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I AWl .LCl.ur~1::Gwen:phone c 11 jUi~t.cameIn. southern whd.te male - cursed her out •kept demanding their phone numher•••no sign of TomWatts yet - Jimmycan descri'0e the FBI guys if we need it.

Greenwoodchecked FBI out and they're okay.

~.26-672()- county jail in Laurel.' Ed Rudd called and asked about Marcia - he refusedto acknowledge that she was in jC;i.il. ,)aid call back in morning and he '<i check it out.

Green1<ood:Mitch and John are there.

7:15 pm Call from white -- I just shot one of your workers on the corener ofPaine and Ellis and I'm going to get another.

Columbsu: Twopeople leaving Columbusbringing car to J as.kson, Should be hereby ll.l:ir is for folk music caravan,

MORNING~ALLb--CaseyHayden

~arthag,e--7:40 am-c-gaveMrs. Williams message for Theodius that DonElliott ifibringing moneyfor the phone.

Clarksdale--7:45 am--YvonneKlein: station wagonplayed chicken yd.th severalworkers on the way home. Will call in tag # later. Paul Kendall andDavid Battzka have appoihtment with minister of chur-che they were excludedfrom this am. People involved will make complaint. Weshould tell fbi.Haven't gotten FR forms.

Couldn't substqantiate report of beatings. They a.re checking on Mr. Houston'strial.

Columbus-7: 55 am--David Llorens--m,i cameby last night on the guy in jail.fbi to comeby this am. Call Dave Llorens about places to be worked forfdp. People comingup with car. Send the guys back on the bus.

McComb--8pm-- Mendy. Thihgs. ck,

Meridian--8 am--Lenore--Everything ok,

Ru eville--8:05 am--F'reedomDaynot clear. Macwill be a t meeting.

Hattiesburg--fbi investigating case of constable hitting kid. Norris YcNamarais bhere. Lark Scott of Phila&elphis quakers is there. 8am on Hattiesburg meeting.Thursda.y.

Moss Point--gave Leslie message about meeting.)

Laurel-quiet right nlllJ-will make Hattiesburg M•• al,lC meeting Thurs.

McComb Sherry lYerett is leaving for McCamb Miss. on the 10:20 a.m. bus( July 6,1964) Pike AdamsAmite CoMaps

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Atlanta 9:30 Nanc.yStearns--at least 7 in jail inSelma. A 10 pm curfewhas been set. Last night police were beating on doors and beating peoplewith billy clubs as they sat on their porches.

Colwnbus 9:35-UPI report that Negro was beaten in Brooksville last night isconfirmed. No apparent civil rights movementtie. Check at 9:45. ato getfurther information.

Canton: Mike Piorie 'wi.ll be in about 11:30. Tell Steve Smith. TomWahman--call Gloria Bishop about 10:15 .

.Gulfport: 10:15 am--Henry Baily borrowed $:1,,@ to get phone. People musthave their moenyback. 4 people in Harrison County need money for food--Owelady moneywhere they eat. Also, must get phone in Biloxi. Gas bill.

Biloxi:: Dicki Flowers-U 732 Main St. new office address. Need about$100 for phone. As soon as they get phone ilJ.stalled need pbde. Jean llurphyhad baggage here; Ed Kindemanalso had baggage. Can use D 2 or threemore f'r-eedomschool p~x Send fs registration forms and encc posters.

Selma: via Greenwood-people have to go to back of courthouse, DJoc pastsheriff's office, po through posse, into an ally. Given numbers. If theyleave l~hile number is called, they loose pace. John Love says black trusteesare out aof jail and milling around in crowd, either for intelligenc'C orto da.securege people from being in. Dottie ccJ.led David Normanwho waid he'do wha'~ he could (JD). He is worried (J. Love) about noon hour. Negroeszongr-egatd.ng downtownand whites get off at lunch. Also afraid about massmeeting tonight.Greenwood will have people 1call JD,

~CkSP~: AndyBarnes 10:55- Somelocal whites, came up to Freedom Houseabout 5 of the, (Charles Burton, Roger Kraft, Lonny Holiday and three

high sehoo.L girls and a Mexican fewllo called Furmy Boy). Burton and FunnyBoy have bad repurtations around town. They came separately. Burton toldus that someonewas going to dynamite the FreedomHouse and th,;t somefello'wB had gone downto Brookhaven to get some. Funnt Boy came back y'esterdayand said, you don't have anything to worry about. Burton came back yesterday,for the fifth time, he said he wouldn't be coming back any more, because

his white friends were putting pre sur on hi m. He is a kind of guy who justdoesn't, give a damnabout all these social issues, just got out of the Pen.

