Johnson Holds White House Talks After King Slaying
President Johnson convened top Negro and government leaders at the White House for urgent talks on racial tensions following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. NAACP chief Roy Wilkins Urban League head Whitney Young Housing Sec. Robert Weaver and Justice Thurgood Marshall attended as riots erupted in multiple cities.
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Toledo Kids Run Wild In West Toledo Disorder
About 2,000 Negro youths roamed a mile square area on Toledo's west side throwing rocks at windows and cars. Police set a mobile command post near Scott High School where classes were dismissed. A car fire was reported near the school and a fire alarm sounded at a vacant building being razed. Police blocked Bancroft and Monroe intersections to contain the crowd. All off duty officers on the 3 to 11 shift were recalled.
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Candidates Shocked by King Assassination
The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King cast a pall over U S political activity. Major presidential candidates expressed shock and sorrow. Vice President Humphrey interrupted a $250-a-plate Democratic fundraiser in Washington to announce a great tragedy has taken place in America tonight.
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Weather and local notices from Norwalk region
Diminishing winds and cold today with a late-clearing sky and highs in the 36 to 43 range. Tonight remains clear and cold with lows 15 to 21. Sunny and warmer Saturday. Norwalk high 65 Thursday, low 32. Humidity readings and precipitation noted. Births list Greenwich and Bellevue couples with a boy and a girl. Marriage license applications include Rickel Hulteen and Cowling Aisslie. Deaths reported for Cochran Milan Reising Berlin Heights Cassidy Milan.
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Shell Casing Key Clue in Milan Murder Case
Investigation into the slaying of Mr and Mrs Cassidy and their daughter Patricia continues in Erie County. A 12 gauge shotgun missing from the Cassidy home and the shell casing found in the kitchen are focal points as authorities await a crim inal report. Pattie Cassidy died Thursday at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Death Seen as Redemptive Sacrifice
The nation reflects on Martin Luther King Jr. as a man who faced danger with faith and resolve. He believed his mission required personal risk to free others from spiritual and social death, and his death is mourned by both black and white Americans as a loss for the country.
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What's Wrong In U S A? A Dialogue On King Bradford
A reporter recalls interviewing Rev Jesse Bradford in NorWalk amid news of Martin Luther King Jr s assassination. Bradford, a 39 year old southern born minister and former Marine conscientious objector, discusses nonviolence and parenting amid violence and poverty housing concerns.
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Norwalk react to King assassination shocks local leaders
Emerson Cole of the Community Action Commission says King’s death is stunned and shocking, calling it a racist reaction to equality. Mayor’s Commission on Human Relations member Stanley Pohl says it is a shameful day and warns civil rights progress may be set back.
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King Assassination Sparks Nationwide Riots and Mourning
Dr Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis by a white sniper prompting violent clashes from Harlem to Raleigh and Nashville. President Johnson halted Hawaii travel and urged nonviolence as the National Guard mobilized across Memphis Nashville Raleigh Greensboro and other cities.
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