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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - June 26, 1968, Norwich, New York The e Ning in vol. 78, to. 62wednesday, june 26, 1968 Norwich new York 13815 a of per cop new red attack on Saigon feared Chicago gangs 2 roles fighting and peacekeeping Chicago apr dusk drops Over 63rd Street. And under the elevated train track in the Neon lit pools before the barred store windows the Blackstone rangers gather. They lounge in front of the liquor stores passing cigarettes and wine bottles. They Cluster in the Pool Halls playing poker and shooting Pool. Sometimes they shoot each other. Who Are the Blackstone rangers Are they the big time operators who reportedly shelled out $36,000 from the gang Treasury to buy a enough marijuana to turn on the whole of Cook county Quot Are they just Graffiti artists who Delight in scrawling their a mighty Blackstone rangers Quot War cry Over every foot of Wall and sidewalk in their South Side neighbourhood Are the Blackstone rangers a Junior negro mafia or just a Bunch of trouble prone but Reform minded kids a Senate subcommittee is seeking the answers to these questions. And it has heard Testi Mony supporting these descriptions during its investigation into a $927,341 Grant to the gang by the office of economic Opportunity. A a let a face it these gangs have turned into the Black mafia of Chicago Selling dope prostitution and engaging in extortion or doing anything for a Buck a Warden Winston Moore of the Cook county jail told the subcommittee. Moore is a negro. A they Are a Community organization. Of great influence and Promise. They have used their organization to reduce violence and to create order in an otherwise chaotic environment. Merit a the Rev. John r. Fry White pastor or the first presbyterian Church testified be fore the subcommittee. The Blackstone rangers were organized six years ago by a Small group of negro youths who Hung around the Corner of Blackstone Avenue and 63 re Street sgt. Timothy Daly acting commander of the Chicago police department s gang intelligence unit said tuesday. He estimated the gangs membership at Between 600 and 800 youths ranging in age from 8 to 25. Of these he said Only about too older High school dropouts Are hardcore rangers. However George Rose 23, once third in command of the rangers told the subcommittee the membership is Between 6,000 and 8,000 he said the gang is ruled by an unofficial Board of directors called the a main 21.�?� i be gang s operations Center mainly in Woodlawn an eight Square Block area on the Middle South Side. They also spread North into the University of Chicago Community of Hyde Park and West into Englewood. A disparate set of facts about the neighbourhood serves to Point up the conflicting opinions about the rangers. A the rate of assaults and other crimes of violence has declined in Woodlawn. Poor Campaign slows capital again Calm Washington apr the streets of the nations capital were Back to Normal today no curfew no heavy police patrols no National guardsmen and few visible symbols of the poor Peoples Campaign. But even with its Leader the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy beginning a 20-Day jail term and resurrection City reduced to stacks of plywood the Campaign continued to run at a reduced Pace. A a we have to keep the movement alive a said the Rev. Andrew Young Abernathy a chief assistant As he announced plans for clergymen to March cop mulls plan to Block lbs Washington apr sen ate republicans Are questioning whether they can or should try to Block any attempt by presi Dent Johnson to name a sue Sor to Earl Warren As chief jus. Tice of the supreme court. Republican Leader Everett m. Dirksen of Illinois said tuesday there is a question of policy whether Johnson should try to replace Warren a in the Shank of his but Dirksen also said there is a question of whether a refusal to confirm a nominee before Johnson Steps out of the White House would be an intrusion by Congress on executive Powers. While Dirksen was comment ing after a luncheon meeting of Senate republicans tuesday Warren in California discussed for the first time reports that he is retiring. Bulletin Washington president Johnson announced today his acceptance of the resignation of chief Justice Earl Warren and the selection of Justice Abe Fortas to replace Warren. Weather rain becoming occasional and Light tonight Low temperatures in 50s and Low 60s. Thursday Cloudy Cool with occasional rain Likely High temperatures mostly in the 60s. Chance of some minor flooding on Small streams this afternoon and tonight. On the Capitol grounds today despite a Law forbidding demonstrations there. Young told a news conference plans for the ministerial demonstration had been in the works for some time. They were re leased by Abernathy in a letter a from a jail in Washington the tactic was similar to or. Martin Luther King classic a letter from a Birmingham jail in 1963, but Abernathy a was much Shorter and quite different in Content. A i am in jail v Ith the poor and today i ask you to join us a it said. A the time for stating our Case in words is past we have done that and have been rebuked by the authorities a Abernathy said he hoped the clergymen would be just a one of the first Waves of people who Are willing to join the poor in jail. A Abernathy one of 261 demonstrators arrested monday was sentenced by chief judge Harold h. Greene of the District of Columbia court of