HEARINGS BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PART 3D-DESEGREGATION UNDER LAW WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 1 AND AUGUST 12, 1970 Printed for the use of the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity 46-125 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office SELECT COMMITTEE ON EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY WALTER F. MONDALE, Minnesota, Chairman JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas ROMAN L. HRUSKA, Nebraska THOMAS J. DODD, Connecticut BIRCH BAYH, Indiana WILLIAM B. SPONG, JR., Virginia WILLIAM C. SMITH, Staff Director and General Counsel (11) CONTENTS Opening statement of the chairman......... CHRONOLIGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1970 Cleghorn, Reese, director, leadership project, Southern Regional Council, WEDNESDAY, August 12, 1970 Thrower, Hon. Randolph W., Commissioner of Internal Revenue, accompanied by William H. Smith, Deputy Commissioner; K. Martin Worthy, Chief Counsel; Lawrence B. Jerome, Chief, Exempt Organizations Examination Branch, Technical Activity Service; and Edward J. Munez, Chief, Organizational Branch- Statements: Cleghorn, Reese__. Prepared statement.. Pressly, Dr. William L.. Page 1991 1931 1986 1992 1931 1977 1986 Communications to Hon. Randolph W. Thrower, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1996 Hon. Randolph W. Thrower, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 2010 MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. "Both Sides in South Mistrust Nixon Actions on School Integration," from the New York Times, July 16, 1970----. 2037 "Civil Rights Switch-New Policy on Taxes May Not End All-White School Problem in South," from the Wall Street Journal, July 13, 1970. 2039 Commissioner Randolph W. Thrower's news conference on the taxexempt status of private schools. DeSota School, Inc., Helena, Ark. 1998 2130 "Enrollment in Private Schools Up" from the Tampa Times, Sept. 16, 1970--- 2046 2043 2173 "Heritage School Begins Fund Drive for Building," from the Newnan (Ga.) Times-Herald, March 5, 1970--- IRS announces position on private schools (press releases from Internal 1996 IRS exhibits on rulings of exemption for seven private academies. "New 'Segregation Academies' Are Flourishing in the South-A Special Report," from South Today.... 1951 "No Negroes Apply at OK'd Schools," from the Atlanta Journal, July 20, 1970... 2030 "Only Some Schools," from the Atlanta Constitution, July 8, 1970.. 2031 Pamlico Community School, Washington, N.C... Press reports on administration's actions on school integration in the South Private schools incorporated in Georgia, October 1969-June 1970.. Page 2169 2035 2035 2033 2034 2066 "Sales: Small-Town Stores Blame Private Schools for Pinch," from the Wall Street Journal....... 1949 "School Plan Announced at Helena," from the Arkansas Gazette, February 25, 1970 2032 Southeast Education, Inc., Dothan, Ala.. 2144 Southern Regional Council materials on segregated academies. 2029 2005 "Tax Exempt Status Given Dothan Unit," from the Birmingham (Ala.) News, July 24, 1970 2030 "Tax Status of Discriminatory Private Schools," from the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, July 13, 1970... 1998 "Taxes: Lower Revenue Attributed to 'Seg Academies' Cost," from the Memphis Commercial Appeal. 1947 The busing myth: Seg academies bus more children, and further, a South 1959 The Gaffney Day School, Gaffney, S.C.. 2080 The Heritage School, Inc., Newnan, Ga.. 2051 "The Old South Tries Again-Segregation Academies" 1963 "U.S. to Tax Segregated Academies," from the Washington Post, July 11, 1970_ 2042 |