European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes monday september 26,1977 a member of the Kun flux klan and a Black struggle for a stick during an in difference of opinion counter saturday in Mobile Ala. A group of several Hundred Blacks con fronted the klansmen who were con ducting a March in the City. A photo klan confronted by Blacks in Mobile Mobile Ala. A several demonstrators were injured saturday As several Hundred Blacks confronted 100 persons marching in a United klans of America March through downtown Mobile. In addition a Black off duty City police Man was beaten and arrested during the confrontation. The klan March began quietly near the courthouse. Motorcycle policemen and squad cars escorted the marchers Dow Royal Street. However the marchers were met by several Hundred Blacks at Bienville Square. As the klansmen approached the Square shouting and a few struggles ensued police said. Police in riot gear moved Between the marchers and the Blacks. Police said a few windows in the Down town area were smashed As Blacks taunted the klansmen. Or. Robert w. Gilliard president of the local a act chapter had protested the March saying the City performed a Dis service to the Public when it granted the klan a Parade permit. The injured officer Donald Pinkney was treated at a local Hospital for head in juries. 1 fireman Dies 3 injured fighting huge factory fire Prague up _ a fireman was killed and three others seriously injured when fighting a huge fire at a factory in Jih lava Czechoslovakia it was reported. The disaster occurred at Mot Opal Wihla a the biggest factory for air plane Jet engines in Czechoslovakia. It caused damage valued at an amount equating $8.4 Mil Lions the reports said. Police refused comment on the charge against Pinkney but said he had been re leased on $500 Bond. Pinkney s father Booker Pinkney said his son told him he had been charged with resisting arrest disorderly conduct and assault on a police officer. Pinkney said his son had been at a foot Ball game All morning and was going to his photo shop. He said his son was standing on a Street Corner As the klan rally was breaking up. He said a policeman began pushing his son Back and that two other officers came up and held him while another officer struck him with a Billy club on the said the incident was totally unprovoked. He said his son believed he had excellent relations with All officers on the Force. Rioting Biko mourners Stone 2 police to death East London South Africa up a crowd of Black mourners returning from the funeral of Black consciousness Leader Steve Biko sunday stoned to death two Black policemen in the Man sane african township outside this East coast port City Brig. Piet smal said. Smal said his men were forced to open fire and wounded two Blacks in the crowd which had started attacking cars Over turning three and setting two others on was not Clear what precisely angered the crowd which alighted from buses at the town s terminal after attending the Biko funeral in King William s town some 37 Miles West of East London. Biko s funeral went off without incident though hundreds of policemen some in riot uniforms and carrying automatic weapons had been called in in Case of trouble. Earlier hundreds of Blacks chanted Amanda Power and women wept . Ranking diplomats in South Africa Earl sunday Laid a Wreath on Biko s open coffin. The Wreath laying at the Biko family s House in the segregated Black town ship of Ginsberg came at the Start of Day Long rites for Biko 30, whose death in Security police detention sept. 12 has sparked a new International outcry against South Africa s White minority govern of Blacks including nationalist figures in the area whose Banning orders were lifted for the Day joined by foreign diplomats White opposition Lead ers and churchmen converged on this Small Eastern Cape Center where the Normal population is Only 15,000. It is where Biko was born and spent most of his the Biko House . Deputy United nations ambassador Don Mchenry and . Ambassador in South Africa William Bowdler Laid a Wreath on the open coffin. Early Birds line up for sky train London up the first passenger seeking seats on the turn up and walk on sky train to new York lined up sunday at Gatwick Airport a Day before Laker air ways introduces the cheapest Way to Fly the Atlantic. At the head of the queue stood two 25 year old women Jenny Turton and Ann Campbell who took their places Friday 54 hours before tickets were to go on Sale. Behind them came Fred Burgess 73, and his wife Margaret 73, eager to ensure they get aboard the 59-pounds $102 flight. Airline Boss Freddie Laker who is trav Eling on a jump seat in the first 345-Passen Ger sky train a dc10 wide bodied Jet termed the response to his no frills service As absolutely predicts Success this service is going to be a massive Success he said. All sorts of people Are Campbell a fashion buyer said she wanted to use the cheap rate to new York to study the fashion Market. Burgess and his wife said the Cut rate tickets provided a Chance in a lifetime of visiting their daughter Katherine who lives in the United states. We could not have afforded it other Wise Burgess said. But Laker s transatlantic competitors the established giants like British air ways pan american and trans world air lines Are already offering cheap standby tickets at Only five pounds $8.70 More than the sky train fare. Passengers on the standby scheme have the Chance of picking up a cheap last minute ticket on scheduled air services and receive Normal in flight service including meals. Those on sky train pay be tween $1.30 to $3.04 for breakfast or a hot main meal. Standby1 passengers in the first eight Days of operating the "standby11 system Twa flew 443 Passen Gers across the Atlantic and in four Day British airways carried 205 at the cheap rate. All airlines offer the Low Cost flights on the Day of departure Only. The bigger companies can sell their tickets at their Central London terminals a facility Laker has not yet obtained. The first sky train tickets were not to be sold until 4 . Monday for the flight which was to depart at 5.30 . Laker spent six years in court Battles to Force acceptance of his plan to reduce air fares. He can now offer 2,415 seats each week on sky train but the other airlines can better this with 2,900 seats. Laker however remained undeterred. After the inaugural flight monday he said he will return on the same aircraft to pre pare the Way for a $591 Low season return fare from Britain to Australia about half the Normal Cost. Couple killed in air crash Pontiac 111. Up an executive and his wife were killed when their plane crashed in a Field on the Way to a Conven Tion. Authorities said the victims identified As Alfred and Sylvia Den Besten both 56, of Fulton 111., were alone in the eight passenger plane. 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