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DANIEL snow; JAMES DAVIS; JOHN c1sz£wsK1; 1-zvwmw TCARMODY; ET AL, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, POLICE OFFICERS - SUBJECTS, % c@ ¢_; 5,! . FRED HAMPTON DECEASED!; MARK CLARK i_§_________I ED! BRENDA HARRISI VERLINA -aws am Q?-.Rsou; RONALD s7rrcuE92.; ET AL - VICTIMS. SUMMARY PUNISHMENT - CIVIL RIGHTS. /7 / RE CHICAGO TELS DEC. THIRTEEN, FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN, LAST. X &#39; GROUP REPRESENTING SELF TO BE MAYWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS P COMMISSION HELD NEWS CONFERENCE AT MARTIN LUTHER KING CENTER, NINTH AND MADISON, MAYUOOD, ILL., TODAY, ACCORDING T0 RELIABLE SOURCE- NEWS CONFERENCE PRIMARILY RELATED TO SHOOTING OF BLACK PANTHER LEADERS FRED HAMPTON AND MARK CLARK BY COOK COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY&#39;S POLICE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DEC. FOUR LAST, RELEASE ISSUED BY ABOVE GROUP CALLED THE INVESTIGATION INTO ABOVE SHOOTING POLITICAL FOOT- BALL AND QUESTIONED ABILITY OF JUSTICE DEPT. AND FBI 30 i:NDUCT FAIR INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER. 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AS OPPOSED TO EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL PROVISO EAST TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. P AS OF TWELVE THIRTY PM, CST, ATTORNEYS FOR BLACK PANTHERS PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED HAVE not CONTACTED sAc, AS THEY AGREED to Do, REGARDING AccEss to PREMISES AT two THREE THREE SEVEN uzsr MONROE sr., CHICAGO, zLL., AND INTERVIEW WITH vzcrxms. T CHICAGO FOLLOWING. END RHR FBI WASHDC .1 USER .- 7..., ._..u_,_..,_.__. .-.__A __.. _ _ -__.-._-_..._L>._. N M 1. Hr 9292 / ?92f%::?::¢R&#39;IZ_ .&#39;Mr. 4 . &#39;||..,.,=- &#39; V 1&#39;7 - I M 92 I4. 1 - ~lI92v -v>92 - ..II 1! !v- 1 .JI .. 4.. ; »* ;&#39;-92=[%0R4¬f NR D19 CG CODE I H I I15 i;~..-.> Q l0:1PM92 unseat/ ma12-15-as &#39;5 -~._. T0 oxR1;croR &#39; s JnnJy_______ Q-: momCHICAGO <44-1505!GP - b7C SGT. DANIELGROTH, JAMESDAVIS, JOHNCISZEWSKI, EDNAD - 8/-/-?:ARmooY,AL, cmcms|.|.1~o1s, ET 0FFICERS_- POLICE usmzcrs; 92/ZFREDTIAMPTON;/51 LARK,/ . F5 . VERLINA BREN&#39;KRRIS,&#39; &#39; . Bmzwza,MARK , &#39; /7 . f BLA NDERSON; RONALDATCHEL, AL FT- VICTIMS. SUMMARY PUNI -ENT c1v1|. T . RI L EmuALL INFORSMA onu§éLAsSIF cowmunn U . TL / 92 .1 1:-.-ma _8.L.___- BY - &#39; 4 f RE CHICAGOTELETYPES DECEMBERTHIRTEEN ANDFOURTEEN LAST. DAILY SUMMARY. b2 &#39; ADVISED CHICAGOREV. OFFICETOM b7D SIRETTER ANDNBC NEWSMANTED ELBERT HAVE PREPARED NEWS RELEASE REGARDING SHOOTINGOF BLACK PA NTHERS FREA. P A D mm:- -1 CLARKORIGINALLY Jain IRE-$5E 0;} PL!% sumQM-5? E to BE N _ %g_J-ll?.o1.3 NINE THIRTYAM INSIANTAT MARTINLUTHER CENTER, KING 16,969 MA§HpBEb ILLINOIS. MAYWOODIS FORMER RESIDENCE OF HAMPTON. HOWEVER, -- ~ >-_. SOURCE SUBSEQUENTLYADVISED NEWSRELEASE POSTPONED AND N0NEW mm:KNOWN FOR RELEASE. we; am! PAGEom: &#39;744""""&#39;, 0%? /6757/1./"S 4 QM 92 ~_-,.