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I Your One UF Gift Supports 49 Sp Vital Agencies! iitiiiv i' ii ii ff iljjtrri- i 'i'-ti. yriY(r $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,500,000 $3,000,000 $3,500,000 $4,000,000 Has Utile Faith in Healer Page A-2 AKRON BEACON JOURNAL Final Saturday, October 21, 1967 No. 190, 129th Year Ohio's Most Complete Newspaper 32 Pages Lints 'Biggest Break Since Vicksburg 3 5P "SI 2TAction '3f I arm to the Civil Rights Division of the Department of justice. Assistant Attorney General John Doar, who represented the government at the trial, is head of that divi-' sion. THERE WERE two in failure to agree on the fate of three others, did not change the fact that important local white men had been found guilty in Mississippi for trampling on civil rights workers.

Even this partial success of the prosecution in the Meridian case gave a shot in the terpretations given of the success of the Government in getting a jury to convict white men for crimes against Negroes in Mississippi. THE FIRST: There is a widespread hunger in Missis- cials to the news that the Federal Court jury of white men and women had found seven defendants guilty of conspiracy to deprive of their civil rights three men who were murdered. A finding of not guilty for eight other defendants, and a By EDWIN A. LAHEY Chlel Correspondent Knight Newspaper WASHINGTON The verdict in the civil rights trial' at Meridian, was the biggest breakthrough since the fall of Vicksburg. That was the reaction of Department of Justice offi- iWAii Line i A 'A" 2 Escape Off North Vietnam ACTION LINE solves problems, cuts red tape, a gets answers, investigates complaints and stands up for your rights.

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I bought a knife set 11 years ago. It had a lifetime guarantee. But the handle fell off the trimmer knife. I wrote the company. All my letters came back.

Did the company cut out? Mrs. K.G.K., Ravenna. Oh, no. It is just a subsidiary of a larger firm now. The plant and office moved to the firm's main location.

The company president takes a keen interest in problems like yours. He sent you a brand-new trimmer knife. Also, he has a regional man in Cleveland who is very keen. He will visit you and see that your other knives can still cut it. Sink Bombers 4 So sippi for better state image.

More than mere honor is involved. It could cost money for Mississippi not to begin a reversal of its world wide reputation. For one thing, the recruitment of badly needed new industry is affected by the state image. It was probably pure coincidence, but the foreman of the jury in Meridian, Lang-ston S. Anderson of Lumber-ton, an oil exploration man, is also a member of the State Agricultural and Industrial Board, which worries about getting new industry into Mississippi.

THE SECOND: Behind the conviction of seven of the defendants was the expertness of the work of Assistant Attorney General Doar and his staff, with special emphasis on the extensive work of the FBI, whose large quarters in Jackson for the past several years have been referred to locally as the "United States Embassy." DOAR had some difficult legal shoals to steer through in winning his case, even partially. Since 1945, when the civil rights conspiracy conviction See AN OLD, Page A-2 Loose Talk Red Torpedo Boats T- 1 ACTION LINE mentioned Dr. IToward A. Rusk of New York University's Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Why has he became famous? Miss Ravenna.

Dr. Rusk was horrified when he entered the Air Force during World War II and discovered wounded flyers dejectedly playing cards while their wounds healed. The muscles and morale of many of them were wasting away while their injuries mended. Dr. Rusk brought in parallel bars and tension bars.

His men loved it Dr. Rusk quickly proved his theory: "The disabled rehabilitate themselves." He has revolutionized rehab since then. Allies Kill 300 In Ground War Dr. Rusk Keeps 2 In Miss. Jail SAIGON U.S.

Navy bombers pounced on six torpedo boats near the North Vietnamese coast today and pilots reported sinking four. The six enemy boats, one of the largest groups of torpedo craft American fliers have spotted, were attacked one mile east of the mouth of the Thanh Hoa River, in the central part of North Vietnam, a U. S. spokesman said. IN SOUTH Vietnam, American and South Vietnamese troops reported killing nearly 300 of the enemy in hard fighting Friday in the northern provinces.

In the largest of these actions, about 400 South Vietnamese infantrymen supported by armor, artillery and air strikes reported 197 Viet Cong killed in 20 hours of fighting east of the "Street Without Joy," a strip of coastal highway which got its name during the French war. Government losses were put at 18 killed and 107 wounded. FARTHER south along the coast, troops of the U. S. 1st Air Cavalry Division reported killing 75 Communists in a series of small actions in Quang Nam Province, about 365 miles northeast of Saigon.

One American was reported killed and six wounded. Up and down the country, American and South Viet-n a troops moved into blocking positions to protect the voting Sunday for the new 137-member House of Representatives. There has been less terrorism than during any of the four previous political campaigns in the last two years, but Allied forces were taking no chances. I worked taking Inventories of certain products in stores. My last check was to be held until my employer received his money for several jobs.

It's been two months. Can ACTION LINE help? D. Stow. A check for $250 has been mailed to you. Your former employer says that payment to him had just arrived.

He sent your share to you. That brings your wallet inventory up to date. My husband is in the Army. He was promoted to Specialist Four. He got his raise in pay.

But my allotment check is still the same. Can ACTION LINE help me get my raise too? Mrs. J. Cuyahoga Falls. Sorry, but information about allotment checks is classified as "confidential" by the Army.

This is done to protect you. ACTION LINE can't check. But you can. Write to: Commanding General, U. S.

Army Finance Center, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, Ind. 46249. Explain everything in detail. I hear we're in for a flu epidemic this year, Will the Akron Health Department give free flu shots to the public? Miss S. Akron.

