Boston Erupts in Violence After Sit In Protests
In Roxbury and surrounding areas a 12 hour riot triggered by a Friday sit in ended with police and rioters clashing. About 1,000 officers faced a mob of similar size. 75 hurt, 44 arrested, and damages unofficially estimated at $500,000 as windows were smashed and stores looted.
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Archdiocesan Commission On Human Rights
South End
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Dorchester
Four Killed in Three Indiana Auto Crashes
Four people under 25 died in three Indiana traffic crashes on a Saturday. A teenage couple, Ernest Struble and Christina A Loriano both 19, died when their car left U S 33 near Elkhart and hit a tree. Harold Glen Ackley Jr 21 of Flint Michigan died in a two car crash on Ind 38 near Richmond. Cheryl Brown 19 of Hagerstown and Milton F Swearingen 24 of Flint were injured.
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Flint
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Cheryl Brown
Hagerstown
Swearingen
Miss Brown
George A. Hawkins
Bloomington
Robert A. Conway
Fort Wayne
Orchids Flourish in Andes and Himalayas Forests
An exploration notes the densest orchid concentrations occur in the cool mountain rain forests of the Andes and the Himalayas, not in the Amazon or Congo. The piece highlights habitat diversity and the plants’ adaptation to high elevations.
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Congo
Andes
Himalayas
Scopes Trial Described As One Of History’s Widest Publicized Events
The 1925 Scopes trial in Dayton Tennessee drew massive public attention. Clarence Darrow defended John T. Scopes against William Jennings Bryan in a landmark clash on the education of evolution. The trial became one of history’s most widely publicized legal proceedings.
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Liam Jennings Bryan
Dayton
Scopes
Ency
Tenn
Clopaedia Britannica
Treasury Moves to Avert Coin Shortage and Keep Mints Open
The Treasury aims to prevent a coin shortage by keeping Philadelphia Mints on five days a week to ensure enough coins. Officials say new cupronickel coins are not yet meeting demand and silver prices will be held at $1.29 an ounce.
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Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Treasury
Purdue approves 110 million operating budget with 10 percent raise
Purdue University adopts a 110 million operating budget for the next fiscal year effective July 1. The plan includes a 10 percent pay hike for most employees and allocates 100.344 million to the main campus plus 9.204 million to regional centers. Enrollment is expected to reach 33,000 across five campuses, up 3,000 from the current year. Administrative costs account for 27.7 percent of outlay.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Purdue
Board of Trustees
D. Francis Finn
Australian pool winner Bill Martin speaks softly after win
Quietly happy Bill Martin of South Oxhey England reacts to a $38,920 Australian soccer pool prize. After the initial thrill he falls into a seven day quiet spell before declaring he is okay at age 52.
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England
UPI
Bill Martin
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