European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday october 13, 1967 the stars and stripes Man wizard authorized slaying of rights worker informer says Page 5 Meridian miss. A Pudgy balding police sergeant styling himself a paid informer for the Fri testified wednes Day a Kun flux Klansman told him the Imperial wizard of the klan s White knights approve the elimination of one of three civil rights workers killed in 1964. Sgt. Wallace Miller of the Meridian police department emerged As a Surprise witnessing the conspiracy trial of 18 White men charged in the deaths of the three workers Dur ing Mississippi s racially Trou bled summer of 1964. Miller said Edgar Ray Killen one of the defendants told him that Imperial wizard Sam , 42, of Laurel miss., authorized the elimination of Michael Schwerner 24, a Field worker for the Congress of racial Equality. Bowers also is a defendant. Word explained elimination Miller said Wasa term for murder. Schwerner Andrew goodman.20, both White new yorkers and James Chancy 21, a Meridian negro died of gunshot wounds june 21, 1964, a few hours after they were arrested then re leased in Philadelphia miss.,the government contends. They had inspected ruins of a burned negro Church earlier in the Day. Or. Killen told me they the three workers were shot and dead and buried about 15 feet in the dam Miller told anal White jury of seven women and five men. He said the conversation took place june 28 1964.fbi agents did t find the bodies of the three until aug. 6after a 44-Day search in which a party of 400 sailors called in by Marquette is Given $2.5 million Milwaukee wis. A prominent Green Bay wis., at Torney and businessman Victor Mccormick gave his Alma mater Marquette University $2.5million wednesday. In announcing the gift thievery Rev. John p. Raynor s.j., Marquette president said that a12-Story men s residence Hall now being built would be name Victor Mccormick Hall. Mccormick 68, who received his Law degree from Marquette in 1922, is a former member of the University s Board of Gover nors and athletic Board. He re tired from his Law firm in 1947 to devote full time to business interests which include director ships on three Banks. In 1945 Mccormick gave the school a Large piece of land in Milwaukee for a football prac Tice Field. Ii 15 is 33 so 56 51 30 52. 22 44 19 13 16 42 60 20 31 24 40 46 17 36 58 26 48 27 49 horizontal1. Feline 4. Donkey7. Thicket 11. Mimicked13. Permit 14. Continent15. Deep mud16. Through 17. Penny18. Flower 20. Plate22. Decimal base24. Peeked 28. Fairies32. Climate 33. Of judah34. Joker 86. Norse god 87. Church feature 89. Attics41. Laminated 43. Exclamation of contempt44. Heathen deity46. Pattern 60. Lar Obird c3. Force55. Voided escutcheon66. Furnace 57. Australia Bird 58. Platform69. Nega tive60. Weaken 61. Club vertical1. Summer retreat2. Samoan seaport3. Sea Bird 4. Mountain6. Origin 6. Denude7. Premarital existence8. 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To help keep coloured from integrating our schools. I told him i was definitely interested klan oath Miller said Killen administered the klan oath which consisted of him asking me some questions Reading me som papers and he gave me the he said that shortly afterwards Killen gave a similar oath to James e. Jordan and Frank j. Herndon two other defendants on still another session the policeman said Killen swore in or. Harris and or. Jimmy Snowden and James Are also named in the in were opposed to integration and coloured going to Whit schools Miller said. That was our main . . Atty. Gen. John Doar asked How the klansmen applied pressure to negroes. We would Call them up or Gosee them or threaten them on their jobs said Miller. He added that if this did not work the Lavern would vote on whether beating was necessary. After the pressure was applied an they did t respond there was an elimination that was a term for murder or killing he added. That had to be approved by the Imperial wizard named Miller identified Bowers As the Imperial related events during april or May of 1964. At meeting in april or May of the Meridian Lavern what discus Sion was there about Michael Schwerner asked of the members wanted to whip Schwerner Miller answered adding that a Deci Sion was not reached until a later meeting. Q. What was said about Michael Schwerner at this meet ing a. Or. Killen said to leave him alone that another Klaver had been Given approval for his after the charred Hulk of the workers station Wagon was found in a swampy Snake infested area near Philadelphia Miller said or. Herndon told me somebody goofed up the were supposed to take it to Bir Mingham and dispose of it have you been paid any Money for the information you ave to the Fri Doar asked. Yes sir Miller he said he received about $2,400. Miller said he was banished from the klan. They kicked me out on dec. 19, 1964," he said. Soviet Admiral Dies Moscow a adm. Ivan , chief of staff of the soviet Navy during world War ii has died at the age of 73, it was re ported thursday. Old but growing or. A. E. Por Sild a retired official of the Canadian National museum in Ottawa shows Arctic Lupine plants grown from seeds believed to be 10,000 years old the seeds were found in Frozen ground in the Yukon. Up photo protest May at Pentagon Dod hints Washington up the defense department indicated thursday that it May permit a Antiwar protest by 100,000 per sons at the Pentagon later this month if it does not interfere with necessary questions submitted in writing by United press inter National the department avoided a direct reply when asked what its policy will be toward such a demonstration but said the department of defens Ehas repeatedly confirmed its be Lief in the right of peaceful an lawful dissent at the same time stating repeatedly that appropriate action will be taken to insure the continuance of the mass demonstration i planned for oct. 21 by the National mobilization committee trend the War in Vietnam. Plans Call for about 10,000 protesters to stage a sit in at the Penta gon with the rest demonstrating on the grounds around the huge building. Asked whether troops would reused to control the crowd or would be held in readiness i necessary during the demonstration the defense department said no decision has been reached on the makeup of the Security ital fees see More with topless Agenda Washington up Theca Junior chamber of com Merce is using topless go go girl Sand nudist films to attract More members to its luncheons Ever thursday. It s kind of a Little extra said Frank Paulson president of he Jaycees. I feel it s acceptable if members Don t lose sight of Why they re but a National official of the Jaycees condemned the form of entertainment thursday Andraid he Hopes America is not so sick that this kind of thing i needed to draw members. I think it s disgraceful Sai Lobert Cronk the executive vice president. Cronk said he found out sever Al Days ago that there May have been a membership promotion using topless girls in Washington. He said the chapter was told to Stop this at once. Paulson said color nudist film were shown at several meetings. Each time they were preceded by a talk from a fully dressed Man and wife advocating nudism. Paulson said the nudist programs were shown to present another aspect of human behaviour another Outlook on life. Tho Jaycees like to present controversial topics he said. Paulson admitted that the top less go go girls had not improved attendance
