The Louisiana Weekly from New Orleans, Louisiana • 1

frwr 2 Teenagers Among 4 Who Were Cut Down pe the during the past week during MEMBER OP AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Louisiana 70150 Saturday December 23 1967 Price 15 Cents a four-day period of sus- gained violence police re- pdrted victims were identified as Jose Martin 33 address unknown PaulLe- Blanc 50 of 534 Bolivar Street Herbert Stigler 18 of 2017 Ursullnes Avenue and Clarence McCaren 18 of 1829 Baronne Street Sixth Dtstrlct police re-pOrted that the man identified as Martin was fatally shot and Johnny Smith- 34 of 2030 Thayer Street Algiers La was wounded when an unidentified man fired at them about 8:05 pm Wednesday at South Rampart and Thalia Streets OVER POOL GAME TThe investigating officers Sgt Manuel Curry and Patrolmen Wally Ar-i cement Seymour Elder and William Trepagnler reported that on arriving at the scene they found a man CHICAGO Comedian Dick Gregory er 22 day of fasting in protest against the war in Vietnam is 40 pounds lighter and said ae jjoing just like the twig he's holding here Next to Gregory is a glass of water Mchhe does drink while fasting Gregory who weighed 158 pounds when he began fasting November 22 isnowdown to 118 determined to maintain his fast until Christmas (UP I Telephoto) lying apparently dead on the ilk bleeding from a sidewa Loses Bid For House Seat By Otis Redding Laid To Rest At His Macon 6a Ranch Bond Election Is Called For On February 6 gunshot wound over the left eye Another man identified as Smith was ly- ing on the sidewalk about 50 feet from the intersection and was suffering from a gunshot wound of the side Officers said they learn edUfrom witnesses Mtinhd Smith BSS-r5Har3' 'jK 3W Scant Margin M)on tle apparently tlfied'man wanted to on (December 10) was Negro- candidates lost their bids become members of the i 300 grounds of his ig Ranch near Macon day returned and committed to the beloved soil of his Macon Georgia ranch that Otis loved so much Vice President Hubert Humphrey had intended to I personally attend the funeral services but was jrevented from doing so from doing so to Louisiana State Legislature in Saturday's Democratic run-off primary But one of them nas filed suit in Civil District Court here to preserve the vote as recorded on the machines indicating a possible re-count The two candidates are the Rev AL Davis Jr U1U Georgia He was laid to rest within hearing distance of the bells of his father's (The Rev Otis Redding Sr) church where young Otis first cut his musical eye teethe by singing in the choir Earlier from 7 to 11:30 am his body had laid in join them in the game but was refused An argument ensued police were told and Martin reportedly" struck the unidentified man with a pool ball The unidentified man left the establishment and shot the two men as they walked outside a few minutes later police were told Dr Ignacio Medina fsistant Orleans Parish rtmer arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim at 8:50 pm Smith was conveyed to the Charity Hospital where bis condition was described as serious Evented previous commitment ever the Vice Presi- aent issuea a personal who sought election to the C12: statment which read: dent issued 0 statment which read: The House of Representatives Macon where The Orleans Parish School Board has adopted a school-building program for the six-year period beginning in 1968 calling for expenditure of $53490780 on 21 projects including 11 new schools 5 additions to existing schools and re-placement of 5 existing schools To help finance this program the Orleans Parish School Board has called an election for Feb 6 1968 at which registered property owners will be asked to vote on a $50 million bond issue which would be financed by existing mil-lage dedicated to the pub- lie school system In makingjhe announcement Dr Andrew Rlnker school board president said "There will be no increase in taxes The School Board is simply asking for authority to borrow money to build schools that are urgently needed "The Board is fully aware of the continued ln-crease in construction costs and land values in New Orleans and feels that it has projected realistic We expect to At lia0 estimates jr ditorium in death of Otis Redding was a from Wards 10 and 11 in roceseionf great tragedy rnd a toss Orleans iPariah and who t0 the mUSlC Emml DlDUglaS New across the nation to pay a worthwhile legacy to his SSS5SS wirta memory and to the type composed of West person that he was ranfl Pointe Coupee West Jim Stewart the Presi- dent of StaxVolt Records summed up his feelings and those of the StaxVolt Baton Rouge and Iberville Parishes Complete but unofficial returns showed that the ana tnose or tne ataxvoxt WASHINGTON Col Daniel James who has flown 78 combat missions over North Vietnam confers with President Johnson at the White House December 13 Cmdr he favored continued bombing missions in Korea (UPI Telephoto) YOOTH BLAMED Rev Mr Davis was de- (jl Killed by incumbent Re- 'Executive that flew 101 combat Paul LeBlanc according to Eighth District police bed to Eighth District ponce was fatally stabbedearly Sunday Jan 7 As Lloyd Verreft Sunday iJTi8 family of recording artists Saturday morning in the MJ I1 the when he issued the follow- if Perdido Sudhem PjeVentatl Eugene In Viet Nam Street 2L friendso fations showed 111116(1 H6F6 ajid Aucoin who res- who to the signal that a SJLiiSSSriSS epresented erythlng the Memphis und sh ev Sound iould be verve ponded stabbing had occurred said they were directed to 1815 nera servIce Private held the 6 riled 4442 a1 Javis 