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THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 121st YEAR NO. 42 DAILY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 1961 FINAL EDITION PRICE 2. CENTS Rattennae Fireed Probe Awaited Armed U. S. Officers Ordered Into Alabama So REBEL TRADE Kennedy Asks Bloodshed Halt Lensman's Story Brings Trial To Sudden Climax By DAN FINGER Of The Enquirer SUff George Ratterman was freed yesterday after dramatic testimony supporting his charge that he was drugged and framed.

All charge agalnat the reform candidate for Cam pin-II County sheriff were dropped in New-port Police Court, setting the stage for Federal and state grand jury investigations of gambling and vice in Northern Kentucky. Key testimony came from a Highland Heights free-lance photographer who said he was asked April 14 to be prepared to take pictures of "a man and woman" at the Glenn Hotel, where Ratterman waa arrested with a strip-tease dancer May 9. WASHINGTON, May 20 The Federal government today ordered armed marshals and deputized officers Into Alabama In an effort to stem mounting racial violence. At the same time, President Kennedy called upon Alabama officials and the mayors of Birmingham and Ft ihniVi' I Arrest Ordered MONTGOMERY, May LTV Atty. Gen.

MacDonald Gallion said tonight that a state court Judge haa ordered the arrest of 21 "Freedom Riders" for contempt of an injunction he Issued yesterday. GalUon said that at his request Circuit Court Judge Walter B. Jones "has Issued an order to show cause why 21 'Freedom Riders' should not be Jailed for contempt and the Judge has ordered their arrests." Inouittr (Htiu) PholM Mr. and Mrs. George Rattermann a kiss for the vindicated Grandma Blows Case Sky High BY MARGARET JOSTEN Of The Enquirer Staff Men and women stood In the halls of the Campbell County Courthouse yesterday and cried.

They cried because George Ratterman's name had been cleared, because a chain of events had been started that could erase Newport's "sin city" reputation. And they cried because Montgomery to exercise their authority to prevent further bloodletting. Acting on a third front, the government asked the U. S. Court in Montgomery to issue injunctions against the Ku Klux Klan, the national states rights party and other individuals to stop interference with "peaceful Interstate travel by The Justice Department said It had Information that klansmen and other bard core segregationists were moving In force Into the Montgomery area, the scene today of a bloody race riot in which 20 persons were beaten with clubs and fists after a white mob greeted a busload of "Freedom Riders," Rioting continued around the Greyhound Bus station in Montgomery for nearly two hours before the savage white mob numbering close to 1000 at times was broken up with tear gas by state and city police.

The racial violence, which erupted and subsided three times, left at least 20 persons battered and bloody, including an official of the Justice Department from Washington. John Seigenthaler, 32, a representative of the attorney general, was slugged from behind as he struggled to help a besieged white girl one of the "Freedom Riders" being chased by angry white men. Seigenthaler was taken to a hospital with a cut behind his ear. In a rapid-fire series of actions, Kennedy said in a statement Issued by the White House that he had Instructed the Justice Department "to take all necessary steps based on their information and investigation." A half-hour later, Atty. Gen.

Robert F. Kennedy said lie expected more than 400 men, described as "non-military officers," would be in Alabama by noon tomorrow. They are being sent by chartered flights from other Southern states and the District of Columbia. James Hengelbrok And Tom Wlthrow photographer's testimony did it laaiZlj All A A O.K.'d By Cardona Exiles Will Meet Castro's Of fer Fund Campaign Planned To Gain Freedom For Captives MIAMI, May 20 tfv-The Cuban Revolutionary Council today accepted Fidel Castro's offer to trade prisoners for bulldozers. Dr.

