Riots Hit Los Angeles Business Life in Western City
Los Angeles experiences heavy rioting with losses likely in the hundreds of millions. Fire damage alone estimated at 175 million dollars as hundreds of businesses are destroyed and public life disrupted. Prosecutors prepare to arraign thousands, with bail hikes and space sought for court proceedings. Nearby Springfield calm after civil rights protests with 44 arrests and minor injuries. West Indian immigrants in Britain plan a national body to defend interests and counter Ku Klux Klan methods.
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Los Angeles
U.S. West
Evelle J. Younger
Younger
Harold J. Ackerman
Birmingham
Britain
Ku Klux Klan
London
Epidemic Over For City Apple Tree Disease
Alderman Roy Osborne told the Civic Finance Committee the fireblight epidemic affecting city apple and ornamental trees appears over for the year. The council discussed a bylaw to control the disease and learned the province has no legislation to stem spread. Alderman Gordon Sissons urged a city bylaw, and the suggestion was approved for the solicitor to draft it.
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Roy Osborne
Civic Finance Committee
Department of Agriculture
Ald
Gordon Sissons
Indian forces attack across ceasefire line
Indian army entered the Pakistani side of Kashmir and captured three mountain outposts in the Kargil sector. The operation aimed to protect the Leh road, with escalation of fighting along the ceasefire line and heavy shelling reported in Poonch. Civilian casualties were noted near Srinagar amid a seven hour blaze blamed on infiltrators. Prime Minister Shastri urged national unity against Pakistani aggression as both sides trade accusations.
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New Delhi
Kashmir
Kargil
Leh
Ladakh
United Nations
India
Pakistan
Himalayan
Poonch
Azad Kashmir
Sardar Sharif
Srinagar
Curren
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
Z. A. Bhutto
Viet Cong attack on Saigon police HQ shocks Saigon
Viet Cong extremists rammed the national police headquarters with a jeep and a car filled with explosives and opened fire. Four policemen died and about 20 others were wounded, including possibly six Americans. The attackers fled after the blasts as two girls distracted a guard and a third vehicle provided cover. Col. Pham Van Lieu’s home near the complex was damaged. U.S. sources say the raid followed increased Saigon activity and is the first major such incident in seven weeks.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
The
National Police
Col
Pham van Lieu
Col. Lieu
United States
My Canh
U.S
da Nang
An Xuyen
Chu Lai
Nort Viet Nam
Grain handlers return to work in Vancouver strike end
Vancouver 450 grain handlers resume duties at five elevators ending a 72 day walkout that nearly halted Pacific port shipments. A three year contract with a 48 cent per hour rise and a $100 lump sum resolved after mediation by Dr. G Neil Perry.
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Vancouver
Pacific
Union
G. Neil Perry
Dr. Perry
Pearson
University of B.C
Medicine Hat Tourist Council Moves Toward Creation
Civic Finance Committee debated formalizing a tourist council in Medicine Hat. Chairman Jack Edwards proposed a recommendation to establish one, while Mayor Harry Weiner suggested small ads and a city map for distribution at tourist facilities. The panel also planned talks with the Chamber of Commerce on financing recent Booster ads.
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Tourist Council For
Medicine Hat
Civic Finance Committee
Jack Edwards
Tourist Council
Harry Weiner
Chamber of Commerce
Riots Expand From Negro Area Across Southern California
LA violence spreads from Watts to Long Beach Sylmar Hollywood Wilmington and San Diego as guardsmen restore order amid a six day riot period. Death toll reaches 32 with 809 wounded and 2,679 arrests as authorities combat Molotovs gunfire and looting. President Johnson and Dr. King react while police cite planned organized attacks and heat wave and economic disparity as contributing factors.
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Los Angeles
California
Long Beach
Watts
Richard Lefebre
Sylmar
San Fernando Valley
Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood
Wilmington
Harbor
San Diego
National Guard
Harbor District
Brown
Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Miami
Fla
Martin Luther King
William Parker
Bernice Ennis
University of Southern California
James R. Silber
Los Angeles Riots Spark Global Editorial Storm
International reaction centers on Los Angeles unrest as editorials in South Africa, Russia, China, and Britain deem the riots a major test of American race relations. Pravda and The Daily Telegraph frame the crisis as a setback to U.S. prestige and the Great Society, while The Guardian stresses housing and employment gaps for Negroes.
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Los Angeles
U.S
South Africa
Moscow
Pravda
United States
Johnson
New York
Soviet Communist Party
Communist Party
People’s Daily
London
Daily Telegraph
The
Guardian
Communist Daily Worker
California Battlefield
Toll of Negro riot in Los Angeles rises high
Los Angeles reports six days of rioting with 32 dead including two white officers and 28 civilians, 809 injured, 2,679 arrested, and about 75 million dollars in fire damage. The breakdown includes 26 Black victims, one Japanese American, one Mexican American, and multiple peace officers, firefighters, and National Guardsmen affected.
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Los Angeles
Gemini 5 flight readiness practiced by Cooper and Conrad
Astronauts L Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad Jr simulated the Gemini 5 spacecraft to rehearse launch, flight, re entry and landing phases. Weather outlook for Cape Kennedy Thursday calls for broken high clouds and mid 80s, with good global sea conditions except near Typhoon Mary southwest of Tokyo.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
L. Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad Jr
Western Pacific
Tokyo
Pedlars push pics without pedlar license
Civic Finance Committee heard Ald. Helen Beny Gibson warn residents about door to door painters claiming works by famous Canadian artists. City officials say none of the salesmen hold a pedlar’s license. Residents urged to demand a license and notify police if none is shown.
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Civic Finance Committee
Ald
Helen Beny Gibson
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