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Newark Riots Highlight Racial Struggle and White Control
Newark confronts a deep, race charged crisis as a majority black city confronts a white power structure. Unrest follows plans for a medical dental school that would raze homes, with 23 killed and over 1,200 arrested as National Guards and state troopers restore order.
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Newark
N.J
UPI
Whitey
New Jersey
Mason-Dixon Line
Central Ward
Watts
Hugh Addonizio
Fordham
Addonizio
Richard J. Hughes
Hughes
U.S. Atty
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
America
Addonizion