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The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 9

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THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Sutiirrlav, Sept. 19, 1961 t) Goldwater Assails 'Fake' Poverty War U.S. Warships Start Shooting Sen. Tower Here Assails President's 'Whiz Kids' are not the ones that tangled with the Red PT boats last month, the destroyers Maddox Continued From Page 1 statement by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara that "preliminary and fragmentary reports of a nighttime incident in international waters in the Gulf of Tonkin have been and Jurner Joy.

2 ATTACKS MADE Last month's Tonkin Gulf crisis started with an attack by three PT boats on the Maddox, patroling in the dark morn McNamara brief statement said, "There has been no dam fl At a press conference earlier Friday, Tower said that Democrats are "running scared" In the South and hinted that there will be more Southern defections to the Republican party. He welcomed Sen. Strom Thurmond's switch to the Republican camp as a "great act of political courage" and said he knew a "few more" Democrats that might turn Republican, but said it "would not be appropriate to mention their names." He said President Lyndon B. Johnson has been "trying to bribe you with your own money" in the South and added that Democrats here are "running scared as far as the Johnson campaign is concerned." Tower said Texas would be a "marginal state" in the presidential election and would not predict the outcome there. "Barry Goldwater has always been very popular in Texas," he said.

"Southerners are more politically sophisticated," he commented, and added that "Republicans will grow in the South" regardless of the outcome of the presidential Continued From Page 1 punitive civil rights bill we have ever seen." Sen. Tower added, "We Southerners probably have a few things to be ashamed of, but you cannot legislate discrimination out of existence you must educate it out." He attacked Congress for abdicating "its powers for a little political pottage" and "violating its trust and stewardship of public powers The Supreme Court is "ignoring constitutional precedents and decisions" in favor of rulings based on sociological conditions, he said. The Texas senator told his audience, "The best way to cure poverty is to provide the people with jobs." He said a Republican administration would "give incentives to business relieve the punitive tax burdens on business and give American products a little protection against imports." He promised a "return to the substance of the Dulles foreign policy" and predicted that the "outcome (of the presidential race) may determine the course of America for 1,000 home, back home in Indiana." Back in the crowd, someone waved a sign with a poem boasting, "The first lady you chose is a Muncie Rose." As Goldwater finished speaking, Mrs. Goldwater tossed a bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums, one by one, to the delighted spectators near the speakers stand. She had' received the flowers as the party arrived.

Goldwater took time out at Springfield to tour the headquarters of the Air National Guard unit at the airport, shaking hands with all the men on duty and carefully inspecting the equipment. The Springfield sheriff estimated the crowd at Pearson Hall, Springfield's Chamber of Commerce president, presented the city's hillbilly award to Goldwater. Former Vice President Richard Nixon, also a Republican, received the same award in 1960. Goldwater told an airport crowd at Longview, that Johnson was "trying to deceive the American people" with claims of cutting down spending and holding down the federal payroll. He was joined by a new Republican ally, Sen.

Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, and one of his earliest supporters, Sen. John Tower of Texas. age reported by American vessels and no loss of American personnel." McNamara said reports of the incident were being investigated. He asserted, "We will have nothing further to say until our investigation has been completed." There was a low-key atmosphere about the Pentagon and other pivotal government offices. It was understood that efforts were being made to interrogate the skippers of the two destroyers and the pilots of U.S.

planes that had been in the air over the scene. DIDN'T SEE FOES Informants said the destroyers did not report seeing any attacking craft, but that what appeared to be vessels, possibly torpedo boats, were observed on radar from several miles away. Associated Press Wirephoto AUTO AND UNION OFFICIALS SHAKE ON AGREEMENT L-R: Ford Vice President Malcolm Denise, Walter Reuther Ford Signs, Grants $100 Yule Bonuses ing hours about 30 miles off the North Vietnamese coast. Torpedoes and machine guns did no damage to the destroyer. Aircraft from the carrier Ti-conderoga joined the fight with rockets and 20-mm cannon.

It ended with one PT boat dead in the water from the Maddox fire and the others damaged by the planes. 2 BOATS SUNK The Turner Joy and Maddox were attacked on patrol two nights later. Both were engaged by PT boats but said they evaded torpedoes. At least two of the attackers were reported sunk before the others broke off the fight and retired. The following night, on orders from Johnson, U.S.

carrier planes hit PT boats, shore installations and an oil depot on the North Vietnamese coast. They reported destroying or damaging 25 boats, heavily damaging the base and setting the oil installation afire. Two U.S. planes were shot down by antiaircraft fire and the North Vietnamese later reported they had captured one of the pilots. Continued From Page 1 federal payroll in an election year.

