`Violence in Minutemen's Plans' by Harry Jones, Jr

' The Kansas City STAR, Sunday, September 3, 1967, Page 1 `Violence in Minutemen's Plans' By Harry Jones, Jr. : (A Member of The stars stall) RECENT federal, grand jury witness who says he infiltrated both the Min- utemen and Ku Klux {Ian for the FBI has signed a iotarized statement stating that Minutemen have plans to be- ! d isolated acts of violence A nd the country, possibly this month. These acts of violence, he 1 ittthl, include assassinations of ii public officials, bombings i 'if public buildings and even 13enk robberies. They would be , imed to appear as a reaction to :Negro rioting, he said. The man is Michael Desmond iadewhite, 25 years old, who !now lives in Greater Kansas City and who recently became news director for radio station KUDL here. In the Klan, he used the name of Michael Desmond. On KUDL, he calls himself J. Michael White. In 1965 and 1966, Sadewhite was a high official in the Klans of Delaware, then Pennsylvania. In those two states he rose to the 3 rank of "king kleagle." Later, j while with the Klan in Virginia, i he said, be precipitated so much internal strife that he felt it wise i to abandon hiS undercover role. He- joined the Minutemen last 1 year through the Grand Dragon of the Klan in Pennsylvania, I who also was a Minuteman, Sad. THE BRIGHT RED SATIN ROBE he NOW NEWS DIRECTOR OF' KUDL milks said. wore as a "king kleagle" for the United radio here, Sadewhite has signed a Most of the information he in- Klans of America in Delaware and statement detailing what he learned-of 1 eluded in his statement about Pennsylvania is displayed by Michael Minutemen plans in January while in (COntinued on prage 10A) Desmond Sadewhite. an undercover capacity for the FBI. - After receiving both salary Admit to Meeting hnd expenses from the FBI for Sadewhite said be told DePugh (Continued From Page IA.) Both men acknowledged hay- his undercover work in the Klan, he had to return to Virginia, so Minutemen, however, dealt ing met with Sadewhite,, know- Sadewhite said, be moved back DePugh told him he 'would ob- the ing him as Desmond, under the City area, with information he said he ob- to the Greater Kansas tain some literature for hiin. same circumstances as de- where he was reared, and began • "But first, DePugh waited to tained in late January of this scribed by Sadewhite in his looking for a job. see if I was being followed," Sa- year when he went to Norborne, statement. Both denied telling Request for Work dewhite said. "He told me to sit Mo., and met with Robert Boli- Sadewhite of any plans for vi- in the restaurant five minutes var DePugh, national leader of He approached the FBI office olence, however. here, he said, and was asked to after he left, then.get up, walk the militant right-wing organiza- DePugh also denied that part around the block and if I were tion. do undercover work in the Min- of Sadewhite's statement th§t utemen. He therefore telephoned being followed, two men would , He said Der/nth made him a reads: DePugh, he said, and set up a i pick me up in a car..If not being "resistance network" director "DePngh told me he has an with him, identifying ; tailed, I was to drive to another and outlined plans for 1967 under 'escape route' and several false himself as a Klansman who restaurant where we would re- the Minutemen reorganization identities set up for himself In wanted to become involved with sume our conversation". I that began about that time. Pre- the event he loses his appeal in "the right organization and from Talk In Cafe sent. for part of the meeting, he federal court. 11e does not intend and heard, the said, was a man introduced to to go to prison.",- what I'd seen Derugh. and "George" met perogh faces a 4-year prison Minutemen were just that." him at a second restaurant in him as "George." The .man fit They met • in a Norborne cafe the physical description of Wal- sentence 'as a result of a convic. be said, and Norborne soon afterwards and late one afternoon, DePugh then. became more ter Patrick Peyson. a Young De- tion in IT. S. District court here talked at length about mutual Pugh lieutenant, of Chicago. last Noverither fora National specific, he said. . Firearms act violations. He is acquaintances in the Klan and "1 was supposed to go back, to statement-minus Minutemen back East. Only that part that gyve his real free on $1,900 bond while appeal- Virginia and set up a resistance and "I said we've got to prepare to name and address and his FBI lug the conviction. Peyson fight right here," he said, "just network to actively begin fight- connection—was read to DePugh Troy Houghton of San Mega, like., the colonists did. He was ing," Sadewfilte said. "The new and Peyson recently. West coast Minuteman co-ordl- lapping it up all the way by amy- strategy was to involve isolated nator, were convicted with him. . said, It was not until last week that 1 Old, 'What can I do?' He acts of violence, starting around his It's up to you. Yon can come September, 1967, and timed to Sadewhite agreed to make and work If yen want or statement on the record, here appear as a reaction to the riot- you can go back to Virginia and ing he expectedthis summer. though it was obtained two form a resistance network.' " 1Minutemen Data Discusses __ . . • ._.. •' "The decision on what to do The FBI both here and in Preparationsfor