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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
3
Betty and Ted clash over cooking as she refuses to slave over a stove. After a staged culinary disaster and a monetary reward, she buys an electric can opener with the money, ending their cold war as Ted concedes and retreats.
Chicago officials investigate a disturbance that forced about 100 homeless Black residents from their hotel home after a fire. Red Cross workers sheltered them in Holy Cross Lutheran Church basement while tensions outside grew. Mayor Daley said police protected all citizens and commended restraint.
Police said no violence occurred and no arrests were made. Capt. Frank Reynolds said the Elks outside the church were only spectators. A Red Cross spokesman said the Negroes were removed from the Lutheran church area as the Anna Country Club withdrew its request for a new club headquarters in a residential district.
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