San Diego Volunteers Aid Los Angeles Peace Effort
Fifteen San Diego volunteers from the group Volunteer Parents traveled 115 miles to assist South Los Angeles amid violence that claimed two lives. Led by Ted Patrick, they used walkie talkies to coordinate pleas for indoors time and child safety, meeting receptive residents and forming twenty five parents willing to start a chapter in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Ted Patrick
Patrick
Ruth
Reagan Blames Gov. Brown Over Los Angeles Riot
Ronald Reagan accuses Governor Brown of dereliction for not informing Los Angeles officials of rumors of racial trouble. He says if warnings warranted alerting the National Guard, Brown should have informed the Mayor and Police Chief. Brown says he acted on tips since December and arranged a riot-planning conference with National Guard General Hill.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Brown
Reagan
National Guard
Roderick Hill
Hill
Watts Riot Follows Weeks of Rumors and Shootings
Los Angeles police recount a two week buildup of rumors that Mexican and white businessmen would be driven from Watts. Two killed, 26 injured, 49 arrested as high school students sparked violence after a rock throwing incident near Bob's Liquor Store. Police say the riot was fed by fear and rumor and sparked by a shooting Monday night. Graves, Sanders, Newman and Keyes were among those injured or involved as police moved to quell the unrest.
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Los Angeles
Watts
G. H. Riley
Riley
C. L. Larson
Larson
Duane Graves
Bob's Liquor Store
George Sanders
John Newman
Graves
Keyes
Gilbert Yousefe
Jordan High School
Strells
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Sanders
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