Negroes Gain Power in CDC Turmoil Shapes Steering Committee
The CDC convention elected a steering committee with Long Beach members Francine Johnson Fred Kugler and Mel Meeks. Elijah Turner and Raymond Cox led militant black participation efforts while Edmund G. Brown Jr. ranked high in votes. Leaders criticized press coverage and debated conditions for abandoning the peace delegation plan.
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Long Beach
Francine Johnson
Fred Kugler
Mel Meeks
Edmund G. Brown Jr
CDC
Elijah Turner
Oakland
Congress of Racial Equality
Raymond Cox
Watts
Turner
Cox
Hill
Breakers
Saigon Police Break Up Student Protest In City
Witnesses said Capt. Kieu Cong Bi ordered police to disperse a march by about 20 students after tear gas and smashed windows at the Student Union building. The protesters charged rigged Sept. 3 elections and clashed with officers seen as brutal by newsmen. In Tokyo, US Japan talks began on producing Nike Hercules and Hawk A missiles in Japan.
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First District
Kieu Cong Bi
Student Union
Saigon
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Romney Report On Tour In Detroit Slums
Cov George Romney tours urban areas sharing findings with the New Detroit Committee a civic labor and business group planning post riot reconstruction in Detroit. He cites rioting costs and urges reversal of course to build a new America while signaling likely 1968 Republican presidential bid.
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Detroit
George Romney
Joseph L. Hudson Jr
Michigan
Romney
America
Reagan's Campaign Bid Near Wisconsin Ballot Surfaced
The piece analyzes Reagan’s potential activities in 1968 and 1969. It notes his public disavowal of candidacy while attracting press attention at multiple events. Wisconsin activists push a Reagan for president movement, though officially unaffiliated, as California’s favorite son strategy complicates ballot access.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Peoria
Eureka
Rearan
William Buck
Bucth
Robert Tyler
Reagan
Lynn Nofziger
California
Nixon
Romney
Rockefeller
Sacramento
Opposite Sides in Milwaukee Race Dispute Stage Marches
In Milwaukee on Sunday two Catholic led groups staged rival marches over open housing in the 95th day of protests. About 75 white demonstrators led by Rev. Russell Witon clashed with a larger 800 person Negro and white group led by Rev. James Groppi, while both sides claimed to pursue fair housing reforms. Police dispersed taunts from Negro youths near the Phillips home. Groppi’s group faced no incident on the North Side. Separate reports note a civic boycott of Schlitz beer and a 30 to 35 percent drop in downtown dining amid unrest, cited by industry officials.
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Milwaukee
UPJ
Russell Witon
St. Alphonsus Hospital
Port Washington
Wis
James E. Groppi
St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church
Negro
Father Witon
North Side
Vel Phillips
Antl
Father Groppi
Milwaukee Citizen's Civic Voice
Mrs. Phillips
South Side
Dick Gregory
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Ohio
Chicago
Milwaukee Sentinel
Sentinel
Wisconsin Restaurant and Motel Association
U S Cites Fluoridated Water Cuts Tooth Decay Costs
Washington reported that fluoridated water lowers dental decay and costs for Head Start children. Viron L. Hifenbach noted San Francisco and Vallejo, California, show much lower average costs per patient than nonfluoridated Berkeley and San Joaquin. The study attributes fewer cavities and smaller fillings to fluoridation, estimating a 65 percent decay reduction for children who start drinking fluoridated water early, at about 10 cents per person annually to fluoridate.
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Washington
UPL
Viron L. Hifenbach
San Francisco
Vallejo
Calif
Berkeley
San Joaquin
Diefenbach
Public Health Service
Horse Drag Death Shocks Temple City Rider
Meretta Manning a 23 year old from South El Monte died after being thrown from a horse while riding with her sister near Pomona Freeway and Peck Road in Temple City. Her foot tangled in the stirrup, she was dragged some distance before hospital treatment. Asenath Manning 24 provided details to investigators. The second item notes Ed Belzer to receive a new American flag Oct from American Legion Post 78 after his old flag was devoured by homets.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Meretta Manning
General Hospital
Miss Manning
South el Monte
Pomona
Peck Road
Temple City
Asenath
el Monte
Philadelphia
Ed Belzer
American Legion Post 78
Belzer
Resignations Linked to Birch Society Film Showings
Several members of the Santa Monica Bay Area Committee to Support Your Local Police quit after viewing the John Birch Society film Anarchy U.S.A. They cited improper political overtones and alleged communist influence tied to the civil rights movement, with eight named as officials or sponsors. Rex Westerfield called the film a powerful tool, while Richard Anderson confirmed many resignations.
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Santa Monica
John Birch ‘Society
Santa Monica Bay Area
U.S.A
Rex Westerfield
The
Birch Society
Andre J. Bernadin
West Los Angeles
Bermadin
Richard Anderson
Los Angeles
China
Cuba
Algeria
America
Jim Milliken
Hireh Society
California
Orange County
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Cops Club ‘Yanks
Johnson Administration
North Vietnam
William Buch
U.S
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