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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1965
Page
1
Gov Otto Kerner ordered 2000 National Guardsmen to active duty in Chicago as rioting flared for two nights. Troops were sent to armories on standby to respond if needed.
President Lyndon B. Johnson urged an end to riots during a weekend retreat at 31 Ranch. The statement followed remarks by officials and private citizens, with the Attorney General mentioned in the discussion.
In a fourth night of violence in a riot torn Negro district, police and National Guardsmen enforce a strict curfew. One new death, a Negro rioter, raises the total to 20, with 19 others killed or fatally wounded and several officers wounded. Soldiers patrol streets, looters driven from alleys, and gunfights on roofs as curfew hours pass.
Two women looting a market during Los Angeles unrest shouted a defiant remark as chaos spread. A looting suspect was tackled by officers after being found with stolen handcuffs. a bystander was cut by flying glass as the scene unfolded.
Gov. Dan Moore seeks deeper state action on race after campaigning as a moderate. He vows to expand opportunities, uphold the 1965 voting rights law, and keep the Good Neighbor Council to improve economic and educational equity across North Carolina.
California Governor Edmund G. Brown called the Los Angeles racial riots a state of insurrection. He arrived in New York after cutting short a Greece trip and urged riot area residents to cooperate with police authorities and obey the law.
SAN JUAN Puerto Rico AP reports King calls for police force to restore order amid riot. Cadet witnesses say authorities prepare to deploy full power as crowds clash, reacting to ongoing unrest and security concerns.
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