Our Daily Bread and the Detroit Riots Reflections
The editor denounces agitators who harm innocents during civil disorder while federal troops restore Detroit and towns endure property losses and canceled insurance. Governors and mayors bear responsibility for upholding law and order as images of the motor capital crumble. Also notes eagle scouts from Hope and local bird migration updates.
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Hope
Caddo Council
Eagle
Idaho
Clay Lehman
John Spraggins
Allocation Made for Ozarks Plan
In Arkansas Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller's office, a $43,917 allocation funds the Economic Development Program for a state plan under contract with the Ozarks Regional Development agency. The broader $164,538 package includes federal contingency funds and state shares for youth camp and several state agencies.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Ozarks
Arkansas Young Citizens
State Pollution Control Commission
Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy
Arkansas Children’s Colony
Arkansas Educational Television Commission
Use Force as Required Famed am 3 000 Troops on City's Edge
Army paratroopers moved in under President Johnson to restore order in Detroit after 48 hours of rioting that left 23 dead and vast destruction. Gov Romney and Mayor Cavanagh urged reopening while curfews and closures stayed in force. The city remained largely a ghost town as troops patrolled damaged neighborhoods and refugees crowded into cars.
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Frank Jusorn
Detroit
Johnson
Vietnam
Cyrus Vance
Defense Department
George Romney
Vance
Jeerome Cavanagh
Guv
Romney
Cavanagh
Auto
Decision Due on County Judge Vote in Arkansas
In Little Rock AP reports Judge Tom Digby plans to rule today or Wednesday on a suit challenging the legality of a special election to fill a Pulaski County judge’s seat. The case, brought by Guy H. Story, argues the election violates constitutional terms and biennial election dates. County Judge Arch Campbell remains in office after the drowning of judge elect Tom Gulley. An intervention was filed by Gene G. McCoy. Harold Alexander will resign from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to join the state Economic Development Program as a research assistant, starting August 21, after 17 years with the commission. The EDP coordinates state efforts related to water resources and broader economic development.
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Little Rock
Che Cuit
Tom Digby
Pulaski
Guy H. Story
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arch Campbell
Tom Gulley
Gene G. McCoy
Harold Alexander
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Alexander
The
Game and Fish Commission
EDP
Arkansas
Latin Harlem Riots Spill Into Bronx
Rioting Puerto Ricans surged from Manhattan into the Bronx early today as clashes, looting, and arson spread through El Barrio. Two people died and dozens were injured, including five police officers, as authorities battled roving bands of up to 2,000 youths across a 125 block area.
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John Vinocur
NEW York
Spanish Harlem
Harlem
Manhattan
Bronx
el Barrio
East Harlem
Upper East Side
95Th Street
121St Street
Third Avenue
Second
First Avenues
Lexington, Park and Madison Avenues
ARC Telesvision
Horsemen Freed on Drunk Charge at Fortuna Rodeo Ride
Two rodeo enthusiasts faced public drunkenness charges after a Fortuna rodeo. Jack Leroy Erwin, 69, of Hydesville pleaded guilty and paid a 56 dollar fine. Gilbert Dias, 44, of Petrolia posted 29 dollars bail. They were riding Erwin's horse and mule on a highway returning to Hydesville, nine miles away.
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Emena
Call
Jack Leroy Erwin
Hydesville
Calif
Gilbert Dias
Petrolia
California Highway Patrol
Fortuna
Erwin
Life's Savings Wiped Out by Rioting Across Cities
AP dispatch from New York reports widespread economic damage from racial violence with national losses over 169.8 million dollars. Detroit tops estimates at 150 million, Newark leads insured losses, and many business owners face ruin without federal aid.
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Stanley Johnson
New York
Detroit
Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
Buffalo, N.Y
Newark
N.J
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dayton
Buffalo
N.Y
Erie
Cairo
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington
Looting in Stricken City Turns Into Civil Unrest
Detroit witnesses a chaotic two day riot with police and National Guard in crossfire as firemen are firebombed and looters seize furniture and TVs. Shoppers and residents, black and white, join in widespread looting with minimal demands and uncertain leadership.
Paratroops Quell Detroit Riots Amid Nationwide Unrest
President Johnson ordered 1,800 paratroopers from the 101st and 82nd Airborne into riot torn Detroit to restore order as 23 people were killed and property losses soared past 150 million dollars. The units relieved National Guardsmen, while fires, looting, and sniper fire disrupted several districts.
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Frank Joseph Detroit
Johnson
Detroit
101St
82Nd Airborne
Vietnam
John Throckmorton
Throckmorton
National
Kentucky
North Carolina
Michigan
Pontiac
Charles Quinlan
Suh
Grosse Point
Associated Press
Eddie Adams
East Side
Washington
New York
Harlem
Cambridge
H. Rapp Brown
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Rochester
N .Y
Mich
Toledo
Ohio
Grand Rapids
Flint
Houston
Johnson appeals for calm as federal troops move into Detroit
President Johnson asked citizens to aid in restoring order after ordering federal troops into Detroit with regret. He cited clear evidence that local officials failed to control riots while defense secretary McNamara and attorney general Ramsey Clark joined him on air. The move sparked Senate debates and Republican calls for a national inquiry into civil disorders and possible organized planning behind the violence.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Johnson
Detroit
Michigan
Senate
Mike Mansefield
U. S
Mansfield
Republican Policy Coordinating Committee
United States
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Romney
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Vicksburg
Virginia Park Avenue
National Guard
Inwood
Philadelphia
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Austin Scott Detroit
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Cleveland
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