Disorder and deadly weapons mark 1967 riots report
The commission faulted the frequent use of deadly weapons in the 1967 civil disorders and urged police to adopt a middle range of force, favoring chemical agents before firearms. It details riots in Detroit Newark Tampa Cincinnati Atlanta and other New Jersey cities, noting inflammatory gun displays and injuries among firemen.
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Atlanta
Newark
New Jersey
Plainfield
N.J
Brunswick
Tampa
Avondale
Cincinnati
Don Cooper travels again to Middletown High School
Don Cooper brings his Travel and Adventure series to Middletown High School Auditorium in a 7:30 p.m. guest night featuring Montana Adventure. About 1,000 are expected as he presents filmed stories of wildlife and canoeing in Montana with brothers Dennis and Roger Turrell co-chairing the event.
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Don Cooper
Cooper
Middletown
Auditorim
Montana
Dennis
Salmon River
Roger Turrell
Cooper Brothers
Alaska
Roosevelt Junior High
Cincinnati Negro unrest cited as city slow to respond
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders reports Cincinnati’s Black frustration rose after two years of limited nonviolent channeling. Riots in June left one dead and 63 injured, with further clashes, church stoning, and a drugstore firebombing followed by arrests. The report notes underrepresentation of Negroes on councils, boards, and commissions and calls for policy changes.
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Washington
Cincinnati
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Board of Education
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Con Cooper
MHS
Y’ Travel
Detroit
United States
Buster Brown
Bartel
City Urban Renewal Agency
Bois de Boulogne
Paris
Mid-Town
Shoppi Parone
C. E. Greathouse
Troup Furniture Company, Inc
Worthmore
Clothes Shop, Inc
Russ Togs
Maley
Coren
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