4324 vitality and excitement He will always remain on his throne as the King of the 'Memphis Sound The le- gicy of Otis Redding will ve forever through the music he recorded and the the public the fact that "New Orleans does care The New Orleans public Mrs Azalee Markham appeared to be genuinely vice chairman of the fund be guided by our local eco-s ho eked and distressed' has issued letters to the nomlc advisors and bond when a courageous 'young various churches and min- attorneys as to actual times officer was shot to death 3 votes to Late Monday it was re- Bjrted' that the Rev Mr avis had filed suit in Civil District Court to pre- killed nam Yo served the vote as record conducted Specialist of 'New '2 Perdido Street where ey observed the victim later identified as LeBlanc apparently dead about 2: 45 am The victim's shirt service was at ranch in keeping with an often expressed desire of Otis to be buried there Thus a long sad jour-: ney came to an end when Funeral services were last week for 4 Earl Webb Orleans who was in action in Viet-from the Calvin Funeral Home 2512 alle Street followed by burial in the National Cemetery S4 ialnS 01 nuuu icmauio See -A Davis-Page 9 OgjQ See-Vrrt Sunrfay-Paga S-Bond Elactian-Pag 11 $-4 Page 9 he iSdy'pfdds' Rddta spirit and Joy of living that Otis Page 9 in the line of duty her 1 youns hero's supreme Vicious Racism Injected AflI Rev Alexander Lone Victor p0ijCe Grand Jury For Parish Committee Seat Dead Body On Didicts 2 In seat or Car The Reverend Avery 'Alexander has been A COUGff 6 Fraufl rSI Into 2nd Primary Runoff ing for one' of the strate-1 terms of dollars and cents Vicious racism was in- "What Can the Citizens ffic hills where battles I appears to be another mat- jgd into the Democratic Council Do to purred N20 accord-iter second primary "The white voters of the to Se ReV le Webb Police Sgt UoydVer- eion last week when 10th and 11th Wards are of First Calvary Baptist retc 1081 hls life while at- anti-Negro literature on faced with the most se-Church The Webb family tempting to capture an stationery of the rious challenge since Relives at 3129 Third St armed holdup man who was council of Greater New construction time when According to relatives 'D the process of robbing 0r(eans was' sent to voters the Louisiana Legislature Webb was bom in Lake the Mighty Dukes Bar various sections of the was dominated by carpet- ProvlderKe Feb 17 Louisiana A ven ue city baggers and Negroes rroviaence about 1:30 am Oct 1 Typical of the racist sen- The Orleans Parish grand jury last Thursday indicted a college professor and! a white man on a charge of theft of $1200 'from the mother of two girls who were enrolled 1040 was a graduate from about 1:30 am Oct 1 Typical of the racist ow the NAACP CORE every negro apparently elected to the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee according to unoffical returns of runoff primary However other Negro candidate seeking Pemocratic State and Parish Committee posts were apparent losers Regarded as a mild upset was the defeat of Harold Bethune by Earl Reese Sr white for a position on the State Cen-tral Committee from District 20 (WaTds 1 and 2) trict zu iwaxas i aiiu sen-Gr if In High School in that He suffered gunshot wounds clments expressed by the city and came here with h1 proved fat several letters is one sent to later and Second District police last Tuesday reported that the body of a man was found about 7:45 am in the rear seat of an automobile parked in the 2100-block of Sonlat Street The man was identified as Alvin Martin 39 of 1212' Magazine Street According to Patrolman Dudley Arledge the vestlgatlng officer the body appeared to be in a state of decomposition in an allegedly fraudulent business school Dr Livy Wilson a professor at Southern university in New Orleans and a white man identified as Robert Taylor were indicted in connection with the investigation lasting several weeks of the National Business College Taylor and Dr Wilson were officials of the sch-ool which closed a few months after opening last Grand Pag 9 organization Yes and some white renegades are trying to elect negro candidates to office in your Wards "Vote For the White Candidates: Eugene No- 84 Ronald A Gurtner 22 Nicholas "Voters of the 10th 11th where the Reverend A Davis Jr was opposed by incumbent Representative Eugene for the House of Representatives and a number of Negroes were seek- days Shortly after Verrett Trust Fund was established with the purpose of assuring an education for the two small children the slain officer left fatherless Records show that as of his family 10 years ago He volunteered twice fox service in the Army once at 17 years of age and again in May 1967 He was a member of the 1730th Airborne Division S4 remains lay In District 26 Ward 9 and Precincts 1-6 Ward 6 three Negro candidates when found and it was as- J6l this predominantly Ne- were defeated fn the con- gro district which on Nov test for four State Cen- rirkld 4 elected Attorney Ernest tral Committee seats Sfrkej on Sonlat St Ni Morial to the House of They are Henry Dejoie Parf-Representatives Reese NUs Dougtos and Don Bofied 1322 votes to Be- Axondpog coroner 8 0fflCe 1322 votes ing positions on the Demo- Lapara Jr 213 John ratic State Central and 128 Samuel Orleans Parish Executive Moran 29 Adrian Committees It stated: Panquerae $129 "As you know the ques- tion has often been asked: S-Vieiu-Pag in state at the Calvin- Dec 13 the Lloyd Young Puneral Home Tues- Pun day and through 10 am the vlew of KIid-Pas9 calling to the attention of ST1-: 4' I 4 1 f- -V- J-T Ml A 1 rv 'I 1.