European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Tog 4 the stars and stripes government India Fry Mee flights May be by Jack Miller Washington a the government announced Satur Day night it May impose limit son the number of air plane flights that would be permitted during each hour at the nation s five busiest airports As part of a National Effort to relieve congestion in air traffic. Early last month massive tie and Long delays in land Ings and takeoffs spread throughout the system. The department of transportation to and its Federal aviation administration announced at briefing for reporters that government officials will meet next Friday in Washington to discuss the problem with All elements of at 5 . Airports the aviation expect to hear screams from every Point of the com pass said Secretary of transportation Alan s. Boyd at the briefing. This is not a Happy Black militants charge sellout by Sulc Memphis Tenn. The Southern Christian leadership conference founded by the later. Martin Luther King jr., ended its convention saturday with charges of a sellout from Black militants and without Amajor program for its future. A Young Black militant group from Memphis which Calls itself the invaders nearly disrupted the closing minutes of the four Day convention wit charges of betrayal in the poor people s Campaign. They accused the Sulc staff of sleeping in Comfort at a Washington Motel and eating Steak while poor Black Broth ers and Sisters were sleeping in the rain and mud of resurrection City. A statement from the Mili Tants said to Sulc leaders. We re accusing you of Selling our poor Black Brothers and Sisters know that while our Black Sisters and Brothers were eating cheese and Bologna the Sulc staff was eating Steak and there was Good food in warehouses Over in d.c.," the statement said. Young in argument the dispute began in an angry Exchange Between invaders members and the Rev. Andrews. Young executive vice pres ident of Sulc. Young told the invaders they were partly responsible for King s death by assassination Here april 4. The invaders had turned garbage men s protest March into a near riot to gain recognition by Memphis negro leaders. The incident Mafeking determined to stay in Memphis and hold a second March to prove his non violent tactics could apologized to the invaders during a rally of More than 4,000 persons at Midnight Friday. The apology was accepted by the invaders but their accusations were left untouched. The Lith annual Sulc Conven Tion unanimously elected the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy this first full term As president. However the meeting ended without a major program or direction for the coming year. Shilling discovery Winchester England up1 the thief who ransacked a local tax collector s office found Only five shillings. For the Bird that s what Billy boy ayoung Blue Jay thinks of any food unless happens to be Steak. The pet Bird with the Dis Criminate taste belongs to Cecelia Famularo 17, of new Orleans. Her family adopted Billy boy As a fledgling after he d fallen from his nest. And pretty soon be bad a stake no the Famularo meat Freezer. A photo . Citizens have a gun for each male report says menu Park Calif. Up the Stanford research Institute sri said City dwellers frightened of possible rioting have armed themselves with More than one gun for every male citizen of any the results of a five Mont study partly financed by win Chester and Remington gun manufacturers showed that twice As Many guns were sold in 1967 As in 1963. We estimate conservatively that there Are now about 115 million firearms in private hands in the United states said Arnold Kotz Leader of the sri study team. Others have estimated the number of Runsas High As 200 million More than one gun for every Man woman and the report recommended Pas Sage of minimum Federal gun registration and licensing Laws written to. Five the states Lee Way to account for varying Liv ing conditions across the nation. The dangers of living in society where violence by fire arms has reached unacceptable Levels clearly outweigh the inconvenience for those who would be required to Register under an effective Law the report said. The increased gun sales were partly the result of grossly exaggerated reports on the amount of sniping and actual civilian use of firearms in Urban riots the report said. The two worst riots of 1967saw relatively Little use of fire arms by civilians the report continued. Few snipers in Newark 1,500 people we rearrested following the rioting but Only seven were suspected of sniping the report said while in Detroit Only 26" of700 arrested were suspected snipers. The report said the number of deaths and injuries by gun fire attributable to sources other than Law officers and civilians Bishops ask draft dodger amnesty new York a seven plead,1 the Bishops said in protestant Bishops called on gov-1 statement political imprison Crement leaders saturday to j ments Are a shame to any land Grant amnesty to hundreds of but a grievous scandal to Thos Young americans who have been who affirm the Promise of Ameri jailed or who have led to other j can rather than be drafted the statement issued by a to fight in Vietnam. Group called clergy and laymen--c3" " i \j\9y vv4v a of Orf i 114 Jhaj Icil la it is More for our country s concerned about Vietnam said us w Buhichi hit Pone Sake than for their Sake that we there Are an estimated 700 Young. Noblest sons the statement said added. Men in prison hundreds More await sentencing for refusing military service More than 5,000 have sought Refuge in other coun tries and unknown numbers Are hiding in their own country. America has confused con science with criminality and made outlaw of some of her not engaged in sniping was considerably less than one might expect had the extent of sniping been As confusion inexperience multiple reporting and excessive firing by Law officials explained most of the exaggeration of sniping the sri said but the report added that the news Media must boar some of the responsibility for the apparently Many people believed the exaggerated press re ports about civilians using gun during the riots Kotz said. The sudden increase in gunwales indicates these people Are arming themselves in anticipation of future a key Section of the report submitted to the National advisory commission on civil Dis orders said that despite relatively Low numbers of sniping incidents a significant number of civilians were found in pos session of Detroit 375 guns were confiscated from arrested person Sand a Newark 65 guns were seized Law enforcement officers apparently did the most shooting during the riots the report said. It cited the firing of More than 10,000 rounds of ammunition by National guardsmen i Newark 3,000 rounds by state troopers and in undetermined number by City police. Similar excessive use of fire arms by Law officers was re ported in Detroit the report Boyd said it preferable if the Unity would fat we � and i so Hement would not have 0 one approach that Willes?1 lip m a said is that the Faa Ignate new York Washington us terminal areas the Faa then would limit a number of total arrivals7 pastures allowable each � during certain specified he the airports initially involve would be John f. Ken by 2laguardia at now York Newark . O Hare a National at a department spokesman said the Only such previous has demanded of a were imposed Ai w National last year. Delays of hours during july. When the worst of the tie occurred planes were delayed up to several hours in Landing and takeoffs under the proposed limitations the agencies said delays of up to 20 minutes might be acceptable. But the agencies said the pro posed limits would mean a reduction in use of the designated air terminals by both Commer Cial and private aircraft. A reduction in air traffic de lays can be accomplished Only by increasing the capacity of the system or decreasing the de mands placed upon it he agencies said. And they said plans for expanding the capacity of the sys tem can have no effect in the Short some shift the Faa also announced that it already has decided to cutback or postpone air traffic control services at certain non critical. Low activity locations. This will reduce the workload on air traffic controllers the Faa said and allow them to concentrate on commercial throughout the country put into effect what amounted to a slowdown Las month in protest of their work Load. An Faa spokesman said that Campaign now is Only sporadic and is having Little of Faa also said it is Speed ing up its efforts to recruit an train More controllers. Boyd said he Hopes aviation officials can work out their own formulas so the government vow not have to Tell an individual airline How Many operations it would be allowed each hour at Given Airport hut he said the government will insist that fair share of operations be allocated to All classes of period and the Iii ocies said that no matter what rules Are adopt the aviation Industry will be Given a reasonable period of Transi Tion to comply Nat the same Lime. Boyd saw the aviation Community Fla Well better it behind the to ministration s proposals for i ious user charts to finance is pension of the Airport the proposed line tons the number of opera allowed per hour would be a Kennedy Airport. 6fl a Guardi boat a a k. Of o Hare and � u ill a v National. Inthe current limit ton National is 1 but that can to