<_.:L..._~,._r._.vr_~4»- ~ _ .. _t92_ .-_W,-.,;.. ..m-.__-._-m_.,g_.p92uuoe<-A_lJ,92 ABA». .>. Mm..._¢.>/i!92l¢£I k»VJ92. !92&#39;;I&#39;§"J4w-I -M _»,»p_v...m=v-= ~..<»-_v. .@_-&#39;3-;.-...; » _ ~~yr . m1--M1__->1..>.1-MM.-i=:1~;¢1.;<u.14»1,_._.....92L.. ;.:_ _ .~ _ .__ ___ kg ______ _ __., ___ _-_ PAGE TWO THIS RELEASE CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO DEATHS OF HAMPTON AND CLARK, A POLIITICAL FOOTBALL, AND QUESTIONS ABILITY OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND FBI TO CONDUCT A FAIR INVESTIGATION BECAUSEOF PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVINGBLACK PANTHERPARTY GPP!. RELEASE QUESTIONED BY-PASSING OF AUSA THOMAS N. TODD, WHO IS WELL RESPECTED IN BLACK COMMUNITY AND WHO HEADS SPECIAL CIVIL RIGHTS UNIT IN USAS OFFICE, CHICAGO. FOR BUREAU&#39;SINFORMATION, b7D f | RELEASE FURTHERASKEDFOR STATE&#39;S ATTORNEYEDWARD J. HANRAHAN ro STEP ASIDE FOR A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR AND THAT A SPECIAL GRAND JURY BE CALLED FOR THIS INVESTIGATION. ALSO, SOURCE ADVISED MEMBERS OF MAYWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION TOPRESENT THEIRREQUESTS, ASREPRESENTED BYMATERIAL IN ABOVE NEWS RELEASE, TO STATE&#39;SATTORNEY HANRAHAN IN PERSON ON END PAGE TWO T T T "&#39;_"""" &#39;** ""*"&#39;-- &#39;~~"~» "-=~* &#39;~&#39; 4*"- ~ _ .,~.,~ ,_;>:-N ~_-&#39;.1... ~,,; PAGE THREE TUESDAY, DECEMBERSIXTEEN NEXTAT TEN AM. A SAME SOURCE ALSO ADVISED INSTANT THAT CHICAGO CITY ALDERMANA. SAMMY A. RAY¥O§Uéggs%So%LggM3¥°£NgE§g3¥ER IN WHOSEAN INDEPENDEN§RXXEXXXENXSXBWASHOME ALLEGEDLY PERFORMED DECEMBERSIX LAST!, IS TO MAKE SIMLIAR RELEASE VOICING OBJECTIONS TO DEPARTMENT AND BUREAU CONDUCTING ANY INQUIRIES. CHICAGO PD ADVISED INSTANT THAT VICTIM RONALD SATCHEL WAS TODAY RELEASED ON TWENTYFIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. IT IS NOTED DEBRAJOHNSON, VICTIM, GIRLFRIEND OF HAMPTON, IS ONLY OTHER KNOWN VICTIM WHO IS NOT IN CUSTODY EITHER IN JAIL OR IN COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL. THE FOLLOWING IS SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FURNISHED BUREAU BY INSTANTTELETYPE CASE CAPTIONEDIN UNITED FRONTOF BLACK COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, RM¢&#39;: CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE, RELIABLE IN PAST, ADVISED INSTANT REPRESENTATIVES, CAPTIONEDORGANIZATION, HELDPRESS CONFERENCE PICK CONGRESSHOTEL, CHICAGO, SETTING FORTH NINE POINTS PURPORTING TOBE FROM THE BLACK COMMUNITY OF CHICAGO, PURPOSE END PAGE THREE &#39; 7 -....._-..