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Evening star., 1960-07-27
MANTLE HELPS YANKS KEEP PACE
White Sox' SIoppers
Turn Into SIuggers

Kucks beat the Orioles for
Kansas City, 2-1. Detroit moved
into a flfth-place tie with
Washington by defeating the
Senators, 5-3.
Fox homer was his first of the
season. The little lefthander,
who usually hits for average
but isn't doing it this year
t27D, has only % homers in
IA years in the majors. Lands
boosted his season RBI total
to 81. Usually he doesn't quite
average one every three games.
Sievers Gets 18th
Sievers hit his 18th homer,
Minoso his 18th and Freese
his 9th. Freese added two
doubles and two singles for
five hits, good for a four -RBI
night in a 5-for-6 perform
ance, and Sievers went 4-for-5
by adding three singles. Fox
and Sherm Lollar each sent
home two runs.
All of that made it easy for
Early Wynn to win his sixth
in l3 decisions and the White
Sox their 22d in the last 81
games. Chicago broke open a
5-3 game with a siX-run sixth
Jerry Casale (2-9) was a loser
for the ninth straight time.
Jim Piersall. Cleveland S
problem player, scored the In
See AMERICAN, Page DIS
Evening star., 1960-07-27
Peuheud Walker
To Help SteeIers

CALIFORNIA, Pa, July 81
(AP).-Peahead Walker arrives
at the Pittsburgh Steelers'
training camp today to become
Coach Buddy Parker's top aide
for a week.
Walker, former head coach
at Wake Forest and with the
Montreal AlouetteS in the Ca
madam Football League and
now a scout for the New York
Giants, will help prepare the
SteelerS for their exhibition
contest with the Toronto Ar
gonauts at Toronto August 8.
The game will be played un-
der Canadian rules.
Evening star., 1960-07-27
Redskins to Take Look
AT New Linebockers

LOS ANGELES, July 81
(SpeciaD The Redskins will
take look today at some of the
new linebackers they're count
ing on to stop Jim Brown, Alan
Ameche and Tom Tracy, among
other rival ball carriers, in
league competition this year.
Taking the exam will be Dick
LasSe, who was obtained in a
deal with the Pittsburgh
Steelers; Bill Roehnelt, a
fugitive from the Chicago
Bears; Ray Dombrowski, a free
agent from the University of
Delaware; Billy Roland of
Georgia, the teams 17th draft
choice this year, and Jim
Eifrid, the No. II draft choice
from Colorado State.
The session apparently
won't be long, for the squad
isn't ready for a full-hngth
drill, even though it reported
in pretty good condition. Be-
sides, most of the newcomers
Evening star., 1960-07-27
Ycozu Due to Ride
Bald Eagle Saturday

NEW YORK, July 81 (AP)
Manuel Ycaza, fiery Pana-
manian jockey who suffered a
broken collarbone in a spill
June 81, has medical permis-
sion to ride Bald Eagle in
the $100,OO0-added Brooklyn
Handicap at Aqueduct Satur-
day.
Ycaza was hurt when his
mount tripped on the heels
of another horse and was
thrown to the track. He will
use a combination strap and
brace which allows him to
swing his arm without pain.
Evening star., 1960-07-27
Crow Won't Play
Unless for Rams

TARzANA, Calf, July 27
(AP). - Defensive Halfback
::ndon Grow of the New York
Giants says he'll retire from
pro football-unless he's traded
to Los Angeles.
Crow, former University of
Southern California star, told
the Associated Press yesterday
Its a great game and I en-
joyed playing it. But I have a
responsibility to my family
Last year, I had only four and
one-half months to spend with
my wife and two children"
Evening star., 1960-07-27
BY the Associated Press

