European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 tin stars and strikes to viewers deplore brutality in Chicago by United press International a random sampling of television viewers of the democratic National convention indicated thursday a general feeling that the events surrounding the Nomi nation of Hubert h. Humphrey had Given the parly a Black Eye. Many said Humphrey is doomed to defeat. Most viewers mentioned police brutality in commenting on the wednesday night Conven Tion proceedings. Only a few said the police were justified i taking Strong measures to break up youth . Dotty Evans a Memphis housewife said i think the democrats should have walked out of Chicago. Mayor Rich Ard Daley seemed to think it was aug. 28, 1920, rather than aug. 28, 1968. I be been a Democrat All my life but i Hope the republicans . Elmer Brown also of Memphis said she thought the democrats just about ruined their election chances adding that she was switching from the democratic party to become a Independent. Gene Morse a Jacksonville,Fla., contractor said he thought the demonstrators asked for stand got what they or. Melv in Shein a Louisville,ky., physician said if the demonstrators had been asked to move and refused then the police were is very difficult to evaluate police brutality Sai Shein. Police Are very much frustrated. It s difficult to give than a stick and a gun with 12 weeks of training and expect him to control the situation and act with the Wisdom of Ages. The criticism from the Conven Tion floor was unjustified. The people on the floor did t know the Complete other comment William s. Hoop Pittsburgh from the pictures both the police and the National guard were Overly aggressive. Mayor Daley made an armed Camp out of the . Katherine Smith Rich mond the convention was one of the most ridiculous spectacles i have Ever witnessed in All my 60 years. I Admire the mayor or whoever instructed the officers to restore peace and Chandy chemical Engineer of Agawam whole thing was really . Rufus Lawson Oklahoma City i was pretty upset that people can t congregate and act civil aed. I can understand the need for tight Security but the police were pretty rough at Johnson graduate student of Columbia obvious that Richard Daley ran the whole convention. My feeling was a combination of disgust and despair for Jane Holman Secretary of Jacksonville guess i m going to have to get me a Nixon Button. I wonder How much police brutality they re going to scream now. But that really was a Little too much on the part of police last or. Lee Yosha Colleg professor of Hartford Conn. The spectacle of Daley running the convention is difficult to reconcile with what the demo miss America of negroes to be named Philadelphia up a miss Black America pageant will be held in Atlantic City sept. 7, the Day of the finale of the traditional miss americ pageant. Phillip m. Savage Tri state director of the a act called the All White miss America pageant he said 12 Young negroes will compete for an All expenses paid trip to puerto Rico a Complete Ward Robe and a trophy. Savage said the pageant which will include Young women from seven states is to provide Lack Young ladies with an open and fair hypocritical sense he said the miss americ pageant remains an All White affair reinforcing a false an hypocritical sense of racial awareness in its the Black pageant will beheld at the Ritz Carlton motor inn several blocks from convention Hall where the miss America pageant will be nearing its annual saturday night Climax. Savage said the Black contest ants from Georgia Alabama Mississippi South Carolina Pennsylvania Illinois and Cali fornia will participate in the first phase of the contest elimination at Midnight Friday sept. 6. He said a Parade will be held on the Boardwalk at 2p.m. The next Day and go past convention they were burned up Nelson British Columbia a the town fire depart ment waited two years for anew fire truck to be built to specifications and when it finally came it was two inches too big for the fire station. A depart ment spokesman said a station Wall would have to be remove to make room. Nautical Nixon Richard m. Nixon. Republican presidential nominee takes a breather from the Campaign Trail on a Friend s Houseboat at key Biscayne Fla. Nixon s Host Bebe re Bozo cent Erand do master capt. Norman Riddle Are also aboard. A photo gov. Godwin s daughter struck by lightning Dies Virginia Beach a. A Becky Godwin 14-year-old adopted Only child of gov. And mrs. Mills e. Godwin jr., died in general Hospital thursday of injuries received when