TROOPERS SEARCH PLAINFIELD HOMES FOR STOLEN GUNS; But House-to-House Hunt Is Ended After Negroes Complain of Damage SOME WEAPONS FOUND Heavily Armed Troopers Act Without Warrants Under Proclamation by Hughes Homes in Plainfield Searched For Stolen Guns by Troopers
300 heavily armed police and Guardsmen enter Negro area and conduct house-to-house search without warrant for stolen weapons; illus; map; search carried out under emergency declaration issued by Hughes; 3 stolen carbines and other weapons seized; heavy armament withdrawn after protest from State Community Affairs Comr Ylvisaker; Natl Council of Chs and ACLU units protest search; search ends after protest by Negro residents on damage done to their homes; city remains calm