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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

Soturdoy, July 1, 1967

Police patrol Lockefield after meeting with chief

As a result of a meeting with Police Chief Daniel T. Veza and captains in the police departments, noted improvements in police protection in the Lockefield Gardens area has come about, according to Mrs.

this is being worked on. “We developed a complete understanding with the police department as a result of the hour and a-half meeting,” Mrs. Col-

lins commented.

The petition presented to Chief Veza and in turn sussess-

250 - westsiders in which they fully responded to asked for cited needed improvements in (1) stop gambling and crapbreaking up crime in the area, shooting in parking lots, launSince talking with Chief dry mat areas, and filling staVeza policemen are now walk- tions; (2) provide more police ing in Lockefield Gardens and protection by using walking paare reporting back to police patrolmen on the inside of the

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Mary Collins of 619 Locke, headquarters every hour. This project as well as the surApt. 311, president of the suggestion was made by In- rounding areas; (3) crusier cars Lockefield Civic Organization, spector Spurgeon Davenport be more alert to prevent burgMrs. Collins said Organiza- who was in on the meeting. laries, rapes and fights, and tion representatives met with Mrs. Collins said she had (4) curb rowdyism in all its Chief Veza June 23 and pre- personally seen policemen this many forms, sented him a petition signed by week breaking up gambling and “As citizens of Indianapolis i other unlawful activities in we pledge our cooperation with

Lockefield and is pleased with all law enforcement officers in the cooperation Chief Veza has their efforts to make our city a shown. better place in which to live,” She said before the meeting th e Petition concluded.

AAEI with him the police in crusie? , Others meeting with Chief JliR ^ V cars would see vice going on v eza wer e concerned mothers of

and do nothing about it. She the area including Mmes. Kathcomplained that Lockefield is orlne Duncan, Sabatina Davennot “well-lighted” and this in P° rt * JoAnn Davis, Bessie Jackaddition to the crime is a rea- fO"-. Carrie Watkins, Dorothy ..on a lot of residents are afraid Whitfield, and Allie Stantley. to leave their homes. She told Oscar Banks, a Community AcChief Veza that Lockefield is tion Against Poverty coordinthe scene of constant fighting a t° r lr > the Lockefield area, aland shooting incidents, and po- so attended the meeting, lice heretofore did not stop the .rl Beck of the Housing Auoruptions, or respond to calls thonty will speak to the Oror help when residents would 'iamzation at the July 12 meetummon them. in the Lockefield Recrea- * As a result of the successful d^uS"problems^h ^ iTe HifsLd^tt^rbTeVs^t'var!: "-tenanee o, Locke,ie.d. Mrs .

ous locations have been arrested and taken downtown. She said they were mostly young people, 18 to 25 years old. Mrs. Collins said teenagers in the area have set up housekeeping in the basements of the apartments. Before the po-

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HONORS PRESIDENT; The Future Outlook Civic Club honored its president, Mrs. Elizabeth Ray (seventh from left) in an affair held last Sunday at the Fall Creek YMCA. Mrs. Ray was cited for her efforts and accomplishments during the past 10 years. In photo are (left to right) Mesdames Andrew Phelps, Beatrice Bridwell and Jo Atkinson, Jimmie Atkin-

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House leaders have no plans to do anything about the Pow ell case, unless or only if he asks to take the oath of office.

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Collins said there aren’t enough regional director, Raymond merica,

men working in Lockefield. Trade unions

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When the charges were made, is white, so Powell was unconthe 34-year-old union president stitutionally censured Are all had threatened to “sue each Americans proud of this brazen and every one of them for libel, inconsistency ., he inquired. defamation of character and Aga, "’ u ? ,r * f owdl ob8e . rve ?’ any other charge my lawyer can * * ’ A,th o u gh my conscience think ,,n >» is clear and my heart untroub-

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munitieg for skilled Negro la- Mr - L °y d and the 17 other y vith reluctanc e Die same punbor to promote the enrollment union members said in the ishment meted out to Sen. Dodd, of Negroes in apprentice train- petition that Black is “guilty For this purpose I would acing programs and to insist that of acts and conduct detrimental cordmgly present myself before

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The organization maintains tide 23 of the local union by- * er (Dem. - N.Y.) who headed that previous efforts to have ] a ws, misappropriate union a se l ec t committee that asked building trade unions bring Ne- funds as an expense allowance eald * er this year to gro workmen into their ranks his personal use in the a- seat Powell, seemingly have failed. The new program, m0 unt of $60 for each month.” y? iced the vie w of others among

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(4XT XT ' . „ ously and adversely affected the ment (in part) was as follows: No Negroes — no work, we lfare and security and sta- ‘. . . All I can say is his Herbert Hill, the organization s bility of the local union in a (Powell’s) statement does not director of labor programs said mann er detrimental to its enhance his chances of more at rm? e ne ^r S c ? I I ).,^ r . ence ’ ..v, members.” favorable consideration in the r “That’s nS Mr Wl Hill’s Mr - Black * who never worried House, particularly when he recon truction." He added that he [; b ° ut th f e f a f r f h s ’ sa ; d that ba aC “ 0,, 0t th * HoU8e

AiA +1,0 had control of the union for 13 as obscene.

sion that Negfoes wanted to y ea ^ s and ‘‘. th ^ s f Same f P< j.° P , 1 o “ I doubt ver y m , uch whether create unemployment among have bee . n DghUng me for 13 the House, as he suggests white workers. He insisted, how- years. Miles Loyd has had it m (Powell) would accept anything

for me ever since I defeated less than the recommendations him for office and he and the made by the select committee, rest of them have been trying namely censure, money restitute get me ever since.” tion and deprivation of seniorAt the time, Mr. Black Uy rights. It’s a vain hope that

even if it means an indefinite charged Mr. Loyd with trying, to the House would milden the

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“This inequity (trade union discrimination) must be stopped

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