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Neiv Orleans Jails Nazi 4Fuehrer5NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) -The self-styled “fuehrer” of American Nazis, George Lincoln Rockwell, and nine of his followers spent the night in jail after picketing activities.Officers said the district attorney’s office would be consulted today to see if any further action would be taken against the group.The Nazis were booked for “disturbing the peace in a manner that would unreasonably disturb and alarm the public.” They were picked up at the Civic Theater where they were protesting showing of the movie “Exodus.”Police identified the prisoner^, in addition to Rockwell, 43, as Roy James, 23; Robert Washington Johnson, 23; Anthony Edward Wells, 23; Charles Beveridge, 21; Paul Edward Dukel, 21; Seth David Ryan, 22; Andrew Newman Chappell, 23; Ralph Lee Hassing-er, 33; and John Patter, 23. All are from Arlington, Va.Another party member, Bernard F. Davis Jr., 20, also of Arlington, was booked with reckless driving after the “hate bus” he was driving crashed on the Lake Pontchartrain causeway earlier Wednesday.While Rockwell’s group was in jail in New Orleans, another group of Nazis not connected with the American Nazi party, planned to be ready if anything happens in New Orleans upon arrival of the “Freedom Riders,” who were in jail in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday night.
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Sheboygan, Wisconsin, US
Thu, May 25, 1961
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