BOIIlewhite high SChool kids came on Saturday, the discussion got heated,and they got scared away after about. 45 minutes. They were overwhelmed. Theywere pleasant, but segregatinist.

Kraft and Holliday are high school kids, the others older.

The shootiDS was on Thursday night about 2 in te morning. A pistolshot rang out. It sounded as if it hit house, but can't find traces. Saturday

found out that just as shot was fired a young Negro boy was going do~n roadon Motorscooter ahead of the;,. The;yforced hi off and hurt his hand. They sawhim again Saturday and he came to FH ti guve descriptions. Descrip of carand peopl.e was given to police. No follow through.

Guys from board of health cameby today and said if they were teaching schoolthey had to have two bathrooms, one for girls and one for boys. Said therewas law to that effect. Bathroom must have flush toilet, since there is sewerin ar-ea,

Casey Hayden July 6 page 3Laurel; Marcia lLoore's arraignment is at 3 this pm. Weed lawyer. Yihereare Sandy and Doug. Gwen fi.obinsoncallplg-ll: 20

Hattiesburg: Terri Shaw--FS Coordinat or, lLrs. Reese--Tom Wahman will call.Laurel: Gwen Robinson-Marcia Moore called and said they had already had t.rds.Lthis am. She was given suspended sentence. Tom Watson has gone to get her.Colwnbus:wee anyone.

11:30 Heard a couple of people outside last night but couldn'tPulled on screen door. Sounded like two people.

Holly Springs: 11:30 am-They need moneyl Jimmy-call Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe wantsto let kids test. Casey to talk to Bob for him and tell Ivan what Bob says.Ralph Feath~rstone, fs for sw, wantt to go to lLcComb.

Laurel: Gwen Robinson 11:55 am--Warcia lLoore:The two po.ld.cemeatook us to station for ,~uestioning and I was questioned for abouthalf an hour by Charles Pickering, Kttwx county attorhey. Asked how she had gotten toLaurel, who she was, SBBar she was doing, did she work for a group.~arly this morni g someone came in and told her that if she took an early trial,pled not guilty, she would be found not guilty. She went to trial, pled notguilty, but was found gui~ty, Given ten day suspended sentence. no lawyer.Didn't XBxt~~dbDa~kB~tEtdDl ask her whether she wanteda lawyer. ixxX After shewas sworn in it was too late.will send in complete report.

PENNY PATCHRuleville: police just stopped the truck outside of community cebter - refuse tolet him unload. Dale ,rG1iswi told cop that he had to get a warrent to searchthe truck - so city police have no gone to get warrent.Driver doesn't have bill of lading - just has paper telling him where the stuffshould go. (Indiana trucking co. - professional truck driver driving).Books, clothes, food in truck.1:05 }D.

Hunter: have people there taking careful notes on Yma~ happens , Will call FBI.police took driver's licenses of two drivers vdth them.Greenwood: Courtland: Ruby Doris folder - blue.Jimmy Bolton: send 15 copies of stagf and volunteers to Ruby Doris.Courtland wants to know whether Gil Moses knows whe e his shoes are.Jackson: 1:32 pIl. Tim Lynch called. He and Lowell Johsnston are out canvassingin Jackson. Being harassed by cops. Called over several times. Cops saida "one man one vote" sticker had been found on the bumber of a city car. accusedthem of doing it. said that if they could get an affi<1avit from anyone theworkers talked to, they would arrest them for tresspassing. also if any more oneman one vote stickers show up on ci&y cars. fOllowing them around.

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Vicksbt~: re: Emily Gordon - Andy Barnes s~ys she has to leave Vicksburg •••• Willsend her to Jackson.McComb: everything okay. talked to Pat Walker.cal.LMemphis: ask Grady Poulard to drive dOnn David Hiley's car or get someone else to driveit - David Hiley in Vicksburg wants the car.Hattiesburg: need money- Sandy is VEhY UPC:ET •••

Jesse ~ill send them $200.Hattiesblreg wants to know if we are sending more teachers there.Ruleville: Police ~~ came back, told them to move truck over to side ofroad ~ld unload. Didn't bring search w&rrent. Returned licenses.

