Calm Returns To Riot Torn Philadelphia
Philadelphia officials report a tense quiet returning to the riot torn North section after a weekend of violence. Police saturated the area with a 24 hour curfew and a clear the streets order remains in effect as merchants assess damages and arrests rise toward 400. The mayor vows full aid to merchants while NAACP leader Cecil Moore questions enforcement amid hot weather.
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Philadelphia
James H. J. Tate
Cecil Moore
The
NAACP
Moore
Tate
Robert Green
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Quiet NFO picketing with no incidents across area
Sheriff offices in four counties report all quiet as NFO pickets monitor livestock yards. Pickets observed at Hillsboro and West Salem but no interference with business. some farmers turned back, but operations continued smoothly at La Crosse, Vernon, Monroe, and Jackson County stations including Hillsboro, Vi roqua, West Salem, Bangor, and Tomah markets.
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la Crosse
NFO
Nick Rockweiler
Hillsboro
Vernon County
Morris Moon
Moon
Fred Walley
Viroqua
Valley Yards
Highway 14
Rozmenoski
Black River Falls
Jackson County
Tindahl School
Monroe County
August Hering
Hering
Sparta
Wisconsin
Tomah
la Crosse County
Prisoners Who Jumped Jailer Still At Large
Two Wright County jail inmates fled Sunday after assaulting jailer Robert Fashant and remained at large. Identified were Orin Peikert 19 of Buffalo and Ronald Bacon 26 of Rochester Minnesota. Fashant 23 was hospitalized with stomach injuries and the escapees were heard discussing a trip to the Minnesota State Fair.
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Buffalo, Minn
Wright County
Robert Fashant
Darrel Wolff
Orin Peikert
Buffalo
Ronald Bacon
Rochester
Minn
Fashant
Wolff
Minnesota
Tiny Viking Stone Wheel Unearthed in Newfoundland
Archaeologists hailed a tiny stone wheel found in a Newfoundland wilderness as a clue to a Viking settlement in North America from around the year 1000. The 1.14 inch wide spindle whorl was recovered at L Anse au Meadow by Anne Stine Ingstad, suggesting Vikings brought wives to tend household chores during Vinland’s attempt at a permanent settlement.
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Washington
Newfoundland
North America
Melville Bell Grosvenor
National Geographic Society
Anne Stine Ingstad
L’anse Au Meadow
Newfoundland Island
Vinland
Christopher Columbus
New World
Ingstad
Houston Seeks Trends In Sleeping Sickness Peak
Health officials expect to interpret data by midweek to gauge how long the city's sleeping sickness outbreak will last. Twenty new suspected encephalitis cases were reported Sunday, raising the total to 413. Nineteen deaths are possible, with only three lab-confirmed as due to the virus.
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Houston
Tex
St. Louis
Makarios Wins Support Of United Arab Republic
In Mount Sterling Kentucky the Dubois School a all Negro building and a local Masonic hall for Negroes were destroyed by fire on the eve of a threatened boycott over integration plans. Officials including Montgomery County Atty Henry Bramblett state state police guard duties for white schools. Fire investigators found kerosene odor and a burning can at the ini tial blaze while a decoy call diverts firefighters. The board postponed operations to Sept 8 after suspending the district.
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Mount Sterling
Montgomery County
Henry Bramblett
Federal Bureau of Investigation
State Department of Public Safety
Dubois
Masonic Hall
W. D. Banks
NAACP
Jack Miller
Louisville
James Crumlin
Bluegrass Country
Cumberland Mountains
Kentucky
State Department of Eduation
Race Barriers Fall In Mississippi First Grade
Sixteen Negro children join white first graders in Biloxi and other counties as Mississippi begins desegregation of public schools below college level. No trouble reported. guards at schools and limited access for reporters mark a routine term start.
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Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi
Gorenflo
Jackson
Leake
R. D. Brown
Leake County
Carthage
Clarksdale
Humphrey as Dem asset echoes across party lines
Georgia Governor Sanders says Humphrey's selection will aid the Democrats while Republican Chair Dean Burch argues it will unify the GOP. Sen. Ervin notes liberal baggage could hurt in the South but predicts Johnson Humphrey wins there. Johnson and Goldwater press campaign plans as Keating, Kennedy loom in New York. ADA backs Johnson Humphrey ticket amid broader policy debates.
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Washington
Georgia
Carl Sanders
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Burch
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Humphrey
South
Johnson
New York State
Clare Boothe Luce
U.S
Kenneth B. Keating
Robert F. Kennedy
Keating
Kennedy
Sanders
ABC
Burch
ADA
Johnson-Humphrey
Cuba
Viet Nam
Congress
New York Republicans unite behind Keating and Goldwater Miller
New York state Republicans joined in a unity display supporting Senator Kenneth B. Keating and the Goldwater Miller ticket. Rep. Paul Fine dropped his opposition to Keating, and Clare Boothe Luce agreed to speak at the GOP convention. Former Vice President Richard Nixon also accepted an invite to appear. Kennedy remains Keating’s Democratic challenger.
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Humphrey
Washington
Senate
Johnson
Texas
Atlantic City
Barry Goldwater
Dennison Kitchel
Newport Beach
Calif
William E. Miller
New York
New York State
Kenneth B. Keating
Paul A. Fine
Bronx
Keating
Goldwater
Clare Boothe Luce
Richard M. Nixon
Robert F. Kennedy
Republican State Committee
Goldwater-Miller
State Committee
Fine
U.S
St Wenceslaus Pastor Rev Hebert Dies at 53
Rev Albert Hebert longtime pastor of St Wenceslaus Church died of a heart attack in La Crosse on August 30 at age 53. He served in La Crosse diocese since 1942 and held roles including headmaster of Aquinas High School and rector of Holy Cross Seminary. Burial will be in Port Neches.
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St. Wenceslaus
Hebert
Ish
Auburndale
Catholic Women
Father Hebert
Zulma Hebert
Port Neches
Tex
Aubrey Jr
Nelson
Bowman Nawlin
John Marlais
Rosela Hebert
St. Wenceslaus Church
J. Francis Brady
Eau Claire
Diocese of la Crosse
Albert Hebert
la Crosse
St. Charles’ Preparatory School
Baltimore
Loyola University
Chicago
Kenrick Seminary
St. Louis
Galveston
St. John’s Parish
Aquinas High School
Holy Cross Seminary
St. Mary’s Par
St. Therese Ladies Society of
Block Cemetery
Cyprus crisis deepens as Makarios secures UAR backing
In Nicosia Makarios wins pledges of support from the United Arab Republic amid Turkish Cypriot tensions. Nasser avoids specific military aid but warns against outside interference as demonstrations flare in Turkey. The communique notes UAR readiness to help Cyprus defend its unity and opposes foreign bases.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Makarios
United Arab Republic
Cyprus
Turkey
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Alexandria
Nasser
Greece
Soviet Union
U.A.R
Mediterranean
Britain
Egypt
U.S
United Nations Command
Nicosia
Ankara
Senate Debates Elder Health Coverage Amid Reapportionment Fight
Congress reconvenes as the Senate weighs adding elderly health benefits to a House Social Security expansion bill. President Johnson support and opposition from Rep. Mills shape expected debates. Separate effort by Senate Republicans aims to delay the court ordered reapportionment.
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Senate
Johnson
Congress
Supreme Court
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
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Humbird
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Banks
Board of Education
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Nomi
Americans For Democratic Action
United States
UPT Telephoto
Clare Booth Luce
N.Y
U.N
Rev
Rts Ee
Edwin B. Harkinson
Representatives
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