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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Virginia officials plan to maintain segregated schools via pupil placement board despite Supreme Court orders for desegregation in Arlington and Charlottesville by January 31 and September. NAACP attorney Oliver Hill expects compliance by next fall but no immediate push. Contempt possible for non-compliance.
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RICHMOND, Va. - (INS) - Officials indicated Tuesday there will be no change in Virginia's segregated public school system despite a U. S. Supreme Court move to begin integration.
PLACEMENT BOARD
He contends now any Negro children seeking admission must be referred to the state's pupil placement board, set up to prevent student transfers for the purpose of race-mixing.
The Supreme Court Monday unanimously rejected the state's appeal of a lower court decision ordering desegregation of Arlington Elementary school by Jan. 31 and high schools by September. Charlottesville was directed to desegregate as of last September, but the orders have remained inactive pending the appeal
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Oliver W. Hill, Richmond Negro attorney. Said neither the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People nor the children's parents would try to force segregation before the end of the current school year, but added:
"We will expect something to be done by next September."
Hill said he expected the rulings to be complied with, and would give no indication of his course of action should segregation continue.
CONTEMPT OF COURT
Court officials said failure to obey the desegregation orders may result in a citation for contempt of court.
Almond said, however, that the state placement board act. which makes it illegal for Negroes to transfer to white schools, "is presumptively still valid. until and unless it is finally overturned by a court from which there is no appeal."
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Richmond, Va.; Arlington; Charlottesville
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Tuesday; Monday; By Jan. 31; By September; As Of Last September
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Virginia officials indicate no change in segregated public schools despite U.S. Supreme Court rejection of state's appeal, ordering desegregation in Arlington and Charlottesville schools. Pupil placement board prevents race-mixing transfers. NAACP attorney Oliver W. Hill expects compliance by next September but no immediate action. Failure to obey may result in contempt citations, though state law remains presumptively valid.