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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-09
Jackson State
College Has
81 cridiron
hopefuIs

Sixty-two Jackson State Col
lege football hopefuls were
given the facts of football life"
during their initial meeting.
Football as such took a back
seat as members of the coach
ing staff and others closely
identified with the sports pro-
gram greeted the men who will
ultimately be called upon to de-
fend the Blue and White against
one of the toughest schedules
played in this section of the
country.
T. B. Ellis, Director of Ath-
letics, welcomed Tiger aspir-
ants, including q lettermen,
and told them what is expected
of them accidentally as well
as athletically. He reviewed
for the newcomers some of the
high points in Tiger athletic
achievement. Backfield Coach
]. w. Gillian and End Coach
Harrison B. Wilson cited the i'm
portance of "desire" not only in
making the football squad but
in getting the more important
scholastic job done. Everyone
brought out in some way the
fact that the social graces" arc
just as important in the lives
of Jackson State athletes as any
other organizational group on
the campus. They were remind
ed that each year an appreciate
number of athletes in the past
have won academic honors. Vet
eran Line Coach Alvin Coleman
emphasized the Importance of
courage and a wholesome at
titude" while Head Coach john
A. Merritt spoke of devotion
to duty" and loyalty" Coach
Lucias Mitchell reminded the
group that the outcome of each
Saturdays contest would re-
fleet the amount of effort they
had put forth earlier in the
week. Director of Food Ser
vices v. Nelson was on hand to
greet the players and to give
them some suggestions on what
each can do to assure better
service in the dining hall. Will
liam M. Bailey, Assistant Di-
rector of Public Relations; Karl
Griffin, Art Instructor; and As
sistant Track Coach Allen F.
Smith (former Backfield Coach
now Chief Security Officerl;
and w. o. Robinson, Director
of Public Relations, also spoke
briefly to the men.
Two-a-day practice sessions
will he the order of the day for
the next two weeks as the Tig-
ers prepare for their moment
of truth" game with the Prairie
View A. & M Panthers Satur-
day, September %.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-09

set for 200 p. m:
The Schedule:
September %, Open
September 80, Jackson State
Here
October z, Mississippi Indus
trial - Here.
October IA, Grambling
There
October 81, Bishop = Here
October %, Alcorn - There
November 4, (HC) S. C.
State - Here
November IL, - Open
November IS, Rust College
There,
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Coach Merritt Gloomy As JSc
Tigers Prep For Opening With
Terrible Tempered Prairie
View AZ M Painters

If genial John A. Merritt,
skipper of the Jackson State
College Tigers, looks like the
cat that swallowed the canary,
just remember there's a reason.
AS he goes about the task of
getting his charges ready to
open against Billy Nix's terri
ble-tempered Prairie View AIM
Panthers, Merritt does so with
the knowledge that his 1861
Tiger squad is picked to finish
no niger than sixth in the eight
team Southwest loop. Merritt
is content to have it that way.
Listed ahead of Merritt's Big
Blue team in the representation
are two teams which were thoro-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-09
Revenge Seeking Mvc Devils
Open T. Game Slate Sept. 30th
With Jackson State Tigers

Itta Bena, Miss. = Smarting
from a woeful PSI record of
last season, the revenge mind
ed Mississippi Vocational Col
lege Delta Devils are set to
deal hard and fast with all COM
ers when they open their alb
breviated, but rugged seven
game grid slate here Septemb-
er 30th against Jackson State
College.
Head mentor Douglas 7. Por-
ter, in his debut at MVC, and
his assistants Arthur McAfee,
Curtis Maddox and James He'd
gespeth have secuted the state
and area for gridironers with
the right combination of brain
and Drawn to give added streng-
tn to such returning stalwarts
as Daniel Dawson, Eugene Over
street, Bonnie Alison, Billy
Knight and Walter Nichols.
Forced to abridge their sche-
dule when conference member
Paul Quinn College dropped
football, the Devils will play four
home games in Magnolia Stad-
ium and three "road" tits. Two
open dates, September %, and
November IL, are on the Devils
slate. Newcomers to the MVC
schedule this year are Coach
Dwight Fishers Bishop College
Tigers of Dallas, Texas.
All home games kickoff al
1870 p. m. with the exception
of Homecoming (South Caro-
lima State = November 4th)
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Continued from Page One)

