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vALLANDINGHAM. WILLIAM MAJ


I'm. on Friday, February rs. 1863
AZ his home Clements Nd. VII,
LIAM MARTIN VALLANDINdHAM
beloved husband OF Mary q Valland
i,n1gham ana father Of Mrs Helel
Dorothy Charlotte Guy, Mrs, nj
Louise Bailey Joseph W. and vii
liam NJ. rid Vallandingham, Ais
surviving are twenty-six HTandehil
dfen, nine gfeat-grandehildre on
ofother Hammon vallandingham
Taylor, Mrs MAbis Moore. Mrs Lot
lle Robey Mrs Emily Russell an,
Mrs Rosa Thompson Friends ma,
call Al the Mattingley Funsfa
Home. LeonArdtoyn, Nd Nhef
prayers Viii BE- said on SUNDAY, Feb
Tuafy ~ AZ 75O pm Mass vii
be said on Monday. February NJ
a 10 an A. 81 Josephs Church
MofganEa, Nd intsfmsnt ehuFci
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Dratha

MOORE. EDWARD JAMES. OF 4eos
February 3, 1853, husband OF
N. and Merry D. Moore. son OF
Mrs, Mary Moore, brother OF Ken
meth R, and Donald J. Moore Prayers
at Chambers Funeral Home, 5sOl
Mass in ST, james Catholic Church,
1900 Rhode Island ave, Noun,
Rainier. Nd. Interment Fort Lin
coin Cemetery. ~
MURPHY, JOHN AUSTIN. on Friday
February Is, 1868, JOHN AUsTlN
MURPHY Of 69l3 Dartmouth' ave. D.,
College Park, Nd, beloved husband
OF E;hel Gibney Murphy and father
Of Albert 0ibney Murphy Of Hart.
GIq %lrphy COM 1F Of fnq coS%Sn, 52G@ Aofli9 oSio
He also is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. Thomas J. Dodd Of North
Stonington, Conn, and Mrs, John
B. Farley OF Chestnut HUI, Conn.
and four grandchildren, Mr.. Murphy
baltimore ave. Hyattsvilie, Nd
after 8 pm Sunday, February II
until $3.50 am, February 81 thence
to 81, Jerome's Catholic Church
Hyattsville,. Md, where the holy
shCTlllCe Ol the mass Will DC OF
fered for the Eepose Of his soul
neral Home, Westerly, r. l. Inter.
ment New st. Michael's Catholic
Cemetery, Pawcatuck, Conn,
MURRAY, CAROLINE v. on Friday
February 10, 1868, CAROLINE v
MURRAY (nee Filliusl, the beloved
wife OF Leo Murray and mother
Of Sue v. Evans, grandmother OF
Carole Fastnaught. Leo D. and
George r. Evans, and sister OF Mrs
Rose Relley and John Fillius. She
also Is survived by four great
grandchildren. Funeral services al
the simmons Bros, Funeral Home
1851 Good Hope rd. sc. parking
tacllitieS), on Monday, February rs
al pm. lnterment Cedar Hill
Cemetery. Visiting hours until 9
pm. II
OWENS, FREDERICK, sr. On Thurs.
Gay, February IA, 1868, at Mary
Va, FREDERICK OWENS, Sr., Ior.
merly Of l42l South Capitol ST,
s.W., beloved husband OF Charlotte
owens, father OF Mrs. Lillian Bum
bry, Mrs. Doris Point, Frederick, yr.
Robert, Norris, Merrill, William.
Jesse and Stephen. He also is sur
yived by one slster-in-Iaw, Mrs.
Mary Hill; twenty-nine gTAndchil-
dren. other relatives ana friends.
Requiem mass will be offered at
Dahlgren, Va, on Monday, February
IS, at y am. Friends may Call at
1893 Half st. s.e. Interment Dahl
sren. Va.
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rhbSoLEi' fLOhh ETA. On Satur-
gay February 10, 1868, at the
FLORA ETTLEY PRESLEY Of 44Is
Oault pl, ne, the beloved wife OF
Henry Mcbride Presley, beloved
mother Of Miss Mary Elizabeth,
Nancy, Johnnie Mae. Maxine Loretta
and Henry Mcbride Presley, jr.
Nancy Cooper Of Kingstree, s. C.;
Mrs, Jimmie Salter and Mrs. FioSsie
Williams Of Connecticut Mrs. Melo-
neaSe Burroughs and Mrs, jamie
0ambrill Of Baltimore, Md. Misses
Pearl and MadEe Singletary, Mrs.
Mary Woodward. Mrs. Lottie Dukes,
Mrs. Eula Wallace OF District OF
Columbia; six brothers, Wilbur, Rob-
ert Irwin, Charlie, Samuel and A. j.
Singletary, and other relatives and
friends. Notice of funeral later
Arrangements by Alexander 8. Pope
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REED. PHOEBE ANNETTA HUNTER,

