California Gun Rules Aid City's Civic Calm
San Bernardino officials report a four night effort of citizen-armed deterrence helped restore order after racial disturbances. The mayor’s plan backed by residents included firearms for civilians and police, with the fire department equipped with shotguns to deter snipers and curb unrest amid tensions involving large Mexican American and African American communities.
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San Bernardino
Altardino
Southern California
Orship
Gun permit clash after mayor’s push for armed city
Police Chief Fortuna and Sheriff Bland blocked a gun permit surge under a new law requiring permits to carry loaded weapons in cities. The mayor’s freeze drew formal objections from the Police Commission and Human Relations Commission. Negro leaders argued for arming more civic employees, while employers Norton Air Force Base and Santa Fe Railroad cut jobs, worsening unrest among Negroes and Mexican Americans amid a tense, divisive climate.
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Louis Fortuna
Frank Bland
Theity
Chauncey Spencer
Police Commission
Norris P. Gregory
Itycoan
Spencer
Fire Department
San Bernardino
Norton Air Force Base
Santa Fe Railroad
Ballard
Congress
Rejections Grow as Unions Spurn Negotiated Contracts
Washington The U.S. top labor mediator William E. Simkin reported a rising trend of union members rejecting contracts negotiated by their leaders. He cited a 50 percent increase in rejections since 1964 across 7,010 bargaining sessions yearly, noting about one in seven cases ends in rejection prolonging disputes. Younger workers prove harder to satisfy, and better communication by union leaders is urged to align expectations with settlement chances.
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Washington
United States
William E. Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Simkin
Association of Labor Mediation Agencies
San Francisco
Deep South School System Shows Progress in Desegregation
A federal survey reports 3216 of 4878 districts in 175 southern and border states have no trace of racial discrimination in federally funded operations. Texas leads with 225 desegregated districts, while Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina have none.
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UPS
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Office of Education
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Deep South
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
South Carolina
Balloon pump saves heart attack patient in Brooklyn
A 45 year old Brooklyn woman survived a severe heart attack after a temporary balloon sump device was inserted in the aorta to ease the heart’s workload. Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz of Maimonides Medical Center reported the patient, treated June 29, used the pump for seven hours and is recovering, a first successful publicized use outside labs.
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Brooklyn
Adrian
Kantrowitz
Maimonides Medi
Cal Center
Strockholm
Maimonides Medical Center
Canadian Killer Used 28 Bullets
The Peterson family farm murder near Shell Lake Sask is described with at least 28 shots fired. RCMP report a 22 caliber rifle used, with a 28th bullet found in a wall. Seven members of the family were killed including James and Evelyn Peterson and their children. Funeral arrangements were pending as investigators continued a second search of the area.
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UPI
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I Peterson
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Collins
Ineli’ Lake
Peterson
Sawyer
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R E. Sondergaard
RCMP
Peterson Farm
Sondergaard
Tests Show No Rabies in Bears
Bozeman Montana four grizzlies shot by park rangers in Glacier National Park apparently did not suffer rabies according to Montana State University veterinarian Dr Beckwith Hubbell. Preliminary tests showed no traces of rabies though full tests would take more time. The two victims were Michelle Soons of San Diego and Julie Helgeson of Albert Lea both 19, killed in separate incidents in the park.
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Bozeman, Mont
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