Star Tribune from Minneapolis, Minnesota • Page 14

April 18, 1970 THE MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE Blacks, Indians Disrupt State Rights Meeting Opportunity (OEO) was the keynote speaker at the luncheon meeting which began the conference. English further demanded what they (the protesters) have to say," he said. Balfour's withdrawal followed several minutes of direct, often angry attacks against the planners of the second state human rights conference by the spokesmen of the Indian and black delegations. Dennis Banks, chairman of the American Indian Movement (AIM) shouted, "We reject you and your conference," as he led Indian participants and protesters out of the room. William English, past chairman of Minneapolis' Model City Policy and Planning Committee, told the assembly that former commissioner Kent "is an affront to many black people in Minnesota." Kent, now director of the but demand that you show him respect." Eubanks and his followers left the platform and milled in a corner of the large building dining room.

Eubanks advised them to "fill those tables and drown out the speaker. If you don't feel you can get your hair ruffled, withdraw." A few young protesters sat at a vacated front table, but the others, including Eubanks, left the room. Commissioner Ba If our spoke to a quiet audience as he announced his withdrawal: "I hope we can stop pushing people around" and at the same time stop making "poor people push past a $20-dollar bill." he said in reference to the registration fee that provoked the tionist to black people trying to get. into the trades In Minnesota," charged English. Thomas Donaldson, deputy state commissioner of human rights and one of the planners, regained the microphone and said, "I intend to continue this conference as planned." He was then encircled by a group of several young blacks who kept him from the podium.

Matthew Eubanks, black activist from Minneapolis, took over the podium and tried to keep St. Paul Mayor Thomas R. Byrne from making introductory remarks. St. Paul Human Rights Commissioner Louis Ervin interceded: "this is not Minneapolis, Eubanks," he repeated a few times.

"I am not going to ask, By SHARON BLINCO Minneapolis Tribune Staff Writer About 20 black and Indian activists from Minneapolis took over the speaker's platform Friday at the Minnesota Human Rights Conference and rebuked its participants. The activists also protested a $20 registration fee that, they said, excluded poor people from the conference. Conference participants who were the objects criticism included Frank Kent, former state commissioner of human rights. Conrad Balfour, Kent's successor, left the two-day meeting for some 400 business, government, religious and education leaders following the interruption. "I withdrew because I don't think the planners (of the conference) care about Civil Rights Division of the federal Office of Economic Minneapolis Tribune Photo by Pete Hohn Fish, Killed Over Wnfer, Float Ashore Thousands of dead fish accumulated Friday along the east shore of Long Lake near Minneapolis.

Oscar Rewoldt, 915 W. Broadway Av. examined the kill on the lake, where he has fished for 40 years. The Minnesota Department of Conservation reports that the fish probably suffocated when oxygen in the water was depleted due to heavy snow cover. The department said that the kill became apparent when ice melted on the lake.

mm JL Students, Trustees Talk Proxies at Macalester mm Jo self, and I've been signing proxies without even thinking about these juggernaut companies, that make us money. "You want them to turn their energies to urban problems, pollution, right? Well, I'm a disciple of By HOWARD ERICKSON 1 Minneapolis Tribune Staff Writer I Nearly' 400 Macalester College students discussed college and corporate politics 'with three of the 35 college trustees Friday night and won a promise that a special trustees' meeting within two weeks will be considered. Last night's 2-hour session followed a 3-hour occupa-, tion of hallways and two offices of the Macalester Business Offices building at ,77 Macalester St. The occupation ended at 12:30 a.m. yesterday when practically 1 all of the 75 to 100 student demonstrators withdrew and went home.

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2 8. 1-YEAR OTHER 9. II 50 Students End Anti-ROTC Occupation of St. Olaf Building firmed it is a chance to vote proxies of the $30 million worth of stock Macalester. holds in big corporations.

They are most interested in stockholders' meetings coming up shortly at Hon eywell which makes anti-personnel bombs used in Vietnam; General Motors where consumer advocate Ralph Nader wants anti-pollution directors seated; Northern States Power Co. and General Electric Co. The executive committee recommended Thursday that the trustees deny this request but directed President Arthur Flemming to name a committee early next week to use hearings or referen-dums to determine student opinion on corporate policies which the trustees could consider when deciding how to vote Macales-ter's stock. The trustees' next regular meeting is May 21. The students got endorsements last night from two trustees, Mrs.

Mary Shepherd and Dr. Wallace Gibbs. "My face is red," Dr. Gibbs admitted. "I own a few mutual-fund stocks my 5, rather than May 29 as planned.

In return, Dr. Rand said, the students promised no further "obstructive demon-s a i against ROTC, such as occupying a building again, until the regents have voted. Landlord Aubrey Mayhew, a Nashville, businessman who purchased the Texas School Book Depository for $650,000 at an auction Thursday in Dallas, Texas, said that he has "no idea" what he will do with the building. change, too, said Dr. Gibbs, a Presbyterian minister.

Observers doubted whether the full board of trustees would take the students' side, however and Chairman Jackson said he'd call a special meeting only if they appeared likely to reverse the executive committee. Meanwhile, students said they will lobby vigorously with the other trustees. The 3-hour occupation Thursday night only hours after the executive committee decision was "very orderly," said Business Officer Arthur E. Spurlock, and no vandalism or destruction took place. Spurlock let students use phones in his office to invite trustees to last night's meeting.

Five students had remained overnight, after most left, and two sat hunched in a hallway all day yesterday. Dr. Rand, who spent much of Thursday evenings in dormitories discussing ROTC and the occupation with students, made no other statement yesterday but said he would discuss the events in chapel at 10 a.m. Monday. BIA Programs Called Unfair COLLEGEVILLE, Minn.

Sen. Walter F. Mondale said the Bureau of Indian Affairs "entices" Indian students to forego college in favor of vocational training programs. Speaking at a symposium on Indian education at St. John's University in College-yille, Mondale called the practice "institutional racism." He said the Bureau of Indian Affairs budgets only $3.8 million for college scholarships, but about $24 million for vocational training programs.

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"They were scrubbing down the floors and cleaning the halls up as I returned to 4 my office this afternoon," said Robert Phelps, public relations director. "There was no vandalism or damage." The students, including half a dozen from Carleton College across town, had remained in hallways since 3:30 p.m. Thursday, when a student-faculty committee met to discuss the ROTC abolition. Offices were also occupied until 6 p.m. Thursday and students denied clerks entry to the building until the students moved out yesterday afternoon.

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