European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday april 13, . Counts Cost of violence new York up the org of violence which swept the United states after the murder of or. Martin Luther King seems to have subsided. This is an accounting of the Cost and recriminations about methods used to contain the violence. The toll in the seven Days of racial strife was number of dead 43.number of injured in  of cities hit 125, number of arrests More than 20,000. Amount of damage almost impossible to estimate. Insurance Industry spokesmen in washing ton said their losses would be More than $45 million in damage claims to be paid with indications that it could go much higher. The american insurance association estimated that the Over All property damage was $125million. The estimate of Washington damage was $15 million. Federal troops still guarded the City Fri Day though the curfew was Cut to four hours and the area was returning to normality. Damage in Baltimore was estimated at�10 million and in Chicago at $8 million. Curfews were lifted in both  major trouble the last major trouble spot was Kansas City. Not until Friday morning did sniper fire arson looting and rioting seem to be waning  violence was the worst in the City s history. It left six dead More than 50 injured and 543 persons under arrest. A dusk to Dawn curfew remained in effect and 3,000 National guards men and Law officers were on duty. Police accused some of the recrimination about methods used to counter act the violence came in Kansa City. Negro leaders accused police of having a belligerent attitude and of using tear Gas indiscriminately. Police denied the charges. A grand jury in Trenton n.j.,is to be called to investigate the fatal shooting by police of negro divinity student during violence tuesday night. The youth had been a member of mayor Carmen Armenti s youth Council while a student at Tren ton Central High school an went on to study religion. His friends said he had not been booting As police claimed. In other cities there was a Gen Era relaxation of curfews and other restrictions while Federal troops and National guardsmen were preparing to leave critical Points or were already on their Way out. Demos Watt for Ttoe Lefeu a new York up the re publican governor who sought his party s presidential nomination but then changed his mind Isi available again and the demo cratic vice president who has not formally announced he is campaigning is doing just that and running  Are awaiting vice president Hubert h. Humphrey formal announcement and gov. Nelson Rockefeller of new Yorkis awaiting reaction to his state ment thursday that if the party and the country want me the answer is  the rocket Miler for president movement formally revived on wednesday sprang to life thurs Day when its guiding hand sen Thruston b. Morton of Kentucky said 1? or 20 of 26 Republican governors favored uie new Yor governor for the nomination. Rockefeller followed lip the Morton statement with comments to newsmen that underlined both his availability and his desire for the nomination. Rockefeller said in new York if i were the candidate i think i could win. If Idin to i would t be Here Rin available if the party wants  but Rockefeller stopped Short of committing himself to an Active Campaign for the  said instead that his position has not changed from Las month when he said he would accept a draft but would not con test the primaries we Tai Republican front runner Richard . He said at that time that redid not have the support among regular party leaders to warrant an All out Effort. Humphrey plans to take of Florida vacation before announcing his Plains but he is in need an candidacy the speech to a about Oisin a -. M�15 Olla Date find no longer As spokesman for  aft Sha