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a gd mee bee ee ~ ke ee oe tenes R= 7. Pe PT ba : Sook eae Ae iRev. 7-17-68) . yTolson . Nee ' BeLoach VN CE . Mohr . _.. Bishop 4. : ; 7 Casper Robinson Backs. Defense e of Black Group, Calan aad onra ut Mrs. Basie Deters: Felt ae jhe ee Gale we African ) \ a a" ~ oe vee <2 Rosen came ote eS a the “the oe of BS he contin -_ Sullivan Black Panthers while Mrs. Cot Eo" erpere bas to be a willing | Tovel Basie said they were “offensive ness to sit down and develop a rotter last week here. Robinson said it dialogue. They have to recognize ' Tele. Room _was disgraceful that 300 off-duty -that Black. people aren’{ asking — Holmes “eity cops jumped and beat up 12 for people to give them any- Gandy ae ane eiarerting” | tune,,We want to develop pride ALL INFORMATION CONTAINEDS Wroas \ odds were far from “‘sporting.” ROBINSON, who was the first, Black ballplayer in the major leagues and opened the doors. to many great Black stars since and many more yet to come, admitted that he, too, could have become a Black Panther as a. teena Party are no different than those of major civil rights groups, said obinson. ‘The Biack Panth kK selfdetermination, proter- e — tn of the Black community, di- t housing and employment. and express opposition to police abuse,” he sald. The former Brooklyn Dodger great, who came to New York to meet with the militant Black group which has been stirring up. a headline-storm, criticized ‘po-. Lice who are “trigger- happy” | and “white people in general” who have “their heads sicking| way down in the sands. “They think by keeping their beads in the sands," said Rob- bie, “that things will pass over | and things will be alright as long a@s we don't rock the boat and as long as we don't do things that! will. upset. E Say that white Ameri £ fo get its head out of d and understand that we a going to continue to tolera ger. The goals of the Black Panther’ and dignity in ourselves and we ean’t do on relief. But we also fmow that we have families to feed and therefore we are going to get as much as we possibly -Can . There are not enough people around who give a damn about what is going on as far as the Black man is. concerned,” be said. "GIVING an opposite pictupe of things was Mrs ife of the faffous band jea t 0 appeared before an o earing of the Joint State Legi{l : ; tive Committee on Crime [She charged that “the increased © violence and Black Panthers . coming in” had forced her to resign recently from the South Jamaica Community Council. Crying crocodile tears, Mrs. Basie said that her life had been threatened, as well as her home in the predominately white com-, munity of Forest Hilis. She also | said that neighborhood control of} schools, which most Black par-; ents throughout New York City! are fighting for and which is the core of the Ocean Hill-Browns- wile crisis, could defeat schoo! integration. because of extremists in both ethnic groups. “I can't go along with Black principa's, ck schools, Black teach ad Black Panthers,” she €k- . wer oe 4 ! | HEREIN |S NC LASSIFIED The Washington Post Timea Herald The Washington Daily News The Evening Star (Washington) — The Sunday Star (Washington) __ Daily News (New York) Sunday News (New York) New York Poat The New York Times The Sun (Baltimore) The Daily World The New Leader The Wall Street Journal The National Observer _.__ People’s World Examiner (Washington) . he Crchserenad Jrale | 50-f- Date sold Let re REC 27 02 “122350 WoT RECS ZECRDFD | Ex 108 V2 OCT 29 1968 lita