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ears! Se ant ES fre eine Pee ree eed Pea Mee Lo ne FD-350 (4-43-62) Mr. Mohr- Tir. Ceerer See: tr, Cellahan Me, [onr. ‘ oh Mr. Tivans..._-- Mr. Gale Wu. Mr. Ppsen Mr. Tavel o—— | (Mount Clipping in Space Below) Tele. Room Miss Ef nws Miss Gandy. | o———Hasris, Horton Tet—— Police Chief French Harris. jand Sheriff Carl Ford said they yspent about two hours earlier jthis week talking with Myles Horton, head of Highlander Center, and could find no laws violated by the school or its activities. He said no violations have been reported to the po-[. lice department. “I’m sure the FBI has had’ jactivities there under surveil- lance in the past and Internal (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) ‘ighlander Won't ‘bet ‘Witch Hunt Blackburn Needs Proof of Violation The attorney general's office degs not plan “a witeh hunt’ investigation of the controversial “ CILLE NEWS- Hightander Research and Edu- cational Center here, Atty. Gen. Clarence Blackburn said today. wator Jubn Duncan explained | yesterday that since the state| issced the center's charter an yey Une suare could revoke it, i ‘night be worth while” for Mr ‘ucbbucn's office to conduct ghs cstigation. : , Mr. Blackburn said if any Revenue agents have had to in- vestigate the operation, as funds btained by Mr. Horton have en tax-exempt because th hool is operated as @ non rofit organization,” Chie arris said, “We will be glad to investi- gate any legitimate complaints at the school, but I can find! nothing that would indicate any. 25 THE SENTINEL ___ KNOXVILLE, T2NN. tRr a, | an : c- ey of citizen has informa: | laws are being violated there. : ‘i. 4 tion of a violation of any state | Just because an organization or! —_—_ si a be would be glad to bring! person is doing something that expla i i: belore a grand jury. He said | doesn’t agree. with the feekngs mF i as not wise for a grand jury ‘lof certain other persons, doesn't : i 1 oo out on its own and investi- {mean that organization or per- bree pele @ matter. . |son is violating a law. And we Date: 7/2$/63 fo =a Evidence Necessary don't intend to ma tne the Edition: HOME rr ‘In the recent bootlegger unless persons are V B the Acithor: ‘iiquor probe here, we called in ‘every fom, Dick and Harry and ‘ plaw. “Mr. Horton told me he had jEatg®) IOYE We MILLER ipersounel. Mr. Blackburn said be would need valid information, lacd pov just strictly hearsay, tof a state violation to prosecute. | So tar he has not received any pasidenom he said, a= Pa eomiG $1963 an 3 Oy ALL INFORMATION ch HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED uw / 15 }! NTAINED a ‘ A been an integration worker for x “= A inant that we accomplished some 30 years and that his or- Tathe-HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOO “hy ~~ ae ee P ve en ack ate ganization had nothing to do with ~~ ‘ iF E ou + af land bring the evi - Communists and that he cer- x! and bring the evigene ane an ‘tainly was not a Communist nor Character: a prety etl . gran rosuit of was anyone that worked at the ; -" erm AE as a Tesu seheolChief Harris added. or * | ilar Duncan also said hel... : Ciessification: 61-22 4 ‘would welcome any information} '"/ as " Submitting Office: KNCXYVILL™ He |e arerning any violation of any| ' - -,,* ‘e 1» ordinance by Highlander Fhe C /- PE Sl - NOT RECORDED 191 auc 5 1963 a