Racial Violence Hits Elizabeth, Paterson

Racial Violence Hits Elizabeth, Paterson

Weather DISTRIBUTION TODAY 1 MM. Umptrtluit, 71. Shorn. THEMILY m» ot thunderstorms today, high In the 7*. during tonight, low M. Tomorrow, fair, high in the 1 Red Bank Area f 24,130 7fc. Friday, fair and cool. See Weather, Page 2. REGISTER NORTHERN MONMOUTH'S HOME NEWSPAPER DIAL 741-0010 Iiiutd duly, Monday throum Frldty. Second Cllli Postas« VOL. 87, NO. 33 P«!d tt Red Bulk ud it Additional Mllllr.I Ottlcei. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1964 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE Police in Control; Fear New Outbreak Racial Violence Hits Elizabeth, Paterson ELIZABETH (AP) - Negroes Police appeared in control in ported in either city. Four per- bomb was thrown through the the head and arm by a bottle a house porch in the midst of Three white youths were ar- hurled gasoline bombs and bot- both cities early today. sons were arrested in Elizabeth window of a Spanish-American but declined treatment. the confusion. rested for allegedly throwing tles, smashed store windows Twelve separate incidents and one in Paterson. grocery, but there was no fire. The disturbances broke out on Acting Elizabeth police di- from a car a bottle that struck and looted one store in major were reported in Paterson. At Police said the trouble in Down the street a clothing the perimeter of Pioneer Homes, rector Michael D. Roy said: a white man. Two of the outbreaks of violence in the least three store windows were Elizabeth began at 11:30 p.m. store was broken into and the a block-square group of three- "Actually, this is a couple of 1 youths were charged with as- large North Jersey industrial smashed. when a gasoline bomb burst on owner said some suits were story publicly financed apart- isolated incidents. I don't think sault. The third was held as cities of Elizabeth and Paterson Mayor Graves said a dozen the sidewalk outside a closed taken. ment buildings for low-income its racial. 1 think it's a group a juvenile. Tuesday night. Negro youths boarded a bus tavern. Dispersed 200 groups. Negroes, Puerto Ricans of young guys out for a lark. A Negro, Charles Patterson, Paterson Mayor Frank X. and smashed its windows. As three fire engines roared Fifty Elizabeth policemen and some white families live in "Because of recent racial in- 24, was charged with burglary . GrWes said today "We have Two fires were started in to the scene, a gasoline bomb sped to the area and dispersed the project. cidents in the area, we merely in connection with the looting at every reason to believe there Elizabeth with gasoline bombs crashed through the window of about 201) Negroes. Police then A gasoline bomb set a small put out some extra patrols. the clothing store. will be further trouble . .we and at least one store was the tavern and started a small turned their attention to youths fire on a machine and foundry We've been alerted for the past In Paterson, an estimated •re prepared for the trouble looted. fire. roaming in cars. company garage. Another broke few weeks about possible racial 110 policemen, helmeted and tonight." No serious injuries were re- A short time later another A white man was struck in out among some papers under incidents." (See RIOTS, Page 3) Report on Red Bank Survey See 2 Schools Obsolete RED BANK - The Oakland ance in the kindergarten though Bank branch of the National As- The consultants recommend kindergarte;« through 6 which now Street School and the Branch Ave. sixth grades. sociation for the Advancement of not only new construction but al- in grades 7 through 12, the building of the high school are That's the word from the Rut- Colored People has been protest- so a reorganization of the ele- consultants said. obsolete and unsafe and should gers University consultants hired ing racial imbalance in the low- mentary school system here. Grades seven and eight, and be replaced immediately. by the Board to make a study er grades. A new school or schools to house most of the sixth grades, are now —The Mechanic Street School of the borough's education facil- Copies of the report were made grades should be built "as soon housed in the River Street School. should be replaced within the next ities. available to the press at a con- as possible on a centrally located The consultants said that en- 10 years and preferably within the Earlier Study ference called yesterday by Dr. site," the report says. rollments in grades 1 through 8 next five. The report shouldn't surprise Robert C. Hoops, superintendent Youngsters in grades five will range between 175 and 210 —Only the River Street School anyone. A similar study made of schools. through eight should then be per grade during the next 