European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday october 14, 1967 the stars and stripes Guevara body cremated before brother arrives la Paz up the mys Tery surrounding the death of the guerrilla identified As Ernes to Che Guevara deepened Fri Day. Bolivian president Rene Barrientos said late thursday night that the body had been cremated shortly before the cuban revolutionary s brother arrived to identify him. The unexpected government statement came As troops were reported to have cornered Rem Nants of the guerrilla band in a Valley near the spot where their Leader was mortally wounded a few hours earlier Barrientos had indicated that there was no Chance Guevara s brother Roberto an attorney in Bue nos Aires would get permission to have the Bullet riddled body exhumed. Bolivian authorities had said the body was Given Catholic burial and lowered into a secret grave. Barrientos said his government would respect the Corpse and not permit it Tobe then came the news of the cremation. Storm toll May reach 380new Delhi up the known death toll Rose to 80thursday and 300 missing Fisher men Are feared dead in the Wake of the disastrous storm which swept in from the Bay of Ben Gal monday officials said. Barrientos brushed off questions about Why the government Felt it necessary to cremate the body after he had said it was buried. He commented that twas done on orders from the army at Val Legrande a Little Southeastern town in the pres ence of a commission headed by Gen. Juan Jose Torres chief of is a fait a comply and there is no More to be said Barrientos said. The government said previously that fingerprints identified the guerrilla As government said that he was killed in Battle and just be fore dying gasped to a bolivian officer i am Che Guevara Andi have but there were reports giving other versions including that he was wounded in Bat the brought to Val Legrande and questioned and died on he was wounded and captured and later summarily executed. The last version came from unconfirmed reports that one or More of the Bullet wounds inthe guerrilla s body would have caused death instantly. One re port said the body had a Bullet through the said As far As he knew no autopsy had been con ducted because there Are no med ical facilities in Val Legrande. 23 30 38 v9 34 13 31 4-9 52 41 21 37 26 8 14 17 3z 41 10 ii 29 44 horizontal1. Converse 5. Label8. Sheep 12. Part13. Eggs 14. Medley15. Revealed 17. Warbled18. Egyptian god19. Pronoun 20. Trousers21. Precious jewel22. Salt 23. Grecian Market place 26. Remainder30. Home31. Embrace 32. Heath33. 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Miss de Havilland played the part of Melanie in the film which starred Gable and Vivien Leigh. They Are shown in scene from it on mrs. Gable s program. A klan wizard praised killers witness says Meridian miss. A Akey witness took the stand thursday and told a Federal court jury his Story of How three civil rights workers were trapped and killed by Kun flux e. Jordan 41, a for Mer Meridian resident said the Imperial wizard of the White knights of the Kun flux klan later complimented those involved for a Job Well said he helped round up the men involved and Wen along on the trip to nearby Phil Adelphia three men said Jordan were delivered to the klan Crew by chief Deputy Cecil Price of Neshoba county who had arrested them charge. On a speeding the 18 men on trial stared intently at Jordan As he testified Over a steady Stream of objections from the dozen defens lawyers in the hushed and crowded courtroom. He was indicted with them but his Case was moved to Georgia. Fri Protection Jordan who has been living under Fri Protection in geor Gia told How the klan Crew was organized went to Philadel phia waited for the three Mentz be released from jail that night and killed men were taken Down a dirt Road off miss. 19, said Jor Dan and shot to death. He said he did t see the actual shooting because he had been posted at the Highway As a said when he heard the shots he ran Down the dirt Road to the group and heard someone say you better pickup your shells 1 the three Bod ies were crumpled Road he said. Beside the British chemist Dies London up sir Cyril Hinshelwood Nobel prize win Ner and internationally known chemist died at his Home Here it was announced wednesday. Hews 70. The bodies were then taken to a wooded area where after a angry and anxious wait a Bull Dozer operator arrived and buried them deep in an earthen dam said Jordan. Then we were told to go Home and get out of there everything would be taken car of Jordan added. The victims were Michae Schwerner 24, a Brooklyn so Cial worker before coming to Meridian Andrew Goodman 20, of new York who had just arrived the night before to As Sist in the civil rights work an James Chancy 22, a Meridian negro. They were killed june 21, 1964. Witnesses testified the klan s target for elimination was Schwerner known the other two had accompanied him on a trip to Neshoba county to investigate negro Church burning. The 18 men on trial recharged with conspiracy to Vio late the civil rights of the three who were slain. That s the stif fest Federal charge applicable inthe Case. No state charge was filed. Calif. Probes poverty War graft claims san Jose Calif. A the san Jose news said thursday the Fri and gov. Ronald Rea Gan s office Are investigating solicitation by Federal and state officials of under the table pay ments to expedite Antipoverty Job training Grants. In a copyright Story the newspaper said amounts rang ing from $500 to $3,000 have been solicited and in paid. The Money consultant the fees were some cases was termed supposed to cover the rewriting of applications for Grants in a manner that would facilitate their approval. In one Sacramento Case such approval was reportedly guaranteed at the time a $500 pay ment was solicited. The newspaper said it had been investigating the practice for two months. It said it had obtained signed statements documenting three cases. In no Case where Money was paid according to the san Jose news has a final proposal Bee delivered or a Grant approved. Joan Baez seeks War tax9 refund san Francisco a Folk Singer Joan Baez her Man Ager Ira Sandperl and 55 other persons filed suit in . District court thursday seeking re funds of the portions of their 1965 and 1966 income taxes which were used for military said they All were conscientious objectors and there fore should not be obliged to support War especially the Warin Vietnam which they said was unconstitutional. Miss Baez asked refund of $36,528.37 from her 1965 tax which she said totalled $60,947.61. She did not mention1966, apparently because the internal Revenue service has not yet collected her full tax for that several years she has paid Only a portion of her tax and the government has attached her Bank account to obtain the other petitioners mostly members of a peace school which she operates in Monterey county asked for refunds rang ing downward to $40
