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119--NO. J19 SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1901 18 PAGES PKICK SKVKN CKNTS 15,000 A Festival Mark; Even More Due Tonight FOGGY AND SOGGY Many ol the youthful fans here to attend the 1961 Folk Festival are sleeping or camping on the area beaches to keep their expenses down although Hie weather hasn't been very favorable Jor outdoor sleeping. Tills was the scene st Easton's Beach at 7 a.m. today as the damp fans prepared to pack their belongings and vacate the beach for its daily clean-up period. After last niehl's 15,000 record crowd at the Folk Festival, the Newport area' began to brace for the full impact o( tonight's festivities which are expected to bring even a pressure on the city.

Another sell out crowd has been assured for tonight's performance find once again police and festival officials will be braced for Hie thousands expected to walk and mill around outside Kreebody Park without tickets. The most serious incident to occur as a result of the great (Daily News Piioto) exodus to the Newport area for the festival was a knifing assault shortly More midnight inlp the city Ibis morning A waitress at swiftly becoming jammed on bumper to bumper as it was through most of yesterday afternoon and early evening. Vehicle traffic began thinning Although traffic was termed out last night by 9 o'clock, al-i heavy all over the island's main hough crowds walking along highways yesterday afternoon 80 Are Hurt In Rochester Racial Riots ROCHESTER. N.Y. (AP) -Hundreds of young Negroes who rioted throughout the night, hurling bricks and stones and overturning automobiles, were joined by more than a thousand other demonstrators after daybreak today as city officials declared a stale of emergency.

Police Inspector H.E. wold estimated at 8 a.m. that a crowd of "a couple thousand'' Negroes had massed along ferson Avenue between Clifford and Baden streets, a quarter last night in Jamestown. An 18-year-old Weston, youth, James M. Bratz, had 23 stitches taken in his hack from what Fred Smyth, police chief, said appealed to be a knife wound.

Bratz is being held at police station along with a trio of Connecticut companions and some young men who wer Howard John-' Main Road, Middletown, also jusscd cut while wailing on customers. crowds of young guitar carry ing fans early in the Rescue squad members amll the shore patrol were treating' At different times yesterday the usual barefoot and sandal-jcrowds of from 400 to 500 pedcs- clad girls who had cut their fectiti'ians were seen waiting for the on broken bottles. perries. Chief Smyth baid the Jamestown being questioned about the incident today. No charges have been filed yet.

Minors in possession of alcoholic beverages ami similar charges, as well as a few eling charges comprised the ma: jority of today's District Court docket with Middletown arraigning between -JO and 60 and Newport, charging 35. It was a short' night for thousands of denim clad young people who attempted to sleep The 30-odd Radio Club trade cased off by 9 bers on patrol throughout the P. m. city in an aid 'to police reported However, the femes were in regularly but turned up very carrying full loads of cars right little. The club members patrol lo 3 a and al onc jnt the streets in cars and on foot double linos of cars were backed in areas where police cannot always be.

up (of an estimated three miles One fire engine was moved Police nabbed one Florida man onto Gibbs Avenue yesterday! on Memorial Boulevard who was! a ft cmoon as traflic'began lo Irymglo rideoffonaniolorcyclejijujid upi Kngific 5 was raovc(1 WET A Folk Festival that wasnt his and broke ai that wasn't his ar.d broke few crowds drinking on walks. mile north of the downtovn on the beaches. The crowds business district. A call was sent to Police to mill around the Headquarters for tear gas, which also had been used earlier. Bellevue Shopping Center area and Boulevard until Ion? after the performance had ended.

The beaches were not While many Negroes, tnclud- settled until close to 3 o'clock, ing women, tossed eggs ar.dl Ths youthful folk music fans fruit at policemen, a force a swarming off the beaches 100 state troopers sped into the before 7 a.m. today and poured area in buses marchedjinto.Newport, wrapped in blankets damp from the late evening and early morning drizzle. Several bedraggled looking our-abrcast lip Joseph Avenue Baden Street. Gov. Nelson A.

-Rockefeller ordered 200 troopers to the scene altogether. At least SO persons mostly "Tcgroe were reported inured. some seriously. The injured included nine policemen ind a fireman. Onc man suf- fc'red-R-ftactured skull.

