South Bend Firemen Spoil Violence Fun
South Bend fire chief recounts rapid response to gang violence across Tuesday and Wednesday nights. He says 46 alarms were met by standby crews, keeping fires small and damage minimal despite gasoline bottle threats and arson. Fire Tuesday caused about $20,000 in damage to a store and VFW hall, while total damage Wednesday night including an old auto was under $1,000. window replacements could reach thousands.
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South Bend
Ind
Batalion
Wiliam Dierich
Muse
Tedrich
VFW Hall
Diedrich
Bonn Chemical Blast Injures 16 in Leverkusen
A CUPI A blast at a Bayer chemical facility in Leverkusen Germany shattered a building and injured 16 people amid extensive damage. Myra Ruth Freed of Lafayette Indiana was elected first vice president elect of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women clubs at its 38th annual convention in New York.
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Bonn
Leverkusen
Germany
Bayer Chemical Company
Hoosier
NEW York
Myra Ruth Freed
Lafayette
Ind
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Fairmount Club Donates to Proposed Swimming Pool
Fairmount Mount Mutual Honemakers Club at Mrs. Ellingwood’s home discussed a community pool project. Swim Inc. presented a model and funding plan. Members voted to contribute 100 dollars toward the pool and to support the 4 H Achievement Day. Ali Henry Wayne, Fairmount, is mentioned as having served in Vietnam.
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Fairmount
Mount Mutual Honemakers Club
Robert Ellingwood
Swim, Inc
John Charles Peat
Cook
Norman Mason
Peacock
Violence Keeps Branigin Awake
Indiana Governor Branigin says South Bend racial violence kept him awake overnight, with calls to state police and a request for state help from Mayor Lloyd M. Allen. He issued a proclamation supporting civil authority as officials planned for a tense day.
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Indianapolis
UPT
South Bend
Branigin
Indiana State Police Operations Center
Lloyd M. Allen
Elzhart
Ralph Mittank
John W. Weaver
Stephen Wayne
J.C. Penney’s
Frank Allis
George Mueller
J.C. Pen
Clairney Store
William Hovermale
J. C. Penney
Anderson Chamberline Group
Escape Jail Breakers Prompt Caution In Recapture
Four inmates escaped from a Tippecanoe County jail between breakfast and 10 a.m. EST. Sheriff A Fisher said the men likely had weapons hidden with hacksaw blades. they face three felony charges including a supermarket holdup and liquor store robbery. Escapees are Douglas Jeter 18 Monticello Route 4, Donald Ray Bennett 27 Chicago, Theodore E Lowe 32 Fonlanet, and Ernest H Darmon 19 Lafayette.
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Lafayette
Ind
Fournen
Tippecanoe County
A. Fisher
Douglas Jeter
Rt. 4
Monticello
Donald Ray
Rights Leader Calls for Negro Stand Against Fury
Whitney M. Young executive director of the National Urban League urged Congress to convert anger over race tensions into action. He backed a presidential commission, a crash program for urban aid, and broader federal leadership to curb riots. House members proposed a Riot Prevention Act authorizing 400 million to train and equip local police, while Johnson’s anti crime bill seeks initial funding for modernization.
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Washington
UPI
Whitney M. Young
Congress
Young
National Urban League
Senate
Subcommittee
Juste
Mike Mansfield
Crea
Fbe
Thruston B. Morton
Johnson
Fred
Harris
D-Okla
Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr
Roy Wilkins
White House
A. Phillip Randolph
House Rules Committee
Bull Young
Vidlent Johnson
Jes G. O'Hara
Detroit Democrat
House
Johnson backs immediate aid to riot victims in Detroit
President Johnson advised Michigan Governor Romney that the federal government will supply food and medical aid to Detroit riot victims. He ordered cabinet officials to meet health, food, and safety needs and to move quickly to provide drugs and hospital equipment on request. Surplus commodities and hospital supplies would be released for emergency use.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
George Romney
Michigan
Detroit
Romney
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Commodity Credit Corporation
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Wayne
Vietnam
CUNA
Jessie Barnes
Cuna School
Cuna International
University of Wisconsin
Barnes
David Weinberg
Teyaway
Ad Bete
Birmingham
Bill Kay
Reezers
Tul
Nichol
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