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Guard Withdrawn as Peace Returns to Chicago Riot Scene
The West Side shows calmer conditions after 2700 guardsmen were pulled from riot duty. A drugstore basement fire at 1259 W Roosevelt Rd was extinguished as crowds dispersed. Governor Kerner called for justice while King urged lasting peace through fairness.
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Chicago
Ared
West Side
W. Roosevelt Rd
Kane
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Richard J. Daley
King
San Francisco
Herman George