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——. Harlem ‘5 Percenters’— Terror Group Revealed © By James W. Sullivan ¥ Of Thr Herald Tribune Sta‘! An armed group of Negro youths in New York City is : “prepared to die” in a strug ‘gle against white people. Livingston Wingate, executive director of HARYOU-ACT, waid yesterday. “They say: ‘Either there is j change or we'll make Watts t look like a tea party.’ Mr. Wingate said. The reference was to the Watts area of Los Angeles. where 34 persons were killed in recent ‘racial disorders. Mr. Wingate told the Na- regional conference on pov- erty, held st the Belmont- Plaza Hotel, that “the kids are armed and ready to move,” and that only his anti-pdv- erty organization was stopping them. He called the move- ment “something more omin- ous than anything since construction.” HARYOU-ACT is under in- estigation by both the Man- hattan District Attorney's office and Federal) authorities after charges of fiscal mis- management. Mr. Wingate has been critized about his conduct of the anti-poverty program. Be refused to name the movement on the ground that it wes “too dangerous.” but he apparently spoke of a Black Muslim-oriented ex- tremist youth group know: the “Five Percenters” which is active in four of New York City’s five boroughs. The Police Department has been waging &@ quiet war on tional Urban League's eastern | the group for several months but a spokesman yesterday said there would be no com-. ment on Mr. Wingate’s com; ments because the matter is under investigation. ‘The Herald ‘Tribune has been conducting an independ- ent investigation of the ¢r+ ganization for the past thire, weeks, and has confirmed tne’ group's existence a5 well ips some details of its activities. ‘The police have declined to release any information about the group's size, objectives or | makeup. Deputy Commission- ” er Joseph Martin, head of; community relations, has said ! the department feared tr publicity might snowball membership and add to virulence of the group. ‘The most frequently hi CLIPPING FROM THE N.Y. EDITION we far DATE oi) \\ PAGE _! FOWARDED BY KY DIVISION Wag NO? FOWARD BY.NY DIVISIONQA w