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ane Shale be iad Ta het. FD-350 (Rev, 7-16-63) bic By Edmund J. Rooney Extra police squads guard- ed the Wabash Av. police sta- tion and patrolied nearby streets Monday as the result of a disturbance led by “Black Power” advocates. Four juveniles and 34 adults were arrested after the melee Sunday in Washington Park. Three policemen and ; four other persons were slight- ly injured, Police Comdr. Robert Har- , | ness blamed the disturbance 1on “high emotionalism” by | persons attending a meeting to dedicate the park to Malcolm X. slain Black Nationalist. ke trouble began when two |bnidentified white girls sougtt to attend the meeting and ed to by many colored wom en,” Harness said. TWO NEGRO undercover detectives, Otis Harris and Carl Ford, were credited with tescuing the white girls from | ~ the angry crowd, - oly their presence was object- : ____ (Mount Clipping In Spoce Belaw)} “Harris and Ford pulled their guns and risked severe personal injury to allow the white girls to get to their car and drive out of the park,” Harness said. More than 150 uniformed police, wearing riot helmets and carrying shotguns, rushed into the park and near- by streets. A CROWD of more than 200 persons quickly arrived at the Wabash Av. station, 48th St. and §, Wabash, to protest the arrest of 12 persons at the park, The crowd, ignored a plea by Harness to disperse and tossed rocks, bricks and Molotov cocktails. The three Wabath Av. Dis- trict policemen treafed for mi- nor injuries at Provident Hos- pital were Daniel Moran, face cuts from ‘a thrown brick; Leon Shelley, bruised arm, and James hand bite. 56 JUN 2 1196R Breckenridge, Wabash Ay. Station Guarded After 38 Arrests in in Park The 34 adults who were ar rested will appear May 31 in | Boys Court on charges rang- ing from mob action and in- terfering with police to dis- orderly conduatiome were charged additionally with ag- gravated battery and damage to police property. py cn, UNDER J NVESTIQNMON ) , ae & =a Mr, Tolson _ oir, fi. ; 7 Ar. Mt. Mr. ue bIG (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) CHICAGO DAILY NEWS CHICAGO, ILLINOIS $222 -67 Date: Edition: RED DART Author: POO UNT: J. ROONEY Editor: ROY M, FISHER TA HONOR MAL- SED SORES BY C.C é SHTRETON PARK; Titl ALLY com” CRICA Character: or LS7 +1465 CHICAGO Ww Classification: Submitting Office: CT) Being Investigated -