Controversy B rewar ds Stokely Carmichael and King Talks
State Department moves to revoke ca r michael s passport while the Justice Department says it is studying his activities. Carmichael warned of urban guerrilla groups and a fight to the death after visiting Cuba via London and Prague. In Toledo, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr plans a future Toledo speech within three to four weeks after a canceled appearance due to racial disturbances. California Governor Ronald Reagan recuperating from bladder surgery plans a week in hospital and longer rest at home.
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State Department
Stokely Carmichael
Justice Department
Carmichael
Cuba
London
Prague
Toledo
Ohio
Martin Luther King Jr
Edward Lamb
King
Santa Monica
Calif
California
Ronald Reagan
Sacramento
Reagan
St. John’s Hospital
Pacific Palisades
Springfield mayor tapes anti violence message for CIA use
Springfield Ohio mayor Rogert C. Henry said he recorded a tape for CIA Voice of America overseas denouncing racial violence as criminal acts. He said agitators seek only vandalism and the message will be broadcast to Communist countries.
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Springfield
Ohio
Central Intelligence Agency
Rogert C. Henry
Washington
Voice of America
Paratroopers Move From Detroit in Phased Withdrawal
Cyrus Vance announced that four battalions of the 101st Airborne are airlifted from Selfridge AFB near Detroit to Fort Campbell Kentucky as part of a phased withdrawal of regular Army troops used for riot duty. He also said three battalions from the 82nd Airborne are moving from Detroit to Selfridge AFB.
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Detroit
Cyrus Vance
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
101St Airborne Division
Selfridge Air Force Base
Mich
Fort Campbell
Vance
82Nd Airborne Division
Selfridge Afb
Margaret Creek board grants three landowners reprieves on Site Two
Three landowners receive reprieves following the decision on Site Two revision by the Margaret Creek Board of Directors. Officials report school fate tied to November election and discuss charter revision in Point Pleasant. Witnesses recount guardsmen murder claim in Detroit. Rocky Colavito belts a homer as White Sox beat Indians in 10 innings. Reds fall to Braves 5 to 2.
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Margaret Creek Board OF Directors
Beacon
Point Pleasant
Detroit
Rocky Colavito
Homer
White Sox
Indians
Reds
Braves
Disturbances Reach White House Area in Washington Riots
Nationwide racial clashes spread from Milwaukee to Detroit and Washington. Police broke up bands near the White House after a 24 hour surge with windows broken and at least one liquor store looted. In Detroit Governor Romney lifted the curfew though a state of emergency remained. The unrest drew in Maryland Ohio Rhode Island and Oregon with arrests and injuries nationwide. Romney accused the White House of delaying federal troops while Mansfield rebutted.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
White House
Capitol
Detroit
George Romney
Washington
Milwaukee
Portland
Ore
United States
Michigan
Johnson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Romney
Delta Mekong assault claims 350 Viet Cong killed
U S and South Vietnamese forces reported the largest allied assault in the Mekong Delta killing 350 Viet Cong. The operation involved about 10,000 troops launched last Friday to clear Viet Cong mining the Delta highway. Casualties were 16 U S dead and 59 wounded. field reports noted 28 South Vietnamese killed and 50 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
Newark Negro patrols as anti crime volunteers march at night
A band of Negro volunteers led by Willie Wright patrol Newark streets at night to gather evidence of police brutality. The Community Black Patrol grew from riots that killed 27 and caused millions in damage. Wright, head of the United Afro-American Association, urges residents to arm themselves and prepare for the next time. The group is linked to the Office of Economic Opportunity funded antipoverty effort and includes officials from the United Community Corporation. He cites plans to defend against intruders and warns whites to stay out of black neighborhoods during tense times.
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Newark
N.J
Black Patrol
Willie Wright
United Afro-American Association
The
United Commu
Nity Corporation
U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
Wright
Plainfield
National Guard
Third Petition Circulates for Route 50 Annexation Near Athens
A third petition seeking annexation of 463 acres along Route 50 east of Athens is being circulated by landowner J G Hope who left the prior petition. The area includes 20 acres for the McBee Systems plant next to the Columbia Gas site. Hope leases land to the Athens Business Association for an industrial site and helped build a water reservoir behind the Hope house. Officials and residents report efforts began last week with only a few signatures and county commissioners may reject the move in public votes. A public hearing on the second petition was canceled when legal notices were not published.
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Athens
McBee Systems
J. G. Hope
Hope
Athens Business Association
Columbia Gas Co
ABA
McBee
Hope House
Lydia Hope
Annexation
Dwight Robinson
Athens Safety-Service
Sioners
John Cline
John Law
James Edwards
Commission
Ohio University Sues for Airport Land in Athens County
Ohio University Fund Inc files suit in Athens County Common Pleas Court to compel exercise of a 1967 option for 160 acres near the proposed Ohio University Airport. The action names Albert and Grace Hess and seeks 1,000 in actual damages and 35,000 in punitive and exemplary damages for alleged conspiracy to block three other land purchases.
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Athens County
Hess
Ohio University Fund
McKissick calls civil rights era passe to spark black revolt
Floyd McKissick head of CORE declares the civil rights movement obsolete and predicts a summer of racial explosions that could be recorded as the start of a black revolution. He urges new methods, demands black ownership of ghetto businesses and public facilities, release of political prisoners, and cuts in Vietnam war spending to aid oppressed blacks.
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New York
Congress of Racial Equality
Floyd McKissick
McKissick
Africa
Three Arrests Linked to Plymouth Mail Robbery Case
In Boston, a major break in the Plymouth mail truck robbery is marked by the arrest of a mother of four and two men over a $1.55 million haul. Indicted by a federal grand jury for the 1962 robbery, Thomas R. Richards of Weymouth, John J. Kelley of Watertown, and Patricia Diaferio of Boston face charges with unknown accomplices, as Bailey and Bailiro secure bail amounts of 25 000 and 5 000 respectively.
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Boston
Plymouth
Thomas R. Richards
Weymouth
New England Power Co
John J. Kelley
Watertown
Patricia Diaferio
F. Lee Bailey
U.S
Francis H. Farrell
Diaferio
Joseph Bailliro
Arms Sales Up AP Survey Shows Violence Tied Rise in Gun Purchases
The AP survey finds higher handgun demand in violence-struck cities this summer. Dealers note new buyers are mainly white, with chains Sears and Montgomery Ward halting over the counter sales in several cities. Abercrombie & Fitch reports displays cleared after Newark riots.
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New York
Associated Press
Sears Roebuck and Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
New York City
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