Klan Member Tied to Murder Weapon in Alabama Case
State attorneys link Ku Klux Klan member Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. to the weapon experts say was used in the slaying of a Michigan mother during civil rights demonstrations in Hayneville Alabama.
06 May 1965
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1965
Page
1
State attorneys link Ku Klux Klan member Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. to the weapon experts say was used in the slaying of a Michigan mother during civil rights demonstrations in Hayneville Alabama.
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Money from the North Carolina synod of the Lutheran Church in America, meeting in Burlington, funded training for voter registration workers in Mississippi and Alabama. Dr. Marlin E. Carlson said part of the 14000 contributed by the National Council of Churches funded training of college students and volunteers for voter registration. The synod approved 600000 for church work at 12 colleges in North Carolina over three years.
A federal appeals court drops criminal contempt charges against Mississippi Governor Paul B. Johnson Jr. and former Governor Ross R. Barnett. The report notes the nationwide electrical equipment industry nears settlement of about 400 million dollars over a price fixing case, with a potential tax ruling to cut costs. A brief mentions Mrs Grace McLeave’s cancer cure and various other items on Page 1B and 10A.
Sister Francetta Barbers, 85, former Webster College president in St. Louis, will join Job Corps centers as a secular consultant and coordinator. She will wear secular clothing, breaking with her Catholic habit, after securing permission from her order’s head. She reached out to Senator Stuart Symington for help finding work in the antipoverty program.
The Organization of American States votes to establish an American led military force in the Dominican Republic involving about 20 000 U S Marines and paratroopers to create a climate for democratic institutions and halt a Communist led bid to seize power. Costa Rica Argentina and Brazil consider sending units while Paraguay Venezuela and others offer support. The action marks a break with past OAS practice and comes amid a broader U S Dominican crisis with President Johnson discussing the situation with Puerto Rico governor.
Congressman Basil L. Whitener voiced strong support in Washington for President Johnson's decision to send military forces to the Dominican Republic. He argued the action counters Communist expansion and will prove a fruitful leadership move in international relations, urging Americans to back the administration despite dissent.
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