Six-Day LA Riot Kills 32 as Violence Spreads
Looting and arson escalate as 32 are killed and 809 injured in six days of unrest. National Guard and police clamp down after Lt. Gov. declares insurrection. 2,760 arrested amid fires theft and sniper attacks across Los Angeles Long Beach Sylmar Van Nuys Hollywood San Bernardino and San Diego.
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Long Beach
Watts
Richard Lefebre
Wilmington
Harbor
San Diego
van Nuys
San Bernardino
California
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Glenn Anderson
Edmund 4G. Brown
Los Angeles Fire Department
World reacts to Los Angeles riots across foreign press
International coverage split on the Los Angeles riots. New China News Agency quotes a Negro resistance, while Tass and East German dispatches frame the events as racially charged and not centrally organized. South African papers push front-page coverage of the unrest.
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Los Angeles
United States
China
New China
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Tokyo
U.S.A
Tass
National Guard
South Africa
Red Moon’s far side shown as more rugged and cratered
Soviet scientist Dr. Lipsky reported that new photos from the Zone probe reveal the far side of the moon has fewer seas and more mountainous terrain. He noted numerous crater chains hundreds of kilometers long not seen on the near side, with Tass distributing the images.
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Yuri Lipsky
Shternberg Astronomical Institute
Lipsky
Tass
Law First Says Mayor About Fires
Springfield Massachusetts post demonstration violence fear after two buildings were set afire in a mainly Black district. Mayor Charles Ryan urged respect for law after a police fire conference and removal of 25 demonstrators from City Hall steps.
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Springfield
Mass
Charles Ryan
Massachusetts
City Hall
Taylor Outlines Four Point Vietnam War Strategy
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor plans four core moves to win in Vietnam including intensified South Vietnam effort against Viet Cong, air strikes on North Vietnam targets, stronger Saigon government, and readiness to negotiate with any sincerely seeking settlement. He cautions on central government stability and notes Red China’s indirect involvement. Air sorties total 218 in the 24 hours ending 6 am.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
Viet Nam
Taylor
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Quang Tri
North Viet Nam
U.S. Strategic Air Command
Astronauts Ready For 3 Day Orbital Flight
Cape Kennedy Florida reports astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr in final training for an eight day space journey launching Thursday. They relax on days off. Cooper and Donald Slayton fished, Conrad golfed near Cape Kennedy with Neil Armstrong and Elliott Lee as backups for Gemini 5. Medical officials seek to prove humans can endure long space flights and rendezvous with a satellite at 52 miles, aiming to close within 20 feet. Weather: hot and humid with mid 90s highs and lows 68-73.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Cooper
Donald Slayton
Atlantic
Conrad
Neil Armstrong
Port Malabar
Armstrong
Elliott Lee
Air Force
Navy
U.S
Republicans Clash Over Johnson Anti Poverty and Farm Bills
Republicans in Congress plan strong opposition to Johnson anti poverty program and farm bill. Senate debates a 1.65 billion antipoverty authorization for a second year while House schedules a broad farm bill with a wheat provision seen as a bread tax. Debate centers on governors veto power for community action and youth programs versus elimination of veto on major projects.
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Johnson
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Labor Committee
House
Orville L. Freeman
Graham warns riots signal potential revolution and calls for laws
Evangelist Billy Graham, en route to Los Angeles, says riots in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Springfield threaten the government. He urges Congress to pass tough anti riot laws and advocates a civil rights leaders moratorium on demonstrations after recent legislation. He also asks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to urge restraint among civil rights groups.
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Billy Graham
Los Angeles
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Graham
Asheville
Citizen-Times
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Chicago
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Mass
Martin Luther King Jr
Tragic drownings and two highway deaths in weekend toll
Tina Marie Heim, two, drowns near Lake Burr Oak Morgan County as her family watched. Charles Wilson, 29, of Buchtel dies in an early Monday crash New Straitsville. David Eugene Foster, 31, of Columbus dies after a Sunday motorcycle crash in Hocking County. Police report the child wandered into deep water. guards and swimmers formed a chain to recover her within minutes. Continued on Page II.
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Buchtel
Charles Wilson
New Straitsville
David Eugene Foster
Hocking County
Tina Marie Heim
Andreas Heim
Lake Burr Oak
Morgan County
State Highway Patrol
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Fragmentary News Index Item Restates Civil Civic Notes
A garbled index item references civic affairs and an old COA matter with gas cases and division notes. The readable bits indicate basic public notices and archival references without clear names, dates, or outcomes.
U.S plan to break UN voting deadlock outlined
Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg prepared to unveil a new U.S. policy aimed at ending the General Assembly stalemate over Soviet voting rights. The plan, drafted with Secretary of State Dean Rusk, targets the frozen issue of overdue peacekeeping assessments and marks Goldberg’s first speech as U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
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N.Y
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
U.N. General Assembly
Goldberg
Assembly
Dean Rusk
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