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FD-350 (Rev. 58-81) (Indicate page, name o! newspaper, city and state.) Columbus Ledger Enquixex (Mount Clpping hn Space Beiow) Columbus, Georgia Date: 10/23/97 School of Americas.. Edtion: Section A, pagell William Bichsel; protesters: face/prison Et, Al,; damagingfederalproperty, Cnaracter: > Grand jury indicts or 70C-AT-84727 which.carrycombinedmaxi- five on;two counts:of Classification: mum:' sentences.'of 15 years Submitting Ottice. Atlanta (CRA) damaging.federal'.... imprisonment.anda:$soo,o00. fine,ysaidf Jean: Thompson, a- 'property, carrying', : . $pokeswomanwiththeU.s..at indexing: I'm not.completely surprised , sentences.of1Syearsans..wWewere.toldlihat relony,chargun. Iprison, $500;o0o fine . es,were' a very real possibility,' theRev WilliamUBichsel,69a: .Catholicspniest whohelpedipry !By.Wayne Partridge -lettersrfrom theFort Benning Staff Writer A federal grand jury.Wednes fromhishomeinTacoma, Hopenly jdefacedtheentrance ments sigh'toForfBenning duringia Alsoindicted.were:Mary !School of the'Americas. ' HSee PROIESTERSTAS PROTESTERS/FromAIS . Marge+Eilerman. 60, of Boone-. spokeswoman said* 3ones*and -Latin *American'police- officers villeKy: and Ed Kinane,53and Liteky's cases would be handled and'soldiers. School supporters Kathleen Rumpf, 46; both 'of : .as misdemeanors.inU.s. Magis- say the it is partially responsible testers,who chained.themselves .what charges or maximum sen- 'racy to the region. totwo Fort Benning pine trees, tences they"faced..A court date .School. of,the.Americas oppo- .Were not, -mentioned,+in, the. r -for,the two had,not been set, she.: nents said the indictmentswould indictments. :splashed the sign with red paint.! :cials,will arrestyand/prosecute. Iongtime'opponent of,the School Tand spray,painted, slogans such,- others, whobreak,the Iaw.aof the Americas as "sOATortureandHome of School of Americas, Schoot of protest,'during which organizers- Shame." Imight , be! among ,those. who Jold Medal.. ofHonorwinner Charles Liteky-and 23-year old -boundaries. tvigil, I Christopher Jones, strung' a pro? Htest banner30/feet above the moved to :Fort Benning from Hnsidethepostboundary's