Suddenly, on Friday. February rs,
1898, PHOEBE ANNETTA HUNTER
REED OF 1889 4th st. NV. Notice
Of funeral later, Arrangements by
the John T. Rhines Co. Funeral
Home.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24
Lbs Hornets Win
Homecoming Game
EtheI Tigers
Stung 1916 In
Annual Game

Lexington Hornets had all
their singers in top working
order Thursday evening In
the annual Homecoming clas-
sic with Ethel.
The Hornets scored almost
at will and won by the top
heavy score of 1876 over the
hapless Tigers.
Robert Autry and Walter
Sullivan each scored twice to
lead the locals scoring. Har-
old Devine and Shelton Rog-
ers each accounted for a tai
ly.
Autry went over on a
quarterback sneak and again
on a 12-yard run.
Sullivan made it on a 30
yard pass from Devine and
a 40-yard run.
Devine made a beautiful
65-yard punt return and Rog-
ers scored on a 30-yard pass
from Devine.
Ethel's only threat was a
12-yardl pass play from Pruitt
to Kerr in the. third quarter,
accounting for 6 points.
Coach Woodson Earle mo-
destly said his boys "looked
pretty good in the backfield
and the line"
Hornet fans were much
more lavish in their praise of
the entire Lexington team.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24

Rubel Phillips is saying if
Mississippians want to keep
segregation the best way to
do it is vote Republican.
This is not true, of course.
This kind of statement is
what has plagued Mississippi
in the past = politicians who
.lull us with what we want
to hear, rather than the cold,
hard truth.
We had hoped for some
thing better from Phillips
and the tWo-party system -
but this is just more of the
same old thing.
Phillips is saying the cleo
ton of Senator Barry Gold
water as president would
make it possible for the ques-
tion of segregation to be
handled by the states, along
with other state affairs. He
cites the Goldwater book as
his authority.
Since this publication, how
ever, Senator Goldwater has
J spoken out emphatically or
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24
MRS. Mary Bodtman
Passes In West

Mrs. Mary Belle Boatman
died at the home of her niece
Mrs. Christine Boatman, near
West on Tuesday, October
% at 2 p. m. She has made
her home with Mrs. Boatman
for the past several years,
and was SO years DID,.
Mrs. Boatman was born on
November 10, 1879 in Web
ster County, and was a mem
Der of the Baptist church.
Services were held on We'd
nesday, October % at 3 p. m.
from Reed Chapel Baptist
Church, two miles north of
Stewart, with burial in the
church cemetery. The Rev.
Arnold Jax officiated, with
Southern Funeral Home OF
Durant in charge.
Survivors, in addition to
her niece of West, include
three brothers, Alvin Boat
man of Stewart; Walter
Boatman of Columbus, and
George Boatman of Baton
Rouge, Louisiana; one sister,
Mrs. Opie Pearson, also OF
Stewart
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24

