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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1967
Page
1
President Johnson heard a minister condemn newspapers as disruptive to unity during a sermon at National City Christian Church in Washington. The preacher urged newspapers to save themselves, without naming outlets.
Nearly 400 draft eligible Cornell students signed a full page ad in the Cornell Daily Sun declaring they will refuse military service while the United States fights in Vietnam. The statement by the group "We Won't Go" lists 391 signatories including graduate student Matthew R. Goodman and chemistry associate professor Joseph Grifa on the ad purchased for $97.50.
Key West Florida reports eleven planes search 180 square miles of open water between Key West and Cuba for Maj Richard Harwood Pearce 36 and his five year old son who were aboard a near new Cessna 150 on a one hour sightseeing flight from a motel. Coast Guard FAA and Washington agencies sought clues while Pearce's planes fate remained unknown as investigations continued.
In Washington Park on Chicago's South Side a Black Nationalists gathering honoring Malcolm X turned chaotic when two white spectators arrived. Bricks and bombs flew as police and undercover officers protected the girls. Eleven injured and 41 arrests reported. protesters sought to rename the park Malcolm X Shabbazz Park.
A weekend spree of violence left three people hurt including a young girl at risk of losing an eye. Police reported no shootings. In Vallejo Floyd Terrace, about 1,000 residents and 70 officers faced a three hour uprising with one arrest in the Negro district.
Hong Kong authorities deploy tear gas and clubs as Communist led mobs riot city streets. Arrests exceed 65 with numerous injuries as police disperse crowds near the governor's palace and courthouse amid the worst unrest in the territory's 125 year history. Authorities ban unauthorized processions and warn of arrest for violators.
The Peking Peoples Daily reports widespread violence across China during Mao Zedong era turmoil. The article says the Red Army is empowered to squash fighting as the Cultural Revolution purge intensifies. It notes thousands killed or wounded and calls for Red Guards to go home to restore order.
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