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racial violence broke out, widespread -- Washington, D.C.,
Baltimore, Chicago, Kansas City, many others -- over 40 deaths.
ENTIRE YEAR GREATEST VIOLENCE SO FAR. GROWING GUNFIRE ATTACKS
ON POLICE. LAW AND ORDER BREAKING DOWN. Increasing campus riots,
colleges being closed down. Also VIOLENCE on campuses in West
Berlin, Paris, Rome -- violent demonstrations all over Europe and
Britain -- numerous cities.
April 23-24: Violent demonstrations, Communist inspired
(as were the others) at Columbia University, New York -- virtually
closing the great university for remainder of school year. This
sparked more rioting and violence on many other U.S. campuses. (No
student revolt or trouble on AMBASSADOR COLLEGE campuses.)
May 11: Poor People's March on national capital --
encounters with police, robbery, slashings, beatings -- even rape
-- within and surrounding "Resurrection City."
May 14: University of Paris riots spread to nationwide
strikes paralyzing France -- almost overthrowing government.
Promoted by "Danny-the-Red," "New Leftist" (Communist) leader.
June 5-6: Senator Robert P. Kennedy assassinated in Los
Angeles. Might have been next President.
July 1: Common Market in Europe reaches momentous goal,
bringing it closer to prophesied U.S. OF EUROPE, 18 months ahead of
schedule. 29th -- Pope reaffirms birth control ban -- leading to
protests threatening to split Catholic Church. Even churches in
grip of STRIFE.
August: Several EARTHQUAKES -- Manila; toppled building
burying 500 occupants; heavy damage, some killed, Mexico City;
100,000 left homeless, an estimated 20,000 killed in Iran
earthquake.
August 20-21: Russia invaded Czechoslovakia, arousing
leaders in Europe to work harder to bring about U.S. of Europe.
August 23-30: Full-scale rioting in Chicago during
Democratic National Convention. August 28, national guardsmen and
police battled youths -- over 100 injured, including 25 policemen.
August 26, FBI reports that serious crimes in U.S. up 16% over 1966
-- crime rising nine times faster than population.
September 24: Mexico City riots -- many deaths reported
-- students battled army -- battle continued into October.
December: San Francisco State College riots. President
forced to resign -- riots worst ever. Then, in December two events
appeared to the world to be very great GOOD news -- but, actually
were they? 1) the release of the crew of the captured Navy ship,
the PUEBLO. Naturally we were all overjoyed to know those men were
home safe -- if not "safe and SOUND. " Yet, the manner in which
they were released was one of the most disgraceful acts in United
States history. I have written an article on this, appearing in
the January PLAIN TRUTH.