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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - September 16, 1968, Norwich, New York The evening Sun vol. 78, no. 118 monday september 16, 1968 Norwich new York 13815 10� per cop Columbia faces new student fury spiked balls like this one at left 4 were hurled at Chicago police during demonstrations at the democratic convention. At right officer Gregory Kyritz 21, displays Mark left by missile hurled during Melee. He had to undergo plastic surgery As cop sees Chicago a we always take rape by Tom Tiede Chicago Inea a Frank Crawford sags Back into a chair. He twists a bit to allow for the gun on his hip. And he folds his hands into his Lap. Frank Crawford a a cop. Chicago . Its a Lousy Job. Sometimes. The pay is too Short the hours too Long and somebody is forever trying to shoot a Hole into somebody else a head. A husband and wife Brawl. The wife Calls a cop. The cop arrests the husband. Next morning the cop goes to court to find the Case dismissed. The husband and wife have made up and Are instead filing charges of police brutality. A never fails a officer Crawford sighs. A the cop always takes the Franklin Delano Crawford age 31, voices the near unanimous opinion of the 12.000-Man Chicago police department when he laments the policeman a plight. Many cops Here feel they have become Little More than society a kicking dog. The feeling has been festering for years. But it has ripened to an open wound since the events of the democratic National convention. Police action then evoked National condemnation. And Chicago cops have been bitterly stung by it. Six years on the Force and officer Crawford has had it All. The robberies the murders the punks torturing the winos for a few cents change. Sick. He digests his dinners on the shrieks of women who have been raped. Crawford is supposed to Stop the rapes Stop the robberies the murders the punks. It does no to work out that Way. Says officer Crawford a a in be been called everything. Pig monster and Bastard. Why i did my Job. That a Why. I am paid to help preserve Law and order in the City and during the convention i did it the Best Way i the Way Frank Crawford preserved Law and order during the convention was to use a minimal Force and follow As a member of the elite tactical unit division he says he did exactly this throughout the Street brawling. He denies he was brutal. He denies he overreacted. He admits he used his Nightstick on occasion but never without provocation. This is his Side of the Story. He says he was snarled in a number of incidents during that week but the one he remembers Best was the flagpole he believes it Best illustrates the tactics the police tried to use. Crawford a eight Man tactical unit received a Call to investigate a gathering at the ban Shell in Grant Park. On arrival the police observed �?o8.000 to 9,000�?� people clustered around the ban Shell. The people were mostly Young but Crawford recalls some adults also mingling in the crowd. The cops set up observation 50 Yards away. At 2 15 p.m., according to Crawford an unidentified speaker began to talk about a the not much new in Daley film Chicago a a program presenting Chicago a official version of disorders during the democratic National convention produced scant new information and showed Little of police clashes with demonstrators weather mostly fair tonight and partly Cloudy on tuesday Low temperatures tonight in upper 40s and Low 50s highs tuesday in upper 70s and Low 80s. Critics contend. Leaders of the peace demonstrators charged sunday night after the television and radio broadcast that the City had failed to prove its charge that the protesters planned to Dis credit the government. However Robert j. Of Rourke a Chicago Alderman and Republican candidate for states attorney said the program a clearly documented How the police crushed a Well organized plan for mayor Richard j. Daley a new York apr a Campaign by student revolutionaries and activists to cripple Colum Bia University again begins tuesday with two planned de in on stations at the 214-year-old Ivy league school. The Radical students for a democratic society has planned its first major actions to Coin cide with the arrival of fresh men on the Morningside Heights Campus. Many classes Start sept. 26. So two contending forces those in the University hoping to avoid further disruption on Campus and the band of student radicals begin acting out a or a. A to see whether Columbia can reopen in peace this term. Student activists and College administrators throughout the country Are expected to follow the developments closely. After tile earlier outbreaks at the University of California at Berkeley Columbia has become the Symbol of student unrest in the United states. Columbian a school year ended in chaos last Spring following clashes that involved administration students faculty and new York City police. A sit in that began april 23 spread and students quickly occupied five Campus buildings. Eight Days later 1,000 City police cleared the buildings and arrested More than 700persons. There were nearly 200 injured. Some students and faculty outraged Over the use of police Force supported the strike. Formal classes ended. Three weeks later another demonstration was held to protest the suspension of leaders of tile earlier protest. Columbia president Grayson Kirk called in the police Early the next morning May 22. More than too arrests were made without incident at first but rows of helmeted