House to Probe Riots Causes in U S Cities
Washington AP. House Un-American Activities may hold hearings next week on Detroit and Newark riots, aiming to gauge subversive influences. Senate action, civil disorder probes, and anti riot measures are debated as leaders call for broader preventive programs. Ramsey Clark slated as first witness.
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House Committee On Un-American Activities
Detroit
Newark
Senate
Edwin E. Willis
Dla
Willis
Commiteemen
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Martin Luther King Jr
A. Philip Randolph
Roy Wilkins
Whitney M. Young Jr
Dirksen
Mansfield
Congress
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Senate House Committee
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Burn America Down: Rap Brown Released on Bond in Virginia
H Rap Brown, 23, had nine hours in a Virginia jail before posting $10,000 bail as a fugitive from Maryland, amid a Cambridge disturbance that burned a school and church. He drew a crowd of about 300 as he left jail, vowing defiance and promising to “burn the country down.”
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H. Rap Brown
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Washington
Virginia
Maryland
Cambridge
Brown
SNCC
U.S
Justice Department
Federal
FBI
B 52 raids strike fronts in Laos Cambodia border areas
B52 bombers attacked Communist camps along the Laotian and Cambodian borders in two early raids, dropping large quantities of bombs on central highlands near Pleiku and a northern jungle site near the A Shan valley. The day saw limited ground fighting and continued shelling across South and North Vietnam.
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Pleiku
Shan
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Oriskany
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Forrestal
Stanley R. Larsen
U.S
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Larsen
Continental Army Command
Virginia
Nha Trang
Qui Nhon
Bong Son
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Red China
United States
Tokyo
Yomiuri Shimbun
Alexei N. Kosygin
Takeo Miki
Miki
Poland
Adam Rapacki
Chuckle About Costs Of Wine Women And Song
A wry remark notes the high price of pleasures leaving little for extra luxuries. The line reflects humor about spending on wine women and song while budgeting tight.
Detroit Quieted After Costly Riot Severities Ring of Steel
Detroit stabilized after four days of violent unrest that left 36 dead and thousands injured or displaced. Army units, armored cars, and helicopters enforced curfews as snipers were hunted and citywide arrests neared 3,300. Damage topped $500 million as residents fled toward Canada amid the worst uprising since Watts.
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John Throckmorton
Throckmorton
12Th Street
Cincinnati
South Bend
Ind
Cambridge
Phoenix
Ariz
New York City
Los Angeles
Detroit River
Canada
West Side
Associated Press
New York
Fifth Avenue
Harlem
Notre Dame University
Chicago
Toledo
Ohio
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Westchester County
Mount Vernon
New Rochelle
Snipers dominate daylight riot as helicopters swarm area
Five squads of Michigan National Guard faced rooftop snipers in broad daylight as 25 unarmed helicopters from Ft. Riley joined Army reconnaissance planes and ground troops in a coordinated air land sweep. Guardsmen said snipers altered fire to hide positions, complicating mopping up the arson and violence near downtown.
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Michigan National Guard
Throckmorton
Ft. Riley
Kans
Can TT Be y? Soviets Said Ahead In Space
NASA head James E Webb told Congress that the Soviet Union leads the United States in major space programs and warned of heavy payloads overhead. Senator Spessard L Holland expressed astonishment at Webb's claim and noted the discrepancy with earlier space authorization testimony. Webb sought full $5.1 billion in space funds while the House cut $123 million and the Senate reduced $249 million.
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Soviet Union
United States
U.S
James E. Webb
Congress
Spessard L. Holland
Dfla
Senate Space Committee
Webb
Holland
Senate Appropriations Committee
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Johnson
House
Senate
Today’s forecast: partly cloudy warm and humid
The forecast calls for a partly cloudy, warm and humid day with a chance of scattered thundershowers through Friday. Tonight’s low is expected to be 65 to 70 degrees, while yesterday’s high reached a record 91 and the midnight low was 68.
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