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Subways attacked by two Black gangs in Brooklyn
Two bands of Black youths terrorized Brooklyn subway trains early Sunday injuring property and threatening white passengers. Twelve were arrested on rioting and robbery charges. eight to fifteen others escaped. A separate racial clash related incident followed near Crown Heights.
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Raymond Sheerin
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Charlotte Lipsik
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Sheepshead Bay
Bensonhurst
Nicholas Philippides
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