IGreenVille, Greenwood don t want books - so they're sending them on to Shaw •..Holly Springs: wire Claude Weaver $50 - need tires deor the DeSoto, also rent money.

Batesville.remind Casey about having Bpb Moses call Ivanhoe.(Margaret Rose)Biloxi: 3:25 - FS in Biloxi is set up.2. And supplies. Paper, pencils, books.about 40 students.

Need at least 3 more teachers. Only haveAlbert Hausfather called. Anticipate

Clarksdale: Facilites were tested Alcazar Hotel, the Holiday Inn, ParamountTheater and the Public Lib. Service was refuesed in all but the lib. IilH1flJ..iPeople sat ijy were refused, asked to leave and left. Were no arrestee Sat down. Theenitre police force out. Crowds of whft. es out. Doing noghting but commenting.At the lib. 3 students - N - went in and asked for cards and were given applicationand asked to retum tomorrow, Two swimming pools closed, one Negro and White.Heating up fast. Many people around. People knew was going to happen. Need $50.00for phone. License plate number: 16357 Ford pick up 60 or 61, black • CahomaCounty. As a group of white workers were going home last night stopped in Nebro storeTwo white were in there. Spotted them. Came skiding around comer, a men, blackin front of. Called in canpa.lint to local police. Liza Kandel thought had sticks.Police station shows no interest in this case. Before have cooperated. This time weredealing with a wanan. - Joe Halbert and Versan of LCDC just arrived. (3:40 pm)Holly Springs: 3:45 -Ruleville: Allowed to unload at last. Got no search warrant. There was no interferencwith the truck after that. Brought the licenses back. Had commi.on at theWhtie Baptist.Church Are going canvassing at 2:00 with police protection.

Greenville: Vicki H~per is the new Community Center Coordinator; Charles Askew,an architect living with the project who wants to help build a new communitycenter, wants 12 Wall Maps which he left in the Atlanta office. Pleasegive message to 14.ary•

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Holly Sprin4!s - Sandy Hai.d shen changed to the bus in Mephis comingfrom Oxfordsomeof things got put on another bus - one open box of books, transitor radioand other supplies, and a scrap book full of wall pper samples. Told thatpossibly they went to Hattiesburg. Her namenot on the material. SClP book hasa lether handle on it.

Karen Kuntsler - missing 2 sleeping bags. Carl Youngand Karen's. Later hasjeans :in it and tied with a black tie. Was shipped out a week and ahalf ago toBatesv.ille. Plaid inside.

Larry Rubin - Money. Ivanhoe explained to him that have to pay $52.00 more tofix the car. Wouldlike to have someonegoing to Greenwoodto take the moneyso that it could be taken to HS

Harry Ma.lm.- Are there any places on the coast that we could bring somebooksto. Wehave 6,000 books ready to go out and want to clear the place out to befor the books to comein on Wed. and Thursday. Ee have a truck we can use, butneed t.o knowa precise place we can bring them. Have him call back tonight - 8:00.(4:06 pn)

CantorLi.Reporting that Martha Wright and group are back in Canton fro Jackson.4:40 Jm - cut off from Canton on WATS.5:00 Mrs. Robertson checked. Phone out of order.

Jacks()n: 5:00 pn Ed King, CongressmanEdwards, Len Edwards, DannyLion and aminister left for McComb.In a Hertz rent-a-car blue, Galaxie 500,1963 Ford Tenn.Plate 2TA288, ,Ruley~: Fromthe CommunityCenter ok to distributed food. Have a list typeup of the type of food we could use: canned fruit and vegetables, rice, macaroni,eggs products, powderedmilk, condensed milk (v. imp.) , tea, dried fruit drinks,jello, corn meal, oatmeal, all grains and instant cerels, wheat flour, dried eggs,cheese; corn-oil margarine, dried beans, canned mea.nts, lentils, dried soupdried applesauce, raisens, first aid kit. Fred Viller, a resident of Ruleville.Annel Ponder and Federal Programs should receive this information. There is noFederally subsidized food available to the poeple of Ruleville. -- The request isto have the food sent into Ruleville so that it can be distributed into the localcommunity.They have had the idea and do not knowhowto implement it.

~.1mi. 5:20 - Lowell and Peter Marcus. Cameup for a trial. 11""'11. all- thebonds as planned to. Are leaving now.

