Tanks used to crush Athens student revolt Athens, Saturday morning.- A Greek Army tank smashed through the iron gates of Athens Polytechnic early today and troops moved in to rout students who had occupied the institute for three days. Stu- dents and workers fought the police throughout ?he city. Tanks had surrounded the building and the students were given an ultimatum to leave. Half an hour later the Army attacked. Riot police and men in civilian clothes beat the stu- dents with staves and lengths of pipe when they tried to run away. Many students were kicked and beaten as they were bundled into police vans. The police left the wounded lying on the pavement in order to pursue more students. Occa- sional small-arms fire could oe heard. Earlier an improvised radio station broadcasting on behalf of the students from the Poly- technic had appealed to the troops: "Soldiers, you are our brethren. You will not shoot us ".-UPI. Mario Modiano writes from Athens: The army had been called out at midnight after a day of serious rioting and clashes and reports that at least one demon- strator had been killed. Mr Spyros Zournat2is the Under-Secretary responsible for the press and information, said the army had been ordered to help to restore order "with whatever forces are available ". He added: - "There is no mar- tial law." Armoured personnel carriers drove into the centre of Athens and all other vehicles were ordered off the streets. Earlier yesterday the students' leaders proclaimed that nothing short of the downfall of the dictatorship would satisfy their claims. In the course of a press con- ference held in the facultv of architecture, they read out a statement urging the Greek people to stage a general strike and rally against the regime. No. photographs and no questions were permitted. From Athens and Patras, the revolt spread to Salonika where about 1,000 students seized a wing of the university to pro- claim their opposition to the regime. Demonstrators stopped all cars near the Polytechnic and pasted leaflets or painted slogans on them. The slogans read: "Down with Papado- poulos" and " Out with the Americans " Demonstrators marching to- wards Constitution Square chanted anti-regime slogans: "People, people, it's now or never." Several hundred school- children joined in. During the evening the police used tear gas against riotine crowds. The police said 14 policemen and nine demonstra- tors were injured, but it was known that many civilians had avoided.seeking medical help at state-controlled clinics. The clashes broke out during the marcih towards Constitution Square where the principal Gov. ernment office., are. The police charged with 'clubs and the crowds dispersed. Thev soon re- grouped and counter-attacked. They were pushed back and street fighting erupted at several points In front of the Polytechnic, which the students have occu- pied since Wednesday, bonfires were lit to discourage the ap- proach of police armoured cars. Tanks used to crush Athens student revolt