Johnsons civil disorder inquiry competes with Congress
President Johnsons advisory committee on Civil Disorders faces swift competition from congressional probes into city riots. Sen. McClellan signals a new Senate inquiry, while House crime control measures and televised hearings expand the scope of federal involvement.
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Washington
Johnson
Otto Kerner
Illinois
White House
John L. McClellan
D.ark
Senate
House
McClellan
Senate Judicial Committee
Chicago
Commission
Justice Department
FBI
Detroit Rebuilds After Violent Riots Amid Curfew
Peace returned to Detroit as curfews and liquor bans remained. Gov. Romney said city security was assured while National Guard and police patrolled. The toll reached 40 dead, 347 hospitalized, and 1,364 fires were tallied amid mass arrests and housing relief plans.
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Detroit
George Romney
12Th Street
National Guard
12Th and
Grand Boulevard
Palmer-Gray Jr
Gray
Federal Housing Administration
Detroit Housing Commission
Public Works
Robert Toohey
Toohey
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Colombia Hit By Severe Earthquake
A strong quake struck central and northeast Colombia at 4 28 am lasting 30 seconds. Four people were killed including two by a church steeple in Libano and Santander state sustained heavy damage to churches and buildings. In Bogota thousands fled in pajamas as police reported no deaths there.
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Bogota
Colombia
Andes Geophysical Institute
Santander State
Libano
Wanted Retail Salesman Apply in Writing to Box 16
Classified note asks applicants for a retail salesman position to apply in writing to Box 16 care Winchester Star. The small notice includes no further details about qualifications or location.
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Winchester Star
Miami Beach Wins GOP Nomination Convention Bid
Republican leaders pick Miami Beach as the likely site for the 1968 nominating convention after a closed door meeting. The decision, subject to National Committee approval in September, cites seating limits at Chicago amphitheatre as a factor. Miami Beach offered 650000 cash plus 150000 in goods and services, with City proposing higher.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Ray Bliss
Bliss
National Committee
Chicago
McCormick Place
Virginia Governor Rules Out Racial Riots Fears
Virginia Governor Mills Godwin Jr says he does not expect race rioting but will act swiftly to preserve domestic tranquillity if disturbances arise. He cites readiness with State Police and urges calm as national violence concerns echo in Richmond and across the state.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Mills Godwin Jr
Commonwealth
Godwin
C. W. Woodson Jr
Detroit
Newark
Richmond
Biracial Commission On Community Relations
Bus Crash Kills Driver and Passenger. 41 Hurt
In Edwardsville Alabama a bus traveling from Atlanta to Birmingham left a curve after a car sideswiped it. Driver Melvin C. Harper 49 of Birmingham and an unidentified woman passenger were killed. Forty one injured, some critically, as the bus plunged into a creek and struck the embankment.
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Edwardsville
Ala
Melvin C. Harper
Birmingham
James Hyatt
U.S
Atlanta
Harper
Virginia governor cites 26 million deficit for 1966 68 budget
Richmond AP Gov. Godwin warned of belt tightening as the state faces an apparent 26 million deficit for the 1966 68 budget year. He noted revenue gaps, excess appropriations, and urged prudent fiscal policy while ruling out new taxes for 1968 70 and preserving pay as you go capital funding.
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Richmond
Godwin
Virginia
Home Grown Tomatoes and Steaks Ad
Local ad promotes five pound cartons of home grown tomatoes for one dollar at Country Farm Market located three miles east on Route 7. Also touts delicious tender charbroiled steaks at low prices with reference to page 6.
Home Grown Tomatoes and Cornwell's Grocery Ad
An old pound store ad touts home grown tomatoes at 28 cents per pound and highlights Cornwell's Grocery claiming there is a difference in taste. Also mentions Mr Softee at a Steam Show and Shawnee Yard Party.
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Cornwell’s Grocery
Softee
Jet Carrier Forrestal Fire Kills Dozens and Destroys Jets
Flames and explosions on the USS Forrestal aboard North Vietnam patrols killed at least 26 and destroyed 29 jet planes. The disaster injured or missing dozens as crews fought fires and burned aircraft. The carrier, on Yankee Station, headed to port as casualties rose.
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Forrestal
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S. Command
Saigon
U.S
Oriskany
Bon Homme Richard
America
Yankee Station
Dong Hoi
North Vietnam
Hot humid weekend forecast across Virginia
Richmond AP reports hot and humid conditions persist through the weekend as a frontal system stalls northwest of the state. The stagnant boundary traps tropical air over the region, prolonging the heat.
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Richmond
Virginia
Weather Bureau
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Kerner
Katherine Peden
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Chile
U.S. Peace Corps
University of Concepcion
Santiago
Peace Corps
The
Gulf
Dazed Detroiters
Relief Methodist Church
Middle Road
NAACP
David E. Longley Jr
Longley
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