News-Journal from Mansfield, Ohio • 18

18 Mansfield News-Journal Monday, January 27, 1964 Small Police Force Can't Hold Panamanian Crowds: Only 19 Canal Zone police were on duty on the whole Pacific Side when the PanaCanal Zone. By m. manian students the entered. practically the entire Canal Zone police force, totalling about '85 men, was deployed along the Canal Zone border and by 7:30 p. m.

it was ap: parent the police could not hold the crowds. The police were authorized to use tear gas, and firearms if necessary to protect life. At about 8 p. the Panama mob across from the Tivoli Guest House started to move along President Kennedy Avenue, heading for the Ancon Railroad Station and the freight house. Canal Zone police -sergeants and eight Canal on duty in this vicinity fell back from the intersection of Frangipani Street and Roosevelt Avenue before the onslaught of at least 3,000.

They took up position between the Panama Canal Sanitation Office and the civilian homes on Frangipani Street. The mob upset and burned an unoccupied automobile at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Frangipani Street and some of the Canal Zone police advanced and had. The mob stopped threw all the gas they tears temporarily at this point from advancing further into the Canal Zone and the homes were saved from being overrun. BURN BUILDING About two or three minutes later, part of the mob started to burn and sack the Ancon freight house. Railroad passenger were set on fire and windows in the passenger railroad cars were broken.

Other elements of the started breaking windows as they forced their way into the Ancon Laundry across the street from the railroad station. Several hundred of the mob started toward the Ancon Little Theater, where a rehearsal was in progress, and toward the Ancon housing area, One policeman with a shotgun and three other policemen were sent to protect life and property in that area. As the mob headed for the residential area on Manzanillo Street in Ancon, the police were authorized to open fire with shotguns and revolvers, shooting over the heads of the mob and on the ground in front of them. This action, 8:20 p. m.

as nearly as can be determined, was necessary to save lives. It was the first actual firing by Canal Zone police, although by that time seven Canal Zone policemen at that location had been injured in of stones and flying obiects directed against them. FIRE SHOTS For the next 10 minutes, the mob, surged back and forth made several efforts to penetrate the Frangipani Street residential area, but were turned back by tear gas and shots fired over their heads. Small arms fire was heard coming from Panama during this time. Considerable damage was done to the Shaler bus terminal.

The Canal Zone police received numerous reports that Molotov cocktails were being thrown against the U. S. District Courthouse in Ancon. A wire fence within the Zone was torn down in front of the S. District Court and along Fourth Avenue.

Acting Canal Zone Governor David S. Parker made a personal inspection of the Canal Zone Panama border in the vicinity of the Tivoli Guest House shortly before 8:00 p. m. His car was stoned twice in the vicinity of the Tivoli Guest House. By that time a crowd estimated between 5,000 and 1 6,000 was gathering along Fourth of July Avenue.

Molotov cocktails were being thrown against buildings in the Canal Zone and a number of cars had been set on fire. The Canal Zone police were having difficulty in holding back the which had penetrated several hundred yards into the Canal Zone and it was apparent that life and property were in serious jeopardy. At 7:59 p. Acting Gov- Liquor Board Cites In-Law Of Rhodes COLUMBUS (UPI) Donald C. Rawlins, Gov.

James A. Rhodes' brother in law, was scheduled to appear before the liquor commission here Tuesday charge of selling powered beer to a minor. Rawlins, who operates under the name of Don's at 1046 E. Whittier has a night club permit and a highpowered beer and wine carry out permit. His agent who sold the beer, David Miesse, was convicted and fined in Municipal Court here.

Rawlins' record showed he was twice charged with making horse book at his tavern. The first time, in June, 1950, when Rhodes was mayor of Columbus, the charge was dropped. The second charge, in August, 1956, when Rhodes was state auditor, was also dismissed. ernor Parker reported to Gen. Andrew P.

O'Meara, Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command, that he was unable to maintain law and order in the Canal a Zone with only the police and other civilian authorities. Acting Governor Parker requested General O'Meara to assume command of the Canal Zone. TROOPS ARRIVE Within 40 minutes from the time the first shots were fired by the Canal Zone police, U. S. Army personnel arrived at Portobello Street (in Ancon.

Complete Army control in that area was assumed about 20 minutes later after Brig. Gen. G. L. Mabry, Director J-3, Plans and Operations, United States Southern Command, had completed an assessment of the situation.

He directed that no further firing be done unless an attack was made, as the Army was ready to move into that position and take over. Sporadic small arms fire was heard coming from Panama City. A small group of policemen, sent to the Ancon freight house after the Army arrived, dispersed a mob armed with Molotov cocktails, which were being thrown at the freight house. A Canal Zone fire rig arrived in time to put out the fire at the freight house, caused by the fire bombs. A Molotov cocktail was thrown through the windshield of an automobile that came out of Panama into the Canal Zone at Frangipani Street, Ancon, The car burst into flames, but the two passengers escaped.

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