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CamdenBase contains selected citations of journal, book and newspaper articles about the city of Camden, New Jersey. The documents cover economic, political, and social events in the city from 1945 to June 2003. This website provides bibliographic access to the database of over 6,000 articles.
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Article Title:
Jersey demands gambling curbs: seek indictment of three; Attorney General orders Camden prosecutor
Publication Date:
July 26, 1960
Subject:
Camden County, Gambling, Pierce, Alfred R., Police
Abstract:
Review of 6-month gambling investigation, Attorney General suggests that Pierce had been removed as Director of Public Safety because of his attempts to clean up the Police Department
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
14
Article Title:
Pierce sues to regain Police, other bureaus: stripped illegally, he says
Publication Date:
July 29, 1960
Subject:
City Commission, Pierce, Alfred R.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 2
Article Title:
Pierce charter slate wins by 2 to 1: question ok'd in all 14 wards
Publication Date:
November 9, 1960
Subject:
City Charter, Pierce, Alfred R.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 3
Article Title:
Pierce calls vote on charter unit 'People's Victory
Publication Date:
November 9, 1960
Subject:
Camden Charter Study Commission, City Charter
Abstract:
Special referendum for establishment of charter study group approved
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1
Article Title:
Charter Study Group schedules first public hearing Friday night
Publication Date:
December 1, 1960
Subject:
Camden Charter Study Commission
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1
Article Title:
Mayor-Council setup favored at 1st hearing of Charter Study Unit : Commissioner type hit by speakers
Publication Date:
December 3, 1960
Subject:
Camden Charter Study Commission
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 2
Article Title:
Camden Negro group raps city rule setup
Publication Date:
December 19, 1960
Subject:
African Americans, Camden Charter Study Commission
Abstract:
Dr. Wiggins and other Afro-American leaders spoke against the commission form of government and for a change which would benefit the Camden Black community
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
3
Article Title:
Mayor-Council setup urged by Charter group: Mayor, 7 in council would operate city legislative body
Publication Date:
December 23, 1960
Subject:
Camden Charter Study Commission
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1
Article Title:
Water resources in the Camden urban region, Camden, New Jersey
Publication Date:
May 14, 1905
Subject:
Water Supply
Article Title:
A study of industry and its potential, Camden, New Jersey : report to the Bureau of Planning and Development, February 1961
Publication Date:
May 14, 1905
Subject:
Industry, Camden
Abstract:
List of Camden firms with information on number of employees, plus additional selected statistical information
Article Title:
Report on land use, Camden County New Jersey
Publication Date:
May 14, 1905
Subject:
Land Use
Abstract:
Camden one of the municipalities analyzed
Article Title:
City sets vote Feb. 21 on new charter after mandate by people
Publication Date:
January 3, 1961
Subject:
Camden Charter Study Commission, City Charter
Abstract:
First of 5 part series; includes history of the Camden Charter Study Commission, summary of findings and recommendations
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 13
Article Title:
Commission government born under Walch Act
Publication Date:
January 4, 1961
Subject:
Camden Charter Study Commission
Abstract:
(2nd in a series)
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 4
Article Title:
Wide choice offered in operation of city under 2 basic plans
Publication Date:
January 5, 1961
Subject:
Camden Charter Study Commission, City Charter
Abstract:
(3rd in a series)
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 6
Article Title:
Non-partisan polling for Council is urged
Publication Date:
January 6, 1961
Subject:
Camden Charter Study Commission, City Charter
Abstract:
(4th in a series)
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 12
Article Title:
New charter provides stronger home rule
Publication Date:
January 7, 1961
Subject:
Camden Charter Study Commission, City Charter
Abstract:
(5th in a series)
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 10
Article Title:
U.S. grants go-ahead on Rutgers expansion under urban renewal: $1.3 million city project praised
Publication Date:
January 14, 1961
