Newark Black Patrol Forms Amid Tense Newark Violence
A band of Negro volunteers called the Community Black Patrol roams Newark streets at night after rioting left 27 dead and millions in property damage. Led by Willie Wright, they aim to observe for police brutality and may arm themselves as tensions rise between the Black community and authorities.
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Newark
Black Patrol
Willie Wright
United Afro- American Association
Plainfield
Wright
National Guard
Carmichael Vetted as State Probes Passport Action
Washington AP report says the State Department plans to revoke Stokely Carmichael s passport while the Justice Department confirms an open investigation into his activities The article notes his travel to Cuba via London and Prague and quotes him praising urban guerrillas and a fight to the death Carmichael 26 has been cited by some Congress members in a bill to bar cross state incitement of riots The piece details the standard procedure for passport withdrawal and notes it hinges on his return to the United States The exact Cuban visa status remains unclear
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Washington
State Department
Stokely Carmichael
Justice Department
Carmichael
Cuba
London
Prague
Associated Press
State and Justice Departments
Department
United States
Arms Sales Up in Some Cities Struck by Violence
AP reports increased demand for arms, especially handguns, in cities hit by violence this summer. Dealers note new customers are mostly white, with some retailers halting sales. Stores like Sears and Montgomery Ward paused over the counter sales, and others removed guns from windows after Newark riots.
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New York
Associated Press
Sears Roebuck and Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Sporting Goods
New York City
Newark
N.J
Abercrombie & Fitch Co
Stanley Senkewicz
County Recorder’s Office
Waterloo
Minneapolis
Chicago
Congressmen Receiving Thousands of Riot Letters
Washington dispatch reports that citizens flood congressional offices with riot letters. Most correspondents express strong emotion and blame riots on leaders like Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown. Many call for redirecting Vietnam war funds to domestic needs.
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Washington
Congressional
Congress
South
Johnson
Stokely Carmichael
H. Rap Brown
United States
Mix-ups Across 1 White cliffs locale and more
Riot letters from Mr and Mrs America reveal strong views on race riots and government action. Readers from Tennessee Seattle Spokane Mississippi Michigan express fear outrage and calls for immediate steps and even violence. The Associated Press notes many quoted letters without identifying writers.
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Congress
Associated Press
America
Tennessee
Seattle
Smokeless Fridays Suggested in Austria Penitence
The Austrian Roman Catholic hierarchy urged observance of smokeless Fridays as a form of penance. They noted the old meatless Friday rule is no longer in effect, framing abstinence from smoking on Fridays as a spiritual practice.
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Vienna
Austria
Asian Highway Project Began in 1958 Under UN Agency
Work on the Asian Highway started in 1958 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East.
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U. N. Economic Commission For
Asia and the Far East
Major Plymouth mail truck robbery break leads to arrests
Federal indictments charge three suspects in a 1962 heist that yielded about 1.55 million in Canadian and U S currency. Thomas Richards John Kelley and Patricia Diaferio were linked to what police call likely the nation s largest cash robbery, with a plan to steal from a truck headed to the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston.
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Boston
Plymouth
Thomas R. Richards
Weymouth
New England Power Co
John J. Kelley
Watertown
Patricia Diaferio
Richards
U.S
F. Lee Bailey
Francis H. Farrell
Diaferio
Joseph Bailliee
U.S. Marshals and Post
Kelley
Post Office
Federal Reserve Bank
Cape Cod
Route 3
Chu Returns To Mao Fold In Chinese Power Struggle
Marshal Chu Teh, 81, reappears in Beijing at a reception marking the army’s 40th anniversary after months of criticism, signaling a shift toward Mao Zedong. His return strengthens Mao’s grip and could pave the way for Congress actions to remove Liu from the presidency, amid continued military divisions.
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Tokyo
Chu Teh
Mao
Tse-tung
Chinese Red Army
Peking
Chu
Lin Shao-chi
China
Politburo
National People’s Congress
Liu
Standing Committee
Congress
Riots Seen Beginning Of Black Revolution
Floyd McKissick, head of the Congress of Racial Equality, calls this summer’s racial unrest the start of a black revolution. He urges black ownership of ghetto businesses, control of public facilities in black communities, release of political prisoners, and massive aid to the oppressed, warning of continuing violence if demands are ignored.
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New York
Congress of Racial Equality
Floyd McKissick
Motilone Indians of the Colombia Venezuela Border
In lush valleys along the Colombia Venezuela border small Motilone communities live in thatched huts resembling haystacks. They hunt with bow and arrow and adorn themselves with necklaces made from iridescent beetle wings.
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Colombia-Venezuela
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