Black nationalists draft declaration for independence
Delegates at a Detroit convention drafted a declaration of independence from the United States and a constitution for a separate Negro nation. They envision renouncing U.S. citizenship, forming a government in captivity to administer land now in the United States, potentially seizing Mississippi through negotiations, political action, secession, or military action. Milton Henry said delegates represent thousands of Black nationals.
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Man Struck and Pulled by Street Sweeper on Bourbon Street
In New Orleans a Chicago man, Joseph Nathan Peters, 29, was knocked into Bourbon Street during a Saturday scuffle and drawn into a street-sweeping machine, carried three blocks before being dropped. Peters suffered a likely broken leg and was taken to a hospital in undetermined condition. Police seek three youths involved.
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Bourbon Street
Joseph Nathan Peters
Peters
Peter Dale
Dale
10-fold rise proposed for Negro guards assertions
The Defense Department weighs a nationwide plan to raise Negro representation in the Army and Air National Guards toward 12 percent over years. As of 1967 no state neared 12 percent, with only District of Columbia and Puerto Rico higher. Officials seek recommendations from all services on steps to boost diverse participation.
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Model cities NAACP and unions clash over slum program
The NAACP denounces a draft employment pact between building trades unions and contractors on Model Cities slum redevelopment. NAACP leader Herbert Hill says the plan would perpetuate racial employment patterns and deprive unemployed Negro workers in the ghetto of fair job opportunities, conflicting with the Model Cities goal of local resident opportunities.
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Herbert Hill
Association
House to study unfit food and drugs flow
Congressional investigators say unfit foods and possibly substandard drugs rejected by federal purchasing agents reached consumers via normal markets. A House Government Operations Subcommittee will hold public hearings Tuesday and Wednesday to examine the extent of the issue and federal protection efforts.
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