SBI Report Closes Action In Pitt County Shooting
Third District Solicitor Eli Bloom said the SBI report found no evidence to warrant further criminal action in the fatal shooting of a Black man by a state trooper near Greenville. The case sparked racial unrest and bombings in Ayden area. twelve youths were arrested on bombing charges.
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Greenville
N.C
Third District
Eli
Ayden
Pitt County
Billy Day
Wil- Earl A
Rt. 1
Orizon
Bloom
SBI
Jerome Paul
John Harmon
Pitt County Grand Jury
Pitt County Superior Court
Grand Jury
American Air Attacks Continue in North Vietnam
American fighter bombers pressed a fifth straight day of raids in North Vietnam while South Vietnam faced increased shelling. U S and South Vietnamese bases, including two air bases and Da Nang, came under 13 rocket and mortar barrages with no casualties reported. Two F4 Phantom jets targeted anti aircraft sites near the Mu Gia Pass on the Ho Chi Minh trail before being engaged by enemy fire.
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Mu Gia ‘Pass
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Mu Gia Pass
Black Dies at 85 Marking End of Supreme Court Era
Washington AP reports Justice Hugo L. Black died at 1 a.m. after a stroke at Naval Hospital in Bethesda Maryland. He served 34 years on the Supreme Court and will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery after services at St John’s Episcopal Cathedral. Black defended absolute First Amendment rights and authored key opinions including the banning of government sponsored school prayer.
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Washington
Supreme Court
America
Naval Hospital
Hugo L. Black
Black
Arlington
John M. Harlan
Wallace Turns To Crime Issue In 1976 Bid Test
Alabama Governor George Wallace urged focus on crime during a $50 dinner in New York, saying Saigon streets were safer than major U.S. cities. About 900 attendees heard him compare conditions to his earlier Vietnam visit from 18 months prior.
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New York
Alabama
G.rge C. Wallace
Saigon
Wallace
South Vietnam
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Bethesda
Episcopal Washington Cathedral
Clay County
Ala
Ku Klux Klan
United States
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Jarrett’s Stationery Company
Wrenn
Olyester Crepe
Discount Fabric Center
Fairfield Plaza
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Meee
Salem
Salem Carpet Mills, Inc
High Point
Lexington Ave
Greensboro
E. Wendover Ave
Summit Ave
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