Latest Breaking News On - Old middleton - Page 1 : comparemela.com

Sunday, May 4, 1969 –  Late afternoon Tear gas lingers in the soft spring air, rocks and bricks are strewn through the streets, all residue of last night’s riot. Mifflanders still want a block party; Mayor Bill Dyke still says no and refuses to issue a permit. Hundreds of kids are hanging out around Mifflin and Bassett streets, hundreds of cops are on their way. As the crowd builds, Ald. Paul Soglin is arrested a second time, for “unlawful assembly” – while standing by himself near his Bassett St. apartment. Alderwoman Alicia Ashman tries to bail him out, but jailers won’t take her check. So fire captain and union president Ed Durkin – thankful for Soglin’s support during the illegal strike he led three months earlier authorizes the use of union funds for the $507 bail. The charge is later dropped after a judge rules police didn’t understand the unlawful assembly statute, but Soglin is convicted on Saturday’s charge of failing to follow a police order.

United statesMurray fromsonTed durkinPaul soglinRoundy coughlinEd durkinsShirleys abrahamsonAlicia ashmanRalph hornbeckJack leslieWilbur emeryMifflin communitySupreme courtBlock party riotMifflin street block party riotMayor bill dyke