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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1968
Page
1
Unclear text reports gunfire and police action in U.S. cities as shotgun pellets injure officers and a newsman. Firebombs hurled at buildings. authorities move into a Negro neighborhood to quell unrest after hours of clashes.
A sniper shot through a police car roof wounding two officers as violence erupted in Seattle amid shooting firebombing and rock throwing by mainly African American youths. Three other officers and three civilians were wounded, with thirteen arrested.
Police recovered only a pistol found in a bag, with the rest of the scene yielding no other weapons or obvious items of note. The fragment notes a single firearm as the recovered weapon.
Police seek three youths suspected in a 160 dollar fire at 402 Harlan Street yesterday afternoon. Firefighters from the city battled an hour to control a roof blaze that spread from a vacant shed owned by the city to the residence before dawn broke.
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Oakland police arrested 30 more persons Monday night marking the second straight evening of disturbances after an Oakland Auditorium concert by soul singer James Brown. Twenty one were juveniles. Two trouble centers were at 12th Street and Broadway and at 14th Street between Second and Fourth avenues. Shop windows were broken and there was some footing, with less violence than Sunday when 11 officers and at least 20 civilians were injured in attacks. The unrest followed the dispersal of about 3,000 concertgoers who gathered at a diner and on the street. Police Chief Charles B ragain pledged a full investigation.
Garry defended his use of peremptory challenges amid races in a Oakland court, questioning several jurors including a San Leandro woman who moved from an Oakland housing project. He praised honesty shown by a witness and noted Black Panther protests nearby as the case against a murder suspect proceeds with Attorney David Harper seated and juror challenges continuing.
A preliminary hearing for six Black Panther defendants including Eldridge Cleaver is set for August 27 at 9 a.m. in Alameda County Superior Court. Judge Rendall Staats denied a defense motion to dismiss for lack of evidence while ordering release of a seventh Panther, David Hilliard, for insufficient evidence. The case follows a 40 minute gun battle with Oakland police on April 6 in West Oakland during which Black Panther Treasurer Bobby Hutton was fatally shot. The judge also set August 27 for Bobby Seale on illegal weapons charges.
Gary Indiana AP report details police silencing snipers and arresting 64 as 160 state officers helped quell a third night of unrest. Mayor Hatcher announced a 14 member liaison commission and on hour by hour curfew to restore order in the 185000 resident city with a Negro majority. The article links the violence to youth gangs and notes no injuries were reported despite mass arrests.
South County Junior College District trustees meet at Chabot College to review the 1968-69 tax rate and award a contract for a $14,500 auditorium parking lot behind the Chabot auditorium. The meeting starts 7:30 p.m. in board room 200. no action on the tax rate is expected. Trustee discussion includes a construction time schedule for new campuses with no formal schedule planned.
In Oakland Alameda County workers from Local 250 face a key decision on a new one year contract proposal seeking a 3100 across the board wage hike plus dental care and stronger seniority. The vote impacts Kaiser system and multiple East Bay hospitals as union and employers negotiate through July.
Shreveport La AP report says police leaders consider a two day walkout after growing backlash over handling racial violence. Fraternal Order of Police president John Herrington cites officers being shot as justification. A September seminar to discuss the plan is planned with delegates from major cities and state groups. An August St Louis meeting will set the walkout date.
Union City police report two men robbed and assaulted Theodore Arroyo a 26 year old man at Alvarado Boulevard after a gun was pointed at him. The attackers forced him to drive to a turnout on Union City Boulevard where he was knocked unconscious and wallet cash removed.
Gregory W. Brow 21 of Livermore Montana died in an automobile crash near Helena. His car left the road at the western foot of Macdonald Pass and overturned, Brow was thrown from the vehicle. Passengers Dale Winton 24 of Helena and Jeannette Drummond 18 of Livermore were uninjured.
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