, ,/" Concerning Robin Greer, communications~~ 5:40 - Attendance dropped off today in FS - 25.~01lis will call definet~t.omor-row.Tlcked to Casey and Betty Gannan.c:reggySharp. Betty Said that even upin Oy~ordthey were undecided as to whether she should stay. Her feet are in-fected and she needs a doctor. Hollis may send her to Jackson tomorrow.

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UrclclVi}!e: 6:35 pm--Charlie Cobb:wantedDona.

Gree~: bring GYienGillon's mail--Bill Light has some of it.

Batesville:Gene Ericksen, wants ko knowabout: State Sen. J. R. Lowe, and Reps.W. T,oddlie Cullough, Hubert Finnie. Want to know: Citizens Council af1l.1iations,and 'voting records on anti ~er project and anti Negro bills.

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July 6 - page 6Eli Zaretskj: report from Roy Tarkington: IN Ita Bena.Last Friday and probably Saturday McGrawwho is one of men under indictment inIta Bena drmve several times around house bhey are living in and several timesaround Freedom School. car With license M7093 which Roy believes belongs to"an n. ~enkinS. (J enkinB not in car). b;J< T

j$cksor~: uly 5: report from Tom.stribling:

"'Joe Harris, George TaJ1.or, another fellow and I were returning frOil~Stevenswhere l~e had had lunch. On the NE corner of Rose and Lynch as we started acrossthe street we were stopped by a man and a younger fellow about twenty yearsold. I was unable to see the driver, but the younger boy was about five ninelight r-ed complextion and reddish blond hair. The young boy got out andhit me on my left cheek with his fist crackg open my lip. George Taylorsaid that he saw a gun on the floor and could also identify the driveror that is the older man. The boy got back into the car and drove offThe lie. was HB3682 ••••••.

Ron Ridenour. 10:00 pm.Moss Point: womanshot in moss point, at mass meeting. 300 people at meeting.a greencomet (new) with four white boys in it. thf'! police were at meeting untilfive minutes before the meeting was over. She was shot twi~e in the stomach.Shot came from green comet. 10: 05 pm. report came from Ron Ridenour.

Columbus: find out when Bernard Wasawand Peter Norall left JaCkson for Columbus.Were coming by bus - want to know when they're due.Pascagoula: K.P. ParkWere singing we shall overcome in~, car CCUIleby and shot into the building.Jesse Stalworth - is at SinglBgRiver Hospital.10:20 pm - talked to Charles Glenn.Jesse Stalwart - ame 19.From at Singing River Hospital: Tt waas a voter registration rally withabout 300 people. WaRin the K,P, Park Hall of +he KT!ight.Rof Phi.td.ae . 'Y'hecrowdwas closing the meet.;n~ fdnvin~ ''WeShall Overcome", WhjLe sinlti~, three shotswere fj red and a womanwas hj t th r-oueh a wi" dow Woundins; de +he bni,1din". .Under left arm.

From Ron Rideanour at h~8 ~omas Palmer. Deputy Sheri ff of t.heCounty had been aasfgned t~e~'"

Laurel:~ GwenRobinson-7130 pn-Gwen talked to guy who talked with Dester.Lester is being put on road gang tomorrow. Wants to knowwhat is happeningwith the case. Lester thought that he should be dismissed since freedomrider cases decision by SC. Shervdn haJ..ted with Gwen:

Tchula: Want to knowif folksingers will be in Mileston on Thursday - Bob Cohencall Nancy Smith.

Mary Ool.eewants to talk to AndyRust - wants information on health films.

Hollis: Dorothy Louis leaving tomorrow to go to Holly Springs.

Holly Springs: want somemore copies of WATSdigest - wany five more copies.should be sent to CaI'Bl Young.

NEED.$52 TO REPAIRCAR~t",~" •••~'E'Xilfeat·tiw~~XB~~~.d~.'*K)ak.Edumi~kCK

IVkNHOENEEDS TOTJilK TO BOBAND JESSE. call him.

McComb,:Ed king and the others have arrived. Everything okay. 9 pm.

from SCLC.Greenwood: James Brown arrested in Ita Bena - don't know charge - was picked upon earlier that lawpers said he didn't have to appear for. Said l~ was transferredto another court. originally arrested June 20 , on traffic charge.

highway patrol issued warrent, city police made arrest on orders of highwaypatrol. arrest made at 9 pm.

call eaae to Greenwood from Willie McGee.

have to find out what jail he's in, and also if case was removed.