Jose Mlro Cardona, president of the council In exile, announced from his sick bed that the council would collect contributions from throughout the Americas to buy 500 bulldozers and trade them for prisoners now held in Cuba. "Despite the fact that the procedures employed by Castro contravene international convention regarding prisoners of war, for reasons of human solidarity we agreed to pay the exacted price," Mlro Cardona said In a statement. PLEA FOR CIVILIANS He added that the Council will also ask that civilian prisoners In Cuba be freed. Miro Cardona recommended that the International Red Cross activate the negotiations "as is usual in such cases." The Cuban leader In exile said he had sent the Red Cross a second telegram today in connection with the matter, adding he had received no reply from a message sent earlier in the week. There was no official price on the 500 bulldozers but the figure commonly mentioned is $15 million.

First contribution of $25,000 came from William D. Pawley, Miami Beach bus magnate, a former I). S. ambassador to Cuba and Brazil. "Within 72 hours we must know whether or not we can expect success in our fund raising campaign," Mlro Cardona said.

"Personally, I am optimistic." The 10-man prisoner commission, which arrived by plane from Cuba this morning, were under orders from the Revolutionary Council not to talk to newsmen. MIRO CARDONA said the prisoners are free to go wherever they wish as long as they return to Cuba within the time limitsaid by Havana radio to be seven days. The U. S. Immigration Service said the prisoners had been given asylum but a spokesman for the group assured newsmen "we are going to return to Cuba." TRIP DOUBTFUL Immigration officials said the prisoners are free to proceed to Washington If they wish, but Miro Cardona said, "there is no need for them to go to Washington since the Revolutionary Council will take care of matters." The prisoners, captured during the ill-fated invasion April 17, adjourned to Mlro Cardona'i home after a four-hour meeting with other revolutionary leaders at a Miami Beach hotel.

One of the prisoners, Ulises Carbo, said "We are going to return to Cuba." But be did not indicate when the trip will be made. Meeting with the prisoners were four members of the democratic revolutionary front Sergio Carbo, father of Ulises; Ramon Collada. Manuel Cobo and Oscar Salas. Ulises Carbo said his group was chosen by the remainder of the 1200 prison-act taken in the unsuccessful April 17 invasion. Help For Berlin BONN, May 20 up The West German government says It has provided 10.5 billion marks ($2.6 million) in special help to Communist-surrounded West Berlin since 195a I.

Judge Joseph Rolf agreed to dismiss charges against Ratterman at the request of Thomas Hlrschfeld, Newport city attorney, who said he had no advance knowledge of the nature of the photographer's testimony. The photographer, Thomas Wlthrow, 36, 1926 Alexandria aald he was telephoned by Charles E. Lester, attorney for both Tito Carlncl, In whose apartment Ratterman was arrested, and April Flowers, the stripper arrested with the reform candidate. Wlthrow said Lester told him to go Immediately to the Olenn and see a fellow named "Marty." Wlthrow quoted Lester as saying: "I got your name from Bill Wise (commonwealth attorney for Campbell County) You will get paid well for this ao right now He (Marty) is expecting you." WITHROW said he met "Marty" at the Olenn and was told he probably would be called to take the picture on a Saturday or Sunday. He quoted "Marty" as saying: "It will be In a room.

We'll open the door. You take the picture. Jump out. Well protect you." MRS. NANCY HAY, 69-.

year-old grandmother of the photographer's wife, who lives with the Wlth-rows, gave corroborating testimony about the telephone calls the morning of the raid. She also said she had relayed a telephone call to Wlthrow April 14 or 15 from a man who identified himself as "Mr. Lester." She said the caller told her, "It la very, very Important." Newport Detective Pat Clafardlnl, who led the raid that resulted In the arrest of Ratterman, Carlncl and the stripper, testified Wednesday that he knew an Edward (Marty) Bucerrl as one of the owners of the Glenn Hotel and its first-floor Troplcana night club. Wlthrow said that after his meeting with "Marty" he decided to "wash my hands of the whole cotton-plckln' thing." He said he told his wife that if "Marty" called, "tell him I'm not here." His wire testified that a man Identifying himself as Marty called the Wlthrow home at 1:35 a. May 9, the day of the raid, and that she told him her husband wasn't home.

She said the telephone kept ringing at intervals until 3 a. m. The raid took place at about 2:30 a. May 9. Ratterman, two strippers and Thomas Paisley, Medina.