The third stop was in Evans-ville, and Goldwater continued to rip into Johnson's spending habits in what he called his "day of truth" about his Democratic opponent. DEPRESSED AREAS But in Charleston, located in a state with many depressed areas, Goldwater shifted to an attack on the anti-poverty program. He described it as "simply a raid on your pocketbooks launched plainly and simply as a campaign to get votes." The anti-poverty program, Goldwater said, "is a hodgepodge of handouts, a little bit of everything. Shake well, put in a bottle, slap on the label 'poverty panacea', and put on sale just before election day. "This is the medicine man at work," Goldwater said.

"In your hearts you know this is so." He added, "it is deeply wrong to play politics with the misfortunes of the poor. Human misery is not to be trifled with jus to get votes in an election." Goldwater said job corps works camps were wasteful and private industry could do the job better. "In the first year, it will cost you only $10,000 for each recruit," he said. "It would be cheaper to give them four years of education in your own fine state university, where they would learn a lot more. For that sum of money, they could even spend a few years at Harvard or Yale." PRIVATE INDUSTRY He proposed mobilizing the resources of private industry to give the unemployed on-the-job training.

Goldwater's Evansville talk painted Johnson as a big spender and power-grabber to an airport crowd estimated at Continued From Page 1 Since the first of two encoun year and 2.8 per cent in 1966; and an increase in worker relief time for assembly line workers from 24 to 36 minutes per day. if ters between U.S. and Communist vessels last month the poli cy has been for U.S. destroyer And, as promised, Reuther Ml said "we got some chocolate patrols to travel in pairs. ATTACK REPORTED frosting on the Chrysler birthday cake." That was the Unomcial sources said sev Christmas bonus.

It could mean Christmas season. The Christmas bonus will be paid out of a special fund. As soon as the firm's supplemental unemployment benefits fund is at full strength, Ford will take the five cents an hour it has been putting into SUB and begin building the Christmas fund. Those nickel-an-hour per worker contributions were expected to start in February, so the first bonus could come in Christmas of 1965. Reuther made it clear he expects GM to improve on the Chrysler and Ford settlements.

"I'll be knocking on the door of that 'little' company on Monday," he said, and added that if any firm could add the "a-la-mode" it was GM. OLD CROW $25 to $100 per worker every Cars Try Out Connector- And Run Like Clockwork All 4 Ex-Rivals Backing Byrd Against Pace Conntilutlon Stale News Service COLUMBUS, Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd Friday had picked up the support of all four candidates eliminated in the Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District seat. Friday, Charles Adams Jr.

of Fort Valley and Erie Cocke Jr. of Columbus endorsed Byrd's candidacy in his run-off race with Stephen Pace Jr. of Amer-icus. Thursday, Ed Wohlwender and Robert Newby issued statements in Byrd's support. The winner of the Byrd-Pace contest will face Republican Howard (Bo) Callaway in the November election.

Continued From Page However, as Supt. Moseley reported after the morning rush, 2.3 miles. The huge interchange "The police had very little to just south of the State Capitol 000. A Tradition Long PICKRICK SAYS: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE All patriotic and conservative Americans who believe that our liberty and property rights should be restored, and feel that we should be freed from the "police state" that President Johnson and the U. S.

Congress have shackled us with, are invited and urged to visit with us at every opportunity, especially tomorrow, covers about 100 acres; its complexity stems in part from its "The President has asked for so much power that the Demo eral patrol boats fired on the U.S. craft and the Americans returned the fire, with the extent of damage not reported. Deputy Secretary of Defense Nils Lennartson, who read Mc-Namara's brief statement, would not say whether shooting occurred. However, he pointed to the reference of no damage and no loss of American lives, seeming to imply that there had been shooting. George E.

Reedy, White House press secretary, told newsmen the Defense department "has made the only statement on this matter" and "I am not anticipating any other at this time." JOHNSON INFORMED Reedy said Johnson has been kept fully informed. He declined to specify when the President got first word of the incident. The Pentagon said the incident occurred at 9:30 p.m. Friday night local time, which would have been 9:30 a.m. in Washington.

It was shortly after that that McNamara cut off a news conference and reporters being one of the few locations in the nation where three federa crats don't know whether to vote for him or plug him in," do. They were stationed at strategic spots where we thought problems might arise-but they didn't develop." No traffic cases were made and no accidents reported during the morning, Moseley said. Opening of the interchange still does not permit East-West interstate routes intersect (In- BRUSSELS (UPI) Seventy members of the Poulin family of Montreal arrived Friday en route to France to celebrate the 325th anniversary of the marriage of Claude Poulin, who founded the family. The group was led by Joseph Poulin, 70. terstates 75, 85 and 20).

