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k Panthers FB-tiod judge 0 $10 INDICATE FAGE. NEWSPAPER, Cir Lawyers for the Black Pan EDITION thers Wednesday demanded that a federa judge step aside from appeals in their cele- brated civil suit, citing the judge's past affiliation with the FBI. The move follows the Oct 1 disclosure in Law Memo the weekly Sun-Times legal column, that U.S.Appeals Cg. Sun-Times Courr Judge Wilbur F.Pell P.13 Jr. was an FBl spacial agent from 1942 to 1945 and a Cg. Illinois dues-paying member of a dis- puted FBI alumni group until September, 1977. In April, Pell cast a strong dissent in a 2-to-l opinion that reinstated the multimil- Hion-dollar Panther suit against former Cook County State's Atty.Edward V. Han- raian and others, nciuding the FBI, who conducted the 1969 rad in which Panthers Fred Hampton.and Mark Clark were killed. In a motion filed in federai DATE. .10-18-79 court here, the Panther lawy- yers asked that Peli "recuse Ric himself,or step down,from JAUTEORD b6 further Panther proceedings EDITCAS. b7C and strike his April dissent TITLE:Panthers ask irom the court record. The l7-page motion alleges FBI-tied judge to sts- that Pell's dissen! closely par aside lels what some critics see as. the aims of the alunni CHARACTERS group.the Society of Former CR Specia Agents cf tae FBl CLASSITICATIS? Those critics portray the society as a vigorous lobby ing arm of the FBI. They SUEMITTIO point out that in 1977 the so- CHICAGO ciety helped raise $500000 to puy legal fees for John.J. Keurney, a former burean su- pervisor indicted on charges of directing illegal mail open ing and wiretapping. ARCHED Pell previousiy has said NXD that he is not compromised AUZ by the past aililiations. He aiso said he did not take part (Ti 1: %9 In fund-raising for Kearney or several otner former FBI officials. FEI-CHCAGO 9q b7C