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This is a George Wallace-style "send a message to Washington" proposal. It would prohibit assignment of students to any public school on the basis of race, creed, color or national origin. But since this would be merely a state provision, and the federal courts have jurisdiction (as in the Boston and Springfield desegregation cases) to order busing for racial balance, Question 6 will make no legal difference; it's just a chance for the anti-busing forces to get their...
However, at their annual meeting, Continental Illinois stockholders, in a management-supported move, voted down a proxy which "sought to prohibit the corporation from making or renewing any loans in South Africa until the government of that country undertook certain enumerated actions to end its apartheid policies...
...Faculty Council did agree, however, with CRR requests to prohibit legal counsel from the hearings, to equalize the number of student and faculty members on the committee, and to allow the release of transcripts of the hearings if both parties agree...
...Californians face two highly controversial proposals. One would prohibit smoking in most work areas', lounges, cafeterias, sports arenas, theaters and certain areas of bars and restaurants. The proposal has pitted the American Cancer Society and the California Medical Association against the cigarette companies, which fear that the restrictions would cause their sales to drop. The other ballot proposition would require the firing of public school teachers who happen to be practicing homosexuals. The proposal is backed by groups like the Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs' Association and the California Farm Bureau, but is opposed by an unusual coalition...
...official added the terms of the agreement prohibit Israel from establishing any new settlements for at least five years, but do not state whether Israel can build up new settlements after that time period...