er and there was no miscon-
duct by any member of the
force" in the incident involv-
ing Ambassador Michel Collet,
Deputy Permanent Represen-
tative of Guinea to the United
Nations.
An investigation was conclud-
ed Sunday night after a numb
er of persons, including the
Ambassador, had been question
ed.
Police earlier had said Mr..
Collet attacked Patrolman
James O'Grady after the dip
lomat's car bumped into the
rear of a taxi.
The diplomat contends that
he was the one who was push
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-09

done.
And since in football, too, ats
what's up front that counts"
there is a feeling that the Tigers
have the defense to match the
offense. Coach Alvin Coleman,
veteran line coach, has a bevy
of linemen who like to mix it up
and can with the best of them.
Led by James Hayes, 245-pound
tackle from Meridian; Harold
Cooley, 215-pound guard from
Laurel; Israel Rhoden, 225-
pound tackle from Mobile; and
Jake Greer, 200-pound end from
Admission, the Tigers, forward
wall can be coutned upon to put
up a stout defensive effort.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-09
kindergarten
Opening Set

The Pose Street Kindergar-
ten will open its regular term
Monday September IL. The
Kindergarten is q licensed
school, having been inspected
and passed by the State We'll
fare Department. Both teach
ers have attended workshop to
learn newer methods of in
structing children.
The hour of operation are
from 8 am to $3.50 pm. For
further information, call Mrs.
F. r. Greene, Director, FL.
2-1213 or Mrs. E. L. J m e $,
Teacher FL 2-25O7.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-09

ed and showed.
Commissioner Murphy is ex-
pected to send copies of the re-
port to Adlai E. Stevenson, Un-
tied States Representative to
the UN, and to Mayor Robert
F. Wagner of New York. :.
Evening star., 1961-08-23

violence involving the Rider,
in Montgomery.
In other developments yes
terday, the Very Rev. George
F. O'Dea, superior general OF
st. Joseph's Society of the
Scored Heart. said at Balti-
more he did not intend to re-
consider his ban preventing
two priests from participating
in Freedom Rider activities
testing segregation laws at
Jackson.
He said the issue was closed
as far as he was concerned. He
declined to elaborate.
The two priests, the Rev.
Richard Wagner and the Rev.
Philip Berrigan, were en- route
to test segregation at jackson
Airport and bus terminals there
when they were called back af-
ter a stop at Atlanta. They
were to have been the first
Roman Catholic clergymen to
join in the desegregation ef-
forts of the Congress of Racial
Equality.
They are members Of the or
der headed by Father O'Dea at
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1961-08-23

the committees first order of
business in January.
The chairman emphasized
that no part of this draft has
yet been officially approved by
the committee. He said, how
ever. that the Democratic ma
jority agrees that the bill should
contain Mr.. Kennedy's April 20
proposal for an incentive tax
credit for industry and buSi-
nesses which invest funds -
modernization.
I'VE agree with this basic
concept advanced by the Presi-
dent" Mr.. Mills said in behalf
of his Democratic colleagues,
Mr.. Kennedy's proposals, as
written INTO the tentative bill,
were described earlier this year
as a forerunner of a more COM
prehensive tax revision pro-
gram he will recommend next
year The committee plans to
undertake such a broad study
next year but first wants to get
House action on the present
bill by early February, Mr..
Mills said.
Besides the investment incen-
tive plan, other proposed revi-
sions of the tentative bill would
attempt to plug numerous tax
loopholes, tighten up on claims
Evening star., 1961-08-23

Systematically. They called a
series Of Negroes and white
attorneys to the stand to back
this claim.
Generally the lawyers testi-
fled they had never tried a
criminal case in which a Negro
sat on a jury and the Negroes
testified they were registered
voters but had never served
jury duty.
Also, the defense questioned
circuit clerk officials about
persons being labeled wv" or
&C" white or colored) on
voter rolls. Judge Moore over
ruled defense motion asking
that the records be brought in
to court.
The defense claims that Mr..
Thomas, one of 100 Freedom
Riders scheduled to go on trial,
was exercising his constitu-
tionally-guaranteed right to
use facilities at the railways
bus terminal. The breach of
peace charges came out of his
failure to move as ordered by
an officer.
The prosecution contends
that the Riders came to Jack
son to break state laws and
create an incident. The first
arrivals were Immediately after
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Castro Hits Flight
OF IntelIectuuIs