policemen swept across tile Campus. Students tossed bricks. Several policemen were seriously injured and nearly too students were clubbed. During the summer tile University administration and trustees agreed to a series of liberalizing moves. And Kirk a Symbol of intransigence to militant students and Many others retired raising Hopes among some in the school that major change in University policy would follow. The student critics however say the changes so far do not go far enough. A the University As it exists now really lie allowed to function a says ads. The Central question remains will the relatively Small band of activists win enough support in the general student Ixida and the faculty As they did during tile Spring disorders to paralyse the University anew the first planned action took place last thursday a demonstration at a meeting of some 750 senior faculty members. There was some shoving and pushing As about 200 activists led by ads tried to push into the meeting. Next will come a a Victory rally a according to plans obtained from ads sources at noon tues Day in front of the school cafeteria to celebrate cafeteria workers winning a weekly minimum wage of $100. Then at 6 30 p.m., Oil the Steps of Low memorial Library and just Lief re a convocation for freshmen a torchlight serv ice is planned to Honor slain Congo Leader Patrice Lumumba. This reference is part of an attack on acting president an Drew j. Cordier career Diplomat who served with the United nations at the time of the Congo crisis. Rebirth of the the speaker called for the tearing Down of the old nation beginning with the signs and symbols of the old nation. At that time Crawford says the sneaker pointed to a Large american Flag Chicago City property and enlisted some of the crowd to help him a Burn it Down and raise instead the red Flag. On the order Crawford says the crowd surged for the Flag. The police immediately radioed for instructions. An area commander told them simply to a protect the eight policemen hustled to the pole. Crawford remembers that the speaker had reached the flagpole first and was starting to climb when the police arrived. Then Crawford reached up. Grabbed the climber and yanked him Down. A i did no to hit him a Crawford says. A i just reached up grabbed hold and pulled him Down. I did no to know How to remove him any other at that Crawford relates the crowd a about 300 of them began shouting at the cops who had surrounded the pole with their nightsticks at port arms. Crawford says a they started calling us queers and other then according to police the rough stuff started. Officer Crawford remembers one demonstrator a trying to kick me in the there were Brief episodes of scuffling. Crawford insists his men provoked nothing but within minutes were the targets for numerous objects thrown by the crowd. The bricks came first bruising and blooding. One of the to men had his face visor completely shattered by a missile. A they used a fantastic variety of Crawford saws. A they had bottles plastic bags filled with acid and Lead pipes. One thing that was particularly bad was the tiles. They would Sharpen the edges of floor tiles on the sidewalks and then sail them like Frisbee so right at our through the Melee the officer says he and his Peers were on the defense. He says no move was made toward the crowd that Quot we did no to have enough men at the time a and that clubs swung then were done so for Protection Only. Finally the police were forced to Call for help. And moments later a company of helmeted cops arrived to form a skirmish line behind Crawford. At sight of the reinforcements the bricks stopped falling and the agitators shied out of police Range. Soon it All ended in a stare Down. Some demonstrators limped away As did All of Crawford a tactical unit. No More fighting ensued. A a that Stile Way it was a says Frank Crawford. Rising from his chair a we did it exactly according to the Book. We protected Public property and established order by standing our ground and putting on a show of Force Democrat ordered the program produced because he said telecasts during convention week presented a one sided account of Hie Street violence. The one hour show titled a what Trees do they Plant a and subtitled a strategy of a confrontation a was broadcast by More than 140 television stations across the country. The show concentrated on comments from police officials and previously televised inter views with demonstration Lead ers. Nixon View disturbing to Goodell new York apr Republican sen. Charles e. Goodell named to fill the unexpired term of the late new York sen. Robert f. Kennedy says he was a deeply disturbed by Richard m. Nixon a recent statements about school desegregation. The gop presidential nominee said last week that he supported the principle of school desegregation but did not feel that Federal funds should be withheld from schools which fail to integrate. Later in the week Nixon said such Aid could tie held Back a was a last resort from deliberately segregated schools. Said Goodell sunday a i done to see flow you can enforce the civil rights act which is quite specific in this respect without withholding funds # t Goodell also said he will continue to express himself a independently on these issues where czechs urged not Cive up in desperation Prague apr Czechoslovakia a communist leaders urged their people in weekend speeches not to lose Hope de spite tightening censorship and other restrictions demanded by the soviet Union. Communist