You can look it up. Nellie
Fox homered and Jim Lands
drove in four runs.
When the White Sox get this
kind of hitting, plus anticipated
homerS from their off-season
power purchases-Gene Freese,
Roy Sievers and Minnie Minoso
who's going to beat the de-
Tending American League
champions?
Not Boston, that's for sure.
The seventh-place Red Sox
were the patsies again last
night as Chicago slammed
drives all over Feriway Park
in a 1873. 21-hit victory that
retained their one-game lead
over the Yankees. 1t was Chi
cago's eighth straight over Bos-
ton and its. 18th victory in l6
games with the Red Sox this
season.
Orioles Lose Ground
The Yanks came alive in
their own stadium, stopping
Cleveland, 6-1, behind Art Dit
mar (8-0 and Luis Arroyo
Mickey Mantle'S 25th homer, a
two-run shot in the sixth in
ming, was the difference as the
YankS won for only the fifth
time in their last Is.
Third-place Baltimore fell
four games behind when Johnny
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Griffs New Look Remains
Only Rumor to Home Fans
KruIick Attempts
To Alter Trend;
Romos Clipped
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star STAFF Writer

The Senators are behaving
like perfect gentlemen when
they go visiting. but in their
own home they're adult delin-
quentS.
Most of the good things the
Senators followers learn about
their team are obtained
through news media, for the
club is giving its customers lit
tie opportunity to become Wild
ly enthusiastic.
On the road the Senators
have compiled a 1921 record,
$50 pace which has earned
praise and respect from other
clubs. At Griffith Stadium,
though, it's a sad and sharp
contrast. Here the club is play
ing at a less inspiring AIS clip,
with a 17-24 record.
If seeing is believing, the
Senators followers may be for
given for refusing to believe
their team is much different
from those of recent years.
Ramos Lead Erased
Washington dipped into a
| fifth-place tie with Detroit last
night as the Tigers thumped
them, 5-3, after Pedro Ramos
had been staked to a 80 lead
in the first inning. The Sena-
tors also slipped two games
belown the 500 mark, a goal
they've attained but haven't
surpassed since the early days
of the season.
Jack Kralick, who has won
three of his four decisions on
the road, will try for his fifth
in row without a defeat to-
night when he starts against
Pete Burnside, a lefthander
who has been providing the
Tigers excellent pitching re-
Gently.
Frank Larry notched his
ninth win last night, with an
adept assist from Glen Labine
when the Senators threatened
in the ninth. Larry has achieved
five of those triumphs at
WaShington's expense.
The Senators seemingly had
him where they wanted him
early last night. Rocky Colavito
misjudged Reno Bertoia's
windblown fly into a triple the
first inning, and Lennie Green
got him across with a sacrifice
fly. Bob Allison later was safe
when Shortstop Chico Fernandez
bobbled his grounder, and
Billy Gardner lifted the Sena-
tors into a 90 lead with his
sixth homer into the leftfeld
seats.
No. Fl for COlavitO
Colavito quickly atoned for
his fielding lapse. After Neil
ChriSley singled in the fourth.
Rocky rammed his 21st homer
into the left-cCntcrfield seats.
Rocky touched off the Tigers
See SENATOR'S, Page D-4
Evening star., 1960-07-27
Braves Foil Jones

Carl Sawatski and that slug
ging pin C h-h hitter. George
Grove, had the Cardinal hom-
ers. Grove extended his all
time pinch-hit homer record to
13.
The Braves victory, their
sixth straight over the Giants
See NATIONAL, Page D-4
Evening star., 1960-07-27
TODAY'S SPORTS
ON RADIO
Baseball

Baseball
Senator VS.. =, Tigers, WTOP
(FM only, 8 pm.
Orioles VS.. Athletics, VOL,
7:55 pm.
Evening star., 1960-07-27
PROBABLE
PITCHERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Detroit at Washington (nD-Burn-
side. C5-5) VS.. Kralick (4-O).
Cleveland at New York (2)-Perry
(4-5).
Kansas City at Baltimore (n)-Da-
ley Q2-O VS.. Barber (5-4).
Chicsgo at Boston-Shaw C9-s)
Evening star., 1960-07-27
NATIONAL
Games Today
Results Yesterday

