NAACP Leader Warns of More Race Riots If Jobs Are Not Found
Wilkins told a Boston press conference during the NAACP's annual convention that without jobs housing and economic security for Black people there will be more racial riots. He urged white communities to act and warned against labeling efforts as Black Power saying it provokes opposition and ethnic tension.
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Meany backs stand on rights at NAACP convention
AFL-CIO President George Meany reaffirmed support for civil rights legislation in a message to the NAACP convention in Boston. He urged passage of a national fair housing law and stronger enforcement against job discrimination while noting a secret poll showing 16.5 percent black membership and concerns over desegregation impact on property values.
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Government Liable for 1960 Toledo Plane Crash Damages
A federal judge ruled the government liable for damages from a 1960 plane crash in Toledo Ohio that killed 22 people including 17 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo football players. Judge Fred Kunzel said the flight should not have departed Toledo Express Airport in fog. Thirty three plaintiffs have consolidated suits here.
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