Republican convention faces racial discrimination charges at 1968 rally
Negro groups from Florida, Louisiana protest alleged exclusion from GOP delegation seats at Miami Beach. Protests filed with party officials claim lack of hearing before credentials committee, with similar moves expected from Mississippi and Tennessee. Delegates total 92 from four states. 79 reportedly favored Nixon per news tabulation.
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New York Times
Miami Beach
Florida
Louisiana
Credentials Committee
Mississippi
Tennessee
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
National Committee
Cleveland Racial Tensions Rise Toward Open Conflict
In Cleveland a panel of Negro leaders warns white America to address grievances or risk escalating violence. Rev De Forest Brown says disturbances began as white intellectual dishonesty sparked by racial tensions after a sniper killed three white policemen and seven Black civilians. Police easing curfews and National Guard demobilization follow memorials for the victims as unrest continues in nearby Grand Rapids where eight whites were attacked. An Italian museum in Gignese showcases umbrellas reflecting local craft heritage.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
de Forest Brown
Hough Area Development Corp
Brown
WKBF
Maurice Thorington
Hope Inc
Fred Ahmed Evans
Evans
St. John Cathedral
Carl B. “Stokes
Grand Rapids
Mich
James Hendricks
NAACP seeks meetings over local police brutality charges
NAACP officials in Carbondale push for talks with city leaders and Police Chief Jack Hazel to discuss alleged police brutality. The executive board said it would not reveal specifics until the investigation concludes, after several meetings with residents and prior inquiries into arrests. A tentative joint meeting with city and police representatives was planned this week with no fixed date.
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Carbondale Naacp
NAACP
Carbondale
Jack Hazel
John Francisco
Merit Board
Police Department
Hudgens Named Director at Edwardsville Campus
Billy D Hudgens, longtime SIU Carbondale official, is appointed director at Edwardsville campus succeeding James F Metcalf who becomes director of finance. Hudgens joined SIU in 1962 after nine years as VP and manager at Mercantile Mortgage Co Carbondale.
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Billy D. Hudgens
Southern Illinis University
Edwardsville
James F. Metcalf
Hudgens
John S. Rendleman
SIU
Mercantile Mortgage Co
Carbondale
Police Briefs from Marion and Murphyshoro
Marion reports bill Hebbeler aged 18 charged with speeding. Murphyshoro cites Philip M. Green aged 43 for failure to yield with a $15 fine.
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Marion
Bill Hebbeler
Murphyshoro
Philip M. Green
Cutback delayed in Southern Illinois post offices
Carbondale officials postponed a Saturday service cutback as Congress weighs exempting the Post Office Department. Offices in Herrin Marion and Murphysboro were told to stay open while smaller third and fourth class offices remain unaffected. Carl Bondale officials cited potential savings and staffing effects if Saturday closures occurred, with no further cuts anticipated. On the courthouse beat, Richard Maxey of Herrin received one year probation after pleading guilty to aggravated battery. aggravated assault dismissed.
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Carbondale
Twiingis
R. L. Dillinger
Con‘gress
Post Office Department
Herrin
Marion
Dillinger
Herring Post Office
Tom Childers
J. Paul Smothers
Senate
Smothers
Richard Maxey
Rt. 1
Lan Harney
Ctrcuit
Maxey
Humane shelter opens cages after hours incident
Jackson County Humane Society caretaker James Taylor says an injured female dog was left in the shelter yard after hours and, due to heavy rain that night, had to be euthanized. He notes open cages are provided for after hour animal deliveries near the driveway entrance.
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Jackson County
James Taylor
Taylor
Rockefeller Foundation shifts focus to urban cities
The Rockefeller Foundation will prioritize urban ghettos with major emphasis on Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant, announcing $400,000 in grants to local organizations. The foundation states its ongoing equal opportunity programs have directed tens of millions to education and Negro causes since 1963, with annual appropriations around $89 million. Police brief notes David L. Reed, 30, cited for driving with no valid license in Murphysboro.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Big City
Islums
J. George Harrar
Harlem
Bedford - Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
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