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BLACK PANTHER PARTY LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA It was noted that the SAM WILLIAMSON referred to above was the same SAM WILLIAMSON whose photograph appeared ‘n Page 2 of the Black panther newspaper, October 17, 1970. Chief of Police WILBUR LOVETTE, Lumberton, North carolina, advised that a total of six arrests were made in conjunction with the aforementioned shooting and that all six defendants were tried and convicted. They are currently ippealing their sentences. GERALD B. HILL, Executive Director od the Redevelopment Commission of the Municipality of the City of Lumberton, North carolina, advised as follows: Approximately two weeks prior to the shooting incident, he was approached by a group of Negroes who stated they were members of the BPP and demanded that he make available to them a vacant building so they could provide a breakfast program for indigent Negro children and also to provide these children with a good meal after school. HILL did not deny their request, but requested they give him some assurances as to who they represented, how the breakfast program was to be financed, and who was to be in ~harge. This information was denied and HILL was told that some of the brothers from Winston~Salem, North Carolina, would come jown and talk to him. Shortly thereafter, these individuals who alleged to be members of the BPP commenced harassment of his three female workers at the Redevelopment Commission's Office in the Negro area of Lumberton, North Carolina, 600 Fairmont Road. '