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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1968

Page

3

Differing Opinions on Arming City Firemen

Fire chiefs from major cities debate arming firemen to handle riot violence. Some oppose arming, citing psychological and safety concerns, while Los Angeles advocates riot guns to protect crews. Chiefs report police protection often preferred, but morale remains high amid ongoing riots and enhanced armor measures.

Quinton Overal International Association of Fire Chiefs Los Angeles Raymond Hill Henry Galotta Washington, D.C

Probers of Violence Probe Assassinations in National Crisis

The presidential commission on violence investigates motives behind assassinations while avoiding specifics of the Kennedy and King slayings. Top Secret Service officials testified in a closed session as psychiatrists and scholars joined the hearing.

Galotta Washington Martin Luther King Jr Presidential Commission On Violence Robert F. Kennedy Secret Service James J. Rowley Thomas J. Kelley Protective Intelligence Charles Hampstone Johnson Sen. Kennedy Warren Commission John F.kennedy Lloyd Cutler Commission Kennedy King

New York Youth Corps Faces Federal Funds Cut

The federal government warned New York City to reform the Neighborhood Youth Corps after accusations of large scale embezzlement. Investigations cite missing funds ranging from hundreds of thousands to potentially eight million dollars, with total spending in 1969 around 11.7 million federal plus 5 million city funds.

New York New York City Stanley H. Ruttenberg John V. Lindsay Youth Corps U.S Hugh L. Carey Brooklyn

Humphrey Attacks Wallace in Tennessee Campaign Stop

In Knoxville Hubert Humphrey assails George Wallace as a reactionary force and warns of dangers from extremist rhetoric. He contrasts Wallace with his own civil rights stance and cites Alabama taxes, education spend, and workers’ compensation as failed governance while addressing about 11,000 students.

Knoxville, Tenn Hubert H. Humphrey George C. Wallace Germany Hitler America Humphrey Wallace University of Tennessee Vallce Tennessee Mason-Dixon Line Jacksonville Fla Alabama Humphreys

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