April 15, 1969

20 Negro students led by Afro-Amer Soc repr L Denmarck occupy office in Hamilton Hall, demanding that black students be given power to nominate admission bd and admission staff to recruit, admit and financially aid Negro students; also charge univ with being 'systematically racist and oppressive in its relations with black people': illus; sources hold pol factor is also involved in protest with Denmarck candidate for soc pres; Dean Hovde unsuccessful in resolving dispute; meets with Prof Sovern and Dr K B Clark; informs students their sit-in is illegal and that they are subject to univ discipline; univ rejects demands, noting Columbia already has consulting bd on Negro and Puerto Rican admissions and will admit twice number of Negro freshmen this fall as last: 200 SDS supporters later stage campus march chanting 'racist adm must go'; issue 4 demands aimed at aiding minority group students

F Kulak, 40-yr-old disabled veteran, shoots and kills 2 policemen, injures 4 others with gunfire and grenades tossed from his apt window; surrenders after 5-hr seige; admits to bombing Chicago dept store on Apr 7

Alex Rose, chief tactician of the Liberal party, said yesterday that an "indicated trend" in favor of the renomination of Mayor Lindsay had "crystallized" within the party.