No. Police and firemen were the only ones who got the free shots, says Dr. John Morley, Akron Health Director. But even they won't be getting them this year. Manufacturers didn't make enough of the vaccine.

"It is predicted we'll have more cases of flu this year than last. But the number of cases certainly won't reach the epidemic proportions," Morley stresses. Private physicians do have a limited supply of vaccine. Dr. Morley recommended that at least elderly people and those with chronic diseases get the shot.

First Ace Was The Hardest MASSILLON On Oct. 1 MERIDIAN, Miss. IJP! Two white men convicted of conspiracy in the 1964 slaying of three civil rights workers remained in jail today while five others found guilty were free awaiting sentencing. U. S.

Dist. Judge Harold Cox ordered the two jailed for "making some very loose talk" about his instructions to the jury after it reported itself deadlocked. Held without bond were Deputy Sheriff Cecil R. Price of Neshoba County and Alton Wayne Roberts, a onetime nightclub bouncer who now sells mobile homes. The judge said, "I understand there was some very loose talk in the halls.

If you think you can intimidate this court you are mistaken." He said dynamite had been mentioned i a courthouse conversation. THE ALL-WHITE jury of seven women and five men returned guilty verdicts Friday against seven of the 18 defendants. Those convicted also included Sam H. Bowers described as imperial wizard of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. The convictions marked the first time any jury in Mississippi had returned a guilty verdict in a major civil rights case since Reconstruction.

No date for sentencing was set. EIGHT DEFENDANTS were acquitted, among them See STATE, Page A-S THE FOUR North Vietnamese torpedo boats were bagged by two Skyhawk pilots from a carrier in the Tonkin Gulf, Lt. Cmdr. Wil-mer P. Cook, 33, of Annapolis, and his wingman, Lt.

(JG) Mitchell Watson, 25, of Portland, Ore. They attacked the boats with 250 and 500-p bombs. "They were moving so slow I thought they were barges," said Cook. But when we rolled in, they got under way with rooster tails water See WEATHER, Page A-2 9, Mrs. Evelyn Stewart of 1015 a av.

NE made a hole in one with a 3-w on the 140-yard 13th hole at Elms Country Club. Friday, after an 11-day absence from the links, she returned to the course and, as she approached No. 13, she told a friend: "Let me show you how I did it last time. There's a little wind so I'll use my 5-wood." Sure enough, she made another ace. Mel Blanc may be the "man with a thousand voices," but he doesn't do the voice of my favorite cartoon character, Goofy.

Am I right? J. R. Yes. Goofy was Vance "Pinto" Colvig, also the voice of Pluto, Grumpy and the third Little Pig. Colvig died Oct.

3 at the age of 75 in Woodland Hills, Cal. As recently as six months ago he recorded some Goofy dialogue for a telephone exhibit at Expo 67. Colvig was also the original Bozo the Clown. Colvig In State Competition Is it true the Ohio Department of Industrial Relations punching time cards earlier than 10 minutes before start OAKLAND ANTI-VIET PICKET SEIZED-AP Anti-Viet Demonstrators Cap Drive At Pentagon WASHINGTON (JP) The cards of 992 young men on a men spoke to about 500 of Pentagon bristled with un- Justice Department desk Fri- their supporters gathered out-precedented defenses today day. Department officials re- side the department and chal-as a huge antiwar demonstra- fused to accept the cards but lenged the government to ar-tion formed at its doors, the they were left on a confer- rest spotlight event in a weeklong ence table.

Later a spokes-series of protests across the man said they had been given ONE of the leaders, the nation against the Vietnam to the FBI. Rev. William Coffin war. After ieaving the cards, chaplain of Yale University An estimated 70,000 persons which they said had been col- described the incident this marched on Defense Depart- lected around the nation the Sm( Page A 2 ment headquarters. The Pentagon, one of the world's larg-' est office buildings, is a symbol to peace groups of u.

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Overnight low was 40. Sun sets at rises Sunday at 7:45. TEMPERATl'RES LAST HOURS ing work? Mrs. Kent "We have issued no such order," says William O. Walker, director of the Ohio Department of Industrial Relations.

"We do not specify that anyone has to punch in no earlier than 10 minutes before the beginning of the work period. In any case, our responsibilities are in the field of working hours of women and minors." The home we bought recently has a music box with a pull string mounted inside the front door. It plays "Bless This Home." How may I get others like it? Mrs. C. Wads-worth.

ACTION LINE traced the only identification on it, the patent number. Two New Yorkers patented the item in 1950 as a "juvenile furniture music box." Letters to them went unanswered. Nevertheless, the staff found an up-to-date "Bless This House" door chime you can order by mail for $5.29. Same firm also has a door chime that plays "Bridge on the River Kwai." It must be for guests who stay too late. Your Ilcsponse Is Tremendous ACTION LINE is sorry it can't answer or even acknowledge every question it gets.

But the volume of phone calls and letters make this impossible. The staff does check every question. Many questions are answered by mail. Keep them coming. il Parker won second place in two writing categories: Clubs' and society, and best page.

Miss Parker also won third place with an entry of three types of writing and an honorable mention for a special section. HELEN CARRINGER, Beacon Journal education writer, took second place in the triple entry competition. City Hall reporter Suzanne Porter was awarded second place for writing in a particular field. Ruth Fairchild, the Beacon Journal's eastern Portage See BJ WOMEN, Page A-2 A 1:00 a. m.

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