New Black Leadership Shifts Tactics and Power
A 1960s civil rights arc shows fading marches and rising black politicians shaping national strategy. Leaders like Carl Stokes and Willie Brown reflect a shift from mass demonstrations to political influence. The House Black Caucus and lawmakers push a new era of black liberation via governance.
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Cleveland
Carl Stokes
Willie Brown Jr
Brown
San Francisco
Willie Brown
Charles Evers
Fayette
Miss
Stokes
Bond
Alabama
John Cashin
George C. Wallace
Rep
Wil
Blacks move for power as study notes public offices
A Joint Center study in Washington finds 1,860 black officials in public roles including key law enforcement posts. Sixty eight cities elect black mayors and California’s top school chief is Black, signaling a shift from relying on white allies to pursuing real political power.
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Bers
Joint Center For Political Studies
Washington
California
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tonight chance of showers Wednesday highs in 70s
A brief weather note says expect a chance of showers tonight and again Wednesday with daytime highs in the 70s. Noon today, the sky is sunny and pleasant across the area.
Graves Found Empty During Mass Slay Probe
Sheriff Roy Whiteaker said several orchard graves probed in the search for mass slayings were dug and filled without bodies. He noted 23 bodies have been recovered and ordered resumed digging for more burial sites. Roy Delong is in protective custody, tied to one of the last people seen alive with victim Sigurd Beierman.
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Yuba City
Calif
Roy Whiteaker
Whiteaker
Derer
Roy Delong
Marysville
Sigurd E. Beierman
Feather River
Plane Carrying Audie Murphy Found On Virginia Mountaintop
The wreckage of a chartered plane carrying World War II hero Audie Murphy and five others was found on a rugged Roanoke Virginia mountaintop. Pathologists work to identify the six victims. three may be identified by features while three were burned beyond recognition. Murphy, nation's most decorated hero with 24 U S medals and a Medal of Honor, died along with the five other men as the plane went down on a Martinsville bound business flight in bad weather awaiting flight plans.
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Virginia
Bill Baskervill
Associated Press
Roanoke, Va
Audie Murphy
Roanoke Community Hospital
Audie
Lincoln Carle
Murphy
Martinsville
Here
Roanoke
Memorial Day Observances in Sterling and Rock Falls
Memorial Day activities marked by a Women's Relief Corps ceremony on the 1st Ave Bridge in Sterling, a downtown parade, and a Central Park Civic Center dedication ceremony led by Fred Zivney of the Toastmasters Club. In Rock Falls, officials gathered at the Legion Home for a march to Veterans Memorial Park for the ceremony.
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Sterling
Rock Falls
Women’s Relief Corps
1St Ave
Central Park Civic Center
Fred Zivney
Toastmasters Club
American Legion Post
Legion Home
Veteran’s Memorial Park
Albena Zivney
Will Robinson Woman's Relief Corps
Central Park
Rock Falls Legion program features church and city leaders
The Rock Falls Legion fired the traditional salute and Taps with music by the Rock Falls High School Marching Rockets. Invocation and benediction were given by Rev William F Meyers of St Andrew's Catholic Church. Alderman Allan Howe spoke on behalf of Mayor Orville Thome.
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Legion
Rock Falls High School
William F. Meyers
St. Andrew's Catholic Church
Allan Howe
Rock Falls
Orville Thome
Rogers States Talks With Atlantic Allies
Secretary of State William Rogers heads to Lisbon for NATO foreign ministers talks on mutual European force reductions with the Soviets. The trip includes stops in Paris and Brussels to align proposals ahead of East West negotiations while domestic debate on troop withdrawals continues.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Lisbon
NATO
Moscow
Senate
U.S
Europe
Rogers
Paris
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
Brussels
United States
U S Bombers Attack North Vietnam Troop Concentrations
U S B52 bombers struck edges of Sauol and allied aircraft hit inside a Cambodian town to cover the retreat of a battered South Vietnamese force. About 200 South Vietnamese soldiers were said killed or wounded as they escaped the siege, with 700 North Vietnamese reported killed by South Vietnamese and allied air and armor. Armored losses included 80 tanks and armored vehicles left behind. two trucks carried corpses shown near the border.
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U. S
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Sauol
Loc Ninh
Highway 13
Snuol
Chicago Weather Bureau forecast for Sterling area
Forecast from the Chicago Weather Bureau at 11 30 a m. Sterling area. This afternoon showers and thunderstorms likely with a high of 74 to 82, partly cloudy and little temperature change. Tonight partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Wednesday partly cloudy cooler with a 30 to 40 percent precipitation chance and a high of 65 to 72.
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Chicago
Protestors Arrested in Milwaukee Memorial Day Parade
Four war protesters were arrested in Milwaukee as up to 200 participants marched on the sidewalk beside the regular parade after being denied a permit. Police warned and then moved to arrest two 20-year-olds, a 21-year-old, and a 16-year-old girl for disorderly conduct, profanity, and juvenile matters. In Madison, about 500 protesters marched peacefully around the state Capitol in light rain led by Madison Veterans for Peace.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Madison
Wisconsin Avenue
Arnold R. Kramer
James A. Boone
Vietnam Veterans
Vietnam
Boone
State Capitol
Madison Veterans For Peace
Madison Veterans Council
Wreck recovery under way in rugged mountain area
Authorities work to positively identify bodies removed from wreckage near a rugged mountain site as investigators probe what happened. The developing scene follows reports of mass casualties and scarce clues in a rapidly evolving search.
House Democrats press battle over Nixon revenue plan
Two unions representing 20,100 employees have struck Western Union, halting the acceptance and delivery of domestic telegrams overseas cables and money orders nationwide as the administration and Congress clash over a revenue-sharing proposal.
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Washington
House
Administration
Congress
Nixon
New York
Western Union
Traffic deaths total 532 over Memorial Day weekend
Undated AP report states traffic accidents nationwide claimed 532 lives during the Memorial Day weekend. The toll reflects widespread incidents across multiple states, highlighting dangerous driving conditions and the need for road safety measures.
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