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MARCH
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segregation of all school dis
tricts this year: the reduction
Of Congressional representation
for states where citizens are
disenfranchised; new execu-
tive order banning discrimina-
ton in all housing supported by
Federal funds; authority for the
Attorney General to institute
injunctive suits when any Con-
stitutional right is violated; a
massive Federal program to
train and place all unemployed
Negro and white workers ION
meaningful and disgnified jobs
at decent wages"
Additional demands are for
a National Minimum Wage Act
that will give all Americans
a decent standard Of living" a
broadened Fair Labor Stand
ards Act to include all areas
Of employment which are pres
emily excluded; and a Federal
Fair Employment Practices Act
barring discrimination by en-
ployers, contractors, employ
ment agencies and trade unions
as well as by Government units.
Leaders said the march to
the Lincoln Memorial will he a
solemn and dignified tribute"
to Medgar Evers Of the NAACP,
William Moore of CORE and
Herbert Lee of the Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Com
mittee, three martyrs Of the
Negro movement, and "the
thousands Of nameless heroes
who have given their lives in
the struggle for full equality"
Bands and choirs are scheduled
to be in the line Of march.
March on Washington dem
onstrators have been told to
be on their best behavior for
their one-day lobby. And, Dis
trict police, businesses and citi-
zens have been asked to re-
ceive their visitors courteously
and patiently.
Additional Police
Metropolitan Police Chief
Robert v. Murray, for example,
has ordered his 2,9O0-man force
to "be patient. discreet, and
solicitous of the citizens Of our
own city. as well as the multi
tude of visitors here during the
rally"
The regular District force
will be augmented by 1000
members of the District Ma
tional Guard, $50 District fire.
men and between $50 and 500
reserve policemen who have
been deputized as special po-
lice to ride in scout cars, pa
troll wagons and walk regular
police beats. Even United States
Park Police will be under Chief
Murray'S technical command
Wednesday.
Chief Murray's special order
to this 6,500-man force notes
that "minor infractions of our
regulations will be committed,
particularly on the part of visi-
tors, and should be explained
to the violators." Arrests for
minor violations should be
held to an absolute minimum,
Chief Murray advised.
The Court of General Ses-
sionS will operate on a 24-hour
basis that day for the immedi-
ate processing Of any arrests.
The police radio network will
be augmented by IL two-way
radio-equipped cars from GSA,
% radio-equipped National
Guard walkie-talkies and 13
similar instruments from the
District Highway Department.
There will be 1000 policemen
about equally divided between
regular patrolmen and District
Guardsmen-in the immediate
areas Of the demonstration. All
regular and special policemen
will work q minimum Of 10
hours Wednesday.
Also modified on a standby
basis will be an estimated Ats
troops of the Army and Marine
Corps. About 1000 are already
on duty in the Washington area
and the remaining 5000 are at
Fore George G. Meade, Md;
Fort Myer, Va, and Virginia's
Quantico Marine Base.
Military Assists
This is q troop list provided
by the Department Of Defense
of the forces who will be poised
to assist If needed and where
they will stand by:
1st Battalion, Third Infantry,
$50 men at Fort Myer, their
home station.
Company A, 1st Battle Group,
Third Infantry, ITS men. at
Fort Lesley ]. McNair.
9th Battalion, Seventh Ar
tillery, 400 men, from Fort
Meade, at the Naval Receiving
Station.
10Th Engineer Battalion, 300
men, from Fort Meade, at the
Receiving Station.
87th Engineer Battalion, 900
men, from Fort Belvoir. Va, at
Fort Myer.
9lst Engineer Battalion, 700
men. from Fort Belvoir. to
Fort Myer.
Second Battalion, Twenty
second Marines, the Marine
Corps Schools demonstration
battalion Of $50 men, to stand
by at the Anacostia Naval Sta
ton.
These men, military spokes-
men said. will have only their
personal equipment. Helicop-
ters and trucks OF the 502d
Transportation Company at
Fort Meade, Md. will be stand
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