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‘ er ec Wn ee S | RE: WILLIE sud : O Demat are . The September 13, 1969, efition of "The Black Panther,” the official organ of the National Block Ponther Tarty, contained an article entitlec, "Panthers, Pigs and Fools," indicating that word had reached Black Panther Party National Headquarters that people posing as Black Panthers are peppinse up in sities arrogs the nation, including Charictte, North Sarclina, The article continued fnat groups in Charlotte, who alleged t+ be Black Panthers, had engeged in shoot-outs and scesalled commimity programs, The article indicated thet JAMES MICHAEL PIACK, age 31, alleged himself to be a Black Panther, The article stated that the Black Panther Party would like to inform 211 the people of Charlotte and the United States that no authorized legitimate representatives, members, branches, oP chapters of the Bisck Panther Party exist in the Ciby of Charlotte, North Carolina, The article advised that these individuals must cears renresenting themselves as Black Panthers and warmed them Af thy aid rat cease, they would incur extreme anges from piople, vhieh «ight result in extreme bodily harm, s w Fotenvisd Fasck santos Party 9 North Carolina, las teen _dissolved by its members and its meeting places closed, acvised that the Potential Black Panther Farty had keen venuitarily disielved dus to numerous arrests of the members of ths ccoecallesd Prtential Black Panther Party by local authorities cn various sharess, end because of a very cninous article which appreszred in the National - Black Panther Party newspaper on September 13, 1969, ~ The September 9, 1959, edition of the Cherlotte News, a daily newspaper of general circulation, contained an article entitled "Ex-Panther Hit By Shotgun Blast", which iuciented that SUTTON had received back and head wounds fren #2 shoteunm bast which had been fired at himself and two others the previcus evening, SUITON identified himself as a former minbex of the local Black Penther organization, a group that 2s act officially affiliated with the national Californizebssed Bleak Tanther Farty, The September 11, 1969, edition of the Charlotte Observer, a daily newspaper of general cirsnisaticn contained an article entitled "Panther Accused In Shooting", indicating that 3