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McNamara says his decision to shut down 95 obsolete and surplus military bases and plants is “absolutely, unequivocally, without qualification irrevocable.”This statement by the strong-willed defense chief in announcing the decision Thursday allowed small hope that any of the anguished cries from congressmen, governors and mayors would change his mind.The only thing that might, McNamara told a news conference, would be some new evidence — “and the chances of that aredamned small.”“We have made 574 decisions1mlt;twiaboForalt;tiotriStVACANCIES—These cabins, filled when Johnny Bob Harrell s followers numnerea than 100, are now empty with only seven of the faithful left. Harrell built the water towerhis water supply was cut off.morewhenonei)Wnain this area in the last 3^ years, and we have not changed one yet,” McNamara asserted.foW'NJohnny Bob Behind BarsSevenFaithfulatiHavre 11fHill9Bv Grover BrinkmanLOUISVILLE — Religious cult leader John R. (Johnny Bob) Harrell is in jail at Terre Haute,Ind.On “Harrell’s Hill,” the 39-acre estate Harrell established here on the eastern outskirts ofLouisville, the seven remaining followers still proclaim faith In the man Uncle Sam has put behind prison bars for 10 years.Said Mrs. A. Vance Comer, wife of Harrell’s pastor: “Johnny Bob will be eligible for parole m 3 years and 4 rrtbnths. We still have faith in him.”At the estate today are Rev. and Mrs. A. Vance Comer, their 14-year-old daughter, Cathy; Mr.and Mrs. Carl Stanley and daughter, and Harold Lieb.Seven people. Once there were more than 125 here, filling 22 cabins, and a long line of trailersHarrell’s family, his mother, and several close friends are currently residing in Strawberry, Ark.*where the missing Harrells were found living under an assumed name, after being unrr.-ported for more than a year.Since then, Mrs. Betty Harrell has given birth to a daughter,her eighth child.All eight of the children are living with their mother, Mrs. Betty Harrell, on an obscurs farm near Strawberry. A 2-year-old son until recently was living with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Kel-lums near DuQuoin.“We understand that Mrs. Harrell (Betty) is asking for state aid in Arkansas,” Mrs. Comer said. “The children are going to a rural school near thefarm.”been padlocked. The seven people still there have not received any eviction notice. The place seems to be in a state of limbo.NCongo T roops RaceMrs. Comer admitted that this was indeed a dark hour at the Harrell estate at Louisville. The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Comer and daughter are living in a garage adjacent the big mansion. TheStanley family and Lieb are residing in two of the cabins. The other 20 cabins are vacant. Paint is peeling from the walls, debris litters the ground. The water tower is no longer in use. The blacksmith shop has a cold forge.The big house outwardly appears to be complete, but this is not the case inside. There are no electric lights, no heating or plumbing; some of the floors arc still in a sub-floor stage, and stairways are rough, temporary boards. In one room, there were six typewriters, several of them electric; a huge array of medical equipment; short wave radios; assorted odds and ends of furniture. Down on the main floor the chapel used by the clan each night still has its electronic organ, its sound system, the Harrell religious flag on the wall, and lots of Bible and hymn books scattered about.lisiMV\IIhv\2tSf(l■ToRebelCapitalBULLETINBRUSSELS (AP) - Thegovernment announced tonight Belgian paratroopershave been flown to a British island off West Africa to beif needed — to res-readycue whites held by Congo rebels in Stanleyville. A foreign ministry announcementsaid U.S. Air Force planesa warning from rebel leader Christophe Gbenye that “any attack provoked by the Americans may end the stay of execution of Paul Carlson.” Carlson, an American medical missionary, was sentenced to death as a spy but his execution was postponed until Monday.The Congolese army’s commander in chief, Gen. JosephA big farm implement shop on the estate is littered withold farm machinery, much of it junk. This reporter counted eight automobiles, four tractors, several jeeps, and various other equipment on the grounds.Down in the bottomlands of the Little Wabash River, about a thousand yards from the mansion, Harrell’s one-time neat airstrip is grown up with w^eeds. Several lookout towers on the estate are crumbling.The bomb shelters built in theAnd, oh yes, several trapped sparrows trying to get out of the big building. Outside on the steps, a little dog, one of Harrell’s pets, lay at the front door, still awaiting the return of its master.Harrell, the man who claims the Lord cured him of cancer, pleaded guilty to five counts of a federal jury indictment charg-vard of the mansion have fallen ‘in, and the only occupants seem to be several families of wooding him with sheltering an AWOL Marine, one Dion Davis, 18; he also pleaded guilty to a charge of bail-jumping.“I’m sorry,” he said, upon be(Turn to 7 Faithful, Page 2)
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Centralia Evening Sentinel
Centralia, Illinois, US
Fri, Nov 20, 1964
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