April 22, 1970

Govt imposes state of emergency to avert large demonstration backing demands for greater econ power for blacks and solution to country's unemployment problem; move follows wks of demonstrations, some violent, by black power advocates; police arrest 10 including union leader G Weeks and black power leader C Nunez; police open fire on rioting mobs, Port of Spain, after mobs throw stones and bottles at firemen battling blaze in store; some foreign-owned banks reptd attacked; 2 persons reptd killed, several hurt; Govt imposes dawn-to-dusk curfew

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Sen Javits warns against ecological campaign becoming diversion from problem of racial tensions, s to pre-Earth Day rally, NYC

NYC rushes plans to set up network of parlors so betting can be put into operation by autumn; Asst Dir Cavanagh, Deputy Mayor Aurelio, Dir Hayes and Corp Counsel Rankin apptd to task force that will lay ground work for 5-member operating comm; some restrictions covering operations of parlors noted; Cavanagh comments

ct frees Hilliard and Douglas after they and defendant Seale apologize for courtroom disorder; Seale says controversial note was not 'smuggled out' to Hilliard but was outline of book he gave to his lawyer; defense lawyer Garry says he asked Hilliard and Douglas to attend trial to help him maintain courtroom order; 2 other persons who were jailed for disorders outside courtroom are also freed after apologizing to ct; about 25 youths, mostly black hs students, are arrested for disorders in downtown New Haven; many had attempted to attend ct proceedings