Subject:
Rutgers University-Camden, North Camden
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1
Article Title:
Rejected political machine launches desperate drive to defeat City Charter: 'phony' chart shows frenzy in voter bid
Publication Date:
January 18, 1961
Subject:
City Charter
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 2
Article Title:
Kennedy bids Pierce to push city planning
Publication Date:
February 3, 1961
Subject:
Pierce, Alfred R., Urban Renewal
Abstract:
President Kennedy telegrammed Pierce telling him to expedite planning and that the Housing and Home Finance Agencies had been instructed to eliminate any delay in processing Camden application
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 2
Article Title:
Primas declares re-election bid; cites progress
Publication Date:
March 22, 1985
Subject:
Elections, Mayoral, Primas, Melvin R. "Randy"
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 2B
Article Title:
Race for mayor grows as 2 more declare intentions
Publication Date:
March 28, 1985
Subject:
Elections, Mayoral
Abstract:
Reno Domenico and Daniel Montes announced plans to enter race
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
(U)
Article Title:
2 start Camden mayoral campaigns; Domenico, Montes make neighborhood speeches outdoors
Publication Date:
March 28, 1985
Subject:
Elections, Mayoral
Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer
Page/Section Location:
2BJ (U)
Article Title:
Campbell plans new offices on city waterfront
Publication Date:
April 24, 1985
Subject:
Waterfront, Campbell Soup Company
Abstract:
Campbell plans new international headquarters
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 4A
Article Title:
Campbell plans big Camden project
Publication Date:
April 24, 1985
Subject:
Campbell Soup Company, Waterfront
Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer
Page/Section Location:
A01 (U1)
Article Title:
Primas, four challengers vie in mayor's race
Publication Date:
April 28, 1985
Subject:
Elections, Mayoral
Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer
Page/Section Location:
B01 (U1)
Article Title:
Candidates differ on city remedies
Publication Date:
May 2, 1985
Subject:
Elections, City Council, Elections, Mayoral
Abstract:
Candidates, Mayor Melvin Primas, Reno D. Domenico and candidates for City Council
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 2B
Article Title:
Group acquires property for city homeless shelter
Publication Date:
May 10, 1985
Subject:
Homeless Persons
Abstract:
VOA acquires property at 408-416 Line street
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Primas handily wins second term as Mayor
Publication Date:
May 15, 1985
Subject:
Elections, Mayoral, Primas, Melvin R. "Randy"
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 4B
Article Title:
Camden
Publication Date:
June 1, 1985
Subject:
Urban Renewal, Waterfront
Abstract:
Evaluates riverfront plans for renewal of city
Source:
Garden State Report
Page/Section Location:
18-20, 44
Article Title:
Free homes draw crowd in Camden
Publication Date:
June 13, 1985
Subject:
Concerned Citizens of North Camden (CCNC), Housing
Abstract:
People sleep on the porch at CCNC in order to be first in line to apply for the low-income home-ownership program
Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer
Page/Section Location:
1B & 2B (U)
Article Title:
Once - radical group now is the system
Publication Date:
June 23, 1985
Subject:
Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM)
Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer
Page/Section Location:
1BJ & 14BJ
Article Title:
Prison called Camden asset
Publication Date:
August 4, 1985
Subject:
Riverfront Prison
Source:
New York Times
Page/Section Location:
4
Article Title:
Board begins desegregation in city schools
Publication Date:
August 23, 1985
Subject:
Education, Integration and Segregation
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 4A
Article Title:
City school integration plan ok'd
Publication Date:
August 27, 1985
Subject:
Education, Integration and Segregation
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 4A
Article Title:
City tenants finalize rent strike plan
Publication Date:
January 27, 1981
Subject:
Camden Citizens Coalition (CCC), Public Housing, Rent Strikes
Abstract:
Strike organized by Camden Citizens Coalition
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 3B
Article Title:
City projects' tenants start rent strike
Publication Date:
February 6, 1981
Subject:
Camden Citizens Coalition (CCC), Public Housing, Rent Strikes
Abstract:
Strike organized by Camden Citizens Coalition
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 2B
