Racial unrest erupts in Cleveland area violence and looting
In Cleveland, racial clashes flare along Superior Avenue causing looting and vandalism. A 12 year old Negro boy was shot and wounded, a white man struck by a brick, and a woman injured by a thrown brick. Police deployed helmeted units as storefronts were damaged and two officers were fired upon. Witnesses describe chants of freedom amid the chaos.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Superior Avenue
Tadathar Fie
Ear Stapler
Sowinsski Park
Sowinski
Gachko
Stephen Griffin
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Richard
Negroes Protected By Police In Chicago Baseball Fight
In a Chicago South Side lakefront park, about 75 Negroes from the Ida B Wells housing project faced a white crowd while playing baseball. Police arrested several whites and Negroes. Frank Ditto was charged with inciting to riot as tensions erupted with jeers and firecrackers.
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Chicago
Calument
Park
Frank Ditto
Mike Anderson
Ida B. Wells
Uneasy Calm Returns To Riot Torn Town
Pompano Beach Florida sees a tentative return to normalcy after riots. Negro residents and police eye reduced tensions as small businesses reopen while a store owner faces battery charges. Police plan continued patrols and community leaders seek peace amid the aftermath of unrest that drew multiple arrests. Cooperation between white residents and Negro leaders is urged to address underlying tensions. In Dallas, Texas, Mayor Reid takes office and retail grocers warn about racial issues affecting the city as white and Negro communities discuss solutions.
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Pompano Beach
Fla
Arthur Marks
Tues
Samiel Cs
Calvary
Negro Baptist Church
Marks
Joseph Zie
Dallas
Tex
Collier
Colm J. Reid
Stewart Kester
Assos
United States
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Tak
Arce
Grocers
Italy
Grodins
Southland
Himitz
Winton
Hayward
Kevin Flood
Albany
N.Y
Emmett Kelly Jr
Albany Medical Center
Big Nosed Clown
Pete
Chevrolet
Reer
Teres
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