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Chicago Sit Down Arrests Target School Chief
Civil rights demonstrators rally outside Chicago City Hall demanding the ouster of School Superintendent Benjamin C. Willis. About 50 protesters were arrested as police cleared the La Salle Street blockage during a two hour meeting with Mayor Daley. Leaders including Al Raby and CORE's Robert Lucas called the session unacceptable and vowed further arrests. Overall arrests exceed 550 this spring and summer amid traffic-stopping sit downs downtown.
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