Police lock down 5 block zone in Newburgh street unrest
Police and auxiliary units patrolled a five block area in Newburgh as rock throwing and window smashing sparked a second day of ghetto disorder. No serious injuries were reported though 7 arrests raised two day total to 22 while fire crews handled two blazes and alarms caused by youths.
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Theodore W. Mauer
Humbert Cappelli
South
Liberty
Dubois
Broadway
Cappelli
Maurer
Orange County Sheriff's Department
Wilber Sherwood
South Street
Capelli
Mauer
Chamber
Lander
South Junior High School
Benjamin Powell
Riley Road
Vails Gate
Joseph Medina
St. Luke's Hospital
Orange County
Liberty Street
Landers Street
Harvey T. Burger
Newburgh Naacp
City Hall
George F. McKneally
Albany
Motive Eludes Newburgh Disorder Struck Ghetto Area
In Newburgh, two nights of unrest raised questions about motive as police and residents described the disorder in the 30-block black ghetto. Officers used non lethal gas amid clashes with youths who offered vague explanations and cited cancelled senior night as a triggering factor.
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Newburgh
Humbert M. Cappelli
Ellenville votes on Main Street plan amid postponement
Ellenville Village Board approved a traffic plan to remove about a dozen Main Street meters and add left turn lanes on the busy corridor, then postponed for a week to allow Mass Street business input. Merchants organized a petition opposing the meter removals citing customer loss and longer walks. Police described crowd disorder linked to racial tensions at Ellenville High School, with NAACP leaders blaming administrative failures and frustration fueling incidents.
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Port Jervis-to- Kingston
Mass Stret
Meyers
Ellenville Appetizers and Delicatessen
Main St
Canal
Newburgh Riots and Aftermath Challenge City Peace
The July 29 30 1967 riots left four minor fires 69 arrests and over 100000 in damages across Newburgh with 73 properties showing destruction. City officials called the unrest civil insurrection while leaders blamed crime patterns and lack of opportunities rather than race problems.
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Newburgh
Charles 3. Roskeski
Human Relations Commission
Tyrone Crabb
NAACP
Orange County
Commission On Civil Disorders
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