LESTER MADDOX Of about equal importance, Goldwater said. Mrs. Goldwater, who rarely speaks at campaign stops, was introduced in her home state. She said, "it's good to be the facility provides severa new channels for funneling vehicles into the heart of Atlanta's through travel. Those who traveled beyond the Capitol downtown area.

Avenue exit Fnday morning soon State observers were joined encountered a curving row of nine barrels not an unfamiliar by City Construction Chief Ray Nixon, City Traffic Engineer Karl Bevms and Traffic Supt, J. L. Moseley of the Atlanta Police department in hailing the smooth as glass morning debut of the interchange. Police were out in force at least 20 motorcycle patrolmen, PEAT were told something had come up calling him away. He did not appear worried when he left.

Unofficial sources said the vessels involved in the incident a helicopter, two trucks, two wreckers and a number of reg barrier to veteran Atlanta drivers. "ROAD CLOSED" The barrels and a barricade, marked "road closed," blocked off the route to Birmingham and to what will be the Windsor Street-Spring Street exit into downtown Atlanta. The barriers diverted vehicles left onto the Interstate 75 and 85 Macon Montgomery route going south which meant that drivers who missed the Capitol Avenue exit but were headed downtown had to cross Georgia Avenue and swing back onto northbound Central Avenue. But City Construction Chief ular police cars. LENOX SOU ARC PCACMTfUC AN ItNOK ROADS Nixon had some good news about East-West travel.

He said the east-west free way, which terminates in ine middle of the interchange, is expected to be opened about Oct. 15 "on out to Ashby Street" on the west side. With Purchase of: lOO-lb. bag of Rye Grass or 50-lb. bag of Kentucky 31 Fescue at Regular Prices With recent rains it's probably an ideal time for planting Rye Grass, Kentucky 31 Fescue and other cool season grasses.

If planting a new lawn peat should be worked into the soil. If over-planting an established lawn it's good to top dress with Michigan Peat. To encourage these two good practices and to give you a real fine bargain now through Sunday, Sept. 27th, we'll give you a 50-lb. bag of Michigan Peat (value $1.45) with the purchase of a 100-lb.

bag of Rye Grass or with the purchase of a 50-lb. bag of Kentucky 31 Fescue. 10Q-Lb. Bag Rye Grass 10.00 50-Lb. Bag 31 Fescue 12.50 EVERY SUNDAY! Gourmet Smorgasbord from NOON TO 9:00 P.M.

5 Delicious Meat and Fish Dishes 20 Fabulous Salads and Vegetables 12 Fantastic Desserts 3 Varieties of Yohannan's Breads Lunch (12 to 2:30) $2.50, children $1.25 Dinner $3.25, children $2.00 under 12 Enjoy delicious food at YOGI'S (14th Street and Northeast Freeway) Sidewalk Cafe or Victorian Room. TO OPEN RAMPS That will also open up the Lee Street-West End entrance- exit ramps to the connector- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th, AT 3:00 P.M. FOR THE LAST RITES OF FREEDOM LIBERTY INDEPENDENCE Hear the story about the birth, life and death of Freedom Liberty Independence. The remains (casket containing copy of the Declaration of Independence and a copy of the United States Constitution, representing the attack upon our freedom, liberty, private property rights and constitutional government by the unGodly, unAmerican and communistic "Civil Rights Act;" passed by the U. S.

Congress and signed into law by the President) will be placed in the "PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS MONUMENT," located next to what used to be The Pickrick Restaurant, one of Georgia's leading food service operations and what was known as Georgia's favorite family restaurant. Yes, we are still the owners (it may not be for long, because our losses have grown to many thousands of dollars in a few short weeks) but we are not the operators because my President and my government, with the Communist-supported "Civil Rights Act of 1964," have taken from The Pickrick the rights that once were ours as FREE Americans. PLEASE BE PRESENT at this important service. There will be a program of prayer, music and speaking. You will want to SEE AND HEAR THE HON.

JAMES GRAY Editor and publisher of The Albany Herald, civic and business leader and chairman of the Georgia Democratic party. Don't miss it. A message and a man you will never forget. Plus other speakers and activities that will help to make this a day never to be forgotten in America. AND DEAR GOD, help America, our fellow Americans and we at The Pickrick, to turn back this threat to our survival.

Lead us. Dear God, to seek Thee in all that'we do as we fight back at the unGodly who threaten our existence as a free people. Increase our faith, Dear Master, and fill us with hope, strength and courage, that we may better serve Thee; and in serving Thee and our great country of America, defeat Thine enemies and ours. We know. Dear God with God all things ore possible," therefore we pray Thou would lead us to victory over the "Civil Rights Act of 1964," that was supported for many years by bloody and unGodly communism, and later passed by the U.

