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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes student protesters suspended Chicago a More than 300 Stu dents were suspended tuesday after they walked out of Bogan High school to protest the busing of Black elementary students under Chicago s voluntary desegregation plan. Thirty four persons mostly Bogan Stu dents were arrested police said. Police superintendent James m. Roch t Ord also announced a tougher approach to protesters. He said they would no longer be allowed on the same Side of the Street As schools and he vowed that Rock thrower would be arrested. A Bunch of Young thugs and hoodlums Are about to take Over the streets. Now is the time for Tough police  he said i announcing that police personnel would be increased at disturbances. Public safety is my responsibility an the events of the last couple of Days have caused a change in our  Lett school police said 400 to 500 students left Bogan at noon marched in nearby streets and milled at a hot dog stand. Many walked to nearby Stevenson elementary  who refused orders to disperse were arrested police said. Chicago school Board spokesman Thomas a. Maloney said charges against those arrested included refusing to Dis Perse disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. He added that the suspensions will be for three school Days. He said officials will decide which pupils to suspend by compar ing morning and Al Vernoon attendance re cords. At Stevenson about 4. Parents demonstrated while buses with Black youngsters arrived. The demonstrators left after classes began in the afternoon More than -100 persons protested peacefully at Stevenson which received k2 Transfer pupils More than any thursday september 15, 1977 Chicago police form a protective corridor for a Young bused Black student at an elementary school. A photo other school. Police forced the demonstrators to stand across the Street from the  said one person was arrested out Side Stevenson for throwing a Rock at a car containing Blacks. There were no injuries they said. Honkers to be arrested about 60 parents honked their car Horn tuesday morning outside Bogan. Police said that in the future persons who Honke horns in front of schools would be arrested. School supt. Joseph Harmon said he would go to court if necessary to keep areas near classrooms quiet. In another development a Federal civil rights official said mayor Michael a. Bilandic s pledge to protect the Transfer Stu dents was not enough and that Bilandic should publicly endorse school de Segre  a letter to Bilandic Clark g. Roberts regional director of the commission on civil rights said the commission Hasteen increasingly concerned about the Lack of accurate information and under standing on school  we urge you to accept the fact that de segregation of the Chicago schools is a constitutional and moral imperative and okd for civil service by panel social Security Extension voted / continued from Page i million americans More than 90 per cent of All employed people. The government workers account Lor most of those left out. Congressmen and officials beside rank and file civil servants Are included in the proposed  s 6-2 vote by the House ways and Means subcommittee on social Security is subject to further review by the panel and All its proposals must follow a Legisla Tive route through the committee the House and the Senate before going to the president s  subcommittee is putting together legislation to assure the financial stability of the system which has been paying out More than it takes in from payroll taxes. Go s body is found in River near Hanau Rod gun club Frankfurt the body of a 3rd sup port come corps Soldier missing since sept. 7, was found floating in the Mai River saturday a command spokesman said  Soldier was identified As pfc. Edward j. Hamilton 19, of the Bolst main Tco 8th maim in. Hanau. His death was attributed to accidental drowning the spokesman said the body was found in the River behind the Hanau Rod and gun club by two German children the spokesman  to the spokesman. Hamilton and pfc. Ronald Bardroff a member of the same company left the club together on sept. 7 and walked along the main. At about 6 . The two decided to go swim Ming and about 15 minutes later Hamil ton began calling for help the spokesman said. By the time Bardroff arrived where Hamilton had been swimming the victim had disappeared. Bardroff s search of the area was unsuccessful the spokesman  police and German police decided that the River current was too Strong for a search for the body at that time the spokesman said arid a search for the victim began at u . The next morning and continued until 4 . Sept. 9. When it was decided that further search of the area was useless the Effort was halted. Authorities believed the body Nad been swept Down Stream by the current the spokes Man said. Hamilton is survived by his parents  mrs. Ralph a. Hamilton of Methow Wash. The Reserve Trust fund for disability pay ments unless replenished is expected to run out by late 1978 or Early 1979, with the fund for general old age payments being exhausted about four years  the tax payment for newly Cov ered government employees would ultimately be balanced by benefits paid out the Early receipts would help tide the system Over its current financial Straits. The subcommittee vote left to be worked out later the effective Date of the change Over As Well As How civil service coverage would be integrated with the existing fed eral civil service retirement system an possibly local pension systems. The social Security administration said there Are about 12.3 million state and local government employees nearly 9 million of whom Are already Are covered by social Security. The states and local units have the option of enrolling their employees in social Security or not and of withdrawing the from the system after they have entered it. Europe mostly Cloudy with scattered ram showers and Viola Ted  terms thursday.  Cha go inlay. Frank furl Heidelberg Man 63, Low 37 Sinaei thursday 6 11   Friday 6 33 a in. Temperatures rec a did  be to 4am 4pm 73 33 Adana p 12 84 Athens p 54 70 avid Iio p 48 59 Berlin p 43 64 Brussels p 46 5v Copenhagen cd Lan 39 45 57 45 13 52 t pm 64 Frankfurt p 70 Jomjo 83 Madrid p 61 Mui i a p 63 Paris p 7j Rome p cd Cloud p partly Cloudy -deu5, 3lsl weather so publicly endorse school desegregation Roberts  said he would not comment on the letter until he had read  i see it and read it i la obviously have a position on it Bilandic said. The mayor said the busing program has been working fairly Well although there Are one or two areas where there is some problem at this  get All sorts of opinions on busing Bilandic said. The question is does it improve education does it help anybody other than the bus companies it s not a simplistic  9 Black Rhodesia civilians die in hijacked bus fire Salisbury up nine Black civil ians were killed aboard a blazing bus set afire during a Battle Between Black nationalists and Security forces the Rhodesia military command said wednesday. The incident was announced in a com Munique that reported a total of 20 combat deaths raising to 81 the number of persons whose deaths were reported since tuesday night. The communique said a bus which had been hijacked by terrorists was stopped by a police vehicle at 1 . Tuesday. The terrorists opened fire and in the ensuing Exchange the bus was set alight resulting in the deaths of nine african civilians and injuries to sixteen others. The injured were evacuated to  Lance. Continued from Page 1 beginning to undermine needed Confidence in  the senators commented before hearing testimony from officials of the Justice department and the office of the comptroller of the currency about an investigation of overdrafts by the Calhoun first National Bank of Calhoun ga., to Lance s 1974 gubernatorial Campaign committee at a time when Lance was chairman of the Board. The Case was closed late last year by John w. Stokes then the . Attorney in Atlanta without prosecution  
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