shoot Brown before Brown
could attack him again with
the knife. Whereupon officer
McNeer fired once, and
Brown kept on rapidly adj
vancing towards officer Dav-
is and officer McNeer fired a
second shot at which time
Brown fell to the sidewalk.
s. The statements appear
ing in paragraphs fifteen and
sixteen of said articles stat
ing that the man was on the
sidewalk fifteen minutes be-
fore an ambulance was called
for is false, in that as a mat
ter of truth and in fact an
ambulance was called for
Immediately, and within a
few minutes, and as soon as
possible under the circum-
stances, after the shooting oc-
Cured.
Z. The statement appear
ing in paragraph nineteen of
said articles that Alfred
Brown had not been drink
ing on the occasion in ques-
ton, and never drank, is
false. The truth of the matter
and the facts being that when
officers Davis and McNeer
observed Brown, on the oc-
casion in question, he was
staggering down the side
walk, and when he was asked
by the officers what was
wrong with him, the said AL
fred Brown turned and said
nothing. He had the strong
odor of intoxicating liquor
upon his breath and was Wis
IDLY in a drunken condition
in a public place.
Witness our signatures, this
the 11th day of October 1868
Frank Davis
w. M. McNeer
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24
Mrs. Susie Dawes
Rites Held Oct. q

Mrs. Susie Phallon Dawes
died. on Monday, October 81,
at 9 a. m. in the Holmes
County Hospital of a heart
condition She was 80.
Mrs. Dawes was a member
of the Methodist church and
was born in Carroll County.
She had lived in Holmes
since the death of her hus-
band two years ago.
Survivors include four sons
Oscar Dawes of Lexington,
with whom she made her
home, Ridge Dawes, also OF
Lexington, Earl Dawes, Black
Hawk, and Elris Dawes OF
Chicago; one sister, Mrs.
Lizzie Merriweather, Green
wood, 80 grandchildren and
33 great grandchildren.
Services were held in Black
Hawk Methodist Church on
Wednesday at II a. m. The
Rev. r. L. Wells officiated
with Southern Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements
Burial followed in the church
cemetery, and pallbearers
were her g%randsons.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24

A number of readers have
asked us why they are pro-
scouting our two top officials
if they "cooperated" with the
Attorney General, as widely
reported.
The answer appears to be
this: the criminal contempt
charges faced by the two
men are for their open block
ing of Federal Court orders,
in this instance an order to
admit Meredith to Ole Miss.
This defiance took place in
three open concentrations in
which our Governor and 1t.
Governor personally barred
Meredith's entrance to the
Oxford school.
The IDEAL" came after the
defiance. Barnett and John
son had gone as far out on
the limb as they could go -
and the deal was a desperate
face-saving effort to get what
had become an impossible
situation resolved.
We do not blame Barnett
and Johnson for making the
deal, but we do condemn
them for not being homes
with the people and telling
us what they were doing.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24
By Hazel Brannon Smith

The interest of most Mis-
sissippians this week has
been centered on the publ
cation of alleged telephone
conversations between Gov
ernor Ross Barnett and Lieu
tenant Governor Paul B
Johnson with the u. S. At
torney General Robert F
Kennedy last September
seemingly backing up the re-
port of a IDEAL" made by the
two men.
We are publishing them ir
full on pages 4 and 6 for the
benefit of our many readers
who do not receive the daily
newspaper which printec
them
1t was interesting to note
that 1t. Gov. Johnson tolc
the Democratic dinner group
in Jackson last week: "1i
there was a deal, it was the
poorest deal | ever made"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24
TchuIo Is Next
Opponent For
The Hornets

