Police brutality charges denied in Birmingham riots
In Birmingham the Alabama state patrol denied brutality claims from Negro leaders amid weekend rioting. Rev Wyatt Tee Walker and his wife Theresa alleged being struck by troopers. Col Al Lingo and Maj Walter Allen disputed the accusations, while Martin Luther King Jr and Ralph Abernathy backed the claim of abuse.
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Pantoe
Birmingham
Alabama
Wyatt Tee Walker
Atlanta
Theresa
al Lingo
State Patrol
Lingo
Maj. Walter Allen
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Ralph D. Abernathy
Walker
Gaston Motel
Jamie Moore
Birmingham Police
Allen
James G. Clarke
Dallas
University Hospital
Birmingham in Confusion After Racial Violence
Birmingham faces confusion as racial unrest and a bombing assault last night leave the city under heavy guard. Mayor Boutwell calls for calm and urges return to reason while authorities pursue those responsible for the violence. The City Council warns against biracial talks as federal plans to end the unrest proceed.
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Albert Boutwell
New
Boutwell
Washington
Primatene Tablets Promise Nighttime Asthma Relief
Relief lasts for hours as Primatene tablets open bronchial tubes loosen tension and avoid injections. The secretia Primatene combines eight medicines, each with a specific purpose, aiming to ease asthma distress and improve sleep without painful shots.
Exports Reach Share of Domestic Agricultural Output
Exports last year accounted for about half of domestic wheat rice and dried peas two fifths of cotton tobacco and tal low and nearly a third of soybeans hops non fat dry milk and raisins indicating substantial overseas demand across multiple main crops and products.
Somerville Methodist Church Dedication Sunday
Somerville Methodist Church will hold dedication services Sunday at 11 a.m. for its new building after meeting in a lodge hall during construction. The old church burned in 1958 and Rev. Tom Willis leads the congregation, which has served since 1830.
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Somerville
Somerville Methodist Church
Tom Willis
Shots Fired At Anniston Districts Housing Church
In Anniston Alabama a speeding car with white men fired at two Negro homes and a Negro church on Mothers Day. Police reported 12 slugs in each home and six in St John’s Methodist Church windows shattered. No injuries reported. Police seek information to identify and convict the gunmen.
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Anniston
Ala
Ward
Insurance Made Simple Life Policy Offer in Fort Worth
An advertisement promotes Insurance Made Simple offering $1,000 life coverage for ages 40 to 90 with no medical exam. It emphasizes no burden on families and invites readers to mail name and birth year to Speed Security Life Insurance Co., Dept. H-226, 1418 West Rosedale, Fort Worth, Texas.
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Speed Security Life Insurance Co
Dept
West Rosedale
Fort Worth
Texas
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