King Birthday Observances Across Nation Highlight Racial Tensions
Across the United States on what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 55th birthday, Black contractors led a dump-truck parade in Harlem and parishioners from Philadelphia’s Main Line dedicated a race relations program in King’s name while Coretta Scott King urged continued pursuit of equality. A cross was burned by white supremacists in Idaho, and memorial events and dedications occurred from Los Angeles to Boston as federal holiday status loomed for 1986.
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Mystery explosion hits Brookline condo
An explosion at a Brookline Massachusetts condominium crushed the rear of a three story building, triggering a rapid fire. Two people were hospitalized and two feared missing as residents escaped using sheets and ropes. Fire officials cited no confirmed gas leak and crews searched for the missing, while many residents were treated for smoke inhalation and injuries.
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Albert Sweeney
James P. Failen
Bob Mello
Richard Dyer
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