Evening star., 1960-09-06
Police QueII
Second Riot
AT Ocean City
1900 Teen-Aeers
Quieted in Minutes;
3 More Arrested

} NuIeteo IN MInuIeSI
3 More Arrested
A second, smaller disturbance
was staged by 1900 teen-agers
at Ocean City. Md, yesterday
but was quickly quelled by
police.
The disturbance, second
within "a hours at the beach
resort. resulted in three ar
rests, police said.
Less than IL hours before,
$500 unruly boys and girls
rioted in the streets from 1880
pm. Sunday until 8 am. yes
terday in a spontaneous out
break of bottle-tossing and
rock k-throwing. Forty youths,
including some juveniles, were
arrested.
Meanwhile, State and city
police said they resumed nor
NAL duties today, now that the
long Labor Day week end is
over. State Police 1t. Col. Will
liam H. Weber had set up a
command post at Ocean City
with 80 troopers to assist city
police in handling the dis
orders.
HurI Bags Of Sand
Yesterdays outbreak. in
which bands of singing youths
hurled bags of sand at police,
apparently started when police
escorted a bare -chested teen
ager to the beach to put on his
shirt. A city ordinance requires
shirts on the boardwalk.
A crowd Of teen ayers
quickly gathered, even while
those arrested earlier were
being tried on disorderly con-
duct charges. Police suppressed
the disturbance in about IS
minutes, however. Police said
they were prepared to use tear
gas If necessary.
The weekend roiting began
when a Marine from Baltimore,
Laren Baker, 18, was injured
while being elected by police
from an amusement center. A
crowd of youths estimated at
$500 quickly gathered and
tangled with police. throwing
bottles, rocks and lawn furni-
ture. The crowd was trans
formed into a mob, upsetting
automobiles and staging a
march on the city hall, police
said.
Jail Filled
Soon the small city jail was
filled to overflowing with those
arrested by police. Firemen
finally broke up the riot with
fire hoses.
Yesterday. Trial Magistrate
James B. Robins heard the
first IA cases of the 40 arrested.
Police said seven were from the
Washington area, including one
girl and two juveniles. Hear
ings for the others were set for
Friday.
Fines levied against the
Washington area residents
charged with disorderly con-
duct in the first disturbance
we're:
Lola M, Godfrey, 1s, of Rock
vile. Md, $3.50.
Carlos Martin, 20, of the
University of Maryland. $52.50.
Bruce Kleiman, 18, of Hyatts-
vile, $3.50.
James Demma, 81, of Ken
sington. $102.50.
Tom Bensinger, 10, of Wash
ington. $102.50.
In addition, a 17-year-old
boy from Kensington was fined
$102.50 by Judge Robins and
two other 17-year-olds from
Silver Spring and Washington
we're fined $52.50.
Mr.. BenSinger, a part time
photographer for the Washing
ton Daily News, said he was
attempting to cover the story
of the riot when he was seized
and hustled off to Jail. He said
he was thrown into a cell S feet
wide. 6 feet long and Z feet
high with 13 other young peo-
pie arrested in the riot.
Mr.. Bensinger said he was
held from before 8 am. until
1880 am. without being
allowed to make a phone call
and was not given counsel or
allowed to retain a lawyer.
The photographer said he
pleaded not guilty. He has
not decided whether to appeal,
Mr.. Bensinger said.
Mayor Hugh T. Cropper said
the riot probably resulted from
a tight policy at Ocean City
this summer keeping teen-agers
from drinking.
II suppose this was bound