Harlem Riot Eases After Turbulent Nights in New York
Two nights of quiet follow Harlem unrest sparked by a fatal police shooting. Police report 7 killed total in Earlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant areas, 202 arrests, 873 damaged establishments, while 40 Negro Protestant ministers urged calm. Civil rights leaders push for firings of Police Commissioner Murphy and top officials. A Harlem march is planned for Saturday.
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Rights Truce Fails In Senate Civil Rights Debate
The Senate saw a tied vote on a states rights measure backed by Sen. Winston J. Prouty of Vermont, aimed at letting a governor block parts of the anti poverty program. The attempt to table the move failed 46 to 45, as Goldwater faced party friction and pledged unity talks with top leaders while continuing his presidential bid amid comments on Johnson and Democratic crossovers.
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FBI Jails Trip Under Rights Law
FBI agents arrested three Greenwood men for allegedly beating a Black patron at a Greenwood theater under the Civil Rights Law. Willie Belk, his son Jimmy Belk, and Sam Shaffer were released on $1,000 bonds each, with a preliminary hearing set for the following Wednesday.
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Front-page Izvestia cites bloodstained Black man image
Izvestia showcased a bloodstained Black person on the front page with the caption accusing New York police of serious persecution of Black people. The portrayal emphasizes alleged brutality and international condemnation of U S racial issues.
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Leaders Press Civil Rights Issue in 1964 Campaign
UPI wire report from Jackson Mississippi quotes Rev Martin Luther King Jr James Farmer and John Lewis urging President Johnson and Republican Barry Goldwater to include civil rights in the 1964 race. The trio warn sidelining the issue would backfire while King tours Mississippi for the Freedom Democratic Party.
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Collins Ready to Seek Harlem Peace if Asked
WASHINGTON UPI Leroy Collins said he would not hesitate to enter Harlem if requested by New York authorities. At his first news conference as director of the Community Relations Service he said the agency might have headed off recent racial disorders if it had been operating in St Augustine Florida.
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Protesters Found Guilty in Thriftimart Disturbance
An all white Municipal Court jury found eight civil rights demonstrators guilty of disturbing the peace and interfering with business at a Thriftimart Market on April 18. Four white and two Black defendants were found innocent of malicious mischief and will be sentenced August 4. The charges stemmed from handbills urging customers to shun the firm over discriminatory hiring practices. The jury of ten women and two men deliberated three hours after a week of testimony.
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Johnson urges business leaders to press for peaceful civil rights progress
President Johnson told 264 national business leaders at a White House luncheon that he will use all resources to steer civil rights disputes toward peaceful obedience to law. He called for a partnership of moderation to eliminate fear and hostility and boost a new era of American abundance through cooperation among government, business, and labor. He warned against divisive politics and stressed keeping the economy expanding.
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Prejudice Charged by Watson Over Lynch of New York Areas
Representative Albert W. Watson denounced the administration for not sending U.S. marshals into Harlem and Brooklyn areas. He said the omission allows widespread prejudice and rank discrimination to fester in the city.
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