Death Toll At 24 Newark Starts to Calm Down
Newark New Jersey's largest city saw its first relatively quiet night after five days of violence as police and National Guard units patrolled, while nearby Plainfield faced gunfire and firebombs after a white officer was killed by Black gangs. In Jersey City youths scattered after window smashing and firebombs, and East Orange saw three white men arrested for firing.
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Newark
N.3
New Jersey
Plainfield
Jersey City
East Orange
Springfield Avenue
Richard J. Hughes
Watts
Hughes
Congress of Racial Equality
Student Nonviolent Coordinating {Committee
United Community Corp
Philadelphia
New York
Harlem
Los“Angeles
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Cincinnati
Ohio
Tampa
Fla
Buffalo
Lofton
U.S
John W. Smith
America
BAYTOWN OBITUARY NOTES AND RIOT REPORTS
Obituary notices for Mrs. E B Stokes aged 88 and Charles Huntley of Baytown, with funeral details in Crockett and pending services near New Orleans. Also listings of local social events at Goose Creek CC and weather plus extensive Newark riot coverage noting 24 deaths, over 1,100 injuries, and 5 million dollars in damage as National Guard patrols remain stalled.
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Huntley
Charles Huntley
Wooster
Baytown
New Orleans
Earthman Funeral Home
Newark Riots Stems From Broken Promises and Poverty
Newark leaders attributed the riot to long standing grievances over housing, jobs, schools, and policing. Oliver Lofton of the Newark Legal Services Project cited racist cops and a distant mayor, saying the unrest reflects nationwide patterns of urban frustration and inequality.
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Lee Linder
Newark
APY
Oliver Lofton
Newark Legal Services Project
Florida prison fire kills 37 during inmate clash
At a Florida road camp prison, 37 inmates died when a barracks fire started by a brawl swept through a locked building. Fourteen prisoners were rescued, five burned. one hospitalized elsewhere. Officials blamed a ruptured gas line and a torn fluorescent lamp sparking the blaze amid racial tensions after integration.
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Pasey Rowelis
State Highway Department
Cocker Nelson
Santa Rosa
H.C Crawford
Milton
Gerald Milligan
Milligan
Enfinger
Rail strike cripples urban centers nationwide
A nationwide rail strike by the International Association of Machinists and International Brotherhood of Railway Carmen disrupts services from the Panhandle to the Gulf Coast. Baytown, Texas faces minimal impact with no passenger service, but mail and shopping deliveries are slowed. Officials report no new passenger trains on major lines and limited freight movement, with Baytown Post Office restricting certain mail and parcels.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
International’ Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood of Railway
Carmen
Baytown
Missouri Pacific
M.L. Neal
Texas
Panhandle
Gulf Coast
Texarkana
el Paso
Associated Press
Santa Fe
Fort Worth
Denver
Texas & Pacific
San Antonio
Laedo
Fire destroys Texas and Pacific dock and warehouse
A Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a Texas and Pacific Railroad storage dock and warehouse. A railroad official estimated damages at about 500000 dollars. The blaze sent smoke across the yard and halted routine operations for hours.
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Texas and Pacific Railroad
Coal Day In July Gone Get Ready For More Heat
July heat persists in the Houston Baytown area with record cold spells breaking long-standing benchmarks. The U S Weather Bureau in Houston cites 64 degree readings at 7 am and a new coldest July in the region, surpassing 31 year old marks. Baytown downtown thermometers logged 66 degrees, while forecasts expect a shift back to hotter days with 65 the next morning and a high near 90 by late afternoon. Humidity ranged widely from 48 to 75 percent as air conditioners saw limited use amid cool weekend mornings.
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U.S
Weather Bureau
Houston
Baytown
B52s Strike Five Communist Areas in Vietnam Raid
American B52 bombers unloaded close to a million pounds of bombs in five major Communist concentration areas from the Mekong Delta to northern provinces. North Vietnamese losses included several aircraft, with pilots rescued after crashes. Operation Hickory TI ended with light enemy casualties. Crockett and other raids killed hundreds of enemy troops and wounded many, while naval torpedo boats were sighted near Thanh Hoa.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
North
U.S
Hanoi
Thanh Hoa
Air Force
Gon Thien
Con Thien
Khe Sanh
North Vietnam
Oriskany
Panhandle
Sith
Thailand
Mu Giz Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
World at a Glance From Global Security and Industry
Coast Guard seizes a Japanese fishing boat off the Aleutian islands and escorts it to Adak Alaska. Premier Thanom of Thailand says a summit of Allied nations fighting Communists in Vietnam may occur in October after a foreign ministers conference in Saigon. B F Goodrich plans a rapid restart after an 87 day strike ended in Columbus Ohio. In Hong Kong the Seamen's Union calls for a general port strike but harbor activity remains normal, per a Marine Department official.
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Coast Guard
Aleutian Islands
Adak
Alaska
Thanom Hittikachom
Thailand
Vietnam
Saigon
Hong Kong
Seaman's Union
Marine Department
Inselseths A Sailing Family Norwegians Party Guests Here
A Baytown pool party welcomed the Inselseth family and Bengt Simonsen aboard the Norwegian ship Mylla tied up at Port of Houston. Randi Inselseth aged five and a half posed for photos with her mother and brother while her father Steinar, captain of the Mylla, relaxed in the pool. The gathering, hosted by Seaman's Center volunteers, highlighted a ship bound for a grain elevator after a long voyage from England.
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Johnella Boynton
Randi Inselseth
the Key
Sandows
Mapleton
Randi
Steinar Inselseth
Steinar
Stemnar Inselseth
Mylla
Houston
Myla
England
Inselseths
Therese
Mylla Now
The
Seaman's Center
Baytown
iSes Sailing
Legislation Sought To Cut Off Walkout
The Associated Press reports the nationwide rail strike halted commuter service and disrupted farm to market links and arms movement for Vietnam. Congress considers bills to end the walkout as unions and railroad officials clash over wages and bargaining.
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Associated Press
White House
Washington
New England
South
Scarsdale
New York
Winnetka
Chicago
Manhattan
Philadelphia
Robert S. McNamara
West
Vietnam
Alan S. Boyd
Southern Pacific Railroad
San Fernando Valley
Yuma
Ariz
Lawrence O'Brien
O’brien
Con
Pruett Reappointed to Fort Commission Term
Former Mayor R. H. Pruett wins unanimous Fort Commission reappointment after County Commissioner W. V. Ramsey nominates him. Ramsey praises Pruett for East Harris County and port representation, noting his four years of service and global port duties. The Fort Commission includes two Houston appointees, two court appointees, and a jointly chosen chairman.
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R. H. Pruett
Fort Commission
Commissioners Court
W. V. Ramsey
Pruett
Ramsey
Red Pruett
East
Harris County
Port of Houston
Th Fort
City of Houston
Baytown Police Seek Applicants for Four Openings
Baytown Police Department is accepting applications for four openings. Civil service exams are planned around the first of August, with the police academy to start about August 13. Interested persons may obtain information at the police department.
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Baytown
R. H
Turner
Police
Police Department
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