Bill Robinson: ill J~es .,~r?wn('1~:re~wood jail. Will be taken to Eupora as soonAs Webster county S~ l- ""~ I

Holly Springs: Ivanhoe: Saturday night in Quitman County - had gone there to talkto Negro wanan abut lynching. About ten minutes after he left farm. going eastto Ho:Uy Springs, outside of llarx, b:a Quitman police started following him. Behindthem pack-up truck. Whenp1PJ.edup for stop sign pick- up truck pulled up.Ivan ,stepped on it - did about 120 mph.

Tom Wahmancall Harry Kalm in Hollj Springs in morning.

~ GreenwoodJames Brownis in GreenwoodSheriff's office. being held until sheriff fromWebster county arrives when he will be questioned by him. charge is recklessdriving charge which oeeur-ed previously. Webster sheriff going to take himto Webster county jail.

~~~l&e~e~ Paul., Roy Torkington, walking along freedom street.followed by pick-up truck with rifle on rifle rack. They ran into open com field.guy shone light into cornfield. Three guys were separated while running zaway.Made it safely to shediff's office. James Reed can identify man in the car.possible it was Harlow Pittman was gUiYin car ..: in~~~~_~_~._It<:!_:na ~~:~d~~_ e,:~~r/L.~

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Greenwood:re James Brownin Ita Bena: Mike Starr heard that warrent issued byChoctawcounty - sheriff in greenwoodsaid that they (from choctaw) had cooieover and taken him into custody. Eupora - Chovtawcounty. (Webster county seemsto be a mistake).

IS IT CHOF6TAW OR ~1ffiSTERCOUNTY THAT ISSUED THE WARRENT?Hattiesburg: fifteen to 25 kids. all juveniles except one, •• ei •• went to By-Pass.Inn;( on way into tow). Sign taken downyesterday S0.yingwhites only. Ownerswifepulled pistol on them and they ran.

Copspicked them up at various points around town - taken dawnto police station,put in drunk tank, Three of them roughed up by police. No serious injuries. Juvenilesreleased in custody of their parents. OneBon-juvenile is out on 1100 propertybond posted by parents. charge either malicious mischief of disturbing the peace.were charged with throwing rocks?

. Twoladies integrated Kress lunch counter, later four kids werved there with noincident. This afternoon)

) Will get affidavits fran kids whowere beaten by police - and get them to us.Will talk to us tamorro'W.

Charles Glenn in MossPoint: wouldn't let him in emergency. Left Fred out thereto keep an eye out and get word to him.

Guyot went out to hospital with the girl. if he calls , Glenn wants to talk to him.

~O: 50 pq.. Charles Glenn: 475-1206Columbtls:Bernard Wasowand Peter Norall in Columbus.

Moss Point: reportfran hospital - 11 pp.: woman's condition is "good".

Guyot: .said they were run away fram hospital. Police told them that martial lawhad been declared. guyot calling fram Pascagoula where hospital is.~.Bfp.KXXXX Guyot: GR5-85l6

:~~;e~~~~~a~~~~~:~~i for second time, LamarrTurnip:seed arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. l!xiDcWi!.!)ir:mc<claa,.!.wi>ad:thdon't knowabout E.J. Wiggins.

JGuyin cars had shotgun - Magnolia Street is where shooting took place.Lamarr Turnipseed and other gQyS chased car in Leroy Wi~amx car. sto~pedby police and arrested. E.J. Wiggins dri-gtng one car, Leroy driving other car.E.J. Chased car to Texaco station located on highway 63 - chased them into thefilling station. At filling station, E.J. got out of his car, white guys leveled offto shoot at him - E.J. ran.

PENNY PATCH. .report frem Charles Glenn and LeRoy Williams in Moss Point cont'd July 6-page 9When he went back to his car, police had wrecker there and pulled car down to station.Took E.J. down to jail (E.J. Wiggins), and two others. bwnI'XX,'u·"'jps •••••