party chief Alex Nuder Dubcek and other top officials took to television to bolster Public Confidence in their will to revive and continue the highly popular liberalization program while still meeting Moscow a insistence on measures to secure and perpetuate communism in Czechoslovakia. The speeches also made Plain that there will be no More Freedom for anti communist political activity. The appeals for Hope were directed partly at thousands of czechs and slovaks in Western Europe who Are hesitating about coming Home and at Many who contemplate moving abroad if tile Borders Arentt sealed. A major sunday television program was introduced with a Panorama of the Prague Skyline and a girl singing a melancholy Folk song a after the tempest the Sun will Shine National Assembly president Josef Smrkovsky repeated the sentiment a it will not be easy arid it wont be right away but the Sun will Shine Smrkovsky pledged anew that the leadership will Tell tile truth to the people even when this is difficult. He said that a if it is not possible to Tell the truth i would prefer to keep in spite of the appeals for Hope and tile Relief Felt Over withdrawal of soviet tanks arid paratroopers from the cities to Rural and Frontier areas the predominant mood was sadness. With roads free again for cd. Vilian traffic thousands poured into the Countryside under Gray skies sunday Riding in trains and hordes of Small automobiles. Traffic jams Miles Longlevel oped when everybody started Back to Prague sunday night. Accused 4catch-me�?T killer surrenders is disarmed sen. Goodell i v with or. A Gnew or or. Nixon. And i think that a my the senator said he favored the Nixon Agnew ticket because a Nixon recognizes the mistakes of the past and vice president Humphrey refuses to recognize Goodell was interviewed on the Vic is to program Phoenix Ariz. Apr John Frier accused of being the a a catch me killer of Hollywood Fla surrendered sunday night to an off duty sheriffs Deputy and me milers of his family. Erler 24, a former policeman held a .38-caliber revolver and threatened suicide As he talked for 45 minutes with Deputy Dave Koelsch and his Mother brother and sister Koelsch said. The confrontation ended when Erler handed tile revolver to tile unarmed Deputy and Rode off with him to the Maricopa county jail where he was held for Florida authorities. Erler is charged with killing Marilyn claim ii at Hollywood last month. The second degree murder charge was filed saturday after officers with whom he formerly worked said it was his voice in a Telephone Call that said a i just killed three people. I in serious. Please catch me. he resigned from the Force sept. 5, and came Here to visit his family. He disappeared saturday when word reached Here that he had been charged with killing the girl whose body he discovered. A a in a in trouble a Koelsch quoted him As telling his family. A i done to want you to be police found ids abandoned car and on sunday spotted Erler a younger brother Danny near an apartment House. A dozen cars sealed off the area but stayed away from the apartment which Erler rented saturday. Koelsch who normally works with juveniles was advised by radio to Call a phone number. Policki said the person who an were i the number was Danny who landed tile Telephone to his brother. A the told me head decided to commit suicide a Koelsch said of the accused. A i told him that was a bad Way out. After we talked for a while he agreed to talk to me in person and told me where the apartment Koelsch became acquainted with Erler two years ago while he was Riding a police beat in an Monorail mishaps kill i Hurt la san Antonio Tex. A eleven mini Monorail cars Dot railed at the Hemisfar sunday killing one person and injuring 49 after one of the trains struck another. Thirteen of the injured remained in hospitals today As an investigation began to determine the cause of the Accident. Witnesses said the cars derailed after one train struck another from behind As they were rounding a curve by the Hemisfar infirmary. Bystanders and fair employees rushed to Rescue the injured from the cars two of which had fallen into a Lagoon beside the 12-foot-tall Monorail. One woman was saved from drowning. A it was horrible a said Chris Ilg 21, of Akron Ohio a fair employee. A i heard a tremendous crash and i saw people falling out a Little boy fell out and people were screaming and asking where their families a it was like a slow Snake creeping Down a she said. The dead woman was identified by Hospital officials As f i Lee Schmidt 65, of Ellisville to. Her sister in Law Ella Schmidt 71, of Glencoe mo., was injured and in fair condition. One of the injured eid Jacobs 74, of Hallsville mo., was listed in serious condition. The tragedy struck on the Day Hemisfar had its second highest attendance. Hemisfar spokesmen said 89,678 visited the fair sunday bringing the to Tai to 5,551,322 since the fair opened april 6. The record one Day High is 100,486. The exposition closes oct. 6. Enemy la ii hard Fortas filibuster test looms by Allied units Saigon apr South Viet namese and . Forces dealt their enemies heavy casualties in fierce fight i sunday and seized tons of stockpiled ammunition including a Racket launcher and a larg Acle of rockets arid mortars threatening Saigon. Communiques reported 184 Viet Cong and North vietnamese killed in two Savage fights South of Danang and along the cambodian bord r near the due Lap special forces Camp. Another 169 Erie my sold ers were rvs i do used in a dozen