Johnson appeals for order as federal troops deploy to Detroit
President Johnson appealed to law abiding citizens to support a determined program to restore order after sending federal troops to Detroit. He said the action came with great regret and was necessary after local officials failed to quell rioting and disorder. The move prompted political debate on Capitol Hill and among GOP leaders about causes and timing.
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D-Ga
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Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Robert P. Griffin
Richard M.nixon
Whittier
Calif
Riots In Harlem Turn Deadly As Police Face Roof Snipers
In Harlem a third night of looting and arson left two killed a teen and a woman, 12 injured including three officers. Rioters attacked from 95th to 121st Street as Jose Torres joined police to calm the crowd amid rooftop gunfire and firebombs.
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Racial violence spreads from cities to towns across several states
Rioting and clashes surface in Toledo Rochester Grand Rapids Flint Pontiac Maryland Atty Gen charges SNCC leader H Rapp Brown with inciting riot after Black Power rally. Rochester sees deaths and injuries as third anniversary of 1964 riots nears. Pontiacs gangs shoot and loot. Toledo Grand Rapids Flint face attacks. Tucson Houston Englewood Portsmouth Minneapolis report sporadic violence and police responses.
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Ariz
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Tex
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Texas Southern University
Englewood
N.J
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Minneapolis
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Troops Tighten Grip as Detroit Rioting Eases
Army paratroopers and police, at President Johnson's order, moved to restore calm in Detroit after 48 hours of looting and arson. Governor Romney and officials warned curfews and closures remain while urging business reopenings amid reported 23 deaths and near 1,000 injuries.
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Jets and ships strike Vinh power plant in combined attack
U S air and naval units joined for the first time in a major North Vietnamese target. The Ben Thuy plant near Vinh was hit by jets and carrierbased bombs amid shelling by battleships and destroyers. The operation came as reports of sporadic violence and 38 allied searchanddestroy sweeps surfaced alongside 144 missions.
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Weather outlook with showers and mild temperatures ahead
Variable cloudiness brings a chance of scattered showers and thundershowers through Wednesday. Lows near 70 degrees with yesterday's high of 87 and a midnight low around 70 mark the period.
Horse Riding Drunks Nabbed On Public Highway
EUREKA Calif AP two rodeo enthusiasts were freed after charges of riding drunk on a public highway Jack Leroy Erwin 69 Hydesville pleaded guilty and paid 56 Gilbert Dias 44 Petrolia posted 29 bail The pair had attended a Fortuna rodeo and were returning to Hydesville on Erwin s horse and mule It was Erwin s third arrest on similar charges.
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Tenant Power Proposed to Clean Up Slums
A federal panel recommends expanding tenant rights to curb crime and racial violence in slums. It argues private property laws favor landlords and hinder rehabilitation, urging tenants to sue, withhold rent under certain failures, and perform repairs deducted from rent.
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