Five Negroes Slain as Rioting Spreads Across Cities
Across the nation riots and fires continued after King assassination. In Kansas City five Black residents were killed, many wounded by crossfire between snipers and police with National Guardsmen. Newark imposed a night curfew after looting near burning stores. National Guard and federal troops remained deployed in multiple states, while Chicago and Pittsburgh also faced curfews and arrests as violence persisted nationwide.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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District of Columbia
Washington
Chicago
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Two Drivers Jailed on DWI Counts
Two men were jailed after guilty verdicts on traffic charges in Municipal Court. Carl Lott Haislep of Parkersburg pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and received 200 dollars plus costs, seven days in county jail with four days suspended if he returns to West Virginia. Ohio driving rights suspended 180 days. Henry Clyde Robertson Jr of Columbus pleaded no contest to DWI and speeding, found guilty on both counts, fined 220 dollars and costs, and jailed one week. Ohio University students Veronica Johnston and Stan V. Grubman earned spots at Inside Advertising Marketing Week in New York by academic achievement. Maud White, 70, of Coolville Route 2, was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital after a possible heart attack while visiting at Kimes Convalescent Center.
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Athens County
Carl Lott Haislep
Parkersburg
Haislep
West Virginia
Ohio
Franklin Sheeter
Henry Clyde Robertson Jr
Columbus
Robertson
Ohio University
Advertising Club of
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
William V. Muse
Veronica Johnston
Stan V. Grubman
Canton
Maud White
Coolville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Kimes Convalescent Center
Athens
White
Bloodmobile targets 270 pints in Athens two-day visit
Red Cross bloodmobile headed by Ohio University ROTC units will operate at the Church of the Good Shepherd on Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The two day goal is 270 pints, or 135 pints per day, following two prior Athens visits that collected 260 pints and did not meet goals. Residents and students are urged to donate. Easter sunrise services by Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will be held Sunday at First Christian Church with Rev. Joe B. Maffett speaking at 6:30 a.m. Members should assemble in uniform at the Masonic Temple at 5:45 a.m. to march to the church.
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Ohio University
Church of the Good Shepherd
Athens
Red Cross
Athens Commandery
Knights Templar
First Christian Church
Joe B. Maffett
Masonic Temple
Gun thefts probe as students held in custody
Police in Cincinnati pursue three suspects in a pair of break ins in Athens involving the theft of guns from Ohio University Peden Stadium ROTC room and Mathews Shoe Repair Shop. Two youths were nabbed near the shoe shop. rifles and pistols were recovered in multiple locations, with funds linked to ROTC rifle sales. The suspects, described as white, face Municipal Court arraignments.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
University
Peden Stadium
Mathews
N. Court Street
Athens
Charles Cochran
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