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Violence Rages Across Cities As National Guard Deployed
In multiple cities riots and looting erupted as President Johnson sent paratroopers to reinforce order. Protests spread from New York's Spanish Harlem to the South Bronx while Pontiac Toledo Grand Rapids and other communities faced looting and gunfire. Police said injuries and arson rose as the nation confronted widespread racial violence with a large security response.
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Johnson
Detroit
George Romney
New York City
Spanish Harlem
Bronx
Toledo
Ohio
Rochester
N.Y
Grand Rapids
Flint
Pontiac
Mich
Automotive Center
Tucson
Ariz
Houston
Tex
Third Ward
Texas Southern University
Englewood
N.J
Portsmouth
Charles Quinlan
101St Airborne
Ft. Campbell
82Nd Airborne
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Selfridge Air Force Base
Jerome Cavanagh
Cyrus Vance
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Selfridge
Vance
Michigan National Guard
Cavanagh
Berlin
Warsaw
Richard Starr
New
Los Angeles
New Said
York
Harlem
East Side