Ferguson at Turning Point After Night of Relative Calm
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The city of Ferguson, Missouri, returned to relative calm after successive nights of violence in what police said marked a turning point in protests following the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager.
Officers dispersed demonstrators in Ferguson last night without using tear gas for the first time in four days, Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol told reporters early today. Calls for nonviolence made by community leaders including clergy had helped bring about restraint, he said.