Eisenhower religion comment keeps atheism charge unfounded
Reader questions Ike's faith and McArthur's beliefs. Authenticated notes say Eisenhower had German Mennonite and Presbyterian family backgrounds with no clear church affiliation during his military career. The piece asserts no atheism charge in campaigns and briefly covers McArthur's focus on duty.
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Eisenhower
Douglas McArthur
WN. S. A
David
River Brethren
Abilene
Kansas
Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower
West Point
Washington
McArthur
Blast Rips Sporting Goods Store in Richmond Ind
An explosion and fire on Main Street in Richmond Indiana killed at least 16 and injured more than 100. Police and National Guard set up an emergency morgue as bulldozers cleared rubble from eight buildings along U.S. 40. Gunpowder reportedly exploded in the Marting Arms Co. basement leaving widespread damage and questions about the cause.
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Kivett Drive
New Street
Kivett
S. D
R. V. Moss
City Hall
Sporting Goods
Richmond
Ind
Main Street
Robert Konkle
U.S. 40
National Guard Armory
National Guard
Marting Arms Co
Leo Collins
Collins
Kathleen Chappel
Violence Flares Across North Carolina Towns
Racial unrest erupts in Weldon Greensboro and Raleigh after the King assassination. Police impose curfews as National Guardsmen patrol, with reports of shootings fires looting and property damage. Weldon sees curfew 7 p m to 7 a m with state trooper aid and a two hour disturbance.
Federal force halts Washington riots after Kings slayings
A massive federal presence cleared Washington streets of looters and imposed a 4 p.m. curfew. Eight thousand troops were deployed, 2,686 arrests reported with 860 looting and 674 curfew violations. Four deaths occurred including a 14 year old shot by a policeman. Hospitals treated 758 injured, including 23 police, 17 firefighters, and two soldiers.
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Washington
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
5 000 Troops to Aid Chicago Amid Riots
President Johnson ordered 5,000 regular Army troops into Chicago as Illinois National Guardsmen and police grappled with snipers and a curfew. Mayor Daley and Lt. Gov. Shapiro sought federal help. nine deaths and 1,100 arrests reported amid widespread violence and fires in the city.
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Chicago
Johnson
Illinois
Samuel H. Shapiro
Otto Kerner
Florida
Near North Side
Joseph Vecchio
National Guard
White House
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Tex
Ft. Carson
Colorado Springs
Colo
National Guard Ordered Into Wilmington and Goldsboro
National Guard troops were ordered into Wilmington and Goldsboro to quell racial violence after the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Raleigh and Greensboro remained under emergency guard control. In Weldon, 250 to 300 demonstrators protested, with scattered groups roaming Goldsboro and over 40 arrests in Greensboro and seven in Raleigh for curfew violations.
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Weldon
Martin Luther King
Greensboro
Raleigh
Eldon
Sterling B. Pierce
Roanoke Rapids
Virginia Line
National Guard
Wilmington
Goldsboro
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