general sessions. Greene said he had no doubt a you were sincerely trying to help the poor people of he could have levied 90 Days in jail plus a$250fine. Hundreds of police using tear Gas cleared slum streets in Washington monday night and the National guard enforced a 9 . Curfew. The Quick action by police and National guardsmen was credited by other observers with pre venting More widespread violence. The most visible aspect of the poor Peoples Campaign tuesday was the mule train. Five weeks after it left Marks miss., its 13 battered wagons trundled across the 14th St. Bridge into Washington under police escort. In hot muggy weather it made a 10-mile tour of poor and wealthy sections of the negro areas hit by disorders and to the Surprise of even the Drivers was warmly welcomed wherever it went. A we will use the mule train to go around the . Community and try to get the Community involved a Young said. As the mule train creaked along the Potomac River Bridge from Virginia it passed within sight of a strangely empty res. A erection City. Forces appear heading South missile fighters new look for policemen in France induces these riot helmets with plexiglass visors to protect faces against stones and other missiles. Gear was put to Good use in recent clashes Between police and strikers. Rockefeller claims he a gelling support previously behind blk new York gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller says he a picking up support that had gone to sen. Robert f. Kennedy and at the same time has kept alive the idea of running with California gov. Ronald Reagan. A the Kennedy had become a sym Liol to minority groups More than anyone since Roosevelt a Rockefeller said in Albany tuesday. A i think much of this is now coming my the Republican presidential aspirant said earlier in the Day there was a absolutely no basis to reports he had Given up the idea of a Rockefeller Reagan ticket. A although or. Reagan himself has said he would not be a candidate a Rockefeller said a there have been a great Many people who have Felt there was a possibility of a ticket Reagan has said repeatedly he is not interested in the vice presidency and he told a news conference tuesday neither Rockefeller nor Richard m. Nixon had asked him to become a running mate. Reagan a gop favorite son also indicated he would not be entered As a presidential candidate at the Republican National convention if it is obvious someone else has the nomination locked up in Advance. A obviously if the convention is going to be sewed up a he said a a there a no sense in going Down there and going through an empty he indicated in such a situation he might also release Cali Fornias 86-vote delegation before the convention. A key member of the delegation has said it would substantially favor Nixon if Reagan were not a Factor. In the democratic race. Vice president Hubert h. Humphrey has scheduled a Campaign swing through Colorado North Dakota and Iowa starting in Denver tonight to seek delegates and outline his views to voters. Aides have said Humphrey will concentrate on Public speeches this summer to dispel any image of a Campaign based on a Aback room politics for convention Delegate votes. In other political developments a Nixon in a position paper called Berlin a Keystone of Western Security. A any he said a that we Are willing to accommodate to renewed soviet and East German of Berlin would be an invitation for further pressures from the communists a third party presidential candidate George c. Wallace set out today on a Campaign swing aimed at raising Campaign funds and gaining enough voter signatures to get on the novem Ber ballot in Maryland and Massachusetts. The swing also Wal take him through his Home St of Alabama. A eleven Republican Semi tors most of them consid ted favouring Nixon have critic Rockefeller for attacks by it in against Nixon and sen. M in o Hatfield Dore. A we a Dis Nayed a they said in Ole to in m y i breach of the ailed to Quot commandment ii of a fellow re it it lated press poll i by has at least 19 a s 63 Delegate votes tie j. Mccarthy 4. Quot i. Branigin i and i Vii a it its sen. Edward m. A line with 15 uncommitted her delegates were not a i cd or declined to state or preference. Saigon apr a . Sources said today two freshly equipped North vietnamese regiments possibly 5,800 men Are believed headed toward Saigon to join the enemy Force threatening another attack on tile South vietnamese capital. . Intelligence officers said the 32nd and 33rd North vietnamese regiments were in Phi he Quot Long province five Days ago 71 Miles North of Saigon and 165 Miles Southwest of their previous Headquarters. The two regiments have been inactive for a year while refitting. They include Veteran troops who fought in Hie 1965 1a Drang Valley Campaign one of the bloodiest of the War. The two regiments Are normally headquartered along the cambodian Border just West of Plein in the Central Highlands. Apparently they moved Down through Cambodia and crossed the Border into Phuc Long. . B52 bombers have been attacking their suspected positions in efforts to break up their troop concentrations and Blunt their Advance toward Saigon. The eight engine bombers flew eight missions tuesday and wednesday against enemy base Camps and River loading Points in Binh Long. Binh Duong and Tay Ninh provinces West and South of Phuoc Long. These Are considered the enemy a main infiltration corridors from Ambo Ilia to Saigon. The River Points 15 to 