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commended Mr. Marsh on his handling of the problem, and for publicly stat- <br /> ing the problem to the Council. Mrs. Marsh stated that this was the only <br /> �! incident that happened and that she enjoyed living in the Village. Mayor <br /> O'Connor again emphasized that he was not attempting to put any one on the <br /> spot but that the Council wanted answers to specific problems. M.rs. Howard <br /> from the State Department of Human Rights stated that it was not the Depart- <br /> ments policy to give instances of discrimination. Mrs. Stauffer stated <br /> that she felt that a Hunan Relations Committee could assist in implementing <br /> state laws. <br /> Mrs. Paul Eid, 3416 Belden Drive, stated that the racial problem is attitude. <br /> Mr. Mel Leiken stated that no problems have been listed as yet and that his <br /> children play with the Stevens children. <br /> Mrs. Nickerson listed several points in her presentation as follows : A <br /> Commission would protect the Village for the future. People should realize <br /> central city problems are moving outward, a commission would be a positive <br /> step. Mr. Stevens stated that in talking to friends, and he indicated his <br /> sister is a militant, that things are not going to get better until jobs and <br /> housing really open up. He feels that the ghetto people feel their salvation <br /> is in moving to the suburb. He feels also that a commission would present <br /> any overt problems, and further stated that he personally was not an <br /> activist. John Durand stated that he felt that rioters were not responsible <br /> people. Mr. Marsh stated that he felt the Village was likened to the New <br /> York Athletic Club in that there were few Negro families living in St. <br /> Anthony. He felt the instances that occurred were serious citing the <br /> name catling incident and the finding of a spent fire bomb at Mr. Stevens <br /> home. He further stated that the ratio of incident to population of Negroes <br /> was relatively high. He felt the Commission would aid in community under- <br /> standing. Mayor O'Connor stated that if Negroes have the financial ability <br /> to purchase a home and pay the assessments they are welcome. Mr. Marsh <br /> further stated that there are purchase restrictions for Negroes. The <br /> general Negro attitude he stated was that they want to see the laws enforced. <br /> He felt that the general attitude of people is the basic problem in racial <br /> relations. Mrs. Marilyn Asp felt that she personally would like to solve <br /> some of the core city problems, and would like to be a positive part of <br /> the program. Mrs. Ed Sigafoos asked why the study group was appointed? <br /> Mayor O 'Connor informed the group that several individuals representing <br /> religious and civic groups appeared at a Council meeting and asked that <br /> the study group be appointed. Mrs. Haik asked as to what the original <br /> mandate of the study group was? The question was answered by the Chair. <br /> Mr. Al Liken stated that he felt the commission was superfluous. <br /> Mr. Bill Conroy stated that he felt a militant group was trying to ramrod <br /> a program of a human Rights Commission on the people. <br /> Mr. Brasket stated that he felt many problems transcend city lines and that <br /> we had an opportunity to join other communities in solving problems. <br /> Mr. John Sommerville asked if any one had asked the Negro community if it <br /> wanted to live in St. Anthony Village? There was no answer to the question. <br /> Mrs. Stauffer stated that the law insures that they may buy here. <br /> • Mr. Evanson, housing chairman, NAACP, stated that white realtors have a <br /> subtle manner in which Negro families are not allowed to purchase homes. <br />