-. ._ ~92¢>-b~_~.. ._,.._.» PAGE FOUR BEING T0 INSURE CESSAIION OF ACTIONS BY FORCES OF POWER IN CHICAGO WHORECENTLY HAVEINCREASED THEIR CAMPAIGN TO OPPRESS, SUPPRESS AND REPRESS THE BLACK PEOPLE, ABOVE REPRESENTATIVES LISTED SEVERAL REASONS WHY UNITED FRONT IS INITIATING SUCH A PROGRAM AND CALLED ATTENTION TO THE RECENT DEATH OF FRED HAMPTON, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, ILLINOIS BLACK PANTHER PARTY, AS BEING TRIGGERING FORCE IN CAPTIONED ORGANIZATION&#39;SPRESENT ATTEMPT T0 INSURE ATROCITIES SUCH AS THESE COMMITTED ON THE BLACK COMMUNITY BY THE POWER STRUCTURE, CEASE. NINE POINTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: ONE, ATTORNEY KERMIT COLEMAN, ACLU, CHICAGO, ALONG WITH ALDERMAN A.A. "SAMMY" RAYNER, WILL APPEAR WITH ATTORNEY CHARLES R. GARRY, ATTORNEY FOR BPP, WHEN GARRY FORMALLY CHARGES U,S.WITH GENOCIDEOF BLACKSBEFORE UNITED NATIONS. TWO, COMMENCING DECEMBER TWENTY SIX NEXT, BLACK FRIDAYS WILL BE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING MONEY FOR SURVIVAL FUND THREE, BLACK WOMEN&#39;S ORGANIZINGCOUNCIL WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO COPE WITH EDUCATION, EXTENSION, TRANSMISSION OF CONCEPTS, TO BLACK FAMILIES. FOUR, REPRESENTATIVE STATED INVESTIGATION END PAGE FOUR 1 PAGE FIVE i INTO DEATHOF HAMPTON PRESENTLY UNDER WAY AND» REPORTWILLBE CONSIDERED BYBLACK COMMUNITYAS "OFFICIAL" REPORT RE HAMPTON&#39;S DEATH. FIVE, BLACK TRIBUNAL TO BE CONVENED FOR PURPOSEOF TRYING NEGROJUDGES, POLICEMEN, AND POLITICIANS WHO PRESENTLY COOPERATE WITH PRESENT POWER STRUCTURE. SIX, A BLACK WATCH WILL BE ORGANIZED TO WATCH, SCRUTINIZE, AND OBSERVE ALL POLICEMEN WHILE IN BLACK COMMUNITY. SEVEN, A BLACK FOUNDATION IN REMEMBRANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING AND FRED HAMPTON WILL BE ESTABLISHED. EIGHT, SELECTION OF POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES IN BLACK COMMUNITIES WILL NO LONGER BE PERMITTED BY POLITICAL PARTY. INFUTURE, BLACKCOMMUNITY SELECT WILL POTENTIALCANDIDATES» I NINE, EFFECTIVE INSTANT DATE, SIX PM TO SIX AM CURFEW IS INITIATED FOR ALL WHITES IN BLACK COMMUNITY. NO WHITES TO BE PERMITTED . TO ENTER BLACK COMMUNITY DURING ABOVE HOURS. U CHICAGO PD SOURCE ADVISED INSTANT POLICE SUPERINTENDENT JAMES B. CONLISK, JR. ANNOUNCED INSTANT DATE NIGHTLY END PAGE FIVE PAGE SIX CURFEW ONWHITE5 IN NEGRO COMMUNITY"COMPLETELY UNREALISTIC- CONLISK STATED HE DOES NOT VIEW CURFEW AS THREAT TO WHITE POLICEMEN AND STATED WHITE POLICEMEN "WILL CONTINUE TO PATROL THE AREAS AS USUAL.&#39; CONLISK ALSO STATED HE DOES NOT BELIEVE NEGRO COMMUNITY BEHINDCURFEW~ 4 CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE, RELIABLE IN PAST, ADVISED INSTANT, BPP, CHICAGO,VERY UPSETOVER ABOVEPRESS RELEASEAND LEADERSHIP FEELS PRESS STATEMENT WILL INTERFERE WITH BPP FUND RAISING PROGRAMS IN FUTURE AND ARE OPPOSED TO CAPTIONED ORGANIZATION&#39;S ACTIONS IN ALL ASPECTS. AS OF NINE PM INSTANT NEITHER DENNIS CUNNINGHAM, BPP ATTORNEY, NOR WARREN WOLFSON, ATTORNEY SPOKESMAN FOR VICTIMS, HAVE CONTACTED CHICAGO OFFICE PERMITTING ACCESS TO BPP APARTMENT OR INTERVIEW OF VICTIMS RESPECTIVELY. END REW FBI WASH DC. Wwir 77 W 77777777777 W &#39;*_*4ll&#39;l_"&#39;*"Al~--_-__......I _92.._-.__92,,__ 7,: ,_,, >;-,~92y 5=;:,__ ,_._,___.L._____;_ _______,_I_ _ ____ ___ M.
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