White Youth Kills Negro Triggers Parkesburg Riots
In Parkesburg Pennsylvania a white youth shot and killed a Negro youth prompting a rockthrowing disturbance by residents. Police detained two white youths and 16 year old Preston Ferguson was killed at the Thomas Oil Co station. Theodore Houck 15 was arrested. tensions spread as crowds from surrounding areas joined in vandalism and confrontation at local businesses.
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Parkesburg
Pennsylvania
Preston Ferguson
Thomas Oil Co
Theodore Houck
Octarara High School
Ferguson
Houck
West Chester
Charlotte Harris
Teddy
Frank Armstead
National Association For the Advancement For Colored People
Coatesville
Philadelphia
Earl Shipman
Dorsey Thomas
Shipman
Edward Griffly
Justice of Peace
Mary Cowan
Thomas
Griffly
FFA students plant shrubs for new school landscaping
Richard Farrer, agriculture instructor, says his School Chapter of the Future Farmers of America students planted shrubs as part of their coursework. Dr. Biron E. Decker, vocational adviser for Erie and Warren counties, directed the project. Michael Skales provided a truck for hauling the three dozen bushes and shrubs.
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Future Farmers of America
FFA
Richard Farrer
Biron E. Decker
Edinboro
Erie
Warren
Michael Skales
Johnston
Power Battle Sparks Evacuations in Dominican Republic
Loyalist air strikes outside Santo Domingo kill at least 25 and wound about 80 as 500 Americans flee the island. The U S Navy plans to evacuate tourists and embassy personnel using the Ra Leahy and carrier Boxer with 1 500 Marines offshore. The evacuation is voluntary and follows mass civilian mobilization for ex-President Juan Bosch's return, with airport and port closed and streets patrolled by armed civilians.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
Puerto Rico
U. S. Navy
U.S
Raleigh
U.S. Navy
Dominican
State Department
Peace Corps
Washington
pro-Bosch
Air Force
Bosch
India Pakistan clash rages near Diplo and Khavda
Reporting from the border conflict, diplomats press for talks as U S Ambassador Bowles returns to New Delhi and Pakistan urges negotiations. Ayub Khan warns of grave consequences if India continues its stance while Pakistan claims 3500 square miles north of the 24th Parallel must be vacated.
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Diplo
Pakistan
Khavda
India
New Delhi
U.S
Chester Bowles
New
Delhi
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
John Freeman
Jha
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Dacca
Ayub
Sbokestrant
Kutch
Biar-Bet
Chhad
Dominican republic faces eighth upheaval since Trujillo era
Rebels in the Dominican Republic deposed civilian junta and formed a provisional government after Bosch, the first freely elected president since 1961, was ousted. Briggs generals and Molina Arena named to head the provisional authority as calls for December elections circulated.
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Bosch
Rafael Trujillo
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Elias Wessin Y Wessin
Joaquin Belaguer
Rafael Molina Arena
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