Negroes Clean Up Slum Area in Hagerstown
In Hagerstown Maryland a small group led by Leonard Curlin of the local NAACP cleared trash from a Negro district slum using rakes shovels and borrowed equipment. William Monroe 76 regained yard visibility since 1939, while residents push for a housing code and landlords to fix interiors. A rent strike may follow if repairs stall.
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Hagerstown
William Monroe
Leonard Curlin
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Curlin
West Indies
Monroe
Carlin
Percy Divelbiss
Divelbiss
Diverbiss
Reds Issue Dual Blast At China
Moscow and Budapest issue a joint communique condemning Chinese leaders for factional activities. Khrushchev and Kadar urge unity of the international Communist movement and rebuff Maoist leadership as dangerous to socialism. Khrushchev prepares to address Soviet radio and TV after returning from Hungary.
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Henry
Bradsher
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Hungarian Socialist Workers Party
International Communist Movement
Khrushchev
Hungary
Budapest
Peking
Soviet Communist Party
Mikhail Suslov
Communist Movement
Mao
Stalin
Mobs clash with officers in South Central Los Angeles
A Los Angeles patrol clash left two officers injured and six arrests after mobs hurled rocks and bottles during a vice raid on South Central’s Central Avenue. Police fought to restore order as 250 residents gathered at a church meeting to discuss violence and alleged crime in the area.
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Los Angeles
raidery_ Jones
Central Avenue
Peo 68Th Street
Central Avenue PLC
Robert Houghton
Policol
NAACP to Picket GM Plants Nationwide
The NAACP announced mass demonstrations at General Motors plants nationwide to protest discriminatory employment practices. Herbert Hill, national labor secretary, said actions will occur soon and be publicly announced a few days in advance.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
General Motors Corp
Herbert Hill
Civil Rights Organization
Naacp Midwest
Hill
General Motors
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