HAVANA, Aug. % (AP). -
Fidel Castro last night called
contemplate" the flight from
Cuba of doctors, professors and
other intellectuals since he
took power.
The Cuban prime minister
told the closing session of a
National congress of Writers
and Artists:
But while some desert the
university, the schools are be-
ing filled by waves-by tens
of thousandS-of revolutionary
youngsters who are creating
the generations of technicians
and professionals of the revo-
luton"
Castro said the universities
are now open to the sons of
workers and peasants who
formerly could not study for
professional careers. The new
generation of students will not
fail their country by fleeing
he declared.
Cuba has lost nothing in
those who have left, Castro
said. He particularly criticized
detecting doctors. accusing
them of leaving without re-
gard for the lives their action
may cost"
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Pirates Kill Six,
Take $4,000

MANILA, Aug. % (AP) .-Pi-
rates with machineguns and
pistols killed the captain and
five crew members of a Philip
pine Moro vessel and escaped
with $4,000 in cash and jewel
ry, the Philippine News Serv-
ice reported today.
Eight pirates shot the six
dead two hours after the vessel
Agusan had left DaVao City
Monday night. Passengers were
held up at gunpoint and
stripped of cash and jewelry
The piracy occurred between
Talicud Island and Santa Cruz
The ship limped into Santa
Ana yesterday with the bodies
of the victims.
A police report said the pi-
rates raped one woman, mo-
Tested another and took along
four hostages when they fled
in the ships launch toward
swamplands near Santa Cruz.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Jackson Judge UphoIds
Rider Appeal Jury List

JACKSON. Miss, Aug. %
(AP.-Attorneys began select
ing a jury today for the first
Freedom Rider appeal trial in
Kinds County Court in the wake
of an oVerruled defense move
to toss out the jury list.
Court officials predicted a
slow process in the selection.
Henry Thomas, 19-year-old
Negro student at Howard Uni
verSity, Washington, D. c., ap-
pealed his City Court convic-
tion on breach Of peace charges.
He arrived in Jackson May
"a in the second of two bus
loads from Montgomery, Ala.
the first wave of the Riders
to move into Mississippi. A
city judge fined him 5000 and
suspended a 60-day jail SEN
tence after police arrested him
for refusing to leave a segre-
gated waiting room in a bus
depot.
County Judge RusSel Moore
overruled a motion to quash
the venire yesterday. He said
the defense had failed to prove
discrimination in selecting ju-
rorS.
Negroes Held Excused
Several attorneys testified
Negroes were called to serve
on petit juries, Judge Moore
said, but that most of them
we're excused, challenged or
dismissed regardless of the at
torneys.
The Judge said several
Negroes testified they had not
been called to serve on a jury.
The court does not find this
to be uncommon among the
Caucausian race.
Three supervisors said the
selection was made without
regard to creed or color"
Defense attorneys william
KunStler and Carl Rachlin,
both of New York, sought to
have the jury list thrown out
on grounds it excluded Negroes
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Pershing Missile
Test Successful

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla,
Aug. % (AP).-A Pershing ar
tillery missile blasted off on a
successful 250-mile test flight
last night as Army Secre-
Stahr watched from the block
house.
The success was the 17th in
81 Pershing development fir
ings and moved the weapon
nearer its goal of operational
readiness. The Army plans to
have it ready for deployment in
western Europe early next
year.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Safeguard Shipments

The Senate Commerce Com
mittee yesterday approved a
House-passed bill making it a
Federal crime to destroy or
damage property moving in in
terstate commerce by railroad,
truck or airline.
Evening star., 1961-08-23

would be unable to report out
a bill before adjournment OF
the present session.
Chairman Mills, Democrat of
Arkansas, said today that a
discussion draft" of a tenta-
tive bill would be made public
tomorrow. He explained that
this would be the basis for
further study and comment by
interested groups and would be
Evening star., 1961-08-23
House Action Promised
On Tax Bill Next Year
By ROBERT X WALSH
Star Staff Writer

Democratic members of the House Ways Means Com
mtee promised today that reform bill incorporating
President Kennedys recommendations this year will up
for House action after Congress year
The committee had indicated after cancelng scheduled
meeting with Treasury Secretary Dillon yesterday that
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Mine Safety Studied

The House Rules Committee
decided yesterday to take
another look at a bill to extend
the Federal Coal Mine Safety
Act to small mines. It may
approve at a later date the bill
1t tabled on June 8.
Evening star., 1961-08-23

for business entertainment ex-
penses and establish a system
of advance withholding some of
the income tax returns on stock
dividends and bank interest.
Evening star., 1961-03-22