Ohio, businessman and friend of Carlncl and Ratterman, had been in Carinci's Olenn apartment for some time before the raid, according to testimony at the trial. Wlthrow said he heard about the Ratterman raid when he was in St. Luke Hospital to take pictures for the hospital. That was May 9, when samples of Ratterman's blood were being taken for analysts. Wlthrow said a nurse overheard him say he was happy he didn't get mixed up in the affair.

Presumably it was from hospital attendants that Ratterman, his physician and close supporters learned of Wlthrow's part In the case. James Hengelbrok, Ratterman's brother-in-law and one of his attorneys, said the Withrows could not be called until ail defendants completed their testimony. Ratterman, former pro The Attorney General also said additional FBI agents were being sent to the race-riot torn state to assist in investigations of the bloody fighting between Negroes and whites in Montgomery and Birmingham. In his statement, President Kennedy a aid he "would hope that any person, whether a citizen of Alabama or a visitor there, would refrain from any action which would In any way tend to provoke further outbreaks." The President said he hoped state and local officials in Alabama "would meet their responsibilities." He added: The United States Intends to meet its." His statement did not say what steps the government might take. The answer came shortly thereafter from the Justice Department.

The President and the Attorney General acted after receiving reports that local police in Montgomery failed to act In time to prevent Negroes and whites traveling on a "Freedom Tour" from being beaten by white mobs. The Federal action was announced by the attorney general in a telegram to Alabama Governor John Patterson, copies of which were released to newsmen here. Related Story On Pag 6-A Page Kllgallen 5B Maslowskl T. IF Opinion Page ID Dr. Peale 6B Radio-TV 16-17C Bishop Sheen 14C Society Women HOE 8porta 1-9, 12H Stamp News .120 Star Gazer 8F Travel 11-15E Van Dellen 12C Weather 8B WlncheU 8C Word Game 2F Youth Squibs 7B 5-8 tar rage IA ClaulfM IA Mill CLOUDY i Thomas Hlrschfeld a grand Jury case" football player, was charged with breach of the peace, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

He has maintained that he was drugged and framed. Testimony was Introduced from pathologists that a sample of Ratterman's blood taken the morning of May 9 contained chloral hydrate (knockout drops). "I want to thank the Withrows for their courage in testifying," Ratterman said. DISMISSAL of charges against Ratterman didn't wind up the case. Wlthrow and Juanlta Hodges, 2fl, Houston, who dances as April Flowers, have been subpoenaed to testify at 10 a.

m. Monday before a Federal grand Jury In Lexington. Ralatsd Storiet, Photoi, Psg 6-A 'Half-Baked Adulthood' AMERICAN CHILDREN are being rushed into "half-baked adulthood" faster than i good for them ays Margaret Mead, famous anthropologist. Section Page 12. SHOULD THE CITY build a giant parking garage and bus terminal under Fountain Square) Reasons for and against are outlined on the Opinion Page, Section Page I.

WHAT SHOULD the U.S. do in troubled Southeast Asia) Just back from there, William H. Hestler writes a country -by -country rundown. Section Page 3. THE ENQUIRER'S All-City bowling team, are pictured.

Section Page 8. a little, gray-hairea grandmother had spoken out against evil fearlessly "because I pride myself on being a good Christian and a good citizen." Mrs. Nancy Hay, 69, Highland Heights, had volunteered information that led to the dismissal of charges against the anti-vice candidate for sheriff. She sat straight and unafraid In the witness box as she told of telephone calls made to her grand-d aught er's photographer husband, Tom Wlthrow. A few moments later the photographer testified he had been approached to take pictures of "a man and a woman" at the Olenn Hotel.

The backbone of the city's case against Ratter-man had been broken. There was only one course to take dismissal of charges. THOMAS HIRSCHFEI.D, city attorney, did it dramatically, perhaps even a bit emotionally. "This is not a case for Police Court I think it should be Investigated by the grand Jury." Judge Joseph Rolf agreed and pandemonium broke loose in the courtroom. George Ratterman had color in his face again.