Phila.. 4; Chic, 3,
Pitts, 5; st. L., 4
Cine, 4: L. A., l,
Milw.. 3: s, F., l,
Games To-day
Phila. at Chicago.
Milwaukee at S. F.
Pitts. at st. L. tn)
Cine. at L. A. (n)
Games Tomorrow
Phila. at Chicago.
Milw. at s. F.
Cine. at L. A. (n).
Only games sched-
uled.
Evening star., 1960-07-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE

$3.50 VS.. .Cardwell (4-lO5.
Milwaukee at San Francisco-Bur-
dette tl0-5l VS. Sanford (S-Sl
Pittsburgh at st. Louis (n)-Witt
CO-O) VS.. Sadecki t4-4J.
Cincinnati at Los Angeles (nD -
Maloney (0-0l VS.. Drysdaie (s-iO),
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Orioles Lose Ground
LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday
Det,, 5; Wash, 3.
K. c. .; Bait, /.
N. Y, g.; Clev., /.
Chic, 10: Bost., 3.
Games Today
Det. at Wash, sos
clev. at N. Y. C2).
K. C. at BALTIC. (n).
Chi. at Bost.
Games Tomorrow
Det. at Wash, sos
pm.
Chic. at Bost.
K. c. at Bait. I'M.
Cleve. at NY. (n).
Evening star., 1960-07-27
Hare yOM tried this i?

Next time Tom Collins this: Pccht glass 7us E L
enrGd Sagms the gin that takes the step extra ,n In
andhund there's no Collins like errrr1 Cu lLnn WalHHyou
years ofepance po time WOTIS MOMeTs for SeH0. m
Evening star., 1960-07-27
Pirates Keep
Lead on Laws
Ru|eof
BY the Associs ted Press

The stubborn Pirates aren't
going to walk the plank for
anybody-at least not as long
as Vern Law can beat the
Cardinals practically blind
folded and Roy Face can right
a listing ship.
The Cards rocked Law with
a pair of two-run homers in
the seventh inning last night,
but he survived the inning with
a 5-4 lead that turned out to
be the final score as Pittsburgh
stayed a half-game ahead of
Milwaukee in the National
League race.
The victory was Laws 18th,
making him the biggest winner
in the majors. 1t was also his
10th straight over st. Louis,
which hasn't beaten him since
June "a, 1858.
But when the Cardinals acted
up against Reliever Fred Green
in the eighth, it was up to Face
to salt away the victory with a
double-play ball and then a
1928 job in the ninth for his
18th save among the Pirates
SIS triumphs.
Piche Stops Giants
Milwaukee also had it in the
bullpen. Ron Piche saved his
seventh for the Braves, who
beat the Giants, 81, at San
Francisco. Carl Wiley (5-4)
was the winner on FIVE hitter,
but Piche had to wipe out the
side in the ninth after the
Giants rocked Wiley with a
homer and a single.
Cincinnati's Bob Purkey 60
g. pitched the only complete
winning game in the league,
a four-hitter that topped the
Dodgers, Al. before a crowd
of $4,000 at Los Angeles. Dick
Farrell had to bail out Robin
Roberts 7-9) to nail down
the Phillies' 4-3 victory at
Chicago.
The Pirates put over the
clinching runs in the top of
the seventh when Bill Mazer-
oski singled and Pinch-hitter
Bill Virdon hit his sixth homer.
Law had a triple, his second
of the year, in a three-run
Pittsburgh outburst in the
fourth against Curt Simmons
CID.
Braves Foil Jones
Carl Sawatski and that slug
ging pin h-h litter, George
Grove, had the Cardinal hom-
ers. Grove extended his all
time pinch-hit homer record to
13.
The Braves victory, their
Evening star., 1960-07-27
No. Fl for COlavitO

Colavito quickly atoned for
his fielding lapse. After Neil
ChriSley singled in the fourth,
Rocky rammed his 21st homer
into the left-ccnterfield seats.
Rocky touched of the Tigers
See SENATOR'S, Page D-4
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24
spingurn To Represent
NAACP At Nigeria

