Memphis Rain Sparks Civil Rights Clash and Strike
In January Memphis sees half an inch of rain that triggers a mayoral labor dispute as 1,300 sanitation workers mainly Negroes strike over pay and conditions. King arrives to support the marchers, leading to rioting across cities after his April 4 assassination. Abernathy plans a Memphis campaign for justice and jobs. The White House sends labor official James Reynolds to broker a settlement amid wage demands by the AFL.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
King
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
White House
James Reynolds
American Federation of State
Courts Clean Up Riots Trials After King Assassination
The Associated Press reports courts processing thousands of arrests from riots after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. Baltimore sees about 5,800 arrests, Chicago figures surpassing 600, and New York City around 400, with fines, bonds, and varied charges including curfew violations, looting, arson, and assault.
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Associated Press
Martin Luther King Jr
Stany
Leg
Arri
Washington
Chicago
Cial
Circuit Court
Cincinnati
New York City
Kansas City
Local Steelworkers seek perks as talks loom
U S Steel Homestead and McKeesport plants see unions push for parking space, fulltime doctor, and incentive pay. With an August 1 strike chance, locals fear their issues drift to national bargaining, delaying industrywide talks set for June 3 in New York.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Homestead
McKeesport
United
Tomko
Johnson
New York
Keep The Kids Off Pot Give Them Some Politics
Washington AP report notes rising college political activity linked to reduced LSD and drug use on campuses. Experts urge exploring alienation and societal causes, citing two million youths trying marijuana and warning of risks if generational mistrust and drug culture deepen.
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Cornell University
Donald B. Lourla
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Lourla
New York State Council On Drug Addiction
Stanley F. Yolles
Natonal Institute of Mental Health
Yelles
Congress
McCarthy
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