Young Turks quit NAACP walkout reshapes civil rights links
NAACP faces a split as militant Young Turks abandon the group after a stormy Atlantic City convention. Dr Eugene T Reed resigns amid charges of Nazi-like strongarm tactics. Chester Lewis plans to seek new links with CORE SCLC and SNCC, while NAACP pledges to stay the course on desegregation and job opportunities.
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NAACP
Young Turks
Atlantic City
Eugene T. Reed
Naacp Board of Directors
Reed
Amityville
N.Y
New York State
Roy Wilkins
Chester Lewis
Wichita
Kan
Teachers learn street lessons from hustlers and sociologist
In River Forest Illinois a traveling workshop on interracial justice led by five nuns used street tales to expose white teachers and civic leaders to Black life and racism. Harold a 22 year old ex hustler explained the handkerchief game while a sociologist pushed for empathy. The program, sponsored by the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice, tracked attitudinal shifts among thousands of participants. Our Milky Way is a spiral galaxy with over a million stars including the sun.
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Nuw
Harold
Michael Lawson
National Catholic Conference For Interracial Justice
Bombers hit North Vietnam in largest raids of war
U S Air Force B52 bombers attacked southern North Vietnam with four million pounds of explosives in waves from bases in Oklahoma Thailand and Guam. Nine missions struck inside North Vietnam and six hit the DMZ’s northern half. Targets included storage areas caves bunkers artillery sites to curb enemy fire and slow loot to South Vietnam. In South Vietnam a cautious lull continued with 167 NVA killed near Khe Sanh and stockpiled weapons uncovered in the Mekong Delta along with ammo and mines.
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Saigon
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
America
Okinawa
Thailand
Guam
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
Dong Ha
Cua Viet
U.S. 3Rd Marine Division
Panhandle
D June
Auld Lang Sygne and Red Cross Fourth of July Dance
A mid century Ottawa page recalls the excitement of past Fourth of July celebrations. A 25 year old note mentions an aerial bombardment sample as Doc Starkweather plans a two hour Forest Park fireworks display on Monday night. Fifty years ago Ottawa prepared a Red Cross shirtwaist dance on the Fourth with afternoon and evening activities.
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Ottawa
Ruhr Valley
B. G
Doc
Starkweather
Forest Park
Red Cross
Bible Quiz Questions From Acts Ezra And Judges
Four questions based on biblical chapters from Judges Mark Acts Ezra and Cyrus decree at Babylon. Items include Shiloh Benjamites dance Gadarenes Lydia Thysaura and the companion choice after the Barnabas rift.
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Shiloh
Canaan
Joshua
Paul
Barnabas
Lydia
Cyrus
Babylon
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress of Racial Equality
Southern Christian Leader Conference
Stu Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Lewis
Glouster
Young Turk
Henry Lee Moon
Organization
Jessie
Mary Peter Traxier
The
Youngstown
Ohio
Mary Peter
Maui
North
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Mekong Delta
U.S. Army
Olds
IRS
Bank OF Ottawa
F.d.lc
Ah. Bank
West 7Th
DIAL
John Beck Naho
Diller
Technicolor
United Artists
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