NEW YORK - Arthur E.
Spingard. veteran president Of
The National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored PEG.
pie. will represent the Associa.
ton at the ceremonies marking
the birth of the new African
nation, Nigeria. on Oct /.
The NAACP Board of Dlrec.
tor at its regular monthly meet
ing on Sept. ID designed Mr.
Spingarn to represent the Assocla.
ton at Lagos. capital of Nigeria
where the ceremonies will be
held. With a population of 35.-
100000 Nigeria will be the lar
gest nation on the Continent of
Africa and one of the largest
within the British Common
wealth.
= civil rights attorney
e.ohophile and world traveller.
Mr.. Spingarn has been president
Cf the NAACP since 1899 He
has long been interested in Afri.
"a. He will leave New York on
Sept. % and will remain abroad
for a month.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24
Ohio State u.
Drops Race Label

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Following
several years Of protests by the
Ohio NAACP. the state univer.
sity here has announced il will
drop racial and religious designa-
tons from all application froms.
In letter TO DR.. James +.
Levy. Ohio NAACP president,
University Examiner Lloyd Sp-
rouse said: We are emitting
these requests from all appAca-
ton froms as our supply be-
comes exhausted and il is nee
cessary for reprinting." How
ever, Mr.. Sprousc lamented the
change asserting that the infor-
nation gathered had never been
used in determining admission
to this University" He said
racial and religious data had
been used for "counseling pur-
pose in the various college Of
fIces subsequent 10 admission.
DR.. Levy in a letter 10 the
university examiner on June 3
charged that the forms revealed
that the questions were geared
toward establishing of group
identity" He pointed out that
certain forms cleared stipulated
that failure TO supply all infor-
nation requested could result
in cancellation OF admission.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24

Ing TO Clarence Jordan father Of
Jan Jordan. the students we're
told they were rejected because
Ct where they were from
The ACLU.supporied suit
CHARGES that the exclusion is dis
elimination against the children
q a class because OF their creed.
in violation cf The equal protec-
fion OF The laws clause OF the
l4ih Amendment and asks that
the court issue a mandatory in
Junction ordering the school to
admit the children. The com
plant alleges that the Koinonia
children have been denied their
educational rights arbitrarily be-
cause Of their belonging TO a
religious fellowship whose views
are unacceptable 10 the local COM
munity The action. brought under
the 1871 Federal Civil Rights Act,
otSo ftQOC>fS SSftoN w ud"o9t>s
The 1871 law states that persons
who. under color Of any statute.
ordinance. regulation. custom or
usage. Of any State or Territory.
subjects any citizen Of the
United States 10 deprivation
Of any rights, privileges, or i'm
munities secured by the Consittu-
ton and laws. shall be liable
to the party injured in an action
at law. suit in equity. or other
proper proceeding for redress.
In announcing the ACLUs full
support Of the suit Patrick Muir
ply Malin. the Unions executive
director. commented that the
school officials discriminatory
action was also an attack on free.
1om Of speech and religion The
Koinonia community has been
established near Americas since
1912 in an effort TO apply the
teachings of Christ TO every day
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24
DETROIT TRIBUNE SATURDAY. SEPT. p 1860
New Independent Nations
Future Hinges On Unity

especfsfions Of Justice overriding
eshnic ones" he says
Thus the polytechnic state q
Psk.s'an maintains precarious
exlsfence OH, through the over
wheIming power exercised By a
mhifsry dictatorship and tn G
overriding loyalty 10 common
religion
similarly the Soviet Union
maintains itself a. . polytechnic
.'s'e through The unchsllenge.
BE power Of democratic CEN
,risn and overriding loyalty TO
communism
To me extent that now nations
fs1 10 dcvolp common loyliics
anone their citizens he concludes.
Toes are bound 70 emphasize
lr aallcngeahlc power which viii
then take the form 81 tyranny or
fN'al.iarsanism
E.en this desperate remedy
however mas not save them from
ncA mperisllsm~ which may eth
er spr.r- ~ IN their midst OF
conquer them from without
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24