Article Title:
Camden to adopt rent control
Publication Date:
February 10, 1981
Subject:
Rent - Regulation
Abstract:
Camden Citizens Committee for Reforms in Rental Housing says new rent control ordinance favors landlords and promotes rent gouging.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 2B (U)
Article Title:
Plans for rebuilt North Camden to be unveiled
Publication Date:
December 3, 1991
Subject:
North Camden, Poet's Row
Abstract:
North Camden citizens are given presentations on plans for the Gateway North development, the BPUM produce distribution center, and the changes to Delaware Avenue
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
(U)
Article Title:
Food center road plan generates opposition
Publication Date:
December 4, 1991
Subject:
Highways, Poet's Row
Abstract:
Delaware Avenue to be reconstructed; road to serve trucks going to the existing Camden Ship Repair Yard and the American Dredging Co. as well as the proposed BPUM Poet's Row Regional Produce Terminal
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
(U)
Article Title:
Camden couple's verdant victory garden voted nation's finest
Publication Date:
September 20, 1985
Subject:
Fairview
Abstract:
Frick-Devlin victory garden in Fairview
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1D & 3D
Article Title:
BPUM ventures: Camden council approves tax breaks without knowing impact
Publication Date:
September 30, 1985
Subject:
Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM), Taxation - Exemption
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
8A (U)
Article Title:
Sacred Heart marks century of rich history amid grip of poverty
Publication Date:
October 6, 1985
Subject:
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 5B
Article Title:
Simmering feud near boiling point for Mayor, Chief
Publication Date:
October 6, 1985
Subject:
Police
Abstract:
Mayor Primas and Police Chief, R. Douglas Holmes continue to feud
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 5B
Article Title:
Open-door plan at Rutgers
Publication Date:
April 23, 1969
Subject:
African American College Students, Rutgers University-Camden
Abstract:
Problems associated with President Mason Gross' Open-door policy for disadvantaged students
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
10
Article Title:
Gramigna plans to promote city: Mayor candidate cites better economy
Publication Date:
April 30, 1969
Subject:
Elections, Mayoral
Abstract:
Series of interviews with mayoral candidates
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 3
Article Title:
Nardi promises more vigor in office; claims he has new vehicles for more of same
Publication Date:
May 1, 1969
Subject:
Elections, Mayoral, Nardi, Joseph M.
Abstract:
Interview with Joseph M. Nardi, Jr.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 10
Article Title:
Rodgriguez plans city streamlining; mayoral candidate wants to drop machine
Publication Date:
May 2, 1969
Subject:
Elections, Mayoral
Abstract:
Interview with Mario Rodgiguez
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 19
Article Title:
Exit for Wolfson
Publication Date:
May 2, 1969
Subject:
New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Wolfson, Louis E.
Abstract:
Financier, who, in 1953, bought control of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Source:
Time
Page/Section Location:
88-89
Article Title:
200 Wilson High Students coaxed back to classes
Publication Date:
May 6, 1969
Subject:
Black Power, Race Relations, Woodrow Wilson High School
Abstract:
White students complain of Black harassment and stage walkouts and demonstrations
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
33
Article Title:
Sharply conflicting views held on evaluating Melleby
Publication Date:
May 7, 1969
Subject:
Melleby, Harold, Police
Abstract:
Profile of Harold Melleby, Chief of Police since March 1967
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1
Article Title:
Wilson H.S. under tight security
Publication Date:
May 7, 1969
Subject:
Black Power, Race Relations, Woodrow Wilson High School
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 20
Article Title:
18 arrested at Wilson in school disturbances
Publication Date:
May 8, 1969
Subject:
Black Power, Student Demonstrations, Woodrow Wilson High School
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 5
Article Title:
Wilson H.S. returns to normal
Publication Date:
May 8, 1969
Subject:
Black Power, Race Relations, Woodrow Wilson High School
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 2
Article Title:
Unknown last year, now he's Mayor-elect
Publication Date:
May 14, 1969
Subject:
Elections, Mayoral, Nardi, Joseph M.
