"Motorcyclists Take Over Town, Many Injured"
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ucdvicky
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A great example of yellow journalism.
Waymark Code: WM2DAT
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2007
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The events of that July 4th weekend was highly exagerated in the paper some 40 years ago.
"Shortly after dusk tonight, the force of 40 highway patrol officers, commanded by Captain L.T. Torres of San Benito County, forced a lull in the terrorism. Armed with tear gas guns, the officers herded the cyclists into a block on San Benito street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, parked a dance band on a truck and ordered the musicians to play. Hundreds of individuals who invaded the town yesterday for the motorcycle show, about 10 percent of them women halted their riotous "play" to dance. Their formal ball at the American Legion Hall was canceled by police orders. The dancers scuffed their way through inches of broken glass, debris of bottle barrages thrown during the day. The officers stood almost shoulder to shoulder along the curb."
Type of publication: Newspaper
When was the article reported?: 07/05/1947
Publication: SF Chronicle
Article Url: [Web Link]
Is Registration Required?: no
How widespread was the article reported?: local
News Category: Crime
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