Social Security amendments
signed by the President on Sep
TENDER l3 will bring benefits TO
an estimated l25,000 additional
disabled workers and to the mem
bcrs OF their families throughout
the country, BENJAMIN d. Waecht-
er. Manager of the Downtown
Social Security Office, announced
today
Mr.. Waechfer pointed out that
the change regarding disability
benefits is only one Of a number
OF changes made by the amend
menfs. The new law will bring
increased benefits to 400. 1000
children and, through liberslized
work requirements. will make
some 10000 people age IS or
over eligible for benefits. Other
significant provisions increase the
number ~ people eligible for
benefits and increase benefits in
some instances.
Returning TO disability insuf
ance, Waechter explained that
person can now qualify for dis
ability benefits without regard
TO his age If he has worked long
enough under social security and
if his disability is severe enough
TO meet the definition in the
social security law, he and eligi.
BILE members Of his family may
draw the benefits even il he has
not reached 50-the age require
ment in the prior law.
Those who have already made
application 70 have their social
security records frozen because
OF their disability do not need 10
take any action now, Wsechter
said. The Social Security Ad.
minisfrsfion has their records on
file and will write 70 them telling
telling them what they should do.
However, those disabled people
who have he'd . previous contact
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24

mittec on the Detroit Area Coun.
Gil has heen formed with Mr.
William Az Mayberry. Chairman
OF the BoarA Manufacturers IA.
tional Bank. \as chairman. Mr.
Mayberry is also a member Of
Mayor Miriani'A Good Citizenship
Committee.
The Get oft the Vote Cam
paign is STRICTLY nonpartisan in
lis concepN and execution. and
all participants must abide By
-resrfstions 10 keep the project
removed from the political arena.
As in all national Good Turns
and other service undertaken by
the Boy Scouts Of America. the
development of character and
good citizenship is the prime
motive behind the actual job.
Says Mr.. Joseph II. Brlnton
Detroit Area Council Scout Exc.
cutive. Through this project
trsanized boyhood can exert
far-reaching influence among pa.
rents, relatives, and neighbors
in producing record vote and
thereby Strengthening our ma
ton. The sincere appear of on
enthusiastic Scout can often ac.
complish results impossible to
the adult.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24
FEAn No Evil.

other sfstes. while TALKING
With a Christian Scieness
lady friend we came 10 the
conclusion that despite tho
fact that those living in tho
areas should pray more fer.
vently. and stop so much
racial indifference, and fool.
ishness; our duty is 10 pray
and know the real Truth.
So during our conversation
we said, We must know thai
9 o d is goo d. not in the
storms, winds. etc., but IN
the still small voice Of Truth.
We repeated Peace be still"
And said Donna in her rsoe
must go baek where she
came from. and stop her
rampage.
We continued. we must
know harmony is of God And
we know thousands of Others
ere knowing the very same
thing. So before hanging I'D
the telephone We said. YES
and she has gone far enough
she has no business coming
here, and that we must know
1t was not very long before
we heard she was growing
weaker. and later il was re.
ported on the radio that ii
was no longer a hurricane
and ii had returned to the
ocean.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24

Pefause to0 mant pcrSf "a arc
dri.ins suicn obsles On the streets
n Detroit @'fh.l, operators
licenses Traffic Court Judges
George r Murphy and John D
watts haze issued a new and stif
r. p0ilr. ~ fines and ail sen.
'''' ~ II 4 y
~ e~s .oprea T., .he stree,
IS oo.ice better have a license Or
e.,.r gt-fs os tr1.ble Judge
Nina a >efre ~ tnese
m er e rarr NJ avs a
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24
Castro Invited TO
Visit Southland

NEW YORK-A Negro Leader
invited Cuban Premier DR.. Fidel
Castro to visit the South after
he attends the 18th session cf
the UN General Assembly in
New York
The invitation to the Cuban
Premier was made in letter by
Robert F. Williams. President
Of the Union County. North Caro-
lima. branch of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of
Colored People. Williams. who
has tweed visited Cuba since the
Revolution. personally delivered
his invitation in New York 10
Cuban Ambassador Manuel Bisbe.
mead Of Cuba's Mission TO the
United Nations.
Or. Bisbe accepted the invita-
tion and said that he hopes that
Premier Castro would be able
TO visit North Carolina and other
parts Of the South.
In his letter to Castro. Williams
wrote. Recently have been the
guest Of the Cuban people and
government experienced my
first freedom as an human being
IN revolutionary Cuba and | feel
very much indebted TO the peo-
pie who gave me the human dig
nifty Of being accepted in the
human race"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24
Convention Resolutions
Ratified by Bourd

