Washington’s District: Violence and Loss After King Assassination
Post King unrest leaves Washington D C scarred as arson looting and blackmail threats persist. District’s status as a congressional ward limits rapid rebuilding with losses totaling about 24 million including 13.3 million in property and more than 9.5 million in inventories.
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Martin Luther King Jr
District of Columbia
Congress
Seventh Street
N.W
Maxie
Discount Record
Rioters Thicken Warning as DC Businesses Rebuild
Chain drugstore rebuilt and restocked at great cost burned again. Black merchants report coercion and threats of arson by young Negroes. twelve foot rubble piles line 14th and 7th Streets. Police patrols up 20 percent as mortality of four merchants since April raises fear. insurance losses loom and DC officials urge national funds and pooled coverage.
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Georgetown
14Th
7Th Streets
N.W
Bert C. Walker
Washington
First D.C. Indictments Due Next Week
U.S. Attorney David Bress said indictments for the Washington riots are coming next week with a first batch expected Monday or Tuesday. He noted 8,000 arrests, about 1,000 felonies, and 200 cases already before a special grand jury, with 20 to 25 cases daily.
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D.C
Washington
U.S
David Bress
Bress
Grand Jury
Curfew Imposed After Negro High School Boycott
In Hillsborough North Carolina a 10:30 a.m. curfew bans anyone under 18 on streets except to attend school as 700 students from Central High School protested for the third day. The boycott targets Orange County school plans to delay full integration with 10th grade desegregation set for September and remaining grades in September 1969.
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Hillsborough
N.C
Durham
All Negro Central High School
Fred Cates
Orange County Board of Education
Hershey Opposes Counsel at Draft Boards in Congress Testimony
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey told Congress that allowing draft registrants to bring lawyers to local draft board appearances would create immense delays in inducting draftees. He testified against Sen. Edward Long's bill to permit counsel before draft boards, arguing against applying judicial procedures to wartime decisions.
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Washington
UPI
Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
Hershey
Selective Service
Edward Long
D-Mo
Long
FSU Students OK Week Moratorium After Board Backing Champion
Militant Florida State University students approve a one week moratorium on demonstrations after the State Board of Regents rejects President John Champion’s resignation and vows to back the administration. The action follows Champion’s censorship of a campus literary magazine story and faculty student protests across the administration building.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida State University
State Board
FSU
John Champion
Florida
Berkeley
Columbia
Regents
Chester Ferguson
Tampa
Jacksonville
Champion
College of Arts and Sciences
Siti
Delaware State College Seizure Ends After Talks
About 100 National Guard and State Police stood by as 7 A group of students seized the administration building at Delaware State College in Dover over the suspension of student body president Leroy Tate The protesters demanded reinstatement and more student control with emphasis on African studies before agreeing to leave after a trustees meeting was arranged.
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Dover
Del
Delaware State College
Luna I. Mishoe
Mishoe
Leroy Tate
Tate
National Guard
Atty
David P. Buckson
Charles Terry
Columbia Execurges Call Cops
David B. Truman of Columbia University urged other universities facing student unrest to call in police to quell violence, stating there will be no discussion and police will be brought in at once. The remark came as Columbia remained relatively calm amid protests.
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Washington
Salvation Army
New York
UPI
David B. Truman
Columbia University
Columbia
Truman
Repairmen Needed in Classified Ads Column
Help wanted note appears in the Business Services section inviting repair professionals to connect with each other through today's classifieds. The brief ad emphasizes finding colleagues and encourages checking the listing.
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