Violence and exactly when to do it was Washington refused to comment fairly well left up to the individ- about Sadewhite. Credence is lent to Michael Desmond Sadewhite's state-' ment by Minutemen literature that has been issued this pal leaders. Balk on Salary , "He talked about things like year. Preparations for violence, more freedom of action by DePugh, unaware of the FBI local groups and "escape" plans are all discussed. panting bombs in police sta- link, said after hearing the state- tions, city halls, state buildings, A special bulletin to members issued early this year 'sniper activity—although he ment that his first reaction was notes that "the fight against domestic communism is enter- didn't say against whom—and that "Desmond" was trying to ing into a new phase which will require greater indepen- "get back" at him because dence and freedom of action by local groups.' ven a bank robbery. had refused to pay him a largehe "I know it It also notes that networks can find persons of many oc- sounds crazy. hut salary he said "Desmond" had. cupations of value to them for instance: ". . . A wholesaler 1he said they could stai.,q a hank requested when offering bit of explosives might be hesitant to sell dynamite to a mem- ttobbery and when all the police services to the Minutemen. • ber of the Minutemen but would glady pass a few sticks got there—they would kill them. He called the bank robbery al- on to a fellow lodge member who ran into some rock while We'd have a machine gun on the legation ridiculous, and emphati7 digging a septic tank." - roof top, plant. bombs and set cally denied discussing assess", While waiting to he contacted by their new network dir- them off by remote control, he nations, bombings or violence. 'said. ectors, members were advised, among other things; "What's his angle?" was PeY-, "Make certain that your own weapons, ammunition. , . ! As Foe of People son's immediate reaction files and similar material are safely hidden. . . . Obtain ex- ''',7 "This would incite the people Both men laughed at iphief of tra sets of identification papers both in your own name- and ..,••1,-0 fight the police, who were the in fictitious names, or in the name of some other person:. '1 enemy of the people. He said the assertions in Sailowtsite's "Obtain and stockpile types of material needed in resists, ! =this would show the people it statement as they were read, ance warfare. . . . Select a specialty in keeping with your . could be done. but both appeared seriously con- own talents that would be of value in a resistance move- I : "DePugh told me the Minute- cerned afterward. meat (first aid, electronics, surveillance, lock picking, inter- men already had run through a Referring to the reference to rogation, photography, explosives, gunsmitbing, etc., etc.) simulated bank robbery in Kan- an "escape route," DePugh and become as expert as possible. . . . Prepare the nucleus sas City, taking all the neces- said, "I hope Judge Hunter of an escape and evasion team. . ." ' sary steps up to turning in a doesn't get nervous about that." And a Minutemen pamphlet titled "Development of Re- Judge Elmo B. Hunter was the sistance Networks" includes such observations as: trial judge who sentenced him to false alarm but not including the "Special studies should be made on the use of terror-. prison and set his bond at $5,000. ism, sabotage and assassination as instruments of psycho- actual killing." DePugh did acknowledge hav- Sadewhite said that as De- ing given Sadewhite half of a logical warfare." Pugh talked of such plans, he dollar bill for identification per- This summer, the Minutemen began distribution of a tried to show no surprise or ap- , poses. gummed sticker with the cross-hairs of a telescopic tight prehension, nor did he behave What stock the government and beneath it the words: ' enthusiastically. places in Sadewhite's story is • TRAITORS BEWARE "DePugh also said that assas- not yet known. Calvin K. Hamil- See the old man at the corner where you by your papers', ' sinations of certain top govern- He may have a silencer-equipped pistol under his coat. That ex. ton, assistant U. S. attorney, tra fountain pen In the pocket of the insurance salesman wits ment officials would be neces- who is aware of it, declined com- calls on you might be a cyanide gas gun. What about your milk sary," Sadewhite continued, ment about it because DePugh's man? Arsenic works slow but sure. Your auto mechanic may stay, "but not President Johnson. conviction is under appeal. up nights studying booby 4nps. These patriots are not going toi 'DePugh also outlined how Records at the federal court- let you bake their freedom away from them. They have learned Critical points of communica- the.silent-knife, the strangler's cord, the target rifle that hits house disclose, however, that Sa- sparrows at 200 yards. Traitors beware. Even now the cross hairs tions and electrical power dewhite was stsbgoenaed on July are on the, back of your necks. around the country could be 13 to appear before the federal MINUTEMEN. seized or disrupted. grand jury. Grand jury testimo- "He said we'd have to over- ny is secret. throw the present government and install our own political arm." - • FTF • Data on Networks AoArowhrkimmmmplw Before he left Norborne, Sad- (s a 1! o ewhite said, he was given var- 2 fe/ 1. g inl- gkeirgalp° grescAI R e,-s„,ISS c-1. E.