NEW YORK - The 90 resolu-
items adopted by the delegates
to the 5lst annual convention
OF the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored peo-
pie in ST Paul last summer were
formally ratified by the Asocla.
tons Board of Directors al its
regular monthly meeting here
on Sept. IL.
The resolutions set forth As
ISOLATION policy in all its varied
areas of activity Important is
sues covered by the desegrega-
ton. the Negro worker and or
gained labor. housing. welfare
legislation. economic pressures
and violence in tho o'~'i .,.S
struggle. and internal administra.
tive procedures.
The complete text of the con.
vention resolutions have been
published in 32-page pamph.
let
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24

A suit supported By the Amert
can Civil Liberties Union Vas
filed Sept y In the Federal
District Court in Macon Ga.
charging that three white children
haze been denied admission to
the Americas. Ga High School
because their families are mem
bcrs ~ ne koinonla community
The koinonis group is religious
fellowship which believes in non
violence and racial equality as
Christian concepts. The COM
manity has been under heavy
pressure in recent years, includ-
ing shooiings and economic re-
prlsals because OF lis anti-dis-
elimination stand.
"A cooperating attorney Of the
American Civil Liberties Union
William r. Harrell Of Macon.
filed suit against the Americas
school Board, IN Denall OF TWO
girls. Lora Ruth Browne, 10, and
Jan Jordan, l3. and one boy.
William Wittkamper. Is The suit
alleges that the three were ex-
Guided from the municipal school
while q other white boys and
girls were admitted
The Americas High School IS
the only local school in the area
with pre-eoIlege course and
students planning 10 attend col
Iege all go 10 the municipal
school.
a county high school serves
other students. The three Koino-
MIA children all had graduated
from elementary school with good
grades At the request of the
chiIdren's parents. the school
board reconsidered its action but
after five-minute review affirm
cd its decision in the best in
tcrcst Of all concerned Accord
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24
Three White Students
Denied School Entrance

living The members belief in
racial desegregation is part Of
their religious conviction for
which they have already suffered
greatly. in physical attack On the
lives Of their members and eeono-
mic boycolis Of their agricultural
products This new effort. TO
block the educational opportunity
for rs free exercise Of religion
and expression Of opinion Such
slndictlveneSS is an assault on
vital civil liberties principles. The
ACLU stands ready 10 establish
in the federal courts that such
rcprisal is wholly unconstitutional
and must fall"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-09-24
Scouts 70 cofnpoign
Get-Out -The4vot

Joining the five million Cub
Scouts. Boy Scouts. Explorers
in the United States who will
Participate in the third national
6et-Out-the-vote campaign. near
~ 10000 Scouts and leaders of
Tire Detroit Area Council are
preparing for the Staring event
Of the Golden Jubilee Year.
AS it was in 1852 and 1856.
this great nonpartisAn effort 10
to get out record Note in the
national election is under the
joint sponsorship of the BOY
Scouts of America and the Free
dcms Foundation Inc. of Wiley
Forge Pennsylvania.
On October %. ten days be-
fore the election. a mammoth dis
.rlbution Of Liberty Bell pla-
cards urging citizens to vote
will be distributed TO forty mil
lion homes throughout the ma
ton The Detroit Area Scouts.
trained in an orderly and sys-
tomatic distribution method. will
hang 100000 placards on the
iron' doors Of metropolitan De
troit area residents who are ask.
cd 10 display the reminder in
their front windows until Elec-
ton Day signifying their inten-
ton 10 vote.
The Freedoms Foundation al
Valley Forse and the Boy Scouts
of America efforts contributed
much in the increased voting TO-
tai in 1882 and 1855.
4 special Get Out-thc-V Vote COM