Abstract:
Joseph Nardi ran against Mario Rodriguez and Thomas C. Gramigna in a quiet election with few real issues being discussed
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 17
Article Title:
Nardi easily wins mayoralty
Publication Date:
May 14, 1969
Subject:
Elections, Mayoral, Nardi, Joseph M.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 17
Article Title:
Nardi ready to tackle many problems of city
Publication Date:
May 15, 1969
Subject:
Nardi, Joseph M.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 10
Article Title:
32 years in Congress: veteran lawmaker C.A. Wolverton dies
Publication Date:
May 17, 1969
Subject:
Wolverton, Charles (1880-1969)
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 5
Article Title:
Rights group charges racial probe ignored 30 Camden witnesses
Publication Date:
June 10, 1969
Subject:
Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM), Camden County Grand Jury, Police, Complaints Against, Race Relations
Abstract:
BPUM protests Grand Jury report and produces own report, 'People Court of New Jersey, justice and truth, presiding judge'
Source:
Evening Bulletin
Page/Section Location:
32
Article Title:
Unfulfilled expectations mark '72 for state schools
Publication Date:
December 31, 1972
Subject:
Education, Finance
Abstract:
Superior Court judge in Hudson County declares the state's system of financing public schools unconstitutional
Source:
Sunday Star-Ledger
Article Title:
RCA to spend $1 million on city plant
Publication Date:
June 19, 1969
Subject:
Radio Corporation of America (RCA)
Abstract:
RCA reiterates commitment to Camden
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 6
Article Title:
Nardi plans 2 new bureaus; picks 9 for top city jobs
Publication Date:
July 1, 1969
Subject:
Camden, Government and Politics, Errichetti, Angelo, Nardi, Joseph M., Melleby, Harold, Walcott, 'Jersey' Joe (1914+ )
Abstract:
New Dept. of Community Affairs to be headed by Jersey Joe Walcott; Director of Public Safety, Police Chief Harold Melleby; Director of Public Works, Angelo Errichetti
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 2
Article Title:
$129 million plan to 'transport' city's heart
Publication Date:
July 18, 1969
Subject:
Camden City Centre Corporation (CCCC), City Centre Urban Renewal Project, Urban Renewal
Abstract:
The Camden City Centre Corporation (CCCC) was set to develop city's 160 acre downtown core. CCCC is a joint venture created by Campbell, RCA, Boise Cascade and Leon N. Werner Associates to raise an estimated $100 million in redevelopment capital
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 9
Article Title:
Rutgers taps the ghetto: lack of funds, staff imperil plans
Publication Date:
July 21, 1969
Subject:
African American College Students, Rutgers University-Camden
Abstract:
First of series on Rutgers Open Admissions Program
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
15
Article Title:
Rutgers to admit 500 under urban program
Publication Date:
July 23, 1969
Subject:
African American College Students, Rutgers University-Camden
Abstract:
Third of series on Rutgers Open Admissions Program
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
13
Article Title:
Ghetto admission won't cut standards: Rutgers curriculum will remedy high school weaknesses and be relevant
Publication Date:
July 24, 1969
Subject:
African American College Students, Rutgers University-Camden
Abstract:
Last of series on Rutgers Open Admissions Program
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
17
Article Title:
Centre city plan: $129 million good luck charm
Publication Date:
August 7, 1969
Subject:
Camden City Centre Corporation (CCCC), City Centre Urban Renewal Project, Urban Renewal
Abstract:
Impact of the Centre City Redevelopment Project
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1
Article Title:
RCA computer facility to move from Camden
Publication Date:
August 29, 1969
Subject:
Radio Corporation of America (RCA)
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 4
Article Title:
A pretty good score; it's exactly twenty years since Howard Unruh set the style for mass murder
Publication Date:
September 1, 1969
Subject:
Unruh, Howard
Abstract:
Re-creates day Howard Unruh went on a murder spree
Source:
Philadelphia Magazine
Page/Section Location:
89-94, 97-99
Article Title:
Street brawlers turn on police, 4 arrested
Publication Date:
September 2, 1969
Subject:
Riots (1969)
Abstract:
The disturbances started Monday, September 1 with the arrest of 4 Black youths and reports of police brutality
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
14
Article Title:
Camden patrolman and girl are slain in hail of bullets from sniper's gun: 2nd man wounded as racial violence flares in mid-city
Publication Date:
September 3, 1969
Subject:
Riots (1969)
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 2
Article Title:
Quiet summer ends: was trouble inevitable?