• - fl vcs ra ious Minutemen material about wm *Ar4413- mm a2,11 = Fr0- -2 m ).• the new resistance networks Pil'fau- r0 1— -, .....,4:4 14WR* gDs- being set up by the organization. .112.,..,1 .,?,t< ISI...... - ite ga 2.1t; i He also was given instructions ;1- -at-,743, P' i in cryptography and a half of a I m liggla &FR. It atzilm ar-,,,11.9,.gagl CD .1 dollar bill, he said. He was told I la, el &Wt.: R.gl or , 5-00 . a courier would use the other 1-3 half to identify himself when he , la414 ma; 1 E- 1 gi, ff! contacted Sadewlite with fur-' 0444 g4..11 -ggs2. ii = I the!' instructions. • g01141 ,0479J-2 He was 'to stay hi Virginia as nip.0.x. 4 iirixgra,g.,r81.0 nire z 0 , ',. long as it took M set up'a net.; 1 .. o ur 026- g ra es q V- 6-1° ,,,r-• work of 15 to 20 persons, Sad- ewhite said, and then return to V- M tt Kansas City, where he would ild ti4Drur"i lx ltw 8 p:I re.g AM ::. i continue to run • the network 4Y is als.d F er-1 isr.,45T..I r ,.. i• through an assistant wha would! p.m, rAtrwirt i be the only person in his net ..a.go t..- I ro3. flag .5>-°"h-tv 2 2' 5,0 work who would know his 'dual .0 ... • ro 1 ty. 41'— . AIT r' .4, , 1 Sadewhite said he immediate- a .04 tif l P rg. 1194 al' C:Lw . ly wrote up a report on his moot- rilgt 4 i lair 4 Klir M it* with DePugh and gave it to elt the FBI office here. kg Plaibrii. F Fiat FIWF,t a Cd 26 M41. Oran& TIMM Saturday, January 27, 1968 Informer's 'Electronic Device' Aids in Arrest of 7 as Plotters By DEE NORTON An "electronic device" carried into a secret meeting Thursday night in the Rai- nier Lanes bowling establish- ment, 2901 27th Ave. S., played a key role in the arrest of seven men yesterday on charges of conspiring to rob three Redmond banks and to dynamite the Red- mond police station. Permission to have the device carried into the meeting by an informer was given from Washington, D. C., by Ramsey Clark, United States attorney 'general. AT THE arraignment of the :even men yesterday afternoon before United States Commistioner Walter Rese- KELLY E. DeLANO Iibrg, Jr., the commissioner DUANE IVAN CARLSON JEROME NICHOLAS said it was the first time it DIEMERT had been done here. - Use of the device led to the S. W. 139th St., a married arrest of four men yesterday grocery employe with one morning in a car parked in a child, under $1,000 bail; Lake City parking lot and Ervin John White, 41, an Ed- three others about the same munds draftsman, under time in a car in a Bellevue $5,000 bail; Jerome Nicholas parking lot. Dlemart, 43, an unemployed - Agents of the Federal Bu- ship's oiler from Arlington, reau of Investigation said the under $10,000 bail; Mervyn men, some of Edward Henderson, Sr., 57, a them mem- Woodinville church mainte- bers of the ultrapatriotic Minutemen organization, nance man, under $2,000 bail; Kelly E. DeLano, 24, had been under surveilance 2712 N. Puget Sound, Ta- several weeks. coma, a civilian driver at Found in the cars were 10 Fort Lewis, under $1,000 Molotov cocktails, nine bail, and sticks of dynamite, a pipe Milton James bomb, two .38-caliber pistols Dix, 34, 5703 20th Ave. S. W., and a .32-caliber semi-auto- a longshoreman, under $500 matic pistol. surety bond. Dix and White were re- Also found were floor leased after posting bond. plans for the Redmond State John Darrah, assistant Bank, the First National United States attorney, said MILTON JAMES DIX MERVYN EDWARD Bank of Redmond, the Red- additibnal charges may be HENDERSON ; blond Branch of Peoples Na- filed against the men when a tional Bank and the Des federal grand jury convenes men group as a "secret Mines Branch of the Seattle Thursday night and that here February 20. anti-Cbmmunist group whose Carlson, believed tb be ths' Trust & Savings Bank. All but DeLano will have a aim is to combat the Com- ring leader, Diemert, Hen=1 Plans had been made, preliminary hearing before munists 'after' they take derson, White and DeLano 1 agents said, to dynamite the Reseburg February 2 at 1:30 over this country." had also attended a meeting Redmond police station and p. m. DeLano Friday waived How information of the December 24 at the Seattle- the main power line to Red- the preliminary hearing. planned conspiracy reached Tacoma International Air- ; mond as diversions before Conviction on the conspira- the Justice Department, and port. robbing the Redmond banks. cy charges could result in what the seven men planned It also said that "evidence . The men charged with con- prison terms of up to five to do with money from the has been obtained of conver- spiring to violate the federal years and fines of up to bank robberies they were sations of the defendants law against bank robbery $10,000 for each man. charged with planning was which indicate that they met not announced by Clark. are Duane Ivan Carlson, 35, Initial announcement of on that date (Thursday) to described as a fulltime the arrests here was made in complete plans for the Red- employe of the Minutemen, THE COMPLAINT filed in mond bank robberies . . . Washington, D. C., by Clark Federal Court charged that jailed under $30,000 bail; Jo- and the which were .sePh David Howie, 20, 1133 F. B. I. all seven men attended a scheduled lb They described the take place January 26," the Minute- meeting in Ebe Rainier Lapp dilly ~l their arrests. • ..thet S•a7,1-^""T tikr•, Surd ay, January 27, 1968

