Fulbright, J. William

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-19- But under several sections of this bill the Attorney General will be given the power to decide that a cause of action exists, that an injury has been s ustained and that relief must be sought. Lest there be some mistake, let me quote from Section HOJ of the bill: "SEC. 407. (a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint— (1) signed by a parent or group of parents to the effect that his or their minor children, as members of a class of persons similarly situated, are being deprived of the equal protection of the laws by reason of the failure of a school board to achieve desegregation, or (2) signed by an individual, or his parent, to the effect that he has been denied admission to or not permitted to continue in attendance at a public college

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J. William Fulbright Speaks

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University of Arkansas