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1 = Mr, Belm . 1 —- Mr, Mohr — ; 1 =- Mr, Sullivr , 1 = Mr, DeLoach © 1 —- Mr, Rosen 1 - Mr, Sizoo l- | | one i- 1 - 1 ry AE PNINA : FIN IS UNCLASSIFI | : es WEIRS BEACH RIOT LACONTA, NEV HAMPSHIRE Se JUNE 19-20, 1965 o x o —— 3 Riotous conditions developed at Weirs Beach cp = Ss located on lake Winnipesaukee at Laconia, New Hampshire, x: 4 on the night of June 19, 1965, when a crowd of 6,000 to Ha & 10,000 men and women who had congregated on Lakeside zs = Avenue at the resort became disorderly and defied the 2 local police, NATURE OF THE CROWD: | The crowd was composed primarily of motorcyclists from all parts of the United States who were in the area to attend the annual motorcycle races at nearby Loudon, New Hampshire, Most of the individuals were in the twenties or early thirties, 7 OE INITIAL INCIDENTS: Trouble first occurred at about 7:00 p,m, on June 19, 1965, when someone threw a smoke bomb and the crowd converged in that area, Several more smoke bonbs - 73 wernen +h tn the nert hous with aimilsr raculits, Tha Wea whe WW ami whew S45 oh aw ee Me WSS Sef ee awe Me Oe heatiataientl crowd became disorderly and noisy, taunted police officers with vulgar and profane renarks, and interfered with traffic¢.. RICTING ERUPTS: Tolson Belmont ——__ Mohr DeLoach Casper Caliaho: Conrad Gale wnt Fiosen —_ = AGE_THE THREE Holmes Gandy war Room’) Trecetyre unit _] EN CLOSURE By 9:00 p.m., the crowd had become an unruly mob completely defiant of police orders, Mombers of the mob fought among theuselves, threw firecrackers, rocked and over~