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As part of his continuing scheme to keep the South in his column in the 1972 election, President Nixon took an extraordinary step two weeks ago. He disavowed a school-integration plan for Austin, Texas, drafted by his own Department of Health, Education and Welfare; he ordered HEW and the...
At first it seemed a profitable political stroke, for it would surely please Southerners reluctant to desegregate. But he left an opening to the right, and inevitably Alabama Governor George Wallace-the man Nixon hoped to undercut-was quick to take full advantage of it. Wallace pounced last week, sending...
The Alabama Governor surely does not mind a bit of name-calling so long as he accomplishes his purpose, which is to outflank Nixon on the right. Wallace won five states, primarily from Nixon, as a third-party candidate in the 1968 presidential election, and patently hopes to win more...
There was some reason for the Government's retreat on the Austin busing question; the HEW plan had some technical weaknesses. Still, Richardson thought he had persuaded Nixon and Attorney General John Mitchell to carry out the busing decision (TIME, Aug. 9). He was informed of the President'...
On the other hand, busing opponents -especially in Texas-were displeased that the President chose to have the Justice Department press the appeal at all. Although Nixon was at considerable pains to assure Senator John Tower that the Government would proceed no further than the law absolutely requires, the crusty...