Show TAXI DRIVERS RIOT IN GOTHAM STREETS J Two Hurt Cars Wrecked as Strikers Battle Police NEW YORK March 22 UP UP-A UP A turbulent crowd ot of 1000 striking taxi drivers cut through congested lower Broadway Thursday stripping and beating 2 25 23 wrecking 40 cabs and paralyzing traffic They stormed their way toward city hall ball chanting We Wc are arc going to lay it all in the mayors mayor's lap Unprepared for the sudden violence violence vio via lence lenc police were brushed aside as the strikers bore down upon upon- non rion non non- suspecting cab drivers and dragged them from their seats They left the drivers naked and bleeding beside their damaged vehicles Shattered glass broken doors and smashed fenders and headlights marked the wake of or the tors The riotous parade came while heads of all factions were negotiating a new basis for settlement of the strike Mayor LaGuardia earlier had issued issued is is- sued a warning to all decent taxi drivers to avoid violence warning them that licenses of ot rioters would be revoked The strikers met at Germania hall hail intending to march to city han hall and present their plight to Mayor Maor LaGuardia La La- Guardia They appeared to be angered at atre re reports ports that fleet operators had allegedly alleg edly imported gangsters to break the I strike I |