U.S. Troops Flown In for Panther Rally;
New Haven Braces for Protest by 20,000

4,000 Will Be on Duty in
New England Today—
Dempsey Asks Aid

By HOMER BIGART
Special to The New York Times

NEW HAVEN, April 30—Federal troops were flown to New England today to stand by in the event of violence at a massive demonstration planned for here tomorrow to protest the murder trial of the Black Panther national chairman, Bobby Seale.

The troops were requested by
Gov. John N. Dempsey, who
told Attorney General John N.
Mitchell of a "strong possibil-
ity" that weekend violence in
this tense city could not be con-
tained by National Guard units
and state and local policemen.

Mr. Mitchell responded to the
Governor's telephone plea by
telling Mr. Dempsey to put it in
writing. Mr. Dempsey then sent
a telegram to Mr. Mitchell and
Mr. Mitchell obtained from the
Pentagon 4,000 Army para-
troopers and marines.

On the eve of a May Day
weekend protest that the police
say may attract more than
20,000 demonstrators to the
New Haven Green, parts of the
city assumed an air of siege.

National Guard units with

nine armored personnel carriers
were deployed in armories on
the outskirts of the city. Many
merchants were boarding up
their windows and planning to
stay closed until Monday. Yale
University, while sympathetic
to the demonstration—Presi-
dent Kingman Brewster Jr. had
expressed “skepticism” that
black radicals could be assured
of a fair trial anywhere in the
United States—took the pre-
caution of removing university
files from the campus.

The Federal paratroopers as-
signed for possible action here
were of the Second Brigade,
82d Airborne Division, from
Fort Bragg, N. C. They were
sent to Westover Air Force

Associated Press

Gov. John N. Dempsey

Store Windows Boarded
Up—Yale Moves Its
Files From Campus

Base, Chicopee Falls, Mass. The marines were a regiment of the Second Marine Division, from Camp Lejeune, N. C. They were sent to Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island.

The troops of the airborne
division began arriving at West-
over at about 6 P.M., and their
commanding officer, Maj. Gen.
John R. Deane Jr., was on his
way to New Haven within an
hour.

His men were to continue ar-
riving throughout the night,
with one C-130 scheduled to ar-
rive at Westover from Fort
Bragg every 10 minutes until
8:10 A.M. today. The spokes-
man said it would take a total
of 83 sorties to transport the
2,000 troops from the Army
base at Fayetteville, N.C.

Mayor Bartholomew F. Guida
said he was grateful for state-
ments from local sponsors of
the demonstration pledging non-
violence. But there was evi-
dence, he said, that provoca-
teurs would be arriving.

"The eyes of the nation will
be on New Haven this week-

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