20 Miles from the cambodian Border Are where rockets destined for use against Saigon Are loaded on samoans after shipment Down from North Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia. Prisoner interrogations and captured documents have indicated the enemy plans for a third offensive on Saigon expected to be As big As the Sec. Ond offensive May 5, when about 10,000 soldiers were sent against the City. Allied troops have formed a ring of patrols around Saigon but ground fighting has been in a Lull for about two weeks. Elsewhere enemy machine gunners shot Down a . Marine Jet fighter bomber three Miles from the Allied combat base at Kite Saith Iii the Northwest Corner of South Vietnam. The Pilot bailed out and was rescued. An explosive apparently hidden under the dashboard of a . Air Force bus blew up today As the bus was crossing a Bridge Over the Danang River. A . Marine spokesman said to american passengers and Bridge Security guards were wounded and the Bridge was slightly damaged. Over North Vietnam . Pilots flew 128 missions tuesday against enemy Supply lines Iii the Southern Panhandle below the 19th parallel. A . Spokesman said pilots reported destroying or damaging 13 trucks. Bulletproof shield planned for Sirhan ave cease fire ready if Paris apr the United states told North Vietnam today it was a prepared to cease bom. Bardeen to of North vietnamese territory but was unable to do so because Hanoi has intensified its War efforts when the United states was trying to de escalate. A we Are very serious about these negotiations a ambassador Cyrus r. Vance told North vietnamese negotiator Xuan Thuy. A we want them to succeed. A we think there is a proper basis for peace in Southeast Asia that conforms to the legitimate interests of All the countries of that area and that we and others should move steadily toward Vance said of the . Position a we Are prepared to cease bombardment at the appropriate time and circumstances. Our fundamental premise is that North Vietnam must not improve its military position As a result of the cessation of bom. Bar dment by the United Thuy replied according to his spokesman with a new demand that All attacks on the North Stop immediately without any military reciprocity by tile North vietnamese forces. He said then other peacemaking questions could be discussed Here. The two sides agreed to meet again next wednesday. The americans and North vietnamese agreed that the talks made no Progress. But there was a 42.minute Coffee break of which North vietnamese spokesman Nguyen Thanh be said a there was nothing special during the Coffee Breaks Are regarded by american negotiators As a hopeful development for the fun. Ture when they May provide a basis for private exploration of peace possibilities. Some american officials had hoped for evidence by this stage of the Paris peace talks that the iwo is brimful to Japan Bult Tokyo apr iwo Jima one of the worlds Groat battlefields reverted from american to japanese administration today. In 26 furious Days of fighting 6,821 americans and 19,000 Jap anese perished on tile Island in february and March 1945. The americans gave Back to Japan two groups of Central Pacific islands the Volcano which include iwo and Tho Bourns which include Chi Chi Jim a the Only one in the two groups inhabited by civilians. Three other Small islands a Marcus Rosario and parcel Vellay related geographic ally to the major groups Are also reverting to Japan. Small american detachments on Marcus iwo and Chi Chi will remain for the time being. Control of the islands was officially returned to Japan at a ceremony in Tokyo attended by Crown Prince Akihito North vietnamese were actively considering moves toward de escalation to match president Johnson s March 31 limitation on the bombing of the North. They now see evidence instead that Hanoi is holding out for a further . Concession. . And North vietnamese negotiators returned to the conference table today after a week s recess. Ambassador w. Averell Harriman is in the United states this week and his Dep. Uty ambassador Cyrus r. Vance headed the american negotiating team. Vance and the . Ambassador to Laos William la. Sullivan discussed the negotiations tuesday with laotian Premier Souvanna Houma who is in Paris for medical attention and a vacation. Los Angeles apr sir Hail Bishara Sirhan will sit Deli id a shield of bulletproof Armor plate and Glass if he is tried As expected in los Angeles on a charge of murdering sen. Robert f. Kennedy. He will be led to the courtroom from a cell through a sealed passageway whose win Dows will be covered by heavy steel plates. The county Board of supervisors decided tuesday to authorize unlimited expenditures to assure the safety of the 24-year-old jordanian accused of shoot ing Kennedy june 5. The Cost of the protective equipment a its estimated at $20,000�?