smaller Skarrn Shes from the Mekong Delta to till demilitarized zone. Washington apr with committee hearings into Prest Dent Johnson a selection of Abe Fortas to be chief Justice ending today attention is shifting to the Senate itself where opponents have promised an All out filibuster against the nomination. The Senate judiciary commit tee which wraps up final test Mony today has set a vote on Fortas for tuesday. The Only scheduled witness Iii today a hearings was sen. Gordon allow re a olo. Subpoenas were issued for former White House aide Rich Ard n. Goodwin and new York Magazine writer Daniel Yergin although it was doubtful that they could be served before the hearings ended. The committee sought to question Goodwin and Yergin about published reports that Fortas took part in prepare. Ing speeches for president John son. It is thought certain that for. Tas will be recommended by the committee to move up from associate Justice on the supreme court to succeed Earl Warren. But when the appointment reaches the floor it faces almost certain filibuster by a coalition of republicans and Southern democrats fighting Fortas ele vation on grounds ranging from his voting record on the court to charges that he improperly took part in decisions made by Prest. Dent Johnson and the executive department. Nixon ahead in four polls by the a soc lated press four National surveys and a califor a state pol. Show key lican candidate Richard m. Nixon decidedly leading demo cratic vice president Hubert h. Humphrey in the presidential r tee. Time and Newsweek magazines the Gallup poll and a new York times Survey All show that Nixon would win if the election were he i Kiriy. Both Newsweek and the times say Humphrey would get fewer electoral College votes than third party candidate George c. Wallace although new week say. Humphrey s popular vote would be higher. Time gives Nixon 34 states with 328 electoral votes. Humphrey to states and the District of Columbia with 121 votes arid Wallace Only four Drep South states with 39 votes. Although the Gallup p la showed that Humphrey had gained Sli glitzy since August he still trailed Nixon by 12 percent age Points. A California state poll published in he los Angeles times gave Nixon 43 percent of the vote in California and Humphrey 54 percent. Wallace got seven percent. Humphrey s Campaign Man Ager Lawrence o Brien said sunday that his candidate s poor showing was Hie to the late Start of his Campaign. It was delayed by the lateness of tile democratic National convention o Brien said on Nolc television s a meet the the times Survey of 21 gubernatorial contests shows republicans leading in la democrats leading in six and four too close to Call. The paper s presidential Survey shows that Nixon would win 30 states with 346 electoral votes if the election r held today. Humphrey would carry six states with 42 votes Aud Wallace would get eight states with 77 votes. Six states a re too close to Call the times said. Area where Frier worked at a service station. A when i got there Danny was standing in the door waiting for me. Boll was on the phone. I think he was talking to is Koelsch said Al ruler occasionally took the revolver from ills gun Belt and cocked it As they talked. A the was t threatening me or anyone else a Koelsch was just thinking of taking his own life. He kept saying Over and Over again that he did no to want to Hurt Koelsch said Brier talked by Telephone twice with Carl King assistant chief of at hol Lywood. Erler smother and sister Dee Dee joined the three men at the apartment later. Koelsch said he did t question Erler about the slaying saying ills Only concern was to get him to give himself up. Finally Koelsch said Erler handed Over is revolver to his brother and Danny gave it to the Deputy. Flood leaves i oos homeless Iii so. Film land London apr gales and torrential rain lashed Southern England today adding to the havoc caused by the worst floods in 15 years. The army moved in to help with Relief and Rescue work. Road and rail services were disrupted Over thousands of Square Miles from Kent in the East to Dorset in the West. Hundreds were homeless. Thousands of London commuters get to work. Authorities kept anxious watch for Maher tides along the East coast and Hie thames Estuary where Northeast gales brought a new and More serious threat. The combination of Northeast gales and higher tides in 1953 caused Britain a worst floods of Hie Century with .07 persons drowned. This time tile Only casualty so far was a woman swept away from her car As a River inundated a Road in Sussex. Her daughter was swept away too but was found alive clinging to a tree half a mile downriver. The weather Bureau said the nonstop rain which caused the floods was the product of a Freak collision of two air streams. One heading North from the Bay of Biscay was warm and moisture Laden. The other from the Northeast was cold. Their Impact brought severe electrical storms. Helicopters went out at Dawn to Survey possible routes to several Kentish towns and villages reported completely isolated. The River Vancile normally Little More than a Stream broke its Banks during the might at Wimbledon in South London flooding scores of houses. Schools and a Bingo Hall on higher land were used As Shel ter s. Let Ewi Sharn a Busy shopping Center Iii so utile ast London was like a Lake. Today a chuckle the really Well adjusted Man is one who can enjoy the scenery when he has to take a Detour

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