European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse In killed in Cleveland riots Black nationalist plot alleged firing at snipers a Cleveland policeman fires a tear Gas grenade toward an apartment in an Effort to rout policemen use a car As Protection from bullets. Armoured cars were used to Seal off an East Side area. A i negro area1 turned into Battlefield Cleveland up snipers with automatic weapons fought police through tuesday night and wednes Day morning in what local authorities said was a Black Power plot to begin major disturbances simultaneously Here and in Chicago de troit and Pittsburgh. Ten persons were shot to death during the disorder. The fighting which had turned Large Section of Cleveland s predominantly negro East Sid into a Battleground was declared under control by Ohio authorities shortly before noon. Mayor Carl b. Stokes a negro i ordered the withdrawal of troops and police late wednesday after noon. He took the action following meeting with 109 Community leaders who said the withdrawal would Calm the Stokes said that prior to the outbreak he had received information from military and feb sources and local police Intelli gence sources that at 8 wednesday major disturbances were to occur in Chi Cago Detroit Cleveland and that reason he said cent on Page 24, col. I unofficial newspaper of . Fore in Europe North Africa and Fth Middle eat vol. 27, no. 98 if 21855 a thursday july 25, 1968 is daily 10 sunday d agents grab $2 million in . Bogus Bill raid 789ooo More in top 0 grades services plan pm promotion step up cd by Marchueta a Washington Bureau Washington is the dense department plans to pro Mote almost 78,000 More enlisted s an women in toe top six8, rfe8 has fiscal year than it did 68, according to the As defense Secretary for i testimony before a special committee of the House services committee the top manpower of Overall top six promo next 12 months ,764 As com for the year on Page 8 ool � Brick township . A secret service agents said they raided a one family Home her wednesday and confiscated More than $2 million in counterfeit $20 Bills the second larg est haul of bogus Bills Ever seized in the United states. Eight persons were arrested i various parts of the state said Frank b. Wood chief of the secret service in new Jersey. Wood said that the Bills were found behind a trapdoor in a bedroom closet of the House. He said he believed that the printing press allegedly used in the operation was dumped in the nearby Atlantic Ocean but Wood said inks and acids were founding the House. Wood described the counterfeit Bills As Good workmanship but said they lacked the fiber found in legitimate Bills. The largest seizure of counter Feit Money was $4.2 million in new York City last december Wood said
