Black Protest Marches End With New Strategy
The 1960s civil rights era shifted from mass marches led by famed figures to a politics driven approach. Black leadership now emphasizes local power, with figures like Carl Stokes and Willie Brown pushing for political influence, while national figures fade from the spotlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bogalusa
Martin Luther King Jr
Whitney M Young Jr
James Farmer
South
Congress of Racial Equality
Selma
Birmingham
Albany
Jackson
Miss
Cleveland
Carl Stokes
Willie Brown Jr
Brown
San Francisco
California
Assembly
Ways and Means
Ronald Reagan
West Virginia Pardons World War II Hero Spurrier
West Virginia Governor Arch Moore granted Junior Spurrier an executive discharge from a 1969 prison sentence for defrauding a finance company. Spurrier, a 35th Infantry Division hero with 18 WWII decorations, moved to Baltimore, rebuilt his life, and enjoys his TV repair business while considering a ghostwriter to chronicle his war deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
James Spurrier
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Spurrier
Bluefield
W. Va
Moore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Tennessee
Ruth
Lila Ruth
Achain
Maryland
Junior Spurrier
Wife Sued By Mate For Child Support
In Towson Maryland Russell E Doehrer a Social Security Administration employee who earns about six thousand dollars annually sues his former wife a finance company supervisor for child support for their three year old son. A June 11 hearing was set on the petition. Doehrer divorced last June and says he is hesitant but considers the child’s needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towson, Md
Baltimore
Russell E. Doehrer
Social Security Administration
Doehrer
European group tied to $21 million currency fraud in Zambia
The Zambian Times reports the arrest of a group and European suspects in a $21 million currency fraud case. About 30 people, mainly Greeks and South Africans, are believed involved. A police spokesman declined comment. The paper says a private investment company sent large sums to Switzerland for machinery but received only empty packing cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusaka
Zambia
Zambian Times Today
Switzerland
Supreme Court invalidates vague loitering law in Cincinnati
The Supreme Court ruling 58 to 3 limits police power to clear streets of groups. It voids Cincinnati’s three or more gathering rule as vague and an infringement on free assembly. Justice Potter Stewart led the majority, stressing standards of conduct and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Potter Stewart
Midge
Steward
State Signs New Contract For Medicaid
The Maryland health department signs its first group practice contract to provide comprehensive care on a six fee basis in Baltimore. Each visit costs 19.73 dollars and covers medical and dental care plus nutrition, social services, labs, x rays and physical therapy. Open July 1 in a converted Northwest Baltimore supermarket serving about 3 000 Medicaid patients under a one year state contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Health Department
Matthew L. Tayback
Tayback
Revival Tent Collapses In Oklahoma City Gathering
A large tent collapsed at a revival drawing 500 to 600 people in Oklahoma City. Fire trucks police cars and ambulances responded as attendees crawled from the canvas. One woman was treated at a hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Cuba Holding U S Plane After Boat Seizures
A Pan Am jet with 69 aboard is reportedly detained in Havana amid the seizure of fishing boat captains arrested in Key West for violating the 12 mile U S fishing zone. Havana radio linked the hijack to a Venezuelan youth and reported the plane diverted from Caracas to Miami. A Cuba flotilla sighting was denied by U S Coast Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Pan American World Airways
Havana
Key West
Havana Radio
Florida Keys
Pan Am
Robert Bohne
Aid
U.S. Coast Guard
Cuba
Keys
Pan
Najeeb Halaby
Fidel Castro
Caracas
Buenos Aires
Hugo Delagado
Delagado
Also Mentioned on This Page
SNCC
Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Julian Bond
Willie Brown
Charles Evers
Fayette
Stokes
Bond
John Cashin
George C. Wallace
William Clay
D-Mo
Nixon
House Black Caucus
Clay
Black Caucus
Joint Center For Political Studies
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Norlem
Watts
Malcolm X
Stokely Carmichael
North
SCLC
Jesse Jackson
Black United
Boston
Cairo
Ill
Black Panthers
Pride, Inc
San Francisco State College
Chicago
Building Trades Unions
Mate
Oly
Amermac
Midway Esso
N. RT
Frederick, MD
Yungay
Peru
Mt. Huascaran
Lima
State
Britain
Mars Opticians
West Second Street
Frederick
Dee! Cole
Aia
Bill Aubertin
Holter Agency
W. Patrick St. Frederick, Md
Bruce Crum
Fet Life
F&t Life
F&t Life Family
Farmers and Traders Insurance Company Syracuse Tem Fork
Mast A Motel
Dailey’s
Dailey
U.S
Pipestem Park
Chrysler
Estern
Y Family Store
South Court Street
Acme
Buiding
Singer
Singer Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!