I wt ~~\'AS:\LeRoy stopped at station, they searched them. E.J~ w~beirig held, then took him down.Then lDutother E.J. ~x~ and Lwnarr Turnipseed in another carand t;ookthElildown to jail.({?,tj',tt-v..JJ.in 0--Police were searching all Negroes xX that came into gas station. Didb't searchany whites who cwne there for gas.Found 22 pistol in LeRoy's car, laying on the seat (laying on the seat, not con-cealed) - at first they were going to carry Leroy down because it was his car. ThenLamarr T. said it was his gun and they took him down. Told Leroy Williams to go home.LeRoy'Williams - GR5-7935 - Moss Point - 221 Palmetto st.At servd.ce station police kicked Fletcher Stalwart (no relation to Jesse) -(nic~Eame Buddy) - 712 Frederick St. 16 years old. Would recognize cop who kicked him.1XEb1kllr: So now under arrest, Lamarr Turnipseed, E.J. Wiggins, and other E.J••••Lamar, E.J. -iI: concealed weapon; E.J. Wiggins we don't know charge.All workers are lIame.

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~,'r'eporton •...,..at arrest of of 1:.amarTurnipseed and others. (see above)"~lwood: Betty Garman:

No ~lot reported, and no car was overturned - also no confirmation of martial lawbeing declared.There were two sets of shootings - one in which Jesse Stalwort was shot (two Shots);next behind KP building one shot (didn't hit anyone) Q apparently this is whenLamar and Leroy, E.J. Etc. chased the car to «as station.Another shooting - (3rd) - & young man was shot at by the Bame car at about 10:45' pm,after he had apparently spotted the car and stared at it for a while. He has tag numbersand Betty says he reported than to Deputy Sheriff - she is trying to get the licensenumber now.( K)l.X COHERENT REPORT HAS BEEN TYPED UP - IS A'l'TACHED).Moss Point: Charles Glenn: 12:35 am.E.J" Hudson - name of other i:dX. E.J. (concealed weapon charge.

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Jail: 802-4383 in Pascagoula.Jr;B12:I~am: Sherwin Kaplan now calling jail inPascagoula:somebody has already Called to make the bond - can't get out tomorrow.Bkx~ person who answered gone to check on charges and bond.Then we were cut off - called back, got whining sound on phone.Sherwin reached jail again - another officer answered the phone, said Mr. ~erbert(Police Chief) had just left) .:'

charges: Turnipseed: attempted assault, profane language; Wiggins, Hudson: concealedweapons. Refused to tell us what the bond was.

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At 7:)0 a group of Negroes, well-dressed, deol.ded to test t r.epublic accomodstions ~rGvisionB of tLe civil rights hill. TLerewere 7 ~~ the group. Th~i ~ent to the Burger Chef drive inon Cookf'~d Tberesa btreet:::. T1-e wnft e e aske d "Wrere ~H~ yougoiQ5?" Whites dais "To get a LaI!lbur~er." Wtites s.qld,"You'd.bet t.e r not go in." WKi:xNegroes tries to get in. "WLit.e s ;lsked"Do you want to f'ight.1'" Negroes left. Negroes Q"3.mB back a r.c u t.8 pm wt.en 12 'Nhi t e e :L.et tLern. .sarile klnd of s xchange occurred.Negroes were ref Heed entry by ~ite6 outside. Negroes wereon foot. It is 3 drive in restaurant but there is e ulace

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you' can go in. xt][te:uxll_Bd.edkgIl«xWld:xenx~Dx0lXkXI!x.t1Jdn~!iDxt<:Tterf~ ia "colored served here" s t gn on resteur3t~. Negroes saidthey we re going to start ttrc:wing bottles if tr,ey weren't letin thi rd time. (Thi s was ano t r er group of Negroe S u.ak tng tti s.threat. Group of about 20 Negroes said t.r.at, it 7 weren't. lat;·

\ in ttey would start t nrcwl ng bottles. They were not. at Burger\ Chef when they 513.1 d theL,.; were in a rea. ) When Negroes ~P') ro '1 cl-ed

