New Haven Looting Flares as Curfew Holds Urban Tension
Racial violence erupts around downtown New Haven for a third night amid a broader emergency. Police report 343 arrests since Saturday, largely of Black residents, with most looting centered on liquor stores and 33 fires. Mayor Lee faced tough questions over possible concessions to Hill residents as authorities maintain the curfew.
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Richard Zimmer
New Haven
Conn
Congress Avenue
Richard C. Lee
Lee
Hill Parents Association
Fred Harris
Hill Section
Curtiss Bellow
Operation Breakthrough
Hill Patients Association
Indonesia
Kennedy to Speak at Arkansas Youth Rally
Sen Edward M Ted Kennedy is slated to address a youth rally in Little Rock sponsored by the Young Democrats Act Democratic officials join Kennedy for meetings after his speech which will be televised statewide The Kennedy visit echoes the late President John F Kennedy's 1960s trip to dedicate Greers Ferry Dam about four years ago linking the anniversaries of the two brothers visits
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Little Rock
Edward M
Ted’ Kennedy
D+ Mass
Young Democrats Act
Litte Rock
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Arkansas
Greer
Ferry
Senators Hear Negro Slumdwellers View Open Housing
In Washington AP two Senate committees heard city Negro slumdwellers feel alienated and suspicious of whites as they face limited contact. Frankie Freeman warned of a society split into hostile camps, while Dr Nathan Cohen said programs do little to solve tensions. Open housing champions urged action despite doubts about ending riots.
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Wasninwton
Senate
Frankie Freeman
Judiciary Committee
Cohen
Freeman
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Urban Developement
Ramsey Clark
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Never Has U S Been So Entrapped By Vietnam War
AP News analyst James Marlow traces U S involvement in Vietnam from Truman aid to France, through Geneva division, Eisenhower domino theory, Kennedy support, and Johnson's Tonkin actions. He notes Senate battles, Fulbright’s shift, and calls to rescind the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution amid mounting casualties and protests.
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James Marlow
Washington
United States
Vietnam
Johnson
South Vietnam
Harry S. Truman
Indochina
Geneva
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
North Vietnam
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf
Congress
House
Senate
Sen
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Fulbright
Hope Arkansas Senate Doves Hawks Split Over Johnson War Actions
An Associated Press survey of 84 senators shows 44 generally approve Johnson’s Vietnam policy while 40 disapprove for various reasons. The piece outlines fears of nuclear escalation and world condemnation if the United States widens the war to North Vietnam or invades the North. It notes Red China’s potential entry and questions about war duration and American casualties.
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Senate
Associated Press
Johnson
United States
Soviet Union
South Vietnam
Red China
Civilians Push Peace Plan in Vietnam Campaign Stop
Tan Van Huong the leading civilian candidate for president told a Tay Ninh crowd that peace can only come from a civilian solution not military force. He said corruption erodes trust and urged voters to discard government promises. Civilian candidates tour the countryside as Thieu Ky supporters stay away.
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Tay Ninh
Vietnam
Tan van Huong
Huong
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu-Ky
South Vietnam
Ban Me Thuot
Social Security Bill faces Senate Finance Committee
Washington AP The Social Security Bill goes before the Senate Finance Committee for scrutiny likely through October with public hearings and executive sessions aimed at finishing in time for mid October debate. House changes and negotiations with the Senate and President Johnson are anticipated. The House bill would raise benefits at least 12 percent and raise payroll taxes. the President asked 15 percent. Witnesses include John W. Gardner Wilbur J. Cohen and Robert M. Ball. Some lawmakers urge restoring higher benefits, else a floor fight. The $70 minimum payment long advocated would be at risk as the House approved $50. Tradition notes George Washington commanded at Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Johnson
John W. Gardner
Health, Education and Welfare
Wilbur J. Cohen
HEW
Robert M. Ball
Social Security Administration
Ways and Means
Executors and Administrators File Final Accounts in Hempstead Ark
Notice from Hempstead County Probate Court that executors and administrators for estates including Stevenson E. Peace and Viola Clings Thomas Jones have filed first and final accounts for approval. Claims must be filed within sixty days to avoid bar. MRS PAT McCAIN County and Probate Clerk Hempstead County Ark. Aug. 22, 1967.
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Prosbate Court
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Stevenson E. Peace
Citizens National Bank of Hope
Charles E. Clingan, Jr
Thomsas Jones
Reuther Seeks Auto Strike Amid UAW Push for Confrontation
Flint AP report details Walter Reuther and Leonard Woodcock rallying 70 000 GM workers as bargaining drags with three year pacts expiring in 16 days. Union seeks broad strike authorization to back demands for big wage gains and guaranteed annual income amid reports of deliberate company tactics to provoke a strike.
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A. F. Mahan
Flint, Mich
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Detroit
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Reuther
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Flint
General Motors
Woodcock
Lst
Ford
Chrysler
Ken Bannon
Douglas Fraser
Ringo Starr Welcomes Second Son in London
London AP reports Ringo Starr and wife Maureen welcome their second son Jason born on Saturday weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces. The baby joins sister Lee in the family.
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Ringo Starr
London
Maureen
Jason
Kosygin Daughter Hoped to See U.S. Market Drive-In and Track
Mrs. Hichard J. Hughes, wife of New Jersey’s governor, recalls entertaining Lud mila Gyishiani, daughter of Premier Alexei Kosygin, at the Glassboro summit last June. Gyishiani wished to visit a supers market a drive-in theater and a race track but feared crowds. Mrs. Hughes invites them to return incognito so they can see the places.
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New York
United States
Hichard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Ludmila Gyishiani
Alexei N. Kosygin
Glassboro
N.J
Hughes
McCall’s Magazine
Gvishiani
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