Publication Date:
September 3, 1969
Subject:
Riots (1969)
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 4
Article Title:
2 killed in Camden rioting: sniper fire blamed
Publication Date:
September 3, 1969
Subject:
Riots (1969)
Source:
New York Times
Page/Section Location:
1 & 35
Article Title:
City calm, Blacks seek 3 police suspensions
Publication Date:
September 4, 1969
Subject:
Riots (1969)
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 2
Article Title:
Camden calm after night in which 2 were killed
Publication Date:
September 4, 1969
Subject:
Police, Complaints Against, Riots (1969)
Abstract:
Mayor Nardi denies charges of police brutality; meets with group of Black leaders who demand suspension of officers
Source:
New York Times
Page/Section Location:
39
Article Title:
Mayor Nardi backs policemen in fracas
Publication Date:
September 5, 1969
Subject:
Riots (1969), Nardi, Joseph M.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 6
Article Title:
Rain and delayed school opening help to keep Camden calm
Publication Date:
September 5, 1969
Subject:
Riots (1969)
Abstract:
City portrayed as having bad record of responding to community grievances
Source:
New York Times
Page/Section Location:
27
Article Title:
Camden, 3 cops sued for $656,300
Publication Date:
September 6, 1969
Subject:
Riots (1969), Police, Complaints Against
Abstract:
The ACLU and Camden Regional Services file suit against police and city for alleged beating of 2 girls by police
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 2
Article Title:
Poppy' Sharp arrested with 4 others in raids
Publication Date:
September 8, 1969
Subject:
Riots (1969), Sharp, Charles 'Poppy', Melleby, Harold, Activist
Abstract:
Police raid Martin Luther King Memorial Center and uncover drugs and a store of weapons;5 persons including Charles 'Poppy' Sharp are arrested. Police Chief Melleby claims these were used in killings and riots of previous week.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 2
Article Title:
High bail keeps Sharp, 3 followers in jail
Publication Date:
September 9, 1969
Subject:
Riots (1969), Sharp, Charles 'Poppy', Activist
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 6
Article Title:
5, including Black leader, seized in Camden raids
Publication Date:
September 9, 1969
Subject:
Riots (1969), Sharp, Charles 'Poppy', Activist
Source:
New York Times
Page/Section Location:
44
Article Title:
C of C to aid raided, damaged BPUM plant
Publication Date:
September 10, 1969
Subject:
Riots (1969), Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM)
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
13
Article Title:
U.S. jury indicts Errichetti
Publication Date:
May 28, 1980
Subject:
ABSCAM Bribery Scandal, Errichetti, Angelo
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 3A
Article Title:
In Camden, unfit housing is unchecked; Inspector says landlords are let off easy by court
Publication Date:
June 8, 1980
Subject:
Housing
Abstract:
Minister among many Camden landlords brought to municipal court for violating city's housing codes
Source:
Philadelphia Bulletin
Page/Section Location:
1 & 2 (U)
Article Title:
Big bucks are at stake in Camden City Census
Publication Date:
June 27, 1980
Subject:
Population, Statistics
Abstract:
City officials prepare for Census to be sure all are counted
Source:
Sunday Bulletin
Page/Section Location:
7
Article Title:
The County that cares
Publication Date:
July 1, 1980
Subject:
Juvenile Delinquency
Abstract:
On Camden County Juvenile Court (with information on juvenile crime in Camden City)
Source:
New Jersey Monthly
Page/Section Location:
40-42, 62-71
Article Title:
Minority hiring plan for Camden praised, faulted
Publication Date:
July 25, 1980
Subject:
Discrimination, Employment
Abstract:
City council introduces affirmative action plan requiring 25% minority workers hired on all city construction projects
Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer
Page/Section Location:
(U)
Article Title:
Council unveils revised plan for minority hiring
Publication Date:
July 25, 1980
Subject:
Discrimination, Employment
Abstract:
Mixed reactions to city council's affirmative action plan
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
(U)
Article Title:
Camden jail plan wins Assembly nod
Publication Date:
July 29, 1980
Subject:
Camden County Jail, Riverfront Prison
Abstract:
State to build prison in City and in payment will give $21 million for new county jail
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A
Article Title:
New ballgame: Mini-park in North Camden moves sports off street
Publication Date:
July 29, 1980
Subject:
Parks, Municipal, Concerned Citizens of North Camden (CCNC)
Abstract:
New mini-park at Fifth and York Streets was built through the efforts of Concerned Citizens of North Camden and the city Community Development Department
Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer
Page/Section Location:
1B & 3B (U)
Article Title:
New Jersey is birthplace of Labor Day
Publication Date:
August 1, 1980
Subject:
History, Camden, McGuire, Peter J.