the restaurant rigain t1":ey were surroungded by 20-25 whltes.Willte Roy GlllI!J.an was out e c rc s s one st with razor. Tjrry.'3teppe~in front of beot ne r enu W3S cut on. face. Boys were seen/ethouse (earlier story). Crowd stsrted. to ~?ther. '!mx!:*Xk_,IKXLocal citizen oalled and Bsked police to ~08e to seen' and I

pdlioe'refused and hung up in the WOC-,SD' 8 face becau ae sbewouldn't give Dame. Pjgtll:!!xtXig.~~egroes beg9.n to g8ther. < 1't:9rewere r:J:.1Out 40-50 whites. ':1t Burger Ct:ef an d about 20 Ne-groes (to 2").Then police kept two gro~rs ap8rt bnd tte Burger Gtef was clo3edPolice kept cars r rom co:.:~in~ in--closed a r-ea off. 'L01JA.1 poLl c e .Poll ce c~.r e now Lcok ing .~t people in pIlon<.:' boot I.. Poll c e r- r esurrou~ding area and druising. 4 police in each c?r~Ki (1,5,Bra still in hosp I t 81. I 6011 tr/ef>. stan Berievo l,ant Iio ::;pi t eL,{only hospital for Negroes in LBurelJ~

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'~bi rd time when t r.e y went to burger pLcc e , wrrit e s told kl d~"Go nome 'Yankees"; M'OCI kids I.r-.lJn't been oonneoted w'thmovenerrt before.

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Lester will csll AtlRnta to t~pe ttls.

Leste~ is with Mr. Collins ':ndwLl l Check in fJAfore l~c YIlilnj,;!"··t.

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here tonight wr.Ue at.t.cndi 1'\-:; Cl V01:,c'T registra tion rally at tb; Knir,hts .,f PythiaS

Hall. . . ~ -~,~wa_ tA~n to S1ni;in;; River Hospital in Pascagoula~ ~ -~ ~ •••..•..•~~'-' .

·,,~tnes:::;essaid three sh(l·,~ vlC·~'· .l.red f'rom a ")J,ssing.car, believed _tl ~ late mori~

gr.een (t)met. Four ltli te vout ns ~re 1nsi~ the car., 'l\Io of the ~ struck

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re"istrat'ion r1. 11 at: t~ Knightsof Pythias Hall.;,.

b wast.lken to Stnf:ing RiTer Ji:l!pi~n1in P~seagoula, whe re'. .' ~~

official s to] -1 Un1BDXted Press International her c~ndi tio~ was' ~go.')d."Sh;" ',mr;aIII'ng 300 who he:ll"d a i~,,,)k by Lawrence Quyot, SNOOproject director' r~r'thc 5t)~ (J-rit~,.

111,tne~ses s~Hc th~!'! shots Wt'.re .fired from a pas!i ng 'Mr, \heli~d :Di:'lt.'

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" ~ of t,.:"e shots struck Miss Stalworth as she stood by a windOw

sing1nc "We Shall O\'erccml"!.It Shf"rtrt"s deputd.es had left the meetd.Dg"'. . . .

f.tn"1i1mltesbefar:-e the she.,ot1ng.I' ,

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A "econd buret of shots \ons f ~d later, but no one was 'i-nj\U"ed. ' ,Ch,.,t and !.mther SNX \lOrker .z. who went to the hospital ,teaneck•• ta"!wnitl~ p1~D.B"jiilP .,"" ••• J,h1lexJdayc)c •• iB•••• , ,

CD Miss StahlOrth'! condi tZ.on, Were told to leave by ie al police ~cauee ~1aikalDb Ija lDxzUD1dliBflrttnXbXn~ law had rem' Oe9l;ared-.

LatE-I +n the eveni ng, two Nef!ro en.rs purSled the vehicle ,:£,hey':OOlieved

had been inTolvedin t~ shootiT8 ~CII1\ MagnoliaStnet toaTe_~ ;tat,1ca 'ail

Hlgb';YI1Y' 6). The nriv~r ,..f th(' first caf~g':!t~~l! found a sho~ &i.,~>.()ward. .( ~ .

him by the "rhtes, turne,l b..,c1- toward bis e ar , and di,covered t~ pbliee,were

,rE'ady' tc haal it away. H~ '.....as put in a et~tJ:! h:l.S:;"lwtly patr~~ ~ar"J;:ivt'n-'to the J ,.b{ . ',:.!:: ',:./7'··' .

PcLScagoul" j:til,' :ml chCll" 'cel \~ at-t;.em"ted assaul t and ~lsing prQ~;(,: .:~qg,~.'1\10 pns"aty;:,ers in thf" Sf'"qand our sui t car, Lsnar Turnipseed Mi~,LJ.:'ijJ4spn,

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were MId at t:hesa ~ ~,"lilon cl:lmealed weano~s ch3l"ges.'Polioe m,~'?e!no}~~~crt '~"

to seaTch the whi ~ e ar , C0:-1ten'ling it was not inYolT.ed in the, ~~~~., _! ,'," .".J' .

The l\r.i~htsC''' ~,.;rtr'::_a" Fn11 w.'lS firebombed Juxle 23. D~ec:(.~~f,:\slight •. "t~_/.,, ...' ,,'~.~,:,t..,~· , . >-;::"''("" "::T ..,.._~. " ••