struck by lighting sunday. Wednesday doctors Hud said she showed slight improve ment including More regular heartbeat and indications of some awareness of in her sur coma since the Accident sunday. Democratic National convention miss Godwin was struck by a and flew to his daughter s Siebolt from an offshore storm Sun Day afternoon on Camp Pendel ton Beach near the governor s Virginia Beach summer cottage. One other person an adult Friend of the family was stand ing on the Beach with the god win girl when she was struck but he was not injured. Gov. Godwin had flown to she had been in a Cago sunday morning for the 1 in 4 voters has t registered Princeton . Up an estimated 29 million americans about one fourth of those eligible have not registered to vote in the november presidential election according to the Gallup mid August sampling of the 115.7 million eligible americans showed thut independents have the poorest registration rec Ord. The poll released wednes Day said one third of the inde Pendents were not registered. Republicans the poll reported have the Best record. Only 16 per cent Are democrats had a total of 24 per cent poll also showed that those Between the Ages of 21 and 29had the poorest record with 49 per cent Mississippi and Texas it is too late to Register. The other states will close their registration books Between sept. 6 an nov. I. Aside from persons in their20s, negroes had the greatest proportion of those not poll noted that nearly 4 in 10 said they had not signed up. Almost exactly the same percentage of women As men Are registered the poll reported. However since women outnumber men in the voting population by More than six million the poll shows that women will play upon being informed of the Acci Dent sunday afternoon. Am the poor Popo asks latin americans Italy up Pope Paul i urged latin americans wednesday to relieve the privation and bitter Ness of the poor through social reforms that he called for during his visit last week. The 70-year-old Pope speaking for the first time since his return to Rome sunday from Bogota Colombia told his weekly Gen Cral audience at the papal sum Mer residence that he was still almost overcome by the wildly enthusiastic reception Given him in latin America. Me Slerk. I co or Tim " Ful. We Vete Levision and Wallace hails restraint of Chicago cops Montgomery Alu up George c. Wallace said thursday that the nomination of Huber Humphrey by be emos party did t Surprise him appraised Chicago Poi a for la p7rrestraint" i roping with demonstrators outside the convention. Hie police to be commended for the retrain they used under severe Provty said the Independent presidential candidate. Not surprised the selection of Humphrey he said was what i thought would happen. Of course i not surprised Wallace said the turmoil of the convention and tin violence in the streets in chicag probably would help his Campaign. I think the a can Tell the trends m this country he said Wallace said if it in n i for him millions of people would not even bother to vote in november. Al it lie out like the old Jayini in the Rural South Oes if 1 did t have anything to vote for but the National a Raul Loans an the National it lie out the american party c a n d i d a i e comments As he plane for a Manila jolted by quake Manila a a fairly Strong earthquake the latest in the series of tremors to hit the Philippines jolted Manila and an important part in november suburbs Early thursday. Id m Independent made the inhaled a m trip a Tennessee and Ken inky. Maddox says Iiah Means hell hell hell Atlanta Ith huh Means Bell hell h a Iorgu gov. Lister Maddux said thurs Day hastily adding "1 Don t Usu ally use these word Maddox who quit ins candid Acy for the democratic presidential nomination and flew Home from Chicago wednesday charged that the party had been taken Over by socialists and oppression Georgia Kuver Nur said democratic leaders Are com Mon thieves who have stolen the rights of Georgia and other states they Are Komi to free South Vietnam hut they re # ins to quash had one bit of Praise for Chicago a or he Hani a Ley s handling of thu Piai a demonstrators. Lie said the disturb ances in Chica own not a Ley s fault but the fault of the democratic ,.maddox whose pics delegation was i Lialin a an lost half its votes to a do legs Ion led by negro state i p jul Bond is us admirer of Deyorgi c. Wallace and i m1 T throw his sum it behind tin third party candidate some of servers believe the Georgia error b bid for the off was merely a move to w him into a position in f ,.he could i ii a mini i � " lace