Police persons xien arrested. EVENING'S STAR The favorite of the fans at last night's Newport Folk Festival per- formar.ce in Freebody Park was the famed folk songstress, Joan Baez, who here sings the haunting ballad, "All My Trials." IDaily News Photo) vouths were seen to wash their to their homes beaches or some faces and brush their teeth injother shelter. upi i was raovc( a an, ke up ai Slatl(m 5 in 01 )0 givo thoroughly soaked by the early me cl (0 fj res downpour, a Fire Chief Jolml Kaston's Beach iiround 7 As the crowd outside the parkig. Watterson said same ac-1 tarrying his soggy sleeping ba ji-ew slowly and became more: tion wou i po ssib i alccn to pnshy, uttering occasional cat- 1 calls, lhe viewer of the performance were quiet apd becoming more enthralled with the music. Midway during the performance a festival official 1 made the announcement of the record crowd and requested that when leaving the park the fans "go to where you are leaving to go." The intermission was eliminated to hold down the movement oi the crowd within tile park- After the show closed the crowds around Bellevue Avenue and Memorial Boulevard walked and hung around not missing anything that might happt-ii- But nothing did happen and eventually most of them found their way day.

and other equipment. News Photo) Festival Program Runs Wide Gamut the -fountain in Eisenhower Park. Other groups gathered in lines in front of the city's res Maximum crowds were reported at the beaches by 2 a.m. the 30 or 40 police reported or po muranis. waiting, their lum' for fc of the pcopie.

Huddjcd together s-nging iffsmairgroufis'or trj'ing to TM ir breakfast. a.hVthc "of cars for the Jamestown ferry were stretching out a half mile I5y JAXE NIH'EKT The second evening concert of the 1964 Newport Folk Fesui tival ran the gamut from Poly- fe nesian background music of pj our 50th state, Hawaii, of the current freedom ment, which seems lo have a number of exponents among the festival performers as well as in the audiences. Last on the program but ranking first was the lovely Joan Raez. Despite her' popularity and wjd.c acclaim, she appears a person of and McDowell playing the guitar. McDowell alone sang and played the remaining two num- I'm Going Down lo and Buv Me A ls 'c o'jHam" and "Please Don't Do Me to that Ms wjfc rov j(ji move- SOT hand-clapping support.

came on with some supcr- My Naughty SwcSlie Gives to Trie Rochester has approximately 25.000 Negroes. The police chief's among number of vehicles'cars in Jamestown lo ride the! warm in tents ar.d blankets. and genuineness and her vo- Two thousand cars were talents arc absolutely amaz- sist from adroit use I 1 1 I I I u. (. jl I 1 I I a I with vehicles being left behind alc( i par) at'Second Beach and.ing.

With a slight assi on each trip. Fool a i was thousands walked to the bea'ctes breeze and sonic line hi Jftf overturned hy tiie mob. Tiic state of emergency declared by City Por- was Sccon Beach crowd was of lighting, a sort estimated at 8 000 to 10,000. of magic spell which touched ter Homer n'early five hours SCC ferry and walk in the city. Several cars were reported to have turned around after cross- i the Jamestown Bridge, on and cars.

Peace, Prosperity, Moderation Keynotes Of LBJ's Campaign WASHINGTON of my opponent." exploit tensions, (lien it will dent Johnson has laid out his! Speaking only two hours welcome." path for the fall campaign alonglfore he met with Goldwater the high road of politics, stress- discuss the racial question and)? f' "ft ing peace, prosperity. subjects, Johnson said, nes Of Traffic on the main arteries a.m. The Middletown Rescue Squad: audience was'called lo treat two youngi In all, she. sang nine Hum- men for suffered in fetors plus a few lines which liglits on the beach at 4 a ar.d she imitated Bob Dylan imilat- a third who passed out about her Her.songs were varied, after the Negroes stoned and four.ht police and white motorists," looted stores and overturned police cruisers. A reporter said he saw gangs of white teen-agers take advantage of the disorder and join in the looting.

I Th riot was touched off in N'egro section near downtown Rochester shortly before midnight Friday when two policemen attempted to arrest a young Negro on a charge of 'o increase Social Security lax would be raised from Wong and Noelanie Ma- public intoxication. Four or five cfits and raise the tax used lo SOO to $5.400. hoc, the first Hawaiians to ap- young Negroes attacked the po-: su them would improve the As of May the two Sociallpear at a folk festival here, liccmcn on range financial status of the program the House Ways Boost In Social Security Benefits Will Be StudfedillliP 1 WASHINGTON (AP) A biiliamount of earnings subject lol Opening the program were such as "The Long a Veil," 'All My. Trials" and "Watch Out, Boys, She's Troublemaker." The latter, sung in falsetto, she dedicated Bairy Goldwaler. She teamed up with Bob Dylan for on ecom- final se- audience to Shall Word of the incident reached Treaty Organizationjhundrcds of other teen-age Neat a street dance nearby.

lion and avoiding personal beh and Means Committee repoits. The legislation, which romes mi for House consideration billion. Wednesday, would provide an across the board increase in the role in the. campaign and released rights, civilian control over saying clear weapons and a cial tensions sh in the streets. in (he Thc news conference covered ianral a variety of topics.

