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v.sv^w.va y*Chaffey Highracial conflict closes schoolTwo police officers hustle off one of 25 students arrested Friday following violence at Chaffey High School. AlltiiT?ere iai°r reioasolt;i ,ocustody of their parents (DailvReport Photo) ' *vOntariomen hurtattackDisease center reportsOntario police are searching for two unidentified men in connection with an attempted murder in the 600 block of W. Nevada Street earlv todav680 deaths laidto flu epidemicATLANTA (UP!) - The National Center for Disease Control says flu and pneumoniakilled 60 nersons in Ihp T!mtrHAlmost all of the tlu activity, which started in December, isof the Port Chalmers A typeContinued from Page 1look around and there was a battle somewhere else.”The first police unit arrivedon campus at approximately11:15 a m. and. after making a handful of arrests, it becameapparent the situation could not be controlled without clearingthe area.As police moved from one trouble spot to another, an undetermined number of students ran though the lower level of South Hall and the administration office area, breaking windows. a trophy case and the front door of the main building After Ontario police requested assistance from surrounding law enforcement agencies, loudspeakers in an Ontario police unit and an overhead sheriff's helicopter announced:‘ This is an order to disperse You are commanded to leave the campus at this time. If you don't you are subject to arrest At the time the announcement was made, between 800 to 1.000 students were in the out* side campus area Perhaps halfof the crowd filtered awav from■: %the inner campus Math-Science quad area after police at first patiently ordered students off campus Hut after a few minutes, police formed a loose line and. at times using their night sticks to push slow-moving students, then channelled students between the Homemaking Building and snack bar, forcing the group into the parking lot Several students reported witnessing police swinging mghi sticks at members of thecrowd. Hut most observers, m-...... • ~ v —j 1 vk' eluding at least six reportersvariety. A specific vaccine isand photographers at the scene, reported never seeing police raise their clubsAs the police line progressed, students were frequently pulled from the crowd, handcuffed and taken into custody. Sometimes those arrested were slow in disputing: on other occasions students were placed in custody after encounters with Chaffey staff members, who were helping disperse the students.Most of the at le ist 25 arrests were made as students were moved to the parking lot area, where they generally got into cars and left campusBy approximately 12 15 p.m. the campus was cleared Within the next half-hour there were reports of large gatherings at John Galvin Park and on Fourth Street, east of Euclid Avenue, but neither developed into a significant police problem.An estimated 1,200 students remained in class during the disturbance as school administrators did not allow the second lunch period bell to ring This kept approximately half the student body away from the troubled outside campus areaObservers reported counting at least 30 police officers on campus during the disturbance, including either uniformed or plainclothed officers from the Ontario. Upland, Chino and Montclair police departments, plus deputies from the West Fnd Sheriff's stationDr. Adams had praise for the quick response of the surroun-ding community police departments.I thought Capt Simmons and his men did an outstanding job . . . this could have reallv blt;vn a disaster. Dr. Adams reported.
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Ontario Daily Report
Ontario, California, US
Sat, Jan 25, 1975
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