One of the toughest games
of the season is expected by
the Lexington Hornets when
they journey to TchuIa Fri
day night for the traditional
game with Tchula. Game
time is 500.
The Tchula Panthers are
riding high this year with the
finest team they've had with
in memory. They are lead
ing the Central Delta Confer
ence and are undefeated and
united.
The Tchula lads beat Val
den by a score of 1876 and
Lexington beat the same
team 1870 Walden is the on
ly team both have played
thus far this season. Tchula
has also defeated Durant TO,
their first victory over the
Tigers in about Is years.
So the Hornets know they
are going to have to play
their best brand of ball to
even be able to stay on the
same field with the Panthers,
said Coach Earle.
And he wasn't kidding.
Meanwhile Tchula Coaches
Billy Randle and Jeff Wheel
er are getting their Delta
boys ready to show the Hor-
nets from the hills a thing,
or two.
You'd better get there ear
ly, if you want a seat.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24
To Dedicate New Building
Formal Program tuesday At zoo;
Open House From 900 To 500

Mississippi Power and Light Company's beauti-
full new office in Lexington will be formally opened
with an Open House next Tuesday, October 20, from
900 a. m. until 500 p. m. The public is invited to
attend.
The formal dedication program will be at 2 200 p. M.
The handsome, modern building, located at 400
Telegraph Street, was constructed at a cost of nearly
$4,000 and is designed to care for the needs of the
Lexington area for many years to come.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24

segregation, saying it is NOR
ally wrong. He has also ac-
knowledged that U. S.. SUI
preme Court decisions are
binding as law of the land,
a reversal of previous state
ments. He also said the pres
ident has as his sworn duty
and obligation the carrying
out of decisions of the court,
even if it requires force to
do so. He further said the
use of troops at Ole Miss last
fall was probably justified.
Goldwater's statements were
quoted in this column at the
time he made them.
Mr.. Phillips is being less
than honest with the people
of Mississippi on this subject
and isn't helping himself Ell
Their. BY now the truth has
gotten through to the people
in spite OF the politicians who
don't tell them the truth
and the newspapers that
don't publish unpleasant facts
that the continuance OF
forced, legal segregation in
unsupported public facilities
will be no longer possible
under Republicans or Demo-
Gratis. It is just a question of
time.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24

oppression contained in the
Constitution.
To dispense with that right
and to permit a summary
trial in cases of criminal
contempt is justified neither
by necessity nor by history.
Indeed, the historical basis
for the power to punish con-
tempt summarily is a fiction
which this (Supreme) Court
should disavow."
1t should be remembered
this same ACLU is an organi-
cation that has been lambast-
ed time and time again by
Mississippi groups, especially
state officials and Citizens
Council leaders.
A former Ole Miss law
professor, who has now left
the state, was bounded and
held up as a subversive cha
racter because he listed the
ACLU as an organization t.
which he belonged on his
personal record file as a Uni
versity faculty member.
The people who con-
demned the professor and
the ACLU knew little OF
nothing about it, of course.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24

MPL President Baxter Will
son will head a group Of
dignitaries from Jackson who
will participate in the dedi-
cation program Tuesday aft
ernoonl
MPL Local Manager Jewell
A. knight will serve as mas
ter of ceremonies at the dedi-
cation program.
The Rev. Frank w. Gum.
new Baptist minister of Lex
ington, will give the invoca-
ton.
Mr.. knight will present
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24

On June Is, 1868, there ap-
peared in The Lexington
Advertiser a news item cap
toned Negro Veteran Killed
BY Officers" which was con-
cerned with the fatal shoot
ing of Alfred Brown, 38-year-
old World War II veteran,
in Lexington on Saturday
night, June 8. An editorial
relating to the incident was
printed in the same issue.
These publications were
made by the editor in good
faith after interviewing a
number of. eye witnesses.
On Tuesday, October Is,
at 5:45 p. m. the editor re-.
ceived written notice from
Lexington City Policemen w.
M. McNeer and Frank Davis
that they considered certain
statements in the June 18th
news story false and defama-
tory.
The written statement of
these officers and testimony
of other witnesses to this in
cident are in conflict. How
ever, the statement of the
two officers were confirmed
this week by Holmes County
Attorney Pat M. Barrett, who
is also City Attorney for the
City of Lexington. Based up
on Mr.. Barrett's investigation
and the written statement of
the two officers, we accept
their correctness.
The publication herewith
of the officers notice and
statement is intended as a
full and fair correction and
retraction of the erroneous
portions of our news story.
Further, we sincerely apollo
gize to the Messrs. McNeer
and Davis for any embarrass-
ment, concern or worry our
story and editorial may have
caused them. It was not our
desire or intention to impugn
either their character or re-
putation, or to imply they
were guilty of unlawful acts.
We are happy to print in
full the statement of the
Messrs. McNeer and Davis as
follows:
You are hereby notified by
Frank Davis and w. M. Nc
Neer, that the news article
which you published in the
issue of The Durant News,
on June Is, 1868, said article
being entitled "Officers Kill
Lexington Negro, said arti-
Gle appearing on page one,
and continued on page eight
Of said issue of The Durant
News, and the identical arti-
Gle appearing in the issue of
The Lexington Advertiser,
dated June IS, 1868, and en-
titled Negro Veteran Killed
BY Officers, and appearing
on page one and continued
on page eight of said issue,
contained the following false
and defamatory statements:
/. The third paragraph
appearing in said article in
said issues of said newspapers
states that Brown was shot
twice, once each by Lexing-
ton officers, W. NJ. McNeer
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24

Mayor w. B. Kenna who will
speak briefly on the program
= and also Mr.. Wilson. Com
pany president, who will give
the principal address.
Refreshments will be served
and everyone attending the
Open House will be given
souvenirs. MPL customers
will register for a number of
valuable prizes to be given
away including a hand mix
er, skillet, griddle and steam
iron, all electric, of course.
See advertisement on page 3
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24

We are interested to see
the American Civil Liberties
Union of New York filed a
brief with the U. S. Supreme
Court supporting the right of
Barnett and Johnson to jury
trials on the criminal con-
tempt charges. The ACLU
brief said, in part:
"The right to jury trial is
one of the most crucial safe
guards against tyranny and
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24
Officers Note Errors In Story ).

and Frank Davis : This
statement is false. Brown
was fired at twice by officer
w. M. McNeer. Officer Frank
Davis did not fire his weap-
on.
2. The statement appear
ing in paragraph six of said
articles that the two officers
attempted to arrest
Brown on suspicion of being
drunk is false, as in truth
and in fact, the two officers
had placed Brown lawfully
under arrest for public
drunkenness.
3. The statement appear
ing in paragraph eight OF
said articles regarding what
officer, Davis told Brown is
false, the truth of the matter
and fact being that officer
Davis advised Brown that he
was under arrest for being
drunk.
4 The statement appear
ing in paragraph nine of the
articles that Brown backed
off from the officers indicat-
ing that he had not done any,
thing and didn't intend 60
ing to Jail is false, the truth
of the matter and the facts
being that Brown had been
lawfully placed under arrest
by the officers, and after they
had placed their hands upon
his arms, after SO putting him
under arrest, the said Brown
violently, and with all the
physical force at his COM
mand, did u~nlawfully resist
arrest and finally succeeded
in breaking loose from the
hands of the officers.
5. The entire statement
appearing in paragraphs ten
and eleven of the articles is
false, the truth Of the matter
and the facts being that Of
tlcer McNeer did not reach
for, or strike, Alfred Brown
with a blackjack, that Will
burn Brown made no state
ment to the officers as quot
ed in said paragraphs, and
made no statement Whatso-
ever. While the said Alfred
Brown was violently and I'M
lawfully resisting arrest, and
about to break loose from the
grasp Of the officers, officer
Frank Davis struck Brown
upon the head with his
blackjack, in an effort to
subdue him, and whereupon
Brown freed himself from the
officers, rapidly pulled out a
knife and charged upon of
ficer Davis, cutting a deep
laceration in officer Davis
neck with said knife. That
as Brown charged upon off
Ger Davis, he sought to dodge
to avoid the attack by Brown
with the knife, and after
Brown had cut officer Davis,
and gone by him, due to off,
Ger Davis lodging, the said
Brown then turned and start
ed towards Davis in an ap-
parent effort to attack him
again with the knife: officer
Davis, being unable to gel
his pistol from its holster,
called to officer McNeer te
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24

The Republicans opened
their fund raising dinner last
Thursday night by singing
The Star Spangled Banner,
our national anthem.
The Democrats only sang
"Stand Tall With Paul"
Surely there's a moral in
this somewhere if We just
look long enough.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-24
Sympathy Extended

Sympathy is extended to
Mrs. Raiford Watson in the
death of her brother-in-law
Mr.. Jesse E. Crowl, husband
of the former May Sharpe,
died in Syracuse, Indiana on
Monday, October 81. Inter
ment followed on Wednesday
in Indiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21
Tight Syrian Lid Hints
Showdown With Cairo

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 20
(AP).-Syria's rulers kept the
lid clamped tightly on their as
million people today, evidently
bracing for what could become
q showdown battle with Presi-
dent Canal Abdel Nasser of the
United Arab Republic.
Government controlled news
papers In Cairo accused the
Syrian Ba'athist Socialist gov
eminent Of unprecedented ter
rorism and of drowning the
nation In a sea of blood in
suppresSing a Damascus up
rising Thursday.
The plotters were dissident
Syrian military men and will
ians supporting the UAR leader.
It is generally believed Presi-
dent Nasser had no advance
knowledge Of the attempted
coup, but its failure probably
win kill the last chances for
the projected federation this
fall Of Egypt, Iraq and Syria.
The Cairo press avoided call
ing the attempted coup pro-
Nasser.
Country Under Curfew
In the wake Of the unpre-
cedented execution Of 20 rebels
Friday, Syria remained under
curfew, quiet and apprehensive
Its borders were closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21

Diplomatic sources said Mai
Gen. Amin Hafez, the Syrin
army strong man, was taking
extraordinary measures to keer
Damascus secure.
Heavy weapons were reported
moving into the capital.
Eight soldiers and IL civilians
made up four groups executed
at intervals by firing squads
The special military tribunal
which convicted them freed
three officers and five cilians
including q woman, for lack Of
evidence.
Executions New Factor
The Syrian Ba'athists, who
seized power after q coup d'etat
March 8, have been engaged ir
q word war with President Mas.
ser since the start Of the fed.
Grafton project.
The executions brought {
grim new factor into syrian
politics. The country's sever
previous revolutions since
World War II were almost
bloodless. Plotters were treated
indulgently, often exiled tx
pleasant diplomatic posts
abroad.
The coup d'etat was almost
accepted as the way Syrian'
changed governments.
Gen. Hafez and his partners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21

and Italy in political difficult
ties, there remained only Bel
GUM, Holland, Greece and
Turkey as NATO nations which
have registered an interest
but these are in position to
offer only token participation.
Thus United States authori:
ties were pleasantly surprised
when Italy's caretaker govern
ment - rather than backing
away from a commitment made
by the previous regime-showed
a live interest in the NATO
Polaris ship force.
The Italian invitation to Ad-
miral Ricketts, was received
and accepted before the State
Department let it be known on
Thursday that technical talks
soon would begin in Washing
ton on the multilateral plan.
Representatives Of the United
States, West Germany and
Italy will sit in.
To Speak in Britain
While Admiral Ricketts, is in
Rome, aides said, he intends
to exchange thoughts with
Italian officials" on the Po-
laris ship idea.
But first, the four star
United States admiral will
speak before three influential
groups in London.
Tomorrow, he will address
the British-American Parlia-
mentary Group. The next day
he will give his views to the
Institute for Strategic Studies
and to the European Atlantic
Group.
Ricketts,, a chief strategic
planner for the Navy, is due
to discuss broad questions Of
Seapower. But he is likely to
get in some ticks for the sea-
borne NATO nuclear force at
the same time.