Detroit Riots Claim Three Martyrs in West Side Violence
In Detroit's West Side riots three figures are cited as martyrs Vivian a 12th Street prostitute, Daniel Thomas a 24 year old working man, and Cassius Clay the boxing champion. Police say Vivian was killed after a struggle during a raid and Thomas was shot as he and his wife were ambushed by white youths.
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Detroit
UPI
Vivian
Daniel Thomas
Cassius Clay
Thomas
Clay
West Side
12Th Street
A Consignment Auction Reaches into Berlin Heights
Friday nights in Dalisville hum with transients and bargains at Arthur Dewey’s second Firelands area consignment auction. Dewey, in his seventies from Wakeman, divides proceeds 20 to 25 percent while selling items from television sets to dishware. buyers share stories of outbid bargains and repeated auctions, all while the event aims to become a permanent weekly fixture.
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Tom Dillon
Berlin Heights
Dalisville
Arthur Dewey
Firelands
Des Moines
Indiana
Wakeman
Dewey
Canal Fulton
West Virginia
Nelson Gunn
Wrench Strike Injures Three At Local Pool And Street
A Rose Avenue man, Henry Letourneau 51, was treated at Fisher Titus after a wrench struck his head while changing a tire and released. Two others then treated included Earl King 53 from Elyria with a wrist injury at Bastes Construction and James Leitz 5 who injured a foot after a fall from a swing at the pool.
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Rose Avenue
Fisher-Titus
Earl King
Elyria
Bastes Construction
James Leitz
Northwest St
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Henry Letourneau
McCoy
Hunter
The
P.H. Fulstow CO
Linwood Ave
Arnie
E. Main ST
Norwalk
Firestone
Iver
Sup-A-Tul
Firestone Trademark
A-Chan
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