Isolated incidents jolt calm in Detroit riot aftermath
Detroit on a tense but calmer night as isolation incidents pierced the stillness since the West Side unrest began five days earlier. Mayor Cavanagh escaped unharmed when gunfire from rifles and tear gas targeted his armored car during a West Side tour. Police and guardsmen kept weapons unloaded unless fired upon amid the ongoing riot, with no injuries from the night’s exchanges. Officials: Johnson named a special commission to study causes and solutions. curfew reimposed. extensive damage tallies near 250 million dollars in fire losses and 500 million in retail business and wages.
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Johnson appoints 11 member civil disorders advisory panel
President Johnson named an 11 member Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to study rioting origins and propose prevention measures. The lineup includes Otto Kerner John V Lindsay Fred Harris Edward Brooke William McCulloch James Corman Roy Wilkins I W Abel Charles Thornton Katherine Graham Peden and Herbert Jenkins. Meanwhile cities brace for further unrest with police and National Guards on alert and relief efforts under way.
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Ohio Guard Deployed Amid Racial Unrest in Lorain
About 100 Ohio National Guardsmen were sent to Lorain as a precautionary measure amid ongoing racial unrest that spread to Springfield. Governor Rhodes ordered the deployment, with Mayor Mathna noting readiness. Similar incidents occurred in Cincinnati and Toledo, but patrols limited violence compared with earlier nights.
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Speech Rebroadcast To Troops In Vietnam
President Johnson’s address on racial violence in the United States was rebroadcast today for American servicemen in Vietnam over the armed forces radio network. Mrs. Moise Tshombe seeks U N intervention to save her husband, former Congo premier, facing extradition to the Congo and a death sentence.
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Communist Leader Sudisman Sentenced to Death in Indonesia
Sudisman, once No. 5 in PKI and a top surviving figure after the 1965 coup attempt, was condemned by a military tribunal Thursday night to death for involvement in the October 1965 plot. He had risen to prominence as other leaders were captured or slain.
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US condemns gas use as inhuman and against nations
The United States condemned reports of poison gas use in Yemen as inhuman and contrary to international law. State Department spokesman Robert J. McCloskey said Washington would back any international action addressing the issue.
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Johnson proclaims fast halt to riot crisis and forms advisory panel
President Johnson declares a national day of prayer for racial peace and sets up an 11 member Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to probe urban riots. Otto Kerner becomes chairman with John Lindsay as vice chair as FBI work with Hoover ramps up to seek evidence of conspiracy.
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Insurance Men Survey Riot Damaged Cities Across Nation
New York based insurers review extensive riot damage as Detroit faces an estimated 200 million dollars in losses and Newark reports 15 million. Adjusters are deployed to assess severely ruined areas but may wait for access. Nationwide figures include about 428 homes and nearly 4,000 businesses damaged or destroyed.
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Klan Chief Is Killed In Wreck
James Catfish Cole longtime Ku Klux Klan leader in North Carolina dies in a traffic accident near Greensboro along with driver Paul Louis LeClair both killed when their car overturned after veering off a embankment speed is cited as the cause Cole minus wife and two adopted children in Kinston towns.
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Marines Invasion Of DMZ Marks Second War Entry
U S Marines entered the southern half of the DMZ North of Con Thien for a second time in the Vietnam War. They targeted North Vietnamese mortar and artillery positions shelling Leatherneck posts south of the zone. An earlier dogfight over North Vietnam reportedly saw a MIG21 shot down and seven U S planes lost, details not previously disclosed.
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Congress Eyes Riot Laws and Commission Split
Congress welcomed Johnson's federal riot investigating committee while shaping riot response.Johnson's anticrime bill poised for House action next week could host amendments addressing riot conditions. Senate and House plan riot relief, probes into subversive influences. a $300 million local law enforcement aid proposal may join the president's plan.
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Goodyear Plants Ready to Resume Production Worldwide
Akron Ohio workers will return to 11 Goodyear Tire plants across the United States as fast as production can restart after United Rubber Workers Union members ratified a new three year contract.
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Greenville drive-in cashier shot dead amid unclear motive
A 24 year old Greenville cashier Carol Brinkman was fatally shot in the neck at a local drive in theater Thursday night. She died minutes later at Wayne Hospital. Police said no money or items were missing and no motive was found yet.
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Wayne Hospital
Copters Aid Quake Victims in Eastern Turkey
In the wake of a powerful earthquake, Turkey’s army deployed helicopters to deliver supplies to Pulumur and surrounding villages. The tremors stretched from the Black Sea to Syria and Iraq, with at least 110 dead reported and ongoing uncertainty about many villages.
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Two Meigs County youths suffer in separate motorcycle crashes
Two Meigs County youths were injured in separate motorcycle accidents, reported on page 3. The incidents underscore ongoing concerns for teen riders in the area and prompt renewed calls for safety awareness.
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