Johnson Denounces Riots as Barrier to Civil Rights
President Johnson spoke on the White House south lawn to Black leaders amid a two day equal employment opportunity conference. He condemned Los Angeles violence as unlawful and warned that arson and murder cannot justify civil rights goals, urging focus on dignity, fair work, and equal opportunity. He cited voter registration in the South and pledged action against lawbreaking while stressing a complex, urgent path to full societal inclusion.
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Weekend Weather Sunny and Pleasant Today
Weekend weather forecast calls for sunny and pleasant conditions today and tomorrow with a high near 82 degrees.
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Los Angeles riot death toll rises as inquiry widens
Los Angeles sees two more deaths amid six days of rioting as a blue ribbon governor's commission and 72 judges hold post mortems. A youth shot by police dies and a body is found in a burned building raising the toll to 36. Officials discuss charges against more than 2,000 of 4,217 arrests in Watts while leaders call for police reform and Chief Parker's resignation.
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Johnson Grants Pardon to Caudle in 1960s case
President Johnson pardoned T Lamar Caudle once a Justice official and Truman ally, erasing a two year sentence after nearly six months served. The move clears Caudle to practice federal law, removes a $32,500 fine, and ends years of political scandal tied to oil royalties and influence over prosecutions.
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France Approves 400000 Tons Wheat Sale to Soviet Union
Paris reports the French cabinet approved a new sale of 400000 tons of wheat to Russia, adding to a July sale of 300000 tons and another 300000 tons to Poland earlier this summer. Les Monde suggests Russia may not take the full quantity, amid a stated quota.
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Seminarian Shot in Alabama Picketing Ends in Death
In Hayneville, Alabama, a white seminary student Jonathan Daniels was killed and priest Richard Morrissey critically wounded by a shotgun blast while picketing a grocery store with two Black demonstrators. Tom Coleman, a white special deputy sheriff, was taken into custody with no charges filed. FBI and state police opened inquiries as ties to Ku Klux Klan history in the area resurfaced amid ongoing civil rights protests led from Selma to Montgomery.
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Detroit
Astronauts Prepare for Gemini 5 Flight OK’d for Saturday
Astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr received final clearance for an eight day Gemini 5 mission. They rehearsed experiments, tested equipment, and prepared for a 9 am EST launch from Cape Kennedy amid favorable weather forecasts and a revised countdown timetable.
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East Berliner Escapes by River Swim Beyond Wall
A 26-year-old refugee swam the border river to West Berlin unseen by East German guards. At the French sector border a Western guard fired a tracer bullet toward a West Berliner on an observation tower behind the wall but the man was not hit.
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Baseball scores from multiple games across leagues
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Springfield Sees Civil Rights Parade Backlash
Civil rights groups call a no parade agreement broken and plan a Sunday protest in Springfield after the city grants CORE a rally at a school playground. Mayor Ryan warns of trouble while Gov Volpe hopes the understandings hold and a legal bid for an injunction fails.
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