The Negro Community Notes and Obituaries
Ester Hicks notes update and community items. The Neva Ester Music Studio closes for a week due to Mrs. Carmichael’s mother's death. Obituary for Viola Hill, funeral August 7 at New Light C.M.E. Church. Dixon Richardson Family Reunion draws about 500 with attendees from multiple states. Free lunch served. event remembered for years.
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Neva & Ester Music
Viola Hill
J. H. Hill
Nashville
New Light C.M.E
Sunset Gardens
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
Dixon— Richardson
Daniel Dixon
Hope
Ark
Arkansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Texas
California
Michigan
Richardson
Mining
Minnie Richardson
Sylvia Ann Shaw
James Eugene Davis
James Eugeee
James Edward Davis
Flint
Czech Papers Win Moore Freedom
Prague reports show a settling of press freedom in Czechoslovakia with editors exercising self restraint while keeping the national interest in focus. Leaders insist censorship was not part of any deal despite Warsaw letter pressure, contrasting past propaganda suppression and marking a shift toward informed, truthful reporting. The government’s stance follows the ousting of Novotny and the revival of a freer press, even as Vladimír Havel era signals cautious optimism.
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Peter Rehak
Associated Press
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Poland
East Germany
Bulgaria
Hungary
Bratislava
Warsaw Letter
Mlada Fronta
Pew
Antonin Novotny
Free
Lst
Communist Party
Communistded National Front
Debaters Humphrey and McCarthy Set TV Faceoff Week Before Convention
Washington AP report that Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator Eugene J. McCarthy have agreed to a national telecast debate in three segments on foreign affairs domestic issues and presidential concepts. Dates are still tentative with Humphrey eyeing Aug 23 or 24 and McCarthy flexible for the week the convention opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey
Minneapolis
McCarthy
Blair Clark
Clark
Thomas J. Finney
Finney
Stephen A. Mitchell
Columbus
Ohio
Waverly
Minn
Corpus Christi
Tex
George C. Wallace
Houston
Delmar Stadium
GOP to Adopt a Flexible Platform in 1968 Convention
The Republican National Convention is set to adopt a flexible platform addressing war, poverty, riots, and crime with a pragmatic stance. It favors private industry roles in urban issues, welfare reform, and cautious federal spending while seeking a middle ground on national defense and foreign policy. A wave of moderate Republicans shapes the platform through task forces and consensus efforts. In Arkansas, rabies now reaches epidemic levels in skunks, per state health officials.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
Barry Goldwater
GOF
Goldwater Campaign
United States
Republican House
Switch May Have Caused Train Wreck
A Seaboard Coast Line spokesman cited a faulty switch or dispatching error as possible causes after two Silver Meteor passenger trains collided in a Florida orange grove. The crash injured 125, with 27 admitted, as crews describe automatic switching under centralized control and a chaotic scene of wreckage, glare and fear along miles of track.
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F. T. Macfeeley
Associated Press
Winter
Winter Haven
Fla
Coast’ Line
Walters
J. L. Staith
Florida Highway Patrol
Florida
Adolph J. Thomas
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Pare Figtt
Ester Hicks
Beate
Mary War
Thomson
Cora Woodard
Monroe
Mary Chambers
Osborne Chambers
Czech
Moore Freedom
Hildegarde Neff
Munich
Germany
GOP
Little Rock
State Health Department
Harvie R. Ellis
Division of Veterinary of Public Health
Rupert
Hr. S. Moran
Fitertian
Waters
Therm
Los Angeles
Ernest Dagley
Dagley
Marion Crank
Maan
Jack Oakes
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