But it Johnson, at lhe news confer-his good judgment. They want ways returned lo one subject-- to'd reporters: jlhat authority vested in a civili- Johnson's campaign next "No word deed of a n. They'do not expect to aban- -againsl Barry Goldwaler for a I am aware of. has ever-- don this duly to military men in presidency. I hope i i field," he added.

Asked about Goldwater's plan lo make lawlessness and violence in the streets a campaign blocked of the area and patrol cars. in dozens of stores. Looters Asked if he expected "a rath- or any comfort lo this small mi- cr rough campaign," Johnson norily who would lake the lawreplied: "Most campaigns are into their'owri hands." interns, household appliances and Security trust funds had assets of more a S22 billion. During May, 10.4 million persons re" who sang several of the lovelj songs imligencous lo the islands that make up our 50(1' ccivcd payments totaling With their muuinuu anc aloha shirt, llicir gourd and Thouch receipts (o each fund melodies, they a were less than exper.ditures.plc.ismgly different note to the benefits of 5 per cent, liberalizcjfrom each during the year cnd- cliqibilily provisions for 600.000,ed June 30. 1953, it was estimat- eldcrly persons and conlinucjcd that by June 30.

19SS the old festival program. In sharp contrast, some fine and lively Bluegrass child's survivors benefits lo age.age trust fund would increase lo fiddling hy genial Clayton Me i 22, instead of cutting them off 18. It would also let widows start receiving benefits at age 60 in- $25.2 billion and disability llichcn followed. Irusl fund wouii decease to he held For the Another sharp contrast owed as the fol- Bovs charged Bluegrass oers which included num- 'Tiie Blues nd "S)ccpy Eye John." wasri't a'dull second dnr- and ing their five numbers as thrir 'ingers flew over their instruments 16 keep up with their I'igorous voices. crowd horoughly enjoyed every second Ihey were on stage.

Some spirituals hy the Moving Star Hall Singers followed, starting off at a slow pace but increasing in tempo until they were stomping all around the stage as they sang. Then there were six numbers, consisting chiefly of some sharp clever satire, most effectively done by the Chad Mitchell Trio. They Bar also had a number lor GoMwator which was their best of the six even if you didn't share their views. A temporary lull in the music followed as George Wein, festival director, came on 0 ask all patrons lo remain orderly during ami after the perform'anccs. He pointed out that over 15,000 people were in (he park, more a there had ever been before.

Tilings got off to lively billion, indicating the need for.fiddling championship. Thc start again with three numbers by lhe Cajun Band which is truly wonderful to watch and hear. The members' obvicus enjoyment of their playing imparts itself to the audience and the three numbers were much loo few. Their lively music is accompanied by loud slxmis ar.d severaljfootstomping ami their facial nalional expressions i one of imashed windows stead of 62. and extend coverage bill.

the reallocation proposed in Un- self-employed physicians and of his five numbers, 'St. Louis Blues," wasn't very good alTM provides a rale rough campaigns. I'm an old I learned, at least so lar as I am "If Sen. Goldwatcr and his.jssue, Johnson said. "Well, 1 am tend lo follow, which is a course concerned, is the people are noljof rebuffing and rebuking bigot much interested in my personal and those who seek to excite campaigner.

I have been at it advisers, and his followers, will'against sin. I am'against law- 30 years. Ontr of the first 1 things follow the same course that I in-llessness and 1 am very much opposed to violence. I think we have to put a stop to it." He said the federal government already was doing all it could to stopper the violence. On olhcr subjects, Johnson announced new aircraft sys- j'em.

the SR71, an advanced capable of worldwide rc- Vonnaissance, able lo fly three President, Barry Agree To Avoid Racial Tensions WASHINGTON (AP)-Prosi- dcnt Johnson has declared the agenda in the campaign ahead, but agreed presidential Goldwater a i Thursday nighl he would seek with John- civil rights issue will be on his son to chart a course aimed at avoiding "any inflating of trou- with Republican over civil rights. nominee Barry on public result of the times the speed of sound and operate at 80,000 feet: it was true that there was "danger and provocation" from Norlh Viet Nam and that "such provocation could force a response, but it is also true that the United Slates seeks no wider war;" Red To Lead Racial March NEW YORK (AP) A described Communist says will lead an anti-police demonstration in Harlem today despite a ban on it by Police Commissioner Michael J. Murphy. Murphy announced the ban RI police headquarters night while about marched. oulsido charges of police brutality.