10 and the Harding Road buildings by Yale University, 18 years ago The report was not mentioned housed in the 28-classroom River years. Seven classrooms will be of the high school are worth said that the Oakland and Me- at last night's Board of Educa- Street School "with it's excellent needed in each of those grades keeping—and many areas in the chanic Street Schools should be tion meeting. Edmund J. Can- special facilities," the report de- to keep class size between 25 high school don't meet minimum replaced, and described the zona, board president, said mem- clares, and the River Street site and 30 pupils. safety and educational standards. Branch Ave. high school build- bers had not had time to study should be enlarged. A peak enrollment ol 235 Is —The Board of Education ing as worse than either of them. it. Mr. Canzona said he had re- The reorganization would pro- foreseen for the kindergarten dur- should act to end racial imbal- For the past year, the Red ceived his copy only Monday. vide the racial balance in grades (See REPORT, Page 2) 3 Members in Sharp Exchange With President HUGHES WELCOMED BY LAWYERS — Now Jersey's Gov. Richard J. Hughes, can- ter, is welcomed by Morris Hartman, right, and Howard C. Bregel, left, as he ar- Charges Board Isn't Getting All Its Mail rives to address panel on family law at the American Bar Association meeting in RED BANK—Not all correspondence meant for Mr, Devine'i statements provoked a sharp ex- Mr. Canzona answered," and I told the secretary Now York today. Bregel, of Baltimore, Md., Is chairman of ths Family Law Section the attention of the Board of Education is being change between him. the board vice president. (Board Secretary Richard Lyon) to invite everyone of the Association. Hartman, of Elizabeth, N. J., is chairman-elect of the section. presented to it, board member Donald D. Devine Dr. Herman O. Wiley and board member Charles interested." charged last night. A. Raynor, on the one hand, and board President "I didn't think there was any sense in having Hughes called on the legal profession to aid in the fight against poverty and the Mr. Devine cited specifically two letters, one Edmund J. Canzona, on the other. the entire board there," he added. enforcement of civil rights legislation. IAP Wirephoto) from the borough Planning Board and the other Mr. Canzona said the Planning Board's, letter "Someone has to stop thinking for me," Mr. from the Red Bank Branch, National Association had been addressed to and received by him. The Raynor declared at that point. "I want to do my for the Advancements of Colored People. letter asked for a meeting to discuss the school own thinking. And you should let the board do Its He wond&s^id.haw much more such correspond- board's building plans, Mr. Canzona said, and he own thinking." ence there might be. had referred it to Dr. Robert C. Hoops, superinten- Mr. Raynor said he questioned* whether Mon-. The planners' letter had been sent in May, Mr. dent of schools. day's-meeting should have been held. Turkish Warplanes Devine said, but he had not learned of its existence A meeting between some representative of the "Every action that comes before this board re- untif Friday. Planning Board and the Board of Education had quires board action as a matter of law. You know The NAACP lettej, sent in April, never has been been held Monday night, Mr. Canzona said, "and that," he told Mr. Canzona, who is a lawyer. brought before the' school board, he declared. you were all invited." Mr, Canzona replied that he was not certain Mr. Devine said he learned of the letters when CONTRADICTS thatwas true. questioned about them by several borough resi- "We were like heck," Mr. Devine retorted. 1 DK Wylie asserted that Mr. Canzona's conten- Over Cyprus Again dents. • , Mr. Devine said he could not see "an organiza- .tton that the letter had been addressed to him "is •LEFT IGNORANT' tion like the Planning Board sending a letter to gflfllhg the lily." NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP)-Turk- er flying low over the Turkish- President Makarios said his "I have no knowledge of them," he said. "I just one member of the Board of Education.!' , • "The letter was addressed to you as Board of Jsh warplanes flew over north- held village of Kokkina. Greek Cypriots would fight am left ignorant of matters directed to this board. "Mr. Caniona, you don't function for this board Education president, but surely the Planning Board west Cyprus again today despite The Morphou alert lasted more "alone or with others" to pre- And I am wondering how much more such cor- and you have no right to set up meetings," he wanted our entire board to know about it," Dr.

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