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In Chicago, Zilinois, the riot-tors ares in the Puerto Rican district remained calw but tense during the past - 24 hours, The Chicago Police Departement continued to maintain heavy police patrolein the area and allowed no loitering, _ . demonstrations, or: gatherings of any kind: One Puerto Rican was arrested for a traffic violatioa. ; Yarioum civic leaders continued to work in the trouble area atteupting to reduce tension. Several sexbers of the Puerto Rican community have requested age @ from the -.! Southern Christian Leadership Conference, James Orange, a “— Southern Christian Leadership Conterenca ataf? worker in Chicago, @ponsored a meeting at bis headquarters last evening which was attended by about 100 persons, 80 of whom were Puerto Ricans. The meeting, which was in Spanish, dealt with police brutality. Cherles J. Erop, Director of the Cardinal's Committee for Spanish Speaking People, a Catholic welfare organization, advised yesterday that tension in the trouble erea has been reduced but that the potential for violence still exiaete. Be stated that be believes the area will becowe stabiized unless the Southern Christian Leadership Conference agitates the residents in the aree. NOTE: See memorandum J. F. Bland te W. C. Mellivan, same date, frame caption; | Classified * feantial’ because of sources of continuing value whoce discloeurg would be injurious to the national defense. = . - ae band