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CLESION UNIF—- Hits At Pastor Associated” With School Fart wal ! a . _ + Charged With Red — Connections “ ‘The Hamilton Céunty Coun-|, ei’ of the American ‘Legion| loosed its first official biast yesterday at the Rev. Maurice McCrackin, West End minister: ander attack for attending e wminar at a’Tennessee school charged ‘with Communist _con- nections. . Previously, elements in the Legion ranks had tatien pot ots at Rev. Mr. McCrackin. t yesterday's blast was.more a broadside. e Legion also denounced the Cincinnati Chapter of the; American Civil Liberties Union, |; and the Rev. Luther Tucker, ‘pastor of the Indian Hill Epis-|: topal-Presbyterian Church, as] lsupporters of Rey, Mr, Crackin. : ' In a statement signed by Neil || :Wetterman, the Legion coun- [eil’s Hamilton County Amer- ‘icanism chairman, Paradise and| | Me-y) with “distorting facts’ in a ‘public meeting on charges against Rev. Mr. McCrac January 16 at St. John's Uni- tarian Church, Clifton. As tor Rev. Mr. McCrackin| ' himself, the Legion's spokesman ‘declared it “opposes and will continue to oppose” his presen-| tation of his beliefs to youth. The Legion described Mc@rackin's beliefs as “ menty] to the beat interests gar oof}ptry.” Soy 37 es C. Paradise, president of| flty addition to being an improper jstand on Rev. Mr. McCrackin and his supporters has been en-: UNDER FIRE IN "eR (Rev, Mr. M sefucne —— fire in 1 tendance last Labor Day at a minar held at the Highlander Folk Schoo!, Monteagie, Tenn. Several Coramunist - connection charges have heen burled at the ‘school.) Wetterman’s ‘statement ‘charged Paradise and Rev, “Mr. ' Tucker made public false in- formation about a -rovernment witness in a Federal “Com- munism” case against Myles ‘Horton, director of the High- CINCINNATI ENQUIRER incinnati, Ohio lander school, said Rev. ur! etterman : Tucker had circulated letters’ pate _A//oj 5h stating the government witness’ waa discharged by the Federal! saa ffi Bureau of Investigation, andi FAL fv that the case against Horton’ had been d because of perfured testimony ty the EDITION Morning Fin: tness “This is a delberate untrath, without substantiation, use of the FBI's name,” Wetter-| i{man sald. | The Legion spokesman sald) _\Paradise gave out the same in-, formation fn the January 16! 82. Jonn’s Church meeting, Wetterman said the Legion Council “hes placed a full re- ifport of this matter” in the hands of FBI Director J. Edgar: || Hoover. - [Rev. Mr. Tucker were charged|'! He added that the Legion's ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN {S UNCLASSIFIED DATE_.2\2- BYSp Vi Ut > ots Saig bl- VEU AA’ ENCLOSURE