Violence Prompts Ennergency Session
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Reports to shoot rioters on sight NEW DELHI, India - Troops in pons fire echoed through the ple in central New .Delhi said two Delhi and two others killed outside from many sections of the capital "Hindu students are (mlling full battlegear moved into New streets of the capital on the first of people were killed in a battle of a Sikh temple in Calcutta. said shops owned by Sikhs h:id Sikhs from their vehicles and Delhi and six other cities today to the official 12 days of mourning for swords and clubs. One man was In Tiruchiappulli, 1,200 miles been burned and the owners iiiid beating them u|)." .said Ham head off a religious war against the 66-year-old prime minister beheaded with p swipe of a Sikh south of the capital, a 24-year-old^ their families terrorized. Nairan,-27. who reported seeing a Sikhs by Hindus seeking revenge killed Wednesday by two Sikh sword. Another was doused with Hindu railway worker killed him The press trust of India said at dozen vehicles .set afire in the for^ the assassination of Prime members of her security staff. kerosene and set afire: his body self by pouring kerosene over his least 500 cars, trucks and buses capital Minister Indira Gandhi. Gandhi’s body lay in state at her left smoking in the street before head and lighting a match, shout were set ablaze by rioters in New , Gandhi’s son, Rajiv, sworn in as childhood home — where more the temple. ing "Indira Gandhi zindabad" — Delhi. One Sikh told United Press Rajiv (iandhi, a former airline her successor, called the cabinet than 70 people were hurt when Truckloads of green-clad soldi "Long live Indira Gandhi," International he guarded liis home -pilot and his mother's hand-picked into emergency session to deal mourners stampeded through po ers moved into New Delhi, Cal More than 400 people were with a gun against Hindu mobs successor' ;is prime minister, with the growing violence that lice barricades to get a glimpse of cutta, Kanpur, Allahabad, Luck treated for injuries in one New surging through his south Delhi pleaded for c;dm Wedne.sday in an killed at least nine people and the flag-shrouded body. Sikhs and now, Banaras and Jabalpur to Delhi hospital alone. neighborhood. address to the nation after taking injured hundreds. Hindus fought with clubs and reinforce police and paramilitary The streets of the capital were Army, police and paramilitary the oath of office. Joyner Slaying shocks won’t nix Indians in town By Sarah Possell they wanted their separate conn, sharing Herald Reporter try, and that's not good." she said. She said her family thought well By Alex GIrelll The respon.se to Indira Gandhi's of Indira Gandhi, th'oiigh they Herald Reporter death among several Indians who di.sapproved of her suspending live and work in the Manchester democracy during a time of Stressing a desire to avoid m area was one of shock and sadness. widespread opposition in 1975 The conflict with the town. Eighth "Oh my G od ,"’ said Ashok move cost Gandhi the prime District President Walter Joyner Kumar, owner of East West ministry in the country's 1977 said today he is not rejecting the Imports on Center Strr-et, when general elections, she said. town’s latest suggestion for tem told Wednesday of Gandhi's assas "W e thought she was very porary sharing of fire protection* sination. "Is that true?" good," Patel said. “ She had dune a services in the district. This morning Kumar, who left lot of good things for the country ." But he linked consideration of India almost 10 years ago and is She cited the creation of Bangla- ihai proposal with what action the now an American citizen, had de'sh as an example, and - tin- town takes over the district’s more to say about the slain prime annexing of the nation of Sikkim as desire to buy state land next to the minister, whom he called “a an Indian state. site it is buying for a district fantastic leader," and about In None of three interviewed Mon firehouse, and with the a district dia’s future. day by |he Manchester Herald said request for a review and report by “ I think Indira Gandhi was even they believed the Soviets would the Planning and Zoning Commis better than her father," said move to take advantage of a sion on the district’s firehouse Kumar, referring to India’s first possible power va<’uum. plans: prime minister, Jawaharlal " I don't think the Soviets would Joyner said the district has Nehru. But he said he thinks move in,” Kumar said. "The applied to the PZC for such a r Gandhi’s son Rajiv, who was Soviets would have to have .some review as a "municipal agent” sworn in as prime minister shortly reason to move in. Politics are still under terms of the state statute after his mother’s death, will have strong in India." requiring municipal agents to have a difficult job following in her Dr. V! Abraham Kurien, a certain kinds of projects reviewed- footsteps. Manchester cardiologist, said: "I by the planning authority. , " I t ’s going to be a test for him,” don't think the Soviets are going to A member of the town Planning f Kumar said. He said the eruption run into India, any more than Department staff said today that • 'v . 4 of Hindu violence against Sikhs . America will go into India." the PZC received a request dated Herald photo by Tarquinio Wedne.sday after word of the "1 don’t even think 4here are Oct. 26 from attorney John D. assassination spread through the going to be any major problems in LaBelle Jr. for such a review, You gave your best Punjab, where the Sikhs have tx-en India, Tension suddenly diffuses normally termed a mandatory in revolt against the Indian govern itself when somebody dii-s. It will referral. Manchester High's Jamie Ross gets a Meet at Wickham Park. The youngster ment. would test Rajiv Gandhi's bring |X‘ople to a little bit more of The application again raises the ability as a leader. their senses” question of whether the district is a pat on the shoulder from her mom, Mrs. didn't fare as hoped, finishing back in Barbara Ross, before Wednesday's He said he does not blame “ Her death is very sad,” Kurien municipality. the pack. Stories and more pictures on Gandhi for sending the military said, “ Hut she could have died this The same question is crucial in running of the Class LL Championship page 14. last June to storm the Golden morning of a heart attack. The the district’s attempt to buy Temple at Amritsar in the Punjab, tragedy is the w;iy it happened " state-owned land on Tolland Turn which radical Sikhs had turned pike and Buckland Street. State into an armed fortress. At least 600 law requires that when state land people died in the fighting. becomes unneeded excess, the Both sides try to influence Ross faces " I f anything, she was too late in state must give the municipality in doing it," he .said. "She should which it is located the first crack at have done it two years ago." new charges buying it. The district has ex Kumar is a native of the Punjab HARTFORD tUPI) - Michael pressed interest in buy ing the land. voters’ decision on CDBG and said he fought in the 1971 war H. Ro.ss, charged with the murders ’The town also wants to consider with Pakistan that led to the buying it. By Alex Qlrelll creation of Bangladesh. Kumar of six young women in Connecticut, If the PZC does have to review Lingard made the same suggestion was charged with the attempted Herald Reporter at one point, but the board's said the Sikh religion was founded the district firehouse plan, it will by a warrior caste of Hindus who murder, kidnapinng and .sexual be placed in the position of having ► Is bonding needed? Democratic majority quickly dis assault of a North Carolina' When Manchester voters go to missed the notion as politically protected the Hindus from Moslem to pass judgment on the construc the polls Tuesday, they will decide • Grant issue history invasions in the 15th century. woman, officials announced today. unrealistic. Lt. Kenneth Kirschner, spokes tion of one firehouse to be built whether the town should accept He said the Sikhs who are calling — stories on page 3 The upshot of Cassano's sugges man for .state irnlice, said u very close to another. The town’s federal Community Development for an independent state do nof tion this year was the appointment warreid for Ross'^arrost was filed Buckland firehouse, from which it Block Grants administered by the represent the Sikh majority in' of a 15-memtK*r citizens’ commit by the .Wake City, N C., sheriff’s cannot legally provide fire protec- Department of Housing and Urban India.