The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 12 July 1967 — Page 7
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Operation breadbasket" launched
CHICAGO UPI—Dr. Martin his “Operation Breadbasket,” Luther King Jr., and his South-1 tried in Atlanta and tested in era Christian Leadership Coun-; Chicago, would be expanded to cil today launched a nationwide 30 major cities including New program aimed at eliminating York, Washington, Baltimore, the cause of urban ghetto riots, j gt. Louis, Cleveland, Detroit and King announced Tuesday that] Los-Angeles.
‘The economic problem is the most serious problem we face in the nation today,” he said. “It is responsible for the riots we have had throughout the nation which are caused by the
moments of despair.”
Operation Breadbasket was first put into operation in 1962 in Atlanta. It is a plan for obtaining economic power for Negroes by moving them into jobs formerly reserved for whites, pushing the sale of Negro - manufactured products
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“The fact is,” King said, “we cannot wait for governmental and industrial redress of our economic grievances, although reforms in government and the private economy are absolutely necessary for the attainment of 1
full human rights.”
King said Operation Bread- ters rushed reinforcements to- from Cambodia and in an area basket objectives included ap- day to the Central Highlands where Premier Nguyen Cao Ky plying economic pressure on ap-1 where troops of the U.S. Army warned recently the Commupliance and auto makers to hire j 4th Division were battling nists were massing for another Negroes and to extend the pro-; elements of two divisions of major offensive coordinated gram into suburban areas with North Vietnamese troops. with heavy attacks across the housing a future target. , The battle scene was west of Demilitarized Zone (DMZ» to
Helicopters rush troops to battle zone SAIGON UPI — UJ5. helicop- Pleiku. just across the border the north.
Cooler weather moves into state
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It was the scene of the la I Drang River Valley battle of! November. 1965. the bloodiest of the war when both sides suffered enormous casualties. Two American units suffered bitter losses in recent days in the same area, 225 miles north-
east of Saigon.
U.S. artillery pounded the Communist positions in the rolling jungle hills 225 miles
By United Pre»* International | stick around through the week- posited .30 of an inch of pre- northeast of Saigon while U.S. Lukewarm temperatures to-1 end and int o the early part of cipitation on South Bend in a fighter-bombers roared in with day replaced a brief hot air | next week, with temperatures few minutes. bombs, rockets and napalm, blast which sent the mercury averaging 4 to 8 degrees below The storm came while a se- The battle still raged at soaring to the 90s Tuesday in j normal highs of 87 to 91 and vere thunderstorm watch was nightfall. Indiana. ' normal lows of 61 to 64. in effect for 19 upstate counties Size of enemy force in Readings ranging from 80 to ° nl y minor day-to-day from Lake Michigan south to today’s battle was not known 90 were expected this afternoon changes in temperatures were near Lafayette and from the immediately and there was no in contrast to a range of 85 to expected through the period. Illinois state line to Fort report yet on casualties. Two 94 Tuesday, and highs of 78 to Lafayette had the high mark Wayne. North Vietnamese divisions 83 were forecast for Thursday, j Tuesday with a 94. Wind gusts up to 45 miles per wer e reported in the area along The five-day outlook indicat- [ The high of 93 at Indianap- hour were measured at South writh Viet c °ag units of uned the cooler weather would olis Tuesday matched the Bend. known size. B52 bombers have
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warmest reading of the season, recorded June 15. Other readings in the 90s were 91 at Louisville and 90 at Cincinnati. Evansville recorded 89, Fort ' Wayne 88 and South Bend 85. Overnight lows this morning
Forecasts called for lows tonight ranging from 55 to 60 north to the 60s south. Chances of showers continued but they were considered slight. Mostly fair weather lay ahead although the outlook said one-
hit the enemy troop concen-
trations repeatedly.
Another Communist offensive was expected in the DMZ at any moment. U.S. Marine jets made five night strikes on suspected Vietnamese artillery; positions in and north of the' DMZ and big U.S. Navy cruisers shelled the zone with,.
that five-day period was expected to ei § ht " inoh guns. H H.. produce the rain. Air Force “ d ^ ^
13< missions against the Com-. muni st North Tuesday and bombed the Haiphong- Hanoi rail line for the 11th consecutive day. Swarms of Communist MIGs rose but did not challenge
them.
Scattered fighting was reported the length and breadth of South Vietnam but the big-
were in the comfortable low 60s fourth to one-half inch of rain in the far north, where the cool- was expected. The outlook did er trend developed first in the not specify which portion of the
wake of a thunderstorm moved through the area and de
House to pass law on violence and riots
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WASHINGTON UPI —■ The bate of the measure before the House is after Stokely Carmi- . House Rules Committee Tueschael. day, both supporters and op-
Justly or not. the fiery young ponents made clear that Car- g est battle was on the jungle Negro leader is blamed by michael. former chairman of plains west of Pleiku.
many congressmen for recent the Student Nonviolent Cooroutbreaks of ghetto violence, dinating Committee fSNCC), On Thursday the House will represents the legislation’s tar-
pass legislation that would get. ^ * make it a federal crime to trav- “Im getting sick and tired of 1*0(105 III N|Q6r|(|
ed around the conutry starting the Carmichaels and his ilk ^
riots. going about the country incit- LAGOS, Nigeria UPI — The legislation is in response i n g riots,” Rep. James H. Qul- Fierce fighting raged today
Fierce fighting
to increasing pressure on Congress to do something to stem bloodshed and destruction in the nation’s cities. This goal
len. R-Tenn.. told his rules com- between federal government mittee colleagues. “I think the troops and forces from the Congress should take a bold secessionist eastern region for step to stop this.” control of the university town
has unanimous House support, B e P- William C. Cramer, R- °f Nsukka. Fla., the author of the anti-riot Radio Nigeria said federal bill, said in his prepared state- troops had Nsukka under siege, ment that Carmichael had ap- Nsukka is the home of the
The bill passed the House 389 P eared in many areas where University of Nigeria, where
but there are some members who think the anti-riot bill
won’t reach it.
to 25 last year as a part of the riots later broke out. 1966 civil right bill and died The bill would carry penalties with it in the Senate. Actually. ot U P to five years imprisoit it applies to anyone who goes ment, $10,000 fines or both. It from state to state with the in- would not, as do some other tention of inciting public dis- types of federal laws, wipe out
turbances.
But in a dress rehearsal de
several advisers from Michigan State University were working when the civil war broke out one week ago. A broadcast by Radio Biafra, voice of the secessionist Repub-
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local and state anti-riot stat- lic of Biafra. said Biafran forces u tes. had repelled the federal troops and driven them back with sev-
ere losses.
Earlier. Radio Nigeria claimed its troops had killed or wounded 300 Biafran soldiers and several white mercenaries fighting with the rebels. The broadcast failed to give details about the mercenaries.
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