U.S. Indicts 16 In Disorders at `68 Convention

iRubin, 30, tap officers in the construction Era civil rights Youth International Party or law, face a maximum sentence 8 Policemen, Yippies; Lee Weiner, 29, a of a year in prison and $1000 member of Northwestern Uni- fine if convicted. The eighth versity's sociology faculty; officer, charged with two 8 Protesters John R. Froines, 29, assistant counts of falsely denying the professor of chemistry at the use of violence, faces a maxi- University of Oregon, and mum of five years in jail and Face Trial Black Panther leader Bobby $2000 fine on each count. G. Seale, 32. • Several of 'the policemen 3,(3 .1k(iP.MacKenzie' They were accused of con- have already been disciplined w.ithinison Post Start Writer spiring to violate the 1968 or recommended for discipli- Eight Chicago policemen Civil Rights Act's ban on in- nary action by the Chicago Po- and eight civilian demon- terstate travel to incite riots. lice Department. It was the first criminal Accused of perjury in yes- strators were indicted yes- charge to be brought under terday's indictments was 39- terday on charges growing this provision. year-old Lt. Carl Dobrich. out of the disorders at the See CHICAGO, A14, Col. 1 The other policemen, charged with beating up news- Democratic National Con- men and students; were Offi- vention last August. cers' Arthur R. Bischoff, The indictments charged Thomas M. Mayer, George a CHICAGO, From Al Jurich, Vincent J. D'Amico, police lieutenant and seven of- Edward M. Becht, Thomas M. ficers of lower rank with in- A separate Indictment was Flemming and Ramon C. An- dividual action in heating up returned against Enid Roth, a dersen. demonstrators. They charged former NBC news director, Victims mentioned in these the civilians, including promi- charging her with trying to indictments included Duane R. nent Yippies and other anti- bug the Convention's Platform Hall; photographer for the Committee. It was the first Chicago Sun-Times; John 0. war figures, with conspiracy charge of illegally planting to foment a riot. Linstead, a reporter for the electronic *listening devices to Chicago Justice Department officials be brought under the 1968 Daily News, and indicated that the bundle of Crime Control Act, which for- James C. Jones, chief of the criminal charges just about bids all bugging and wiretap- Detroit bureau of Newsweek wound up the investigation of ping except when law officers magazine. the convention turbulence. But do it under court order. Crux of Indictment they added that the Nixon although eight persons on Administration is far from The crux of the conspiracy each side of the demonstrator- indictment is that the demon- through with investigations of police confrontations were youth violence, including cam- stration leaders planned, be- charged with crimes, the ginning in mid-April, to go to pus disturbances. grand jury appeared already The civilians indicted were to have made an important Chicago with the specific in- . 53, chairman tent of formenting violence. judgment—that the Yippie The defendants, most of whom of the National Mobilization leaders were riot conspirators, Committee to End the War in while any repression by Mayor will appear voluntarily for ar- Vietnam; , 28, a Richard J. Daley's police force raignment by agreement with Chicago Mobilization project defense counsel, are expected was the work of Individual to deny that they intended director and a leader in the lawlessness by single officers. Students for a Democratic So- anything but peaceful demon- ciety; Torn Hayden, 28, an Conspiracy Penalty strations against the war. SDS founder and Mobilization The conspiracy charge car- Included in the indictment steering committee member; ries a maximum penalty of were 13 overt acts alleged to , 32, and Jerry five years in prison and $10,000 fine. Seven of the po- licemen, accused under a Re• ,...-.,,rovvY.,...... arnAsksaperakkvvxmrttkrkriM.MMOMMIIVEZ011

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DAVID DELLINGER TERRY RUBIN .. • Vietnam foe SDS founder ... head Yippie 8 Policemen and 8 Protesters Indicted in Chicago Disorder

have furthered the conspiracy. several defendants planned to They began with a speech by publish articles and make long Rubin last July 23 in New distance phone calls encourag- York and ended with speeches ing sympathizers to come- to Chicago. It said the establish- and conversations and meet- ment of headquarters in Chi- ings at Lincoln and Grant cago, karate training sessions, parks in Chicago in late Au- park demonstrations with or gust. without permits and other ac- The defendants, who have tivities were likewise part of anticipated the indictment for the plot for violence. some time, indicated in state- Also linked to the overall ' merits after the convention conspiracy was the charge that they consider their utter- that Weiner and Froines ances and meetings to be pro- would teach other protesters tected by the First Amend- how to make "an incendiary ment's guarantee of free device" that was to have been speech and association and used in an aborted scheme to that they acted peacefully blow up the underground until provoked by police. parking garage at Chicago's The indictment charged that Grant Park.