Source:
New Jersey Business
Page/Section Location:
6
Article Title:
My brother is dead'; Camden residents want bar closed
Publication Date:
August 1, 1980
Subject:
Concerned Citizens of North Camden (CCNC)
Abstract:
Concerned Citizens of North Camden demands bar at 6th and Vine streets be closed
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
(U)
Article Title:
Minorities sign up to protest hiring plan
Publication Date:
August 5, 1980
Subject:
Concerned Citizens of North Camden (CCNC), Discrimination, Employment
Abstract:
Hundreds of unemployed Black and Hispanic residents registered in a 'sign-up' campaign for jobs in the city's construction industry
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
(U)
Article Title:
Liquor license decision on city bar put on hold
Publication Date:
August 14, 1980
Subject:
North Camden
Abstract:
North Camden residents demand license of bar at 6th and Vine Streets not be renewed
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 3B (U)
Article Title:
Residents rally for jobs, against jail; Councilmen take heat on hiring
Publication Date:
August 15, 1980
Subject:
Discrimination, Employment, Riverfront Prison
Abstract:
Proponents of a city ordinance that would expand construction job opportunities for blacks, Hispanics and women presented their views in a public hearing berating city council president Melvin R. Primas and his colleague, labor leader Joseph DiRenzo
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
(U)
Article Title:
Irate neighbors vow to close notorious bar
Publication Date:
August 15, 1980
Subject:
Concerned Citizens of North Camden (CCNC), Narcotics and Crime, North Camden
Abstract:
Police sources say drug dealers gather in front of the bar at sixth and Vine and bring drugs and weapons into the neighborhood
Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer
Page/Section Location:
1C & 2C (U)
Article Title:
Jobs, jail bills tabled in Camden; hecklers disrupt council session
Publication Date:
August 15, 1980
Subject:
Discrimination, Employment, Riverfront Prison
Abstract:
City Council tabled action on minority hiring bill and on plans for prison
Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer
Page/Section Location:
(U)
Article Title:
Law and order break down in Camden; police bicker
Publication Date:
August 24, 1980
Subject:
Police
Abstract:
Describes break down in police service and in police morale especially feud between Public Service Director and Police Chief
Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer
Page/Section Location:
1A & 21A
Article Title:
Students protest Viet War at Glassboro and Rutgers
Publication Date:
April 27, 1968
Subject:
Rutgers University-Camden, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-75, Student Demonstrations
Abstract:
Part of national student strike against war
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
14
Article Title:
Poor family in hotel as challenge to city
Publication Date:
May 2, 1968
Subject:
Housing, Shields Family
Abstract:
The Shields family was moved from their home, which was considered unfit, to a hotel by the Committee for Community Action, a coalition of civil rights and racial groups, the nucleus of which was the BPUM
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 22
Article Title:
City admits laxity in not relocating 12
Publication Date:
May 3, 1968
Subject:
Housing, Shields Family
Abstract:
City promises home for Shield s family after confrontation
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 35