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Panther Showdown Averted In Detroit Police Standoff
Detroit officials credit Black community leaders and police for preventing a 1967 like riot after a nine hour standoff around the NCCF Panthers headquarters. Patrolman Glenn E. Smith was killed and another officer wounded during the shooting. Twelve of fifteen charged youths surrendered. three were driven from the scene by tear gas. Nadine Brown and attorneys Elliott Hall and Dennis Archer supported negotiations.
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