Nazis hurry off under barrage of eggs, cans

Press, 26 June 1978, Page 8

Nazis hurry off under barrage of eggs, cans

'iNZPA Chicago 1 A small band of uniformed ► Nazis showed up in Chi- ■ cago’s Loop District on Sat- ‘ urday, but hurriedly with--1 drew in the face of a barJrage of eggs, sticks, firecrackers, and beer caw ‘•thrown by thousands of ! howling protesters. “Death, death, death to the Nazis,” the protesters shouted as the Nazi leader, Frank Collin, arrived at the Federal building almost an hour and a half late with about a dozen followers. Hundreds of city and Fedjeral officers were on hand (as the Nazis were jeered by !a crowd of thousands ini censed bj' Mr Collin’s earlier j plans to march yesterday in Ithe heavily Jewish suburb of i Skokie. Thousands of protesters who had planned to battle

11 him in Skokie went to Chi | I iago to confront him wher j I he settled on a Saturday Loop rally and another or j Chicago’s south-west side or. j July 9. The Nazis left their south- ■ vest side headquarters at 4 j xm., but did not appear in ; the plaza until about two | hours later. j They carried shields and sticks. The waiting protesters surged against police lines, some carrying flags bearing the Star of David. “No more Nazis, they have no rights” some shouted. A woman who yelled “Kill the Nazis” was i dragged away. Three more arrests were) reported. ; Mr Collin, a short, stocky I man, appeared to be at-1 tempting to speak to the' crowd, but he was hooted: down. I ] Then, less than 15 minutes I,

I after they had emerged from > he Federal building behind a police guard, the Nazis j withdrew and were reported : :o have left the area. A plain-clothes policeman was cut over the left evebrow and taken off in 'an ambulance when he tried to break up a fight between 15 demonstrators and a man reported to have made proNazi remarks. Police horses reared in the street and demonstrators were thrown about by the police during the melee. The man who started it all slipped away in the turmoil, i Eggs, firecrackers, golf ! balls, soft-drink cans, sticks, jand even ice cubes were ) among the missiles thrown. | The Nazis, dressed in brown Storm Trooper uniforms, stood placidly behind (octagonal wooden shields. Some picked off the thrown ieggs with their shields.