He said he fears mass strcel meetings this weekend touch off racial violence like the bloody rioting that started last weekend. A swelling chorus ol protests against the tan came'from civil cial Security tax from the prc- fund Goldwater "that racial tensions Johnson-Goldwater talk? A brief a charcc made by bat Fren ch PU resfdenf SS senator and theiGcorEc hopes to oust sal spokcsr tie for the White House. The Arizon.1 Prcsidenl he I down together for 16 minutes Friday night to lalk alxxit civil rights and the campaign. They touched on some olhcr subjects, as well, it was learned. Johnson had his say in advance, at a nationally televised r.ews conference.

He inviteJ Goldwater, his advisers and followers to take what he said will position, be the Democratic party's and rebuking bigols and Ihose who seek to meeting "was worth it. He said excite and. exploit Unsions," wtial he had on his mind." White House Press that the United States Reedy. A has attempted to dominate said the senator had rope. Johnson said, "The United approved it in advance.

Stales has never had any president met with Son. ost whatever in trying to domi- Goldwaler and reviewed the steps he had taken to avoid the of the world;" incitement of racial tensions," lleedy said. "Sen. Goldwater posal fcr a four-power confer- expressed his position, which w.is that racial tensions should be avoided. Both agreed on this Sources close lo Goldwaler said the senator thought (he nate Europe or any other area --Rejected a We Gaulle pro- ence on Viet Nam and Laos, saying there could be no new conference "until there is demonstrated upon the part of those who are ignoring the agreements reached at the conference table, some to carry-out their agreements;" scnl 3 5-S per cent each on cm- ments and i the aid of inter- ploycrs and employes to 3.S the balance would exceed cent on Jan.

1 with peak of ISjSliO billion by the end of this per cent after Jan. 1, 1971. Thc.ccnlury- ncrease which would up the So- The committee said thai, un-jal the start but improved as hei der its it was along. He was much belter that after 1965 and for lhe next on such things as i -20 years income for the old agc'juhilce" aral "Eilin would exceed disburse- Down." 'Alabama Callage naughty toys. Then there was Sleepy John with Hammie Nixon blow- 'inj; on his jug and harmonica and Yank Rachel playing the mandolin.

Nixon occasionally al- Freri and Annie Mac Mc- lly i tcrnated with Kstcs in singing their blues selections but Ihcir music practically obliterated the lighls leaders, rnany of whom have been pleading for moderation in the crisis. They demanded with Mayor Robert F. Wagner, urging hint to rescind the ban and reprimand Murphy. Howcv-1 cr, they also oppo planned domonslration. William F.plon, a Negro who; says "I am a Communist," dc-j clarcd he would head the Har-1 1cm Defense Council in a march late today.

Murphy said he barred the do- monslratkin "in view of the tragic and unfortunate events of the last five days to preserve and improve the uneasy peace which now prevails." Robert Yellin, Frank Wakefieid, and John Herald. i i Dowell came next with excellent, lvon so (lm os interpretation of the mpoS iHc to hcar 'Amazm Grace, both singing six numbers were wonderfully rhythmic. The audience was brought from the blues of the past to some fast blasts at present dav topics as Phil Ochs, a former journalism major, gave with bitter a i i a songs which seemed to go over big with the youthful fans in the He too devoted a song to Dairy Golrtwater --'I Marching Anymore." Ho isang about Viet Nam. cd 'Links On The Clnin" to labor leader George Meanv, and sang the 'Draft Dodger Uag." was quite pleasant to have Elizabeth Cotton take Ochs' place to sing her 'Freight Train" and another more recently written compoMlion of hers, 'I'm Going Away." On her last number, "Ain't Gwir.e lo Study Wa No- More," she askM the audience to join her in singing it and most complied. Doc Walfpn, sinpev and guitarist, a hie; favorite thn audience.

Imxiqht along some of his family to ploy with him. First appearing were his mother, father In law. Giilhcr Carlton, on the fiddle, his brother. Arnold on tlie banjo and his son, Merle, on the pillar. They sang and played 'Lights On In Ihs Valley." Thon Watson and Merle rtlayed before Walson's i Rosa I-eo, joined him for "I Heard My (Continued on Page 9).