Gromyko that the United States
sincerely wants q settlement of
the civil war in Laos which
would unity and neutralize the
country. The same point was
made to Mr.. Khrushchev some
days earlier by United states
Ambassador Lewellyn Taomp-
son.
Reds Increase Arms
Mr.. Khrushchev so far has
given no indication that he
intends to join in q diplomatic
rather than . military approach
to a Laotian settlement. State
Department officials say the
Soviet airlift to the rebels is
continuing. This means q heavy
inflow of Communist arms. On
the ground, the rebel forces
have been gradually expanding
and consolidating their held
over territory in northern and
eastern Laos.
Mr.. Kennedy was described
as believing-after the White
House conference yesterday
that the continued Soviet arms
buildup, which has been ac-
companied by the introduction
Of military technicianS from
North Wet Nam, would make
1t necessary for the United
States to provide more effective
support to the Royal Laotian
Government.
Evening star., 1961-03-22

D. Felt, head of the United
States delegation.
The secret military discus
Sions are a curtain-raiser to
the opening Monday Of a Ses-
sion Of the SEATO foreign
ministers.
1T is our task to make sure
the Communists don't under
estimate our strength and our
determination" a SEATO Off
cial told newsmen.
Dean Rusk will attend the
meetings next week in his first
overseas mission as United
States Secretary of State.
Were off to a running
start" said Admiral Felt, after
the morning meeting, in which
military men from Britain,
France. Australia, New Zealand,
Pakistan, the Philippines and
Thailand also participated.
SEATO is pledged to protect
Laos against Communist ag-
gresSion If the Laotian govern
ment requests help.
Evening star., 1961-03-22

ference Mr.. Rusk returned to
the State Department and met
with British Ambassador Sir
Harold Caccia and French Am
bassador Herve Alphand, pre-
Sumably to give them q report.
Britain and France are mem
bers of SEATO along with the
United States, Australia, PAX
istan, the Philippines, New
Zealand and Thailand.
The SEATO membership has
been split over what kind OF
action to take since the situa-
ton in Laos flared last De-
cember. Britain and France
have been strongly opposed to
any kind of outside interven.
ton. Thailand and the Phil
ippines felt that the United
States should make greater use
of the SEATO alliance machine
cry, which could lead to in
tervention.
The Kennedy administra-
tion's attitude on this point is
said to be that if the intro.
duction Of outside forces be-.
comes necessary in order to
prevent the country from being
overrun by Soviet-backed pro-
Communist rebels the decision
should be made and the action
taken on an allied basis rather
than by the United States
alone.
Hope for Soviet Switch
On the diplomatic side, Mr..
Kennedy was reported still
somewhat hopeful that a solu-.
ton might yet be found for the
future Of Laos through q
change in the Soviet position.
He was represented as awaiting
the reaction Of Soviet Premier
Khrushchev to q talk which
Mr.. Rusk had here Saturday
with Soviet Foreign Minister
Andrei Gromyko.
In that conversation. which
lasted five hours. Mr.. RuSk Is
known to have stressed to Mr..
Evening star., 1961-03-22

assemblies mentioned were not
in use March L..
He said the medical research
reactOr had been shut down
since January, when we start
ed to make changes to improve
it-changes that have nothing
to do with safety" :,
The spokesman added that
the neutron source reactor,
used for research in solid stage
physics, is operated only in
frequently. And the critical as
semblies, he said, are operated
only when required for expert
ments.
The Acc announcement was
in a news statement on q sur
vey of reactor operations
launched throughout the coun-
try after the January 3 ex-
plosion which killed three men
in a reactor near Idaho Falls,
Idaho.
Evening star., 1961-03-22

stressing the need for con-
tinued military planning Ito re-
stst and repel Communist ag-
gpesSion, in the light Of recent
developments in the treaty
area"
LAOS is not a member of
SEATO but the jungle kingdom
IS under the protective wing of
the anti Communist defense
alliance.
sWhile the. first statement to
emerge from the closed sessions
made no specific mention Of
Laos, the military chiefs made
clear they had in mind that
war-torn buffer nation where
CommuniSt-supplied rebels are
threatening the pro-Western
government.
Informed sources said the
SEATO military advisers made
last-minute changes in their
statement to make stronger"
the reference to combating
Communist aggression on the
suggestion Of Admiral Harry
Evening star., 1961-03-22
Repair Contracts
Awarded bYGSA

