A row they are out on the streets fighting with police went on into the night antigovernment protesters most of them students facing up to Riot Police Outside terror on university but what began as a protest about rising food prices and welfare benefit cuts turned political on saturday i. Earlier in the day they chanted not gaza not lebanon my life through iran. Dont be afraid were staying strong together. An expression of anger about claims the government is focusing more on regional issues than economic problems at home. Iranian t. V. Showed a display of strength by crowds of progovernment supporters in cities nationwide tens of thousands of people on the streets chanting death to america down with israel in support irans Supreme Leader ali khamenei letter that the people have protested against inflation other problems but that does not show that our people have turned on each other or are against the ruling system and their leadership. The progovernment rallies were preplanned to ma
Right in the middle of rush hour right here on highway 4. A Police Officer seriously injured while doing his job. Just after the first Traffic Accident on highway 4 near 242, a chp officer on a motorcycle stops to help. Thats when he also became a victim. Yes, i need you to respond. It looks like there might be an officer down. Reporter chp said another car came along at 6 15 smashing right into the accident scene. The officer was seriously hurt, rushed to the hospital. We are getting the information. Im not sure what lane the officer has been in. Reporter eric olsen drove by shortly afterwards and shot this video. He describes what he saw. The chp officers motorcycle was laying down in the lane. Cars, probably four to five cars, one on its side. Reporter so far they are not reporting any arrests, and they have no identifying information on the car that hit the officer. I felt really bad. A chp officer getting hit. Weve had a lot of that lately. Thoughts and prayers for him and hope he
Tonight. Joe . Reporter ken, it happened right in the middle of rush hour right here on highway 4. A Police Officer seriously injured while doing his job. Just after the first Traffic Accident on highway 4 near 242, a chp officer on a motorcycle stops to help. Thats when he also became a victim. Yes, i need you to respond. It looks like there might be an officer down. Reporter chp said another car came along at 6 15 smashing right into the accident scene. The officer was seriously hurt, rushed to the hospital. We are getting the information. Im not sure what lane the officer has been in. Reporter eric olsen drove by shortly afterwards and shot this video. He describes what he saw. The chp officers motorcycle was laying down in the lane. Cars, probably four to five cars, one on its side. Reporter so far they are not reporting any arrests, and they have no identifying information on the car that hit the officer. I felt really bad. A chp officer getting hit. Weve had a lot of that lately.
Medic service during the vietnam war, racial tension, and being wounded in battle. The interview is about 70 minutes. Pointare here at the west center for oral history studio with mr. Ry 23, 2015 henry james thomas. Hello, mr. Thomas. Hank hi, how are you doing . We are very happy to have the chance to talk to you today. Bityou tell me a little about your childhood . I am interested because it seems your independent fighting spirit seemed to emerge earlier than most. Hank yes. Childhoodrt of my and georgia, in the middle part of georgia. I was born in jacksonville, florida, and i think from age wasably three to eight spent in georgia. Considered middle georgia, not are from augustine, georgia. After that, i went with my family to saint augustine, florida, and that is where i came of age as a teenager. Activism very early. An innate sense of what was right and what was wrong, and i dont know exactly where i got that from. Andidea of segregation things that white people could do and blac
Spirit seemed to emerge earlier than most. Hank yes. I spent part of my childhood in georgia, in the middle part of georgia. I was born in jacksonville, florida, and i think from age probably three to eight was spent in georgia. An area considered middle georgia, not are from augustine, not too far from augustine, georgia. After that, i went with my family to saint augustine, florida, and that is where i came of age as a teenager. I came by my activism very early. I always had an innate sense of what was right and what was wrong, and i dont know exactly where i got that from. The idea of segregation and things that white people could do and black people could not do, i understood very early. Maybe as early as 7, 8 years old, that there was something wrong with that. Obviously i wasnt capable of any deep philosophical thinking, it is just that, why cant we go there and the white folks can . Or why are we poorer than white people . Those were things as a child that concerned me. I did ha