MAYOR DISAVOWS POLICE ROLE IN VIETNAM DEMONSTRATION
. . FRANKFORT, Germany -- The demonstration of some 1,000 youth against U.S. aggression in Vietnam, which was staged here March 27, has had an interesting aftermath,
After the official demonstration was held, a few hundred youth made their way to the U.S. consulate. The police intervened, beating a number of demonstrators and arresting” seventeen. [See World Outlook April 9 |
The Easter March Movement Against Atomic Warfare, which had sponsored the March 27 demonstration, protested the brutality of the police, It was backed by socialist and liberal student and
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youth organizations, some of which had not partjcipated in the March 27 demonstration. . - ole fy . -
The Social Democratic mayor of Frankfort,. Professor Brundert, met with representatives of the organizations. To everyone's surprise, he agreed with their stand, stated that the police had no © legal right to act as they had, and promised an investigation and punishment of those who were found guilty... _ .
The mayor's declaration was received as an encouraging concession and all those who have been advocating vigorous protest against the American imperialist aggression in Vietnam felt that they had won a victory.
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