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Rumor Control Center in Baltimore gauges urban tension
Delores Prout runs Baltimore’s Rumor Control Center which fields about a thousand calls yearly. The agency traces rumors from riots to disasters and guides callers to official sources, noting most reports have no truth. The center uses police and news agencies to verify and respond to hot rumors.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Kerner Commission On Civil Disorder
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Johns Hopkins University
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