Inside account of Los Angeles riots by a Negro reporter
UPI reporter Warren Wilson describes the chaotic Thursday night riot scene in a South Los Angeles Black area. He details mobs hurling rocks and bottles at cars, shouting Get that white man, and the injuries across the streets as police tried to restore order. A minister evacuated the wounded as violence surged from Avalon Boulevard to Imperial Highway.
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Warren Wilson
United Press International
Los Angeles
Wilson
Twasews
Soomeone
116Th
Imperial Highway
Avalon Boulevard
Central Avenue
Dick Gregory Shot While Aiding Police in Riot
In Los Angeles a second major riot in two nights ended with over 100 injured including 15 police officers. Comic Dick Gregory returned to the scene to urge calm as police sealed off a mostly Black area and warned nonresidents to stay away.
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Dick Gregory
Shel i
VISTA worker Knight leaves reservation after July visit
Maggie Knight a 24 year old VISTA member assigned to Indian reservations will not return to Salt River area. Knight went to Wilmette after her father fell ill and is part of the first VISTA Indian reservation graduating class. Ruben Pill remains on the reservation assisting with tribal property inventory. Tribal Chairman Filmore Carleg said no replacement will be requested at this time. Also describes violent riot scenes in Watts District with looting arson and a shooting involving Gregory and CORE leader Don Smith.
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Maggie Knight
Volunteers In Service To
America
Vista
Salt River
Wilmette
Arizona State University
Gila River Indian Reservation
Ruben Pill
South Carolina
Filmore Carleg
Miss Knight
Paradise Valley to Hold Public Hearing on Variance Request
The Adjustment Board of Paradise Valley Arizona will host a public hearing at Town Hall 6825 North Invergordon Road at 7:80 PM on August 30 1965. It hears Paulo Alrola's variance request for property at SE quarter SE quarter Section 10 QN4E MacDonald Road. The lot is narrow with 110 feet frontage. Dr Harry duCusta chairs the board. Attest Helen E Marston. Publish August 18 1965.
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Adjustment Board
Paradise Valley
Arizona
Invergordon Road
Paulo Alrola
MacDonald Road
Harry ‘Ducqsta
Helen E. Marston
Record Sturm Lorraine and Omar Dale
Readable fragment notes individuals Sturm Lorraine and Omar Dale associated with 8326 E Hazelwood St Scotts. No clear event or action stated.
Arizona to re evaluate draft status of students and childless married men
Arizona draft boards will reassess the draft status of students and childless married men as the pool of potential inductees is low. Lt. Col. T. H. Henningsen said colleges will be asked for complete transcripts if a student appears to be slipping. married men will be checked for continued marriage and children.
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Phoenix
UPS
Arizona
T.H. Henningsen
Selective Service
Hemmingsen
Henningsen
Truck Kills Woman as Fire Station Faces Riot
At a west side Chicago fire station hundreds of demonstrators clashed after a fire truck killed a bystander, Dessie Mae Williams. ACT urged 3000 pickets while 18 arrests and 7 injuries occurred before police containment. Three firefighters were suspended as the station has faced monthlong protests over white staffing in a Black neighborhood.
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Chicago
West Side
ACT
Hook and Ladder Co
Robert Quinn
Quinn
Dessie Mae Williams
Wilcox Street
Scottsdale Chamber weighs protest of Port of Entry sign
The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce will discuss a possible protest against Port of Entry Inc east of Mesa at an 11 a.m. meeting in the Safari Hotel. Mesa Chamber and Valley chambers leaders have met to discuss the issue. Officials oppose a large sign reading Port of Entry Out of State Cars Requested to Stop, fearing motorists may mistake the station for an official state port.
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Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce
Port of Entry, Inc
Mesa
Safari Hotel
Mesa Chamber of Commerce
Velda
Valley Chambers of Commerce
Chamber
Claim
Goldwater defeated as he ran for office says Bailey
Phoenix dispatch reports Democratic National Chairman John M Bailey attributes Barry Goldwater's 1964 loss to his decision to run as the GOP nominee saying he was beaten because he ran and that the Republicans learned their lesson after the debacle. Bailey notes party leaders believe voters will not back far right goals.
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Phoenix
John M. Bailey
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Connecticut
Democratic Committee
San Francisco’s VJ Day riot erupts in 1945 celebration
On August 14 1945 the city celebrated the Japanese surrender with a three day rampage by about 20000 GIs sailors and locals. The disorder left 13 dead over 1000 injured and property losses exceeding 200000 as police and fire crews cleared Market Street and restored order.
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San Francisco
UPI
Bay
Market Street
Mason and
Market Streets
Japan
Truman
Wall Street Mixed Amid Dow Jones Gains At 2 P.M.
United Press International reports a mixed stock market with the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 888.44 up 6.48, the rail average at 215.50 up 2.77, utilities at 155.12 down 0.36, and the composite 65 stocks at 312.93 up 2.26. Sales totaled 3,930,000 shares as noon quotes show key names such as AT&T, General Electric, Ford, General Motors, IBM, and RCA among others.
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New
York
Alcoa
American Can
American Motors
At&t
American Tobacco
Anaconda
Arizona Pub. Soc
Atchison Topeka
Bendix
Bethlehem Steel
Douglas Aircraft
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
Emerson Electric
Ford Motors
Frontier Airlines
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
Goodyear
It&t
Johns Manville
Kennecott
Minnesota Mining
Montgomery Ward
Motorolay
New York’ Central
North Amn
Ava
Owens Illinois
Pg&e
Parke Davis
RCA
Rexall
San Diego
G&e
iSears Roebuck
Southern Pacific
Sperry Rand
Standard of
Calif
Texaco
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United Aircraft
U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel
Webb Corp. A
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Bailey
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George Bevery Shwe
Margie Carmichael
Ray Harper
Blacontod Frothera
White Sitters
Mary Otharm
World Literature Crusade
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Radio Missionary Convention
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Aly Graham
Laubach
Paul Shank
Sunoav
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Branton G. Stillien
West Lynwood
Westdale
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Washington D.C
Western Savings and Saga
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