The General Services ADJ
ininistration today announced
&ward Of several contracts for
repairs and improvements Of
Federal buildings in the Dis
tfict, Maryland and Virginia.
I Grunley-Walch Construction.
rnc., Washington. got a $780,
800 contract to make altera-
tions to the cafeteria in the
Agriculture Departments Ad-
1ninistration Building.
! Sanders q Thomas. Inc.
Washington, was awarded q
$500 architectual-engineering
contract in connection with in
Evening star., 1961-03-22
Press Party Changed


The White House announced
today that Mr.. Kennedy's pres:
conference tomorrow will be
held at 6 pm. and carried
''ive" on all television and
radio networks.
The obvious implication in
the change of plans for the
press conference was that the
President planned an impor-
tant announcement regarding
Laos which he wanted the
maximum possible number Of
Americans to hear directly.
White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger refused any
comment when asked If Mr.,
Kennedy plans a statement
about Laos. He refused to say
even whether the President
plans any especially important
announcements.
The Presidents press confer
ence, originally Sceduled for 4
pm. today, was postponed yes
terday until 4 pm. tomorrow.
Then Mr.. Salinger announced
this morning that the time was
changed to 6 pm. and that all
networks had agreed TO tele-
wise and broadcast the confer
ence live.
Mr.. Kennedy conferred for
80 minutes yesterday with Mr..
Rusk, Secretary Of Defense
McNamara and other top MILF
tary and diplomatic policy
makers. No further meeting
was scheduled for today, but
the President was reported
keeping o close personal watch
on the Laotian crisis and on
the preparation Of measures he
is reported to have ordered to
deal with it as may be nec-
essary.
After the White House con-
Evening star., 1961-03-22
ChargeNAEC
Is Discounted

BRooKHAvRN. N: Y, Mar.
% (AP).-"Not quite so" is the
answer Of a BreOkhaven Ma
tional Laboratory spokesman
to criticism by the Atomic
Energy Commission.
The Acc said in Washington
yesterday that it had found
inadequate safety procedures
in part Of the laboratory here
and had balted operation of
two reactorS and two critical
assemblies March IA.
The Brookhaven spokesman
said the two reactors and two
Evening star., 1961-03-22
Sfiffer Policy
0nLaos Drawn
By President
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOwER

by JOnN vi. hAOhIOWEN
Associated Press staff Writer
President Kennedy. is re-
ported planning to give more
effective military assistance to
the pro-Western government
of Laos unless Russia speedily
agrees to a prompt diplomatic
solution of the Laotian crisis.
While officials we're close
mouthed about the Presidents
decision today, it was believed
that initial steps for increased
aid would embrace training Of
the hard-pressed government
forces by United States mill
ta1.y men and probably an in
crease in firepower through
proVlolng more mooefn types
Of conventional weapons.
Red Troops Gaining
Pro-Communist forces are
advancing toward Vientiane,
capital Of Laos.
Should the situation in the
Southeast Asian kingdom de-
velop into o threat. to the
existence Of the Laotian gov
ernment, 1t is understood that
Mr.. Kennedy would be pre-
pared to consider quickly an
appeal for emergency aid on .
large scale.
At the present, however, Of
ficials said privately that there
is no serious thought Of direct
intervention by United States
forces. The question Of some
form Of Intervention, perhaps
by countries in the area, may
arise when the foreign min
Evening star., 1961-03-22
PTA Group to Meet

Candidates for the Alexan-
dria City Council in the pri-
mary election April 4, will ap-
pear at q meeting Of the
Hammond High School Parent
Teachers Association in the
school at 8 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1961-03-22

listers Of the Southeast Asia
Treaty Organization meet next
Monday in Bangkok. Thailand.
Secretary Of State Rusk will
leave here tomorrow night to
attend that session,
Evening star., 1961-03-22
Home Repoir Bill

GO-American home
owners are expected to spend
Is billion dollars fixing up
their homes this year, almost
q billion more than in 1853.
Evening star., 1961-03-22

Istallation Of an electronic data
processing system in the Penta-
gon at an estimated cost Of
500, 900.
Evening star., 1961-03-22
sEATO Defense Chiefs
Bolster Stond on Laos

BANGKOK Thsland Mar. % (AP)-Anlitary strategists
OF the Southeast ASIA Treaty Organization opened three
day conference today and quickly reflected President Keedy
new tough line to keep Laos out of Communist hands
Gen. Suajt Charusren of Thailand the conference chair
issued statement behalf Of the eight member nations