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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1968
Page
2
In Southeast Washington D C a small grocery named Gem Market owned by Barry Benn was looted and destroyed by rioters. Benn said the shop, though rundown, had reinvested earnings into stock and security devices. He reported being wiped out and described the scene on Saturday morning.
Barry, a white grocer in Southeast Washington, recalls rioters breaking windows and looting his store while a competitor across the street was set on fire. He says 95 percent of independent grocers were wiped out by the riots that swept the capital in recent days.
A chaotic Friday night scene described in AP Wirephoto notes several blazes and looting with at least eight people killed. Police and emergency responders combed the area as investigators began to document events and secure the vicinity.
Memphis doctors describe the path of a single bullet that killed Martin Luther King Jr. within seconds. Dr. Francisco says King was dead before arrival at the hospital, based on the autopsy results and medical assessment.
The autopsy cites instantaneous death from a bullet entering the left side and severing brain links. The ballistics test remains under FBI review with no comment from agents. Store owner Barry Benn plans a vacation after rumors of federal aid and revival costs for reopening in a rioted city.
Soldiers and policemen clear a street as an auto overturns amid a disorder in Washington D C. AP Wirephoto captures the scene showing law enforcement moving through the aftermath with the vehicle on its side.
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