European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday february 1, 1969 volunteers from Watts committee the unbelievable people helped California los Angeles a when the raging downpours finally let up this week after nine Days of almost continuous rain actress Neva Patterson stepped out of her Home for a look at possible damage. She was House itself was intact but a sea of mud and debris covered the driveway and front Yard. I started to worry about How could Ever get dug out she said Friday when these unbelievable people showed up the unbelievable people were negroes from the Watts labor Community action com Mittee founded four years ago after the devastating riots to provide training and work for thousands of underprivileged negroes a volunteers they brought their own shovels to at tack the mud. Miss Patterson s Home is located along Mandeville Canyon Road a picturesque Zig Zag bad actors four carloads of police converged on this pickup truck near grand Junction Colo after getting a report that the passenger was pointing a pistol at the Driver s head. This proved Atrue account but the gun was a toy that the two use in skits to raise Money for the Colorado migrant Council. After the police got through talking to them they said they would never do it again because they did t want to attract any More such attention. A photo crackdown Ptan drafted May add 1,000 cops to fight crime Washington a presi Dent Nixon s top advisers have drafted a package of proposals including the hiring of perhaps another 1,000 policemen for crackdown on criminals in the capital where Many residents fear to walk the streets after dark. The package also will recommend the appointment of More judges and other court person Nel said aides to the president. And it May include a potentially controversial plan to allow judges to hold in preventive detention persons who they think might commit crimes i released on bail Nixon ordered atty. Mitchell this week to map an urgent program against crime in the capital. He acted against a backdrop of statistic such As these major crimes in Washington during the past year Rose nearly 28 per cent209 homicides 271rape cases and More than 4,000 robberies All record most startling increase has been in robberies. Las month alone police recorded 629 robberies More than double the number in december 1967 and More than five times the num Ber in december 1965. Banks have been hit especially hard. There were 102 robberies of City financial institutions in 1968, compared with 29 in 1967, already this year there have been 16 Bank holdups. The situation today seems Tous to be almost out of control City Bankers said thursday in full Page newspaper advertise ment headed an open letter to president Washington in the eyes of every american As Weil As Citi Zens of other nations represent Samerica in microcosm the Bankers said. The Federal Cit must. Be a Model of stability rather than an example of criminal anarchy special details i Fri agents have been cruising washing ton s streets in an Effort to curb the Bank robberies. Two Bimen assigned to the patrols were shot and killed this Mont when they tried to arrest a Rob Bery City merchants Are arming themselves and shoot outs Between bandits and store owners have become common place. Ill bet 90 per cent of the stores around Here have guns i them said one Washington businessman. Said another Ifa few of these Crooks get plugged you la in one month two ban dits were killed and six other were wounded by their intended victims. Besides Banks and stores hundreds of individual residents have become crime victims. Afew recent examples a White House Secretary was robbed one night last we Etc As she walked on the sidewalk jus outside the White House grounds. An 81-year-old Mother of the year was pushed Down a flight of stairs after youths snatched her purse a Washington socialite Cafritz was bound gagged and beaten by gunmen who looted her Home of $250,000 in jewels furs and Cash. The vice principal of Cardozo High school Herman a Clif Ford was shot to death by one of three youths who had robbed the school Bank of $350, some congressmen Are de manding even sterner measures than those being prepared bythe administration. One Mem Ber rep. George Andrews d-ala., introduced a measure to deploy two companies of marines in the streets in the coming months an Drews told the House thousands of High school students will descend upon the City. I Hope none will come from my District he said. I have warned All school principals not to Send any up Here for fear that they might be killer terrifies . Area los Angeles up theman won t take yes for an Points the pistol and asks for Money. People give it to him and he shoots them through the head. He has killed five. His execution robberies of Small businesses have made him the terror of South Central Losangeles a largely negro d i s strict. Strengthened details of patrol men and detectives prowl the area carrying an artist s composite drawing of a Goatee negro in his late 20s or Early 30s.he is slightly More than six feet tall with a medium by police As a Homicidal maniac the Man i blamed for the slayings of two people in a liquor store the deaths of a couple who operated a restaurant. He also Rome to Honor Palach Rome a Rome will name one of its streets after czech student Jan Palach who burned himself to death in Prague the City Council announced thursday. Is believed to have killed liquor store employee in the nearby City of Commerce the three holdups Are believed to have netted him about?2 250. The last two occurred a businesses operated by non negroes in a mostly negro victims include two White people two japanese american Sand a negro. David Munoz 30, a clerk inthe Commerce liquor store was killed Jan 18. Tuesday night los Angele liquor store owner Ben Dreskin 53, was shot in the neck just after he uttered his last words to the store s clerk give him anything he wants the gunman then shot a Cus Tomer who was standing in a Corner sipping a soft drink ,Hunt, 46, a negro died the next Day. The clerk Samuel Hahn,56, warded off a Bullet aimed at his head with a steel tight the robber sipped Coffee at Rozy a a Ema restaurant run by Ryozo Devin a 53, and Hie wife Misao 56.other customers finished and left a few minutes later thed Vinnas were found dead on the floor with their Cash regi Ster empty. The had been shot in the face from Point Blank Range. Stroke victim is easter Seal child Chicago a Donna Kay Howell 7, of Tallahassee Fia,., a pretty Brunette who is a Vic Tim of a rare childhood stroke has been named As the 1969 National easter Seal child. The announcement Waif made by Sumner g. Whither executive director of the National easter Seal society for crippled children and Kay will join entertainer Carol Burnett Campaign chairman in Washington . On March 1, when the nation wide easter Seal Campaign be society said Donna Kay has made a Lull recovery from speech select after a month of treatment. Victims which skirts Steep Canyon Wall Down to Hollywood s famed Sun set one of the Watts residents Ellsworth Freeman put it this is a White area but people from Here have helped us in the past with contributions for our projects. This was our Chance to repay them thousands of Homes in South Ern California were damaged by mudslides or flood Waters Dur ing the storm. The Crew attacking the Murat miss Paterson s Home was supervised by Henry Franklin a quiet Man in his 40s. As the score or so men packed their i miss Patterson � Ehk Rac actress Best known for Heras David s Iother a the David and Lisa asked much Dpi owe you Ling Madam he re plated. Just remember our com Mittee arid Oil there were Many similar re ports. Or. Jesse h. Frank lives afew doors Down the Street. He called the Watts volunteers fantastic group i be never seen anybody work As hard As a Rushing sea of mud an boulders hit Frank s House Dur ing the storm wrecking jus about every bit of furniture. Rocks and mud settled in Ever room plate Glass doors and win Dows were demolished. These people have been Anele opener for me said Frank and the whole City should be proud of the men from Watts. They have been very careful and saved a lot of our belong James g. Phillips a husky Man about 40, supervised the Crew As they shovelled mud washed salvageable items and carried debris to trash cans a Frank s Home. When we arrived Here Phillips said the mud was so High our Heads touched the Ceil ing. It was sad and we re glad we can Crimson Clover week s top pop new York up the top20 single pop records for the past week based on billboard Maga Zine s Survey of sales and Broad cast plays were 1� com on Clover Tommy Jamet and the shondelli.8. Everyday people by and the fam ily fat Cnoc 3. Wort that could happen Brook Lyn Bridge. 4. Touch me the Doon. 8. Build a up Buttercup the foun Dation. & i started a joke the Bee Opeai. 7. I h
