Anticrime Panel Blames Racism and Extremism for Riots
The commission condemns white racism and black extremism for sparking riots and criticizes urban police, saying the fatal Newark and Detroit shootings were started by a guardsman and a Negro private guard. It calls arming police with mass destruction weapons unacceptable. It details jobs, housing, education and welfare measures, including million-job plans and welfare reforms, and lists 12 grievances across three intensity levels. It notes 130 witnesses and over 1,200 interviews across 23 riot cities.
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Newark
National
Detroit
Dominick Spina
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Antiblot Commission
Senate
Commission
Kerner
Lindsay
Harris
Brooke
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers of America
Afl-Cio
Charles B. “Tex’’ Thornton
Litton Industries
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Katherine Graham Peden
Kentucky State Commissioner of Commerce
Herbert T. Jenkins
Atlanta
James C. Corman
Calif
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Republican Governors Remain Uncommitted on Nixon Race
UPI reports Republican governors show reluctance to declare support for any candidate after Romney's withdrawal reshapes the field. Gov. Nelson Rockefeller appears near declaring candidacy while many governors stay uncommitted or favor favorite son strategies to avoid early commitment. Rockefeller says he may not enter Oregon ballot but does not discourage others promoting him.
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Washington
Rockefeller
National Governors’ Conference
Nixon
Johnson
Tom McCall
Oregon
McCall
Teachers Hit Schools Across States
Thousands of teachers walk out in Florida Pennsylvania Missouri and California causing large scale school closures. In San Francisco 1500 teachers stay away despite pleas from Mayor Alioto while Albuquerque ends a walkout as Gov Cargo names a revenue panel. Pittsburgh Wellston Oklahoma City strikes continue as districts seek funding and policy action.
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Florida
Pennsylvania
Missouri
California
San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
Sunshine
Claude Kirk
Albuquerque
N.M
David Cargo
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Wellston
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Education Association
Robert E. Jenkins
Media fairness urged in civil disorder report
The Johnson commission found the 1967 riots largely covered fairly but noted sensationalism and distortion in some cases. It urged voluntary industry reforms, including stronger internal guidelines, expanded Negro community coverage, better integration, and more Black journalists in leadership roles to address root causes and consequences.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Commission On Civil Disorders
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Rockefeller Write-In Drive Gains Steam in N Y
New York backers of Independent Citizens for Rockefeller redouble efforts after Romney exit. Irvin Barash says ready ads sent to New Hampshire Rockefeller supporters while Allen Kaye notes ongoing quiet work since August. Directors deny Rockefeller sanction. tape urges voting for Rockefeller March 12 to defeat Johnson.
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New York
UPI
Independent Citizens For Rockefeller
Romney
New Hampshire
Irvin Barash
John A. Beckett
Rockefeller
Allen Kaye
Gilbert Offenhartz
Vietnam
Asia
Johnson
Secret Staff Study Says Johnson Aimed misled Congress on Tonkin Gulf
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff study reportedly concludes the Johnson administration misled Congress about the 1964 Tonkin Gulf incidents. The document suggests Maddox and Turner Joy were on an electronic spying mission, not a routine patrol, and questions about provocation and overreaction surround the August 4, 1964 clash.
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Washington
Maddox
Turner Joy
United States
U.S. Navy
Congress
Red China
North Vietnam
U.S
North
Vietnamese Navy may have misread Maddox mission
A Bennington Banner summary notes the Vietnamese Navy may have mistaken the Maddox for a South Vietnamese bombardment unit during an Aug. 2–4 incident in the North Vietnamese coast. It cites doubts from Maddox-Turner Joy task force commander and details U.S. decision to bomb North Vietnam after the encounter.
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United States
North Vietnam
Maddox-Turner Joy
Maddox
U.S
Hon Me
Hon Nieu
Morse
Senate
Judea and Samaria Return to Official Israeli Maps
Israel drops the term enemy territory for land west of the Jordan River and renames the former Jordanian land Judea in the north and Samaria in the south. The change, while described as non political, places the territory under Israeli naming and eases travel with Allenby Bridge elevated to an official entry point alongside Haifa and Elath.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Judea
Samaria
Holy Land
Israel
Middle East
Jordan
Interior
Haime Shapiro
Allenby Bridge
Jordan River
Haifa
Elath
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Bradford
MON
Plaza Shopping
Adams Clothes Shop
Mayflower
Harry
Grove ST
Adams
Mass
United Press International
Institute of Urban Communications
Iintegrate Negroes
RCA Whirlpool
TOM, Vermont Furniture Inc
Administration
Tonkin Gulf
Bennington
Hones
Bennington Banner
Main St
Banner Publishing Corporation
Vermont
Newburg
Augus
Sirlom
NEW Englander
Motor Inn
Bennington RD
Bennington, VT
Norton Barber
Lister
Mary Hodeck
Hugh McCabe
Richard Ralph
Alma R. Langlois
Robert Keough
J. Duncan Campbell
August Kelson
Walter Danisch
Thomas Maloney
Eugene C. Burt
Peter F. Donovan JR
Armand A. Lampron
James Cross
John Malone
Republican Headquarters
Agostini
Main Street
Peter R. Donovan
South Stream
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