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School Integration Election "\ HE DALLAS School Board has now set Aug. 6 as the date for a referendum vote on integration. There should be a full turnout of vot- on to give an unequivocal answer, so far ag local citizens and taxpay- a the date by school E @eard head, Franklin & Es Spafford, has E ar Srought one reaction MR ‘that simply does not Y= the problem sArrosD through, a partisan anti-integration demand that the board resign, pre- sumably for having called the elec- tion. This board or any other board is under court mandate to integrate. This board or any other board is un- der state mandate to ascertain wheth- er the voters are willing to do that er not. This election is an unavoidable step in‘e clearly defined legal proc- est, ess of elther majority or minority t on whether it should or should not exist. The News believes the election is V7 a must but has no intention ot ageie ing voters how they should their ballots. The scle purpose is to learn how a majority feel about the pro- posal. Jt is a public opinion poll, in other words, but one with al! the weight of law behind its finding. The election is a must because state law requires it. Otherwise, the Dallas Independent Schoo! District stands to lose heavily if it complies with federal order to integrate with- - out prior approval by those who own the local schoo] system. State aid of $3,000,000 a year is not the only thing at stake. Even more serious would be the loss of academic accreditation by the state The Dallas Mormne News" and heavy fines levied on school of} ““& fy 2: /¥%¢ ficials if the referendum vote were ack B. Krueger, Managing skipped. Editor Behind the whole question, of Dallas, Texas course, is the ruling of the United Submitted by Dallas Ovfice States Supreme Court that schools be integrated. The Dallas school system - is now under direct order of Federal CY - 752) Judge T. Whitfield Davidson to inte- grate on a “galt and pepper penis by September, 1961. He urged the school board to hold the election under the state law. ple JUL 5 1960 LAS