Mrs. Ratterman laughed and smiled again. The scene was one of kisses and handshakes, cheers and tears. Some people could not believe what they had Just witnessed In the courtroom. The end came so suddenly, so dramatically after four days of what seemed to be never-ending testimony against Ratterman.

But many, many people had known for days that Wlthrow's testimony would be sprung at the proper time. Some members of the Committee of 500, the Ministerial Association, and others had known It was coming. It had been rather common knowledge at St. Luke Hospital, Ft. Thomas.

Wlthrow was there the day Ratterman's arrest was announced and he made what he called "a slip of the tongue." IT WAS unbelievable in a way that the secret had been so well kept. But Mrs. Nina Foy, 1013 Boone Newport, had an explanation: "The people who knew it were on the right side. You knew your friends. You didnt talk.

I didn't even tell my husband." The little grandmother was not In the courtroom when the end came. But the look in her blue eyes as she stepped from the stand Indicated how she must have felt. 'Take a good picture," Mrs. Hay told photographers ganging up around her as she left the courthouse. The A Judge Joseph Rolf it's over Mrs.

Nancy Bell Wlthrow took a "phone call The New York City lawyer was chief coun.sel for the Commission of Investigation In New York State from until February of this year. He Joined the governor's staff after the commission's report on syndicated gambling In the state was issued. THE TWO-YEAR prone, he said In a telepnnne interview yesterday, was "the most comprehensive book-making Investigation ever conducted across one state." And the report, he added, contains numerous' mentions of Northern Kentucky's position In the nationwide gambling scheme. ftp Mrs. Nancy Hay started the chain words were not those of a person who likes to see her picture in the paper.

The words were those of a person who has done her duty and knows it. When it was all over citizens crowded around the Rattermans and Henry J. Cook, thrir attorney, with words like "wonderful termendous great." But Rev. Patrick Ratterman, dean of men at Xavicr University and a spectator at his brother's trial, said it best: "Many thousands of people have been praying for Oeorge Ratterman. We thank them for their prayers.

We feel their prayers have been answered." Fair Weather Is Prevailing Over Nation By Associated Press Generally fair weather prevailed over most of the nation yesterday. Except for widely scattered light precipitation, skies were mostly sunny and temperatures comfortable. Some light showers occurred from Ohio Into Iowa, over Arkansas and In a few section of the far Northwest. Sunny skies, with temperatures In the high 80s and a few into the Bos, prevailed along the Gulf Coast, through Texas Into New Mexico and Arizona. Over the upper and central plateau regions of the Far West and from northeast North Dakota Into northern Minnesota, readings In the 70s, well above the average for this time of year, were reported.

Most of the northern section of the nation had readings In the 60s, with some 50s scattered across the upper Ohio Valley and along the northwest Pacific Coast, Calls Newport Area 'Lay-Off Capital The former chief counsel for an agency that Investigated syndicated gambling In New York State said yester day the Newport-Covington area Is "the major 'lay-off center in the country." "And 1 have no doubt that It could not exist without local police knowledge," Page Abby 4G Amusements 5-8D Art Circles 4-G Auto News 8H Birthdays 8C Book Reviews 6G Bridge Business, Markets 10-11H Classified Ads 21-461 Crossword 18C Deaths Editorial Page 2D Garden News 9-llG Golden Years 7C Hale 6F Hayworth 80 Home Section 1-201 Partly cloudy and not much change In temperature. Low In the I around 5 and high for the day around 71. DETAILS. MAP ON Mf TtltafcM I-27SI declared Eliot H. Lumbard, New York City attorney.

HE WAS REFERRING to the bookmaklng system whereby a "bookie" Is able to "lay off" some of the bets he has accepted because the risk Involved Is too great for him to take alone. The "lay off" man, however, does have this risk capital. Lumbard, who now is special assistant counsel for law enforcement to Oov. Nelson Rockefeller, wrote to Oeorge Ratterman recently and told him that any reform In Northern Kentucky "would be a fantastically Important public service." ,3.