$1,500 for work on the passageway and the rest for a Armor plate Armor Glass steel plate and wire netting in tile several threats have been made on the life of Sirhan As Well As his lawyer and others connected with the Case. The accused was expected to enter his plea Friday on the ninth floor of the Hall of Justice a flour above Hie courtroom where he probably will be tried. But the plan was cancelled be cause the Security measures were not ready. A precise description of the Security devices was not made Public at the request of Superior court judge Donald r. Wright. But supervisor Kenneth Halm said that the shield could be Large enough to protect not Only Sirhan but also the trial judge attorneys and jury. Instead of in the Hall of jus. Tice Sirhan May enter his plea Friday in the Chapel of the new county jail where he has been kept in a maximum Security cell since Hie shooting. Observers note however hat his attorney Russell e. Parsons who took Over the Case from the Public defender last week May request More time to study the lengthy grand jury transcript or there May be oth. Or reasons for delay. Hahn said the county mechanical department will begin work on the bulletproof shield Friday. Filiti mail opinions shilling Washington apr Congress is being flooded with mail running heavily against proposals for even stronger gun control Laws a Sharp reversal of earlier trends immediately after the assassination of sen. Robert f. Kennedy. This development came As the Senate juvenile delinquency subcommittee started hearings today on strict registration and licensing proposals. Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark carrying president Johnson a plea for Federal registration of every gun in the nation and licensing of All owners was among Lead off witnesses before the subcommittee. An a associated press Survey of 90 congressmen whose mail ran heavily in favor of stricter gun controls just after Kennedy Sas Sassi nation shows a Strong tide now opposed to stronger con trois. The congressmen say they re receiving tens of thousands of letters running up to 25 to i against stricter controls. Congressmen from the Northeast and isolated areas elsewhere said their mail still to Trudeau tidal wave provides mandate Pierre Trudeau Toronto apr it was a Trudeau tidal wave and it gave his party a clearcut mandate to Rule Canada with a strength no party has enjoyed in six years. In tuesdays election Pierre Elliott Trudeau who entered politics Only three years ago led his liberals to the biggest Victory any party has scored since John Diefenbaker a prime. Diefenbaker in 1958 spearheaded the conservatives to a land slide Triumph that was for four years control. Trudeau became Liberal Leader and thus prime minister by Choice of a party convention t o months ago when Lester b. Pearson retired. Tuesday Cana Dian voters had the Chance to ratify or repudiate the Choice. Their answer gave the liberals the House of commons majority they had never von under Pearson a leadership. Trudeau on assuming the prime ministry vowed to in. Prove his party s standing. As the leading party even lacking a majority the liberals could Call an election at a time they thought advantageous. Trudeau and his aides judged this a Good time and the bet paid off. How did he do it there is no question of Trudeau a personal Appeal evidenced in the reaction of Happy throngs that greeted him on the Campaign Trail across the country. But As the Campaign progressed he also showed himself a pragmatic and Tough politician. He said the right things and made no big promises. Though a native of Quebec he did no to give an Inch to those que Beckers a to a jut a special Deal for that dominantly French speaking province or even to split off from Canada. There is one Canada Trudeau said and that s the Way it s going to be. At the last minute when Quebec separatists rioted in Montreal and hurled a bottle past the prime minister he did no to flinch. I contrast the Cor Serva Tives though also under new leadership never caught popular fancy. Robert Stanfield the Nova Scotia who replaced Diefenbaker last year said As the returns rolled in that he had known 24 hours earlier that his party was beaten. Stanfield is 54, Only six years older than Trudeau but to most canadians it appeared his and the tories ideas Wen old hat or at least not Good enough. The election was for 264 seats with each citizen voting Only for a legislator in his own District. Thus Trudeau s name was on the ballot Only in a Montreal District but voters nationwide knew whom they were support ing when they voted Liberal. Tabulations today showed the liberals were sure of 153 seats. The conservatives had 70 and were leading in two contests. The new democratic party took 23, the credit stes of Teehee 15, and an Independent i. The social credit party was eliminated from parliament. It had four members after the 1965 election. Vors stronger firearms controls although by a lower margin than before. Johnson a recommendations have yet to lie introduced Iii Bill form but a gun registration licensing proposal by sen. Joseph i. Tydings d-md., was already before the subcommittee. Tydings said he also Hopes to persuade the full Senate judiciary committee at a meeting thursday to add registration and licensing provisions to a Bill to ban mail order Sale of rifles and shotguns. Senate democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said that if the committee reports out a Bill limited to mail order sales he expects registration and licensing amendment to be offered on the Senate floor. Congressmen and aides say much of the mail against stronger controls is prompted by National Rifle association opposition but that Many of the writers disclaim any association with the or a. The letters Range from views that stricter gun controls Are not the answer to crime Iii America to fears of too much government control. Today s chuckle a woman looking through her mail found nothing but Bills and complained a i thought the government was going to do something about this junk

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