S. Congress and signed into law by the President of the United States. And, Dear God, we pray that Thou would use us for Thy service and forgive us for our neglect and sins that have been in disobedience to Thee, and disloyal to America. Direct us that we may escape the fate that our enemies have planned for us. Cause us.

Dear God, to turn back to Thee and return this great land to "One nation under God." These blessings we ask not for Lester Maddox and The Pickrick, because neither Lester Maddox nor The Pickrick are important, we pray these blessings for the glory of God and for the freedom and liberty of all Americans, yes, all people everywhere, regardless of race, creed or color. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. I AM LOOKING forward to meeting with you good people in Corrollton, tonight (Saturday) at the Carroll County Court House and with you friends at the Patriot rally at Chamblee Plaza Monday evening. Hope you will visit the Pickrick soon.

AND TO OUR FRIENDS and fellow patriots, we urge you to be with us at The Pickrick Sunday (tomorrow), September 20th, at 3:00 P.M., for the last rites of FREEDOM LIBERTY INDEPENDENCE Never in the history of America has a service like this been conducted. To be sure we have had other sad and tragic days, even World Wars I and II but nothing has taken place as dangerous to our country, our lives and our freedom and liberty, as the threat from the unGodly and unAmerican "Civil Rights Act of 1964." HOPE TO SEE YOU and although we cannot serve you any food, because to serve those of you we wish, would be against the law, we will sell Pickrick souvenirs to those of you who core to buy. You see, my fellow Americans, we have the facilities, the equipment, the building and grounds, and all that is necessary to serve you wonderful food, as we did in the past, but now it is impossible because my liberty and my property rights have been stolen and put to death by the Communist-inspired "Civil Rights Act of 1964," that was passed by the United States Congress and signed into low by President Johnson, on July 2, 1964. AFTER THE SERVICES tomorrow, we hope that those of you attendance will past through the "PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS MONUMENT," and that then from throughout Georgia and America will visit this monument to freedom and liberty when you are in Atlanta. described by both Nixon and Bevins as an "important" step in improving west Atlanta traffic movement.

Bevins said he felt "things .1 went real smooth" on opening day but said his department is concerned about a couple of situations" on the connector. Both involve "habits by mo torists which we helped to en courage while the connector was not opened completely, KITCHEN 1 Bevins said. Now that the connector is "No Hot Stoves-No Dishet to Wash" open, Bevms saia, drivers must be educated to tne tact that the only safe and legal way for entering the freeway is in single-lane fashion." Up to now, he said, "we were FISH Tl FRIES AND HUSHPUPPIES TOO! CHANNEL CATFISH-FLOUNDER-BASS-PERCH-CHICKEN BREASTS or DRUM STICKS (Choice or Mixed) "Atlanta's Most Delicious Bargain" encouraging the use ot douDie lanes at the southbound en trance leading off Pulliarn BOXER DOG SHOW Plan B-Sanction Match Come see this outstanding Boxer Show ot Hastings' Cheshire Bridge Road Garden Center. Entries may be made at ringside until 3 P.M. Entries $1.00 each.

Judging by the well-known Roy Ayers, Sr. Public cordially invited. SATURDAY, 3:00 P.M. NO ADMISSION CHARGE CHESHIRE BRIDGE GARDEN CENTER Street into the South Express way, the same was true ot the northbound entrance on Piedmont Avenue into the North freeway just beyond Baker Street and a half-block short of Forrest Avenue. The Pulliarn Street entrance already has been narrowed to 17 feet and the Piedmont Ave mm nue entrance will be cut down to that soon, he said.

ir mm Other Dinnert Reasonably Priced: Fresh Shrimo OPEN SUNDAY AFTERNOONS 1 P.M. 'TIL 6 P.M. AMPLE OFF-STREET PAVED PARKING Chops T-Boni Sreoks Chicken Liven Oysters Nevertheless, drivers were spotted Friday going "side-by- side 40 miles an hour" on the Pulliarn entrance, sc. si i u- I Bevins said. PICK.

RICK Traffic Supt. Moseley said the fHIII tO StllCT to fASTIDiOUilT UT i wr tmi I connector-opening also had the 3201 Mirelinf hi Si. 6051 Memorial Dr. it jaiszzT Vu PICK It ut We'll RICK It uo effect of improving traffic move ment on such downtown arteries Phont MA. 7 1 722 Phene 463 3601 206! Chesfiirf Iridic Phone 134 1 822 INSTANT mmmimm as Amcneii, Hunter, uroad, brsyth, Decatur, Marietta, TAKE OUT ORDERS Piedmont and Courtland..

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