BUSING OF SCHOOLCHILDREN

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

S. 179, S. 287, S. 619, S. 1737, and S. 2336

BILLS RELATED TO BUSING OF SCHOOLCHILDREN

30-623 O

FEBRUARY 19, 20, AND 21, 1974

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CONTENTS

Tuesday, February 19, 1974.

Wednesday, February 20, 1974-

Thursday, February 21, 1974.

Opening statements:

HEARING DAYS

TESTIMONY

Ervin, Hon. Sam J., Jr., U.S. Senator from North Carolina, chairman,

Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights...

Gurney, Hon. Edward J., U.S. Senator from Florida..

Hruska, Hon. Roman L., U.S. Senator from Nebraska-

Witnesses:

Allen, Hon. James B., U.S. Senator from Alabama..

Brock, Hon. Bill, U.S. Senator from Tennessee....

Cook, Hon. Marlow W., U.S. Senator from Kentucky.

Helms, Hon. Jesse A., U.S. Senator from North Carolina..

Horn, Hon. Stephen, vice chairman, accompanied by Mr. Larry Glick,

Acting General Counsel; Mr. John Buggs, staff director; and Caroline

F. Davis, Director, Education Division, U.S. Commission on Civil

Rights--

Huber, Hon. Robert J., U.S. Representative from Michigan.

Mitchell, Clarence, director, Washington Bureau, National Association

Morgan, Charles, Jr., American Civil Liberties Union..

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for the Advancement of Colored People...

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Ruffra, Jean, Save Our Community Schools, Inc., Louisville, Ky.

Schade, Dr. John, school board member, Rockford, Ill..

Scott, Hon. William L., U.S. Senator from Virginia......

Wells, James, Liberty Lobby...

Poe, William, chairman, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

Preyer, Hon. Richardson, U.S. Representative from North Carolina.

Rowe, James D., attorney, Richmond, Va.---

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MATERIAL FOR THE RECORD

Submitted by:

Cook, Hon. Marlow W., U.S. Senator from Kentucky:
Letters from Mrs. Riley, president, Kentucky State Parent-
Teachers Association, written by Mrs. Pat Dolack, president,
14th district PTA, and Mrs. Orville Casey, president, 5th
district PTA..

Ervin, Hon. Sam J., Jr., U.S. Senator from North Carolina, chairman,

Constitutional Rights Subcommittee:

S. 2336.

S. 179, S. 287, S. 619, and S. 1737.

Helms, Hon. Jesse A., U.S. Senator from North Carolina:

Prepared statement by...

Letters in support of S. 2336_

Questions and answers on the proposed Public School Jurisdiction

Act of 1973..

Horn, Hon. Stephen, vice chairman, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights:
Árticle from the North Carolina Law Review, "Congressional
Control of Judicial Remedies: President Nixon's Proposed
Moratorium on Busing Orders," by Frank Thompson, Jr., and
Daniel H. Pollitt__.

Prepared statement by..