July 1969 •• Yol.5 No.E
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25 <' - IN T.HIS ISSUE INTER'IIEWS : JOHN WATSON .MOVEMENT CHA CHA JIMENEZ. NEW MEXICO JULY 1969 •• YOL.5 NO.E. CORNELL • BULK RATE. ,- THE MOVEMENT PRESS U. S. POSTAGE PAID • ...." F ,."ciooco, Calif. 330 Grove Street Permit No. 8603 San Francisco, California 94102 nr. & Mrs. Grant Cannon 4907 Klatte RQad Cincinnati, mli0 1,5244 " SUR'VIVAL a lesson on gas learned in berkeley What foUows below 11iay be and other affected' areas. Mine USed as a practical, do-it-your ral oil breaks down the gas. If self hcmdbook. you don't have mineral oil and It is ~ outgf"Ot«h of the can't fmd a medic with any, chemical warfare waged by po immerse all exposed areas in lice against students and other water and then wipe the entire Berkeley citizens this May. If area except the eyes with Iso you want a guide to first aid in phopyl or rubbing alcohol. Al case you are gassed or maced, cohol sets up an evaporation clip it out. Paste it in your me process, cooling the stinging and dicine cabinet, or carry a copy subsiding the pain. with you. If you don't follow the im The article is reprinted from mersion in water with alcohol, the May 25, 1969, Instant News the stiriging will last 30 min. to Service, a bulletin issued each .2 hours (depending on amount day during the Berkeley Peo of exposure), but if you use it 't ~ ple's Park crisis. It is based the stinging will sUbside in 5-10 til til on an interview with Chuck Mc minutes. Q) AUister, coordinator of the med .Protection. A rubber tear gas ::!l til ,ical first aid groups in Berke mask is the best; in place of ley and member of the Medical that, use wet towels or surgical Committee for Human Rights. masks. J There are·five kinds of chem eN TEAR GAS Z! ical riot control agents used in Dispensing. CN is packaged .B Berkeley in recent months, as the same as CS. ~ can best be determined by per Properties: The mildest form sons treating the injured: 1) of tear gas used, CN smells like BLISTER GAS to be blistered. Anyone blis mately 70% general propellant CS 2) tear gas, CN tear gas, apple blossOms and is water Dispensing. Comes in a tered is advised to stay off the (whatever it is that ma1l:es it na~ea ca· 3) gas, 4) blister gas, soluble. nister. streets since the pigs could'con jet out), 3) approximately 10% and 5) mace. ceivably pick you up for sport kerosene (this causes the burn Symptoms. Same as CS minus Properties. White powder ing blisters. ing) , and other things. Be aware that the police use the nausea an~ stinging - all which, like CS gas, is fat soluble. some canisters that blow up in symptoms are milder. You can Symptoms. Severe pain in your hand when you try to pick Symptoms. Blistering - in- . be exposed to CN for a longer MACE eyes (feels like hot poker stuck them up ... Do not use vase - stant or within 48 hours - si period than CS without serious Mace differs from the chemi in eyes), watery eves, tempor line for any gas because gas milar to Second degree burns. ary blindness, reddening and side effects except in the case Generally does not affect tear cal agents given above in that adheres to· vaseline and causes of a heavy concentrated dose burning of exposed area. If more severe burning; vaseline ducts or nose membranes. it's not a crowd control device which can be lethal. - it's used more on person-t& sprayed into a person's mouth, can be used for mace, which is it can cause convulsions. liquid. (see below) .. .A Treatment person contacts with one blast a Treatment rubber gas mask Is an: ideal Same as CS except for getting felling inaybe 4 out of 50-100 Treatment Pat exposed area with sterile persons. 1. Heavy irrigation of eye'S for protection against any C gas ex the gas (Iff your skin. With CN, gauze saturated in mineral oil ~ cept nausea gas (see below) ... immerRing the exposed area Dispensing. Mace Is a direct period of 15-20 minutes with Wet paper towels can be used with plain water is sufficient (or, if not available, salad oil) stream liquid dispensed in pro boric acid solution (see CS) or for breathing more easily with yOu doo't need mineral 011 or. 'and treat as second degree pellant canisters. Reportedly. plain water, including all of af· any of the gases. Surgical Jllcohol.. burns (wrapping in sterile gauze, the N.Y. Police Department is fected area. • padding, keeping away from masks, which are good protec Protection. Same as CS. working on packaging mace in 2. Wipe affected area except tion against. the two· tear gas air). See a doctor. grenades, which would .make eyes with isopropyl or rubbing (CS and CN), can be pic~ed up NAUSEA GAS Protection. Rubber gas mask mace a crowd control device. alcohol to dilute the kerosene from a medic ... Do not rub Dispensing. As far as known, (surgical mask isn't sufficient), Properties. Mace is a liquid and subside burning, your eyes after being gassed or this gas has been dispensed gloves, cotion hose (nylon prob composed of: 1) Approximately 3. Apply eye drops. maced but dO carry and use eye locally only in canisters. When ably isn't enough), long pants, 10% CN tear gas which, in a ProtectIon. Ski eye goggles. drops ... Do not try to 'get jZa') it lands, the canister lets off shoes, neck wrap - i.e., cover direct stream, can do severe Also. va'laiine can be apolied or mace off your face with a small puff of smoke and then ing up as much as possible since damage (temporary or perma prior to exposure and wiped off soap because it might run and ... nothing. It looks like a dud whatever is exposed is liable nent) to the eyes, 2) approx:- immediately afterwards. get in your eyes, irritating but it'. not. them further ... The long-term Properties. Clear, col()rless, effects of gas and mace are not odorless. It does not affect the ~~~w~_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ knoWn. tear ducts and is, therefore, not ".\1't ,•••• ,.~•••••••,••~••••••, ,•••t ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••, •••t •••••, •••e:;:••••••,•••t , •••tt;.;t a tear gas. I ~~ ~~ Symptoms. Projective vomit CS TEAR GAS ~U~ TIllS ISSUE IS DEDICATED TO THE 16TH ANNIVERSARY OF TIlE ~U~ ing, in which the contents of the 1I .. • .. Dispensing. The gas comes in « ~ various kinds of canisters, in stomach are forcefully ejected ~U~ several feet. (Projective vomit Iuj ATTACK ON THE MONCADA BARRACKS, JULY 26, 1953. plastic grenades, in pepper fog r.s -' . '-Y"-II! ing COUld ~ake a person tear ft.· ·••·.,·••·.·4.·.·••·•·••·•· ·••·•·••••.••·••·•·••••·••·•·••·.·4.·.·••·•·••·•·••·•·••·•·••·•·••·•· ... machines; it is also sprayed !.,;e,t2.t!l!.,~..2..!1!.t;:.t;:.,~ ••;e••?..;:.,2.,:l:.,~.,~,.~t,:;:.,~.,;:"~,.;:,.~t,:;:,.:;:t,~";:.,~,.;:t.:;:••:;:••;:,, from helicopters. his stomach or esophagus lin ings). Instant diarrhea (within. Properties. CS is a very heavy, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~';n~1 2-3 minutes) with severe st& ~~~~~~~~~~~======~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~ potent tear gas which contains f1'!f-:;:..,:;:••~..5!t.!'+:tt:;!••~••~••~••:;:t.~., .•.•.•.t•.•.•, t tt t t, ",, ~: burning and nausea agents, in mach cramps. (Severe diarrhea could cause rectal hemorrhag ~U~ THE MOVEMENT is published monthly by THE MOVEMENT PRESS, 330 Grove ~U~ addition to normal tear g~s ing). Upsets mind balance-you F ~ Street, San Francisco, California 94102 -- (415) 626-4577 ;: agents. CS, along with blister SUi SUbscriptions - $2.50 per year; $3.00 foreign POW: Jeff Segal ~U~ gas, is a fat soluble gas with have difficulty functioning which in battle is a bum trip. Pain and ~~ ~~ a peppery smell. ~..~ Joseph A, Blum, Editor ~u:. heat sensations in lungs .,.... per ~,.~ ~t'" Symptoms: Harassing sting, ~~ .. nausea, reddened exposed area, sons with upper respiratory dif ,n~ Staff: Arlene Eisen Bergman, assistant, ed,itor; Barbara Baran ; Lincoln ~U~ ficulties (asthma, bronchitis, ....~ Bergman; Renee Blum; GRIMSHAW. Ct-eCtvYI.:t¥ Jerry Densch; ~u~ burning feeling, tears, runny ~,~~ '~, etc.) are the hardest hit. ~.."l Trenal:3eagle COMALA/'&l1 $~fTH Terry Cannon ~ ~ nose, tightness, coughing, and ~~ ~~ in some cases sneezing. T....tment ~U~ Chicago staff: Room 204, 162 N. Clinton, Chicago, nllnois 60606 -- (312) - eU5 See a physician if symptoms ~u~ 327-3681. ; ~ Treatment ~~ M~ 1. Irrigate eyes, preferably do not disappear or if they .. EU~ ~U~ come more pronounced (i.e., if Los Angeles Staff: Ken Cloke, Morgan Spector, Bob Niemann, Mike Davis, with a.diluted solution of boric ~U~ breathing becomes labored or Ju,dy Davis. 1657 Federal Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90025. - (213) - e5 acid (3 parts water to r part ~ ~ 478-9509 ~u~ boric acid) or - if not available if diarrhea persists for, say, " New York Staff: SDS Regional Staff. 131 Prince Street, New York, New York ~U~ - with tap water. two days). .. ~n~ 10012. - (212) 674-8310. Fu~ I: . ~.,.. 2. Clean eyes with standard, Protection. The only thing to ~U~ Detroit: NOC. c/o Jim Jacobs, 1215 Coplan, Detroit, Michigan 48215 FI~~ over-the-counter eye drops (such do is run like hell in the .~ ~t~ (313) 823-2387 't~ ~,~.: HC~ as Murine), putting in the drops posite direction. Do not pick up ~U~ from the inside (i.e., the nose -the canister. Do not wear a ~ Bulk orders at special rates available at all offices. JJ" ~ :, Printed in San Francisco and New York ~ side) toward ti,e outside. ber gas mask becouse you .~~~~~~~~~~d~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. 3. Get the gas off your skin. might choke on your own vomit !••!1!••!1!••I!••I!••!I..~••;:..Zu,..!&.!!!..!i!••!i!••;:.,;:.,;:..;e..5!.,:I••5!.,;:t,ie••~t.~.'5!.,2.,!i ..;:.,2"5:u:.r..S!., e best way is to apply mine (the gas Is absorbed by tile al oil (with a sterile gauze pad skin).