Man recalls Watts riots twenty years after arrest
Marquette Frye, 21 at the time, recalls the 1965 Watts arrest that helped spark the violence. He notes limited change in the corner of 116th Street and Avalon Boulevard, describes the riots' toll of 34 dead and over 1,000 injured, and contrasts the community then and now while reflecting on his own troubled life and ongoing struggles.
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Los Angeles
Marquette Frye
Frye
116Th Street
Avalon Boulevard
California
Fryes
Union Keeps Workers Off Job Cranes Safety Questioned
A Kansas City union official cited June concerns about derricks atop the AT&T Town Pavilion two months before a fatal Friday crane crash. Union and worker leaders said unaddressed deficiencies contributed to the accident, killing two ironworkers and injuring two others. They advised workers not to return until fixes were made amid blame between J E Dunn Construction and subcontractor American Bridge Division of U S Steel. OSHA probes possible human error while crane operators blame their employer.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
At&t
J-E. Dunn Construction Co
Sam Long
International Union of Operating Engineers
American Bridge Division
U.S. Steel Corp
Long
William Dunn
J.E. Dunn Construction Co
Steve Dunn
Dunn
J.E. Dunn Construction
American Bridge
Sam
Arley Leach
Lecompton
Kan
Leach
Steve Sobat
Gary
Ind
OSHA
Thomas Leach
Lawrence
Tom Leach
Food Cost Hikes Don’t Faze Experts
Washington analysts see no inflation epidemic despite a sharp July rise in wholesale prices led by a 1.3 percent jump in food costs. June figures revised to show a 0.2 percent drop, while nonfood wholesale prices remained flat. Experts cite temporary shortages in fresh vegetables as the main driver of food gains, not a broader inflation trend.
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Washington
Labor Department
David Ernst
Evans Economics Inc
Ernest
Kathleen Cooper
Security Pacific National Bank
Los Angeles
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