Suspects No Minutemen, Says Leader Robert DePugh, of Nor- borne, Mo., national head of the Minutemen, denied yes-. terday that any of seven men arrested here in connection with a bank-rbbbing conspiracy , are presently members of the Minutemen, the Asso- ciated Press-reported. The Federal Bureau of In- vestigation had said that several, of the men, arrested on charges of conspiring to rob three Redmond banks and dynamite the Redmond police station, were members of • the ultrapatriotic Munite- man organization. One of the seven, Duane Ivan Carlson, 35, was identified by the F. B. I. as a full- time paid employe of the or-, ganization. . However, DePugh said Carlson probably was. a Min-! &anal% at one time, but added, "I believe he was dripped about a year ago for nonpayment of dues." 'The other names are not familiar to me and I don't kw anything about them,", the A. P. quoted DePugh as 'Saying. "Carlson was, I bitw: ' lieve, State chairman for the Patriotic Party and.. helped., arrange some "Meetings and i lectures for me in Washing-

Ave. S. W., a longshoreman. longshoreman. a W., S. Ave.

the table for about an hour. hour. an about for table the James Dix, 34, of 5403 28th 28th 5403 of 34, Dix, James

who were corwded around around corwded were who now unemployed, and Milton Milton and unemployed, now

photos as two of the men men the of two as photos employed as a ship's oiler, oiler, ship's a as employed

Henderson and Hourie from from Hourie and Henderson 43, rural Arlington, recently recently Arlington, rural 43,

waitress, said she recognized recognized she said waitress, Jerome Nicholas Diemert, Diemert, Nicholas Jerome

Mrs. Myrtle Fowler, a a Fowler, Myrtle Mrs. employed draftsman; draftsman; employed

meeting" at the restaurant. restaurant. the at meeting" White, 41, Edmonds, a self- a Edmonds, 41, White,

requested space for "a short short "a for space requested Fort Fort Lewis; Lewis; Ervin John John Ervin

about 9 p. m. when a man man a when m. p. 9 about Tacoma, a civilian driver at at driver civilian a Tacoma,

55,000, respectively. respectively. 55,000,

bowling alley, said it was was it said alley, bowling 2712 N. Puget Sound Ave., Ave., Sound Puget N. 2712

Friday after posting $500 and and $500 posting after Friday

Ave. S., an employe at the the at employe an S., Ave. Kelly E. Delano, 24, of of 24, Delano, E. Kelly

shortly after arraignment arraignment after shortly

Creston Olinger, 3008 25th 25th 3008 Olinger, Creston man. man.

White and Dix were freed freed were Dix and White

organization. organization. and part-time maintenance maintenance part-time and

ing from UAW to $30,000. $30,000. to UAW from ing

ing's fictional James Bond Bond James fictional ing's Woodinville, a church sexton sexton church a Woodinville,

in lieu of posting bonds rang- bonds posting of lieu in

the late author tan Flem- tan author late the ward Henderson,- Sr., 57, 57, Sr., Henderson,- ward

mained in jail late Saturday Saturday late jail in mained

from 001 to 007, 007, to 001 from grocery worker; Mervyn Ed- Mervyn worker; grocery copied copied

from from

All but lwo of the men re- men the of lwo but All

fied themselves by numbers numbers by themselves fied 19th St.. an unemployed unemployed an St.. 19th

ment of dues. dues. of ment

The men reportedly identi- reportedly men The Hourie. 20, of 1133 S. W. W. S. 1133 of 20, Hourie.

but was dropped for nonpay- for dropped was but

the timetable of the plot. plot. the of timetable the Others are Joesph David David Joesph are Others

member about a year ago ago year a about member

a "an electronic device," got got device," electronic "an a ganization. ganization.

He said Carlson was a a was Carlson said He

day night meeting and, using using and, meeting night day the right-wing Minutemen or- Minutemen right-wing the

zation. zation.

informer attended the Thurs- the attended informer I. as a full-time employe of of employe full-time a as I.

are members of the organi- the of members are

The F. B. B. F. The employe, listed by the F. B. B. F. the by listed employe, I. said that an an that said I.

borne, Mo., denied the men men the denied Mo., borne,

scheme. scheme. 83rd St., a former City Light Light City former a St., 83rd

utemen headquarters in Nor- in headquarters utemen

ty was part of the Friday Friday the of part was ty Carlson, 35, of 2110 N. E. E. N. 2110 of 35, Carlson,

However, However,

Depugh, at Min- at Depugh,

ities do not believe this facili- this believe not do ities the group was Duane Ivan Ivan Duane was group the

ing of the Patriotic Party. Party. Patriotic the of ing

were confiscated, but author- but confiscated, were Ai' rested as the leader of of leader the as rested Ai'

tional and fund raising meet- raising fund and tional

Trust & Savings Bank also also Bank Savings & Trust found in two cars. cars. two in found

Both spoke at an organiza- an at spoke Both

Moines Branch of the Seattle Seattle the of Branch Moines sives and weapons were were weapons and sives

utemen. utemen.

The floor plans for the Des Des the for plans floor The been implemented. Explo- implemented. been

B. DePugh, head of the Min- the of head DePugh, B.

has charged. charged. has before the plan was to have have to was plan the before

September, 1966, with Robert Robert with 1966, September,

National Bank, the F. B. B. F. the Bank, National Lake City were made just just made were City Lake I. I.

stand at Seattle Center in in Center Seattle at stand

Branch of the Peoples Peoples the of Branch day arrests in Bellevue and and Bellevue in arrests day

said, shared the speaker's speaker's the shared said,

State Bank and the Redmond Redmond the and Bank State THE F. B. B. F. THE

said the Fri- the said I. I.

zation. Carlson, the F. B. B. F. the Carlson, zation.

Redmond, the Redmond Redmond the Redmond, I. I.

with the Minutemen orgati4 orgati4 Minutemen the with

the First National Bank of of Bank National First the

Redmond. Redmond.

forts to link each of the men - - men the of each link to forts

ON THE THE ON

namiting a power station at at station power a namiting AGENDA were were AGENDA

THE F. B. B. F. THE

I. I. continued ef- continued mond police station and dy- and station police mond

eluded blowing up the Rf'd•'" Rf'd•'" the up blowing eluded

occupied by "six or seven" men Thursdaynight. Thursdaynight. men seven" or "six by occupied

beries, which would have in-, in-, have would which beries,

Max Hillsbery, manager of the Rainier Lanes, pointed to the restaurant table table restaurant the to pointed Lanes, Rainier the of manager Hillsbery, Max

for final planning of the rob- the of planning final for

aN aN nier Lanes was the setting setting the was Lanes nier

vestigation has said that Rai- that said has vestigation

The Federal Bureau of In- of Bureau Federal The

ant. ant.

seven" men in the restaur- the in men seven"

ing Thursday night of "six or or "six of night Thursday ing

as having attended a meet- a attended having as

nier Lanes, 2901 27th Ave. S., S., Ave. 27th 2901 Lanes, nier

terday by employes of Rai- of employes by terday

nized from photographs yes- photographs from nized

charged Friday were recog- were Friday charged

Two of the seven men men seven the of Two

bawling-alley restaurant. restaurant. bawling-alley

coffee together in a crowded crowded a in together coffee

ing were seen drinking drinking seen were ing

some diversionary dynamit- diversionary some

three Redmond banks after after banks Redmond three

Fharges• Fharges• of plotting to rob rob to plotting of

Men arrested Friday on on Friday arrested Men

By PAUL HENDERSON HENDERSON PAUL By

At Cafe Cafe At

Had Coffee Coffee Had

Suspects Suspects

Bank-Plot Bank-Plot

Sunday, January 28, 1968 1968 28, January Sunday,

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S■ nV-.1., Sunday- , January 28, 1968, Pag., 20 25,000 Armed to Fight Takebvel- By Communists, Says Minuteman The founder of the Minute- cy and illegal possession of He has been free while the men has asserted that the, firearms. conviction is being appealed. extremist organization has a• secret force of more than 25,000 members, trained in DE PUGH and other Min- guerrilla tractics and ready utemen leaders have been 'in Sohri;iud's for activation when Commit- trouble with the law in sever- , nists take over the govern- al places across the country ment. since the group was organ- I But Robert Bolivar De- ized. Letter From Home,- Pugh has contended: Arsenals of arms belong- published "We would advocate. ing to Minutemen which (This is a summary of Seattle-area news, armed resistance only when have been seized across the each Sunday in The Times. A digest of world news is on ., country, include machine Page A. Clip and mail to news-hungry servicemen.) • it has become very apparent , to all the people that Com- guns, bazooka s, mortars, This you'll find hard to believe. But so-help-us James munists have overtaken the hand grenade s, rocket Bond, it's the gospel according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. government and all the peo- launchers. F. B. I. and charged 1 ple themselves are willing to DePugh was sentenced to Seven men were arrested by the - support'an armed revolt."' four years imprisonment and with conspiring to rob four Seattle-area banks, blow up the placed on five years' proba- Redmond police station and dynamite a Redmond power, He . said his group would plant. first stress "infiltration, of tion a year ago in United opposing groups." , States District Court in Kan- ' sas City after,. being con- THIS ISN'T THE WAY WHAT WENT victed of charges of conspire- W R6NG? THE MINUTEMEN A./km IT CAME OUT ON TV... spawned some seven years ago by DePugh, 44, who owns a veterinary-drug busi- ness, Biolab Car., in Nor- borne, Mo., a farm town of about 950 located 70 miles east of Kansas City. DePugh says the Minute- men fear a Communist take- over from within. He considers the Minute- men as the spiritual heirs of the men at Lexington and Concord — the citizen mili- Some of the men were members of the Minutemen. tiamen of the American Rev- The leader was Duane Ivan Carlson, 35, described as a olution. full-time employe of the Minutemen, an organization sworn to battle Communists "after" they take over this country. Critics view the Minute- • men as a haven for misguid- The robberies, the F. B. said, were to follow "diver- ed malcontents. sionary" attacks on the Redmond police station and the The Federal Bureau of In- power plant. vestigation, which has infil- Four men were arrested in a car in a Lake City parking trated several such extrem- lot, three others in a car in Bellevue. Explosives and weap7 ist groups, has indicated that ons were found in both cars. the numerical strength of the Others arrested were Joseph Hourie, 20; a Seattle gro- Minutemen is greatly exag- cery-store employe; Ervin White, 41, Edmonds draftsman; gerated. However, it is be- Jerome Diemart, 43, a ship's oiler from Arlington; Mervyn lieved to be the largest and Henderson, Sr., 57, a church sexton from Woodinville; best-organized of such Kelly E. DeLani. 24, a Tacoma truck driver. and Milton groups. Dix, $4, a Seattle longshoreman. Even the ultraconservative Agents said the men had floor-plans of all their targets.' John Birch Society has ad- The Investigators wouldn't say what the men planned to do vised members to stay away with the money they are accused of planning to steal. from the Minutemen because A wiseacre cracked that maybe they planned to mount they are too extreme. an expedition to. get back the captured Navy. vessel Pueblo., Following the James Bond theme," the men identified themselves by number from 001: Am.., 11t

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