convention speakers, but Stewart wrote: er of Oonneoticut'Republicans. lEiahed out at Ribicoff. ~ r -------------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------— “ In light of toe concerns that And, the Hartford County Re national delegate with Nixon and former Republican state leanings and in addition, pre Ribicoff, he said,' has “ little led Congress to adopt It and toe publican establishment with chairman, won toe party’s sena- vented the introduction of a res faith in toe ability of toe peo contents of toe debates, that stood all efforts to crack Its toriaT nomination by acclama olution, calling on the conven tion at toe GOP state conven ple to solve problems at toe preceded its passage. It Is clear hold on almost all of the top local level.” that the act was designed to do GOP posts In the state. tion to back Nixon. tion Saturday. Abner W. Sibal, And, he was able to muster so a late entry In toe contest, with But the GOP senatorial con Gun Lobby Counterattacks Just what Its terms suggest; to Hausman of New Britain, was many delegate votes for May, drew during a roll call vote. tender drew loudest applause prohibit all racial discrimina re-eleoted chairman to a full when he called for better police WASHINGTON (AP) — The tion, whether or not under color that Abner Sibal of Norwalk The 1,032 delegates also select-i overwhelming public support of Founded In 1871 by a group of two-year term, after l6 months protection for the “ average Nat^nal Rifle Association, Its of law, with respect to the rights withdrew his candidacy Just ed an uninstructed 16-member such legislation. This spring, for National Guard officers Inter in the past, w d Anna-Mae American citizen.’ ’ May also amazing reconj^ of blocking enumated therein—Including the past the naldway point in the delegation to the national con^ example, pollstar Louis Harris ested In Improving their marks Swiiaakl, also a t New Britain, called for enactment of the so- strict federal gun controls in right to purchase or lease pro- roll call vote, thus dropping hU ventlon in Miami Beach. reported 71 per cent of Ameri manship, toe NRA has grown was re-eleoted to a two-year cadled Heller plan, a federal Jeopardy, has begun its counter threat of forcing a statewide A possible battle over a reso cans favored stricter gun con over toe years to an organiza term as vice chairman. program of unrestricted grants attack. trol laws. (See Page Fourteen) primary. lution seeking to put toe con tion with 900,000 members and a Edwin H. May Jr. of IVeUi- to toe states. And If toe gun lobby lives up What ^ t o e NRA? How does It net worth of nearly $12 million. ersfleld was nominated for the vention on record as favoring Sibal gave up his ehallenge at SlbaTs dramatic withdrawal to its past successes, hundreds' operate*W hy does* It pack so ' It operates from an elght-sto-’ U.S. Senate and John Alsop of Richard M. Nixon for toe pres a point In toe roll call when has to be called the highlight of of thousands of letters opposing much power? ry glass-and-marble headquar Avon remained as national com - idential nomination was avert May had collected 543 delegates, the 1668 Republican State Con*- ed when Its promoters agreed gun control will rain down on ters building In downtown Wash mitteeman.

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