Riot in Chicago after youth wounding shocks city
Hundreds of Negroes gathered two hours after a youth was shot during an attempted burglary at a warehouse. Conley Dillon, 14, was in serious condition with a lung wound. Six other youths were arrested. several adults refused police orders and were charged with disorderly conduct. One officer was lightly hurt, and police cars and a tavern were damaged amid the unrest. Firemen reported being stoned while responding to a tavern fire.
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Chicago
Merlin Nygren
Conley Dillon
Nygren
Newsmen Lunch With Kennedy Fosters Racial Talk in Alabama
President Kennedy and over 20 Alabama newspaper executives met at a luncheon to discuss Alabama racial troubles. The White House denied any link to Birmingham unrest, noting invitations went out May 2, before demonstrations escalated. Vice President Johnson attended, joining editors from The Anniston Star The Tuscaloosa News The Mobile Register and other papers.
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Washington
Kennedy
Alabama
White House
Birmingham
Lyndon B.johnson
H. M. Ayers
the Anniston Star
Buford Boone
The
Tuscaloosa News
Alabama Press Association
Robert Bryan
the Cullman Times‘Democrat
R. B. Chandler
Mobile Register
Gradual Mixing Seen Possible
An Alabama college student told Rhode Island College groups that future Alabama leaders will favor gradual racial integration while warning that Negroes must be willing to wait or face upheaval. Time Rules, a Troy State senior, cited rising youth leadership in Alabama and urged patience, noting white citizens resist overnight changes. The event drew editor and publisher attendees from multiple Alabama papers amid heightened desegregation tensions in Birmingham and potential Alabama school desegregation next month.
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Providence, R.I
Alabama
Troy State College
Troy
Ala
Rhode Island College
Ryles
Student National Education Association
Rhode Island
Decatur Daily
Leroy Simms
The
Huntsville Times
C.M. Stanley
Alabama Journal
Montgomery
Glenn Stanley
Greenville Advocate
Alabama Press _Association
Jay Thornton
Northwest Alabamian
Haleyville
J.L. Wallis
Talladega Home
Carriage Walls
Montgomery Journal and Advertiser
W. C. Wear Jr
Opelika News
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Birmingham
Huntsville
University of Alabama
George C. Wallace
South Carolina
Clemson College
Birmingham Image Sparks Civil Rights Alarm
Jackie Robinson and Floyd Patterson arrived in Birmingham to rally support for desegregation. Robinson cited a brutal AP photo showing a dog attacking a Black man as a turning point, calling Birmingham a focal point in the fight for freedom. He praised white allies and said fundraising for the SCLC would continue. They planned to return to New York later.
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Jackie Robinson
Birmingham
Robinson
Associated Press
Bill Hudson
Memphis
Tenn
Floyd Patterson
New York
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Patterson
Steel Union Opens Meet Heightens Steel Talks Speculation
The Inter national Executive Board of the United Steelworkers Union opened a two day meeting in Pittsburgh amid rising speculation on contract action with the basic steel industry. Observers suggest the 34 man board might signal reopening talks or approve informal bargaining to lower strike risk. Under the existing contract the union has been free.
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Pittsburgh
International Executive Board
United Steelworkers Union
Basic Steel Industry
34Man
Revival Call for Negotiations Nears Reopening
Since May 1 a reopening of negotiations is urged with a plan allowing a strike ninety days after a formal reopening. The article notes the average Japanese farm household earned $1,139 in fiscal 1961, a 17.4 percent rise, while farming income comprised 51.1 percent of total earnings.
Nine of ten traffic accidents involve passenger cars
A brief notice reports that nine of ten traffic accidents involve passenger cars, highlighting motor vehicle safety concerns and the continued risk to drivers and pedestrians in local streets.
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McCulloch Electric Service Center
2Nd Ave
J. E. McClary
McClary Tire Company
Decatur
B. F. Goodrich Tire Company
Hot Springs
Ark
R. F. Ernewein
B. F. Goodrich
Akron
D. E. Lagarde
B.F. Goodrich
Atlanta
McClary
BFG
Southeastern
JFK
Arthur Cook
Birmingham Sun
Neil O. Davis
Lee County Bulletin
Richard Dawis
Jasper Mountain
Louis A. Eckl
Florence Times
Tri-Cities Daily
Frank Ford
Selma Times-Journal
Charles Grainger
Valley Voice
Tuscumbia
Grover Hall Jr
Montgomery Advertiser
C. B. Hanson Jr
Birmingham News
Frank Helderman
Gadsden Times
E. M. Howell
Foley Onlooker
James E. Mills
Birmingham Post-Herald
Ralph Nicholson
the Dothan Eagle
Troy Messenger
Barrett C. Shelton Sr
Noah Srygley
Florence State College
Wesleyan
Ralph Baker
Noah
C. H. Srygley
Baptist Student Union
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Oeal
Nema
Mtames
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
W.t.grant CO
Decatur Shopping
B’‘ham
By Jack Stillman
Steel Union
General Electric
ALL Purpose
Kredit
Broad Aire Ftenne
Belk
Silky
Cadillac
PEEK
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