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Folder, "Civil Rights – Watts, Los Angeles Riots," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)

Service involvement in concerted support to Ca.J.ifornia :f"or the· Watts area of' Los Angeles County: l. Developing Home Health Aides in Watts, Los Angeles County, California We propose to extend health services delivered to the Watts area by providing

Folder, "1965 Task Force on Los Angeles Riots," Task Force Reports, Box 10 (Item)

degree of home-ownership, although the ratio of owners to renters was considerably smaller · than in the rest of the City. Since 1960, the trend · has probably been toward owner-occupancy. This trend is evident even in Watts, despite the heavy

Folder, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

. Then he spoke again of poverty in the cities as the major problem at home. He thought all the candidates would recognize these problems and spoke very favorably of all of them in a nonpartisan way. He spoke of the importance of getting top-grade public

Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 11/22/63- 8/23/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)

-Experience program to provide emergency child-care services for both the children of those who will be working on projects and for those who for other reasons might be absent from the home. IMPLEMENTATION Mounting emergency efforts in Los Angeles will require

Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 8/24/65-9/11/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)

will cost $3,300,000. [4 of 8] - 2 - 5. The Los Angeles School System will hire 32 additonal community coordinators and 32 new neighborhood aides to initiate a joint project of school-comminity cooperation to determine both school and home related

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 6:07 p.m. Congressional leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

and in their homes from riots and violence, ' the Committee said. 'The most basic of civil rights is being denied to the American people. ' Its statement pointed to Detroit's current riots as tragic proof of the national nature of the crisis because the President had

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 10 p.m. Detroit crisis - President's activities from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

.:...:_-~>=rse and retire ..·::c..:ft:ll y to Lheir respective homes \1:ithir: :~ ~.:.=itcd time; · _'\nw, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roos .:: -- ~- :_, President of

Folder, "THE HARVEST OF AMERICAN RACISM: The Political Meaning of Violence in the Summer of 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Series 7, Box 1 (Item)

~sewhere. In all fifteen cities·_, police over-reacted to· violence at home. An extreme example is . Milwaukee, which mobilized 4,800 National Guard men, 800 policemen, and 200 state police after about 150 youths broke windows and looted after a dance

Folder, "Watts," Office Files of Joseph A. Califano, Box 58 (Item)

. I hea*1 remark• like the•• from local oUlclala: When I read about Ule housing problems in my home town, the condition• made me blush.,; (State Senator) -· uThe youth ln Lona Beach aee great attontlon goln1 into .Watts. · It ha• not been

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

probably the ,,·orst the country had experienc.~d )incc the East St. Lon is, Ill., disturb.rnn·s in the first '\'orld 'far. Fedu:il troops of the Sixth Service Command aided the city police, home guards . .:.: ::. State troops in quelling th~ -:·. : :ing

Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

, and he could see I wasn 1t scared by all the criticism I get, and he changed his mind about me. On criticism at home, the President observed that he never thought much of a man who gives him advice through a mimeograph machine. Advice was much more worthy

Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 9/12/65 - 3/20/66 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)

this and other matters if his time permits. However, I know he is very busy and I am loathe to impose upon him and, furthermore, he may be down at his home in Johnson City. However, if he is around and does have a little time, I would like to talk with him

Folder, "Summary Analysis: December 20, 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Series 7, Box 3 (Item)

officers in their homes and foment disorder in other New Jersey ·communities. Jersey . city , Newark , and Elizabeth were said to have "Triple A" ratings for violence over the summer. Plans to coordinate control efforts were established , and the chiefs