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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1968
Page
5
Pauline, 8, C been raising the vegetable for 57 years and this year set a record by growing 76 pods of okra on one stalk. The grower, E.N. Thomas, notes the single stalk yielded far above the norm, with typical yields of 30 to 40 pounds.
The UPI report notes Rainbow City failed to promote harmony as audiences showed hostility to non white influx. Enoch Powell in disavowed immigration urged Britain to remain white or risk interracial violence, calling for end of immigration and repatriation aid for current immigrants.
In Britain the Powell immigration address sparks clashes over entry permits, rising immigrant numbers from the West Indies India Pakistan Africa and other regions. Government officials face accusations of corruption while groups form to defend Black dignity amid protests and calls for leadership shifts in the Conservative Party.
The three page section on America in the face of the black problem questions if nonviolence has been outlived. It notes the tragic end of Pastor Martin Luther King Jr and suggests the assassination targeted a section of America that valued fraternity and good will. The piece hopes Dr King’s death strengthens his followers’ faith.
Northridge California AP reports officials know the switch was moved after a lock was broken, causing 27 railroad cars to derail and release sulphur dioxide gas. Three boys aged 8, 9, and 10 were detained but released, with $560,000 in freight car damage and overpass damage. One 12-year-old man on the rails was treated for throat irritation and abrasions.
AP report from Breaux Bridge Louisiana says John Palmisano a pharmacy student at Northeast Louisiana College won the crawfish eating title by consuming 22 pounds in a few hours at the 1968 Crawfish Festival.
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