Negroes Face Gradual Move Into White Areas
Housing experts foresee a slow shift of Black families into white neighborhoods after the Supreme Court ruling and the open housing law. The main barrier is affordability, with moving costs and location searches delaying relocation. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Supreme Court decision ban housing discrimination, though practical impact unfolds over time.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eugene P. Conser
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Judge Delays Detroit Police Murder Trial Over New Book
Judge Robert Colombo delays Patrolman Ronald August's murder trial to January 6, 1969 after ruling a new book The Algiers Motel Incident could prejudice the case. The book by John Hersey was published by Random House and discussed from Martha's Vineyard.
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Detroit
Robert Colombo
John Hersey
Algiers
Colombo
Ronald August
Hersey
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Bennett Cerf
Random House
Thin thief blames it on fat man in bank robberies
Los Angeles AP reports police hunted a man who robbed four San Fernando Valley banks of 6791 dollars, leaving notes signed the fat man. Police Monday arrested Richard A. Clifton in a motel and booked him on suspicion of robbery. Clifton is described by officers as a thin man.
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Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
Richard A. Clifton
Clifton
Two Artists Exhibit Work Downtown
Patrick Paul son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Paul shows art at Batavian Bank in July. He attends the Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited in the Coulee Region Festival of Arts and Rhode Island student shows. His awards include an 1800 scholarship for 1968 69. Mrs L P Sickles exhibits at the Commerce Building with local Hartley farm and Marcou Road farm scenes. The exhibits are sponsored by the La Crosse Society of Arts and Crafts.
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Patrick Paul
Joseph Paul
Leonard
Batavian Bank
Paul
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence
R.I
Coulee
Old Town
Rhode Island
L. P. Sickles
R. 1
Onalaska
Commerce
Hartley Farm
Marcou Road
The
la Crosse Society of Arts and Crafts
Fire at La Crescent Farm Causes $4000 Damage
A Saturday fire at a Pine Creek Road farm owned by Alois Wieser destroyed a shed and a garage and damaged two vehicles and equipment in the garage. Wieser rents the farm to Daniel Hamill who was not home. Fire Chief Clarence Vetsch said the cause is unknown.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Alois Wieser
Pine Creek Road
Wieser
Daniel Hamiel
Clarence Vetsch
Negro re enlistment rate in Army drops sharply in 1967
A Pentagon report shows Negro first term re enlistments fell from 66.5 percent in 1966 to 31.7 percent in 1967, puzzling officials who note a broader decline in white reenlistments. The Army links the drop to death and injury risks in Vietnam, while Marines show a smaller decline.
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Washington
Army
Pentagon
Vietnam
Navy
Marine Corps
Marines
U.S
Pope appoints Calabrese as Vatican Holy Land custodian
The Rev. Alfonso Calabrese an Italian Franciscan priest aged 51 specializing in Middle Eastern affairs was named by Pope Paul VI to oversee spiritual and social welfare of Christians and churches in the Holy Land. He becomes the Vatican s 158th custodian, announced Tuesday.
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Vatican City
Alfonso Calabrese
Paul VI
Vatican
Holy Land
Father Calabrese
Seaman Olson Serves Aboard Bushnell In Key West
Machinist Mate 3c Stanley G Olson, 23, son of Mrs Blanche P Olson of 1120 S 4th St, is serving aboard the submarine tender USS Bushnell in Key West Florida. The Bushnell supports Submarine Squadron Twelve with repair facilities supplies weapons medical and dental care and technical assistance.
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Key West
Fla
C. Stanley G. Olson
Blanche P. Olson
S. 4Th St
Bushnell
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