Mule Train Draws Fire From Humane Society In Atlanta
The Poor People’s mule train reached Atlanta safely despite a threatened arrest by Gov. Maddox and immediate criticism from the Atlanta Humane Society over animal welfare. Twenty seven mules and 100 supporters traveled 580 miles through Mississippi and Alabama en route to Resurrection City in Washington.
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Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Washington, D.C
Mississippi
Atlanta, Ga
American Humane Society
Ralph Roberts
Atlanta Humane Society
AHS
Roberts
Alabama
Georgia
West Hunter Street
West Huter Street Baptist Church
Maddox
Poor People's Campaign
Douglasville
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Aie
Bolder
Bolden
Road Detour Expands on University Avenue Reconstruction
The eastern half of University Avenue from 22nd Street to Sith Street will close at 7 am Monday as widening work continues. The avenue already blocks between 13th and 22nd Streets with two way traffic to resume on the west half. Detours permit brief traffic intervals and motorists face a prolonged closure of at least three weeks.
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University Avenue
22Nd Street
Sith Street
13Th
22Nd Streets
University
22Nd
Sth
Dublin Women Protest U.S. Gun Firearms Ban Outside Embassy
A group of Dublin women demonstrated outside the U.S. Embassy in Dublin demanding a ban on firearms in the United States. They handed in a package of toy guns and carried placards reading Ban the Guns and Save America's Good Name.
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Dublin
UPI
U.S
United States
America
Poorest Puerto Ricans Threaten One Day Strike in NYC
Officials tied to the Poor People's March threaten a one day work stoppage by Puerto Ricans in New York City and a mass uprising if Congress fails to meet demands. About 4,000 marchers including Puerto Rican supporters visited Arlington National Cemetery as other groups form for a large midweek demonstration.
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Washington
UPD
Poor People
New York City
Congress
Gilberto Gerena Valentin
Arlington National Cemetery
New England
Midwest
Sterling Tucker
Puerto
Puerto Rican workers threaten one day work stoppage in NYC
A Puerto Rican leader warned that garment and shore workers could halt city activity with a one day stoppage to test city responses. Valentin led about 1000 Puerto Ricans to Washington for support of the Poor People’s March. Abernathy said demonstrators will stay in D.C. while Congress is in session.
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Valentin
Washington
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Congress
Abernathy
New York
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