20 Jul 1967
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1967
Page
1
Minneapolis faced racial rioting as Negro residents clashed with police along Plymouth Avenue in the near North Side. Fire crews were attacked while responding to a blaze at a local grocery as debris litters the street and armed officers cordon off sections. Police reported multiple injuries and arrests amid the chaos.
Lt Gov Fred Pollard lauded Virginia arterial roads as unique among states. At the nine mile opening of Interstate B1 through Richmond and Menrice Canty he said upgrading old primary roads not served by Interstates is minor compared to interstate growth. He noted Virginia’s arterial network is a national model with the system now at seventy miles total.
A United Press International report notes heavy rain in Ohio triggering flash floods. Norwalk, Ohio near Sandusky, recorded 2 inches with 4 inches by 9 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Texas towns seeing three to five inches of rain and scattered thundershowers affected the East, Northern Appalachians, South, Rockies, and Washington state.
In Cairo Illinois tense race tensions flare as National Guardsmen patrol streets with bayonets to enforce a curfew after confrontations at Pyramid Courts. Two men were detained and a 25 dollar bond set for a suspect as officials seek calm and plan talks with Negro leaders and local authorities. The incident follows calls for FBI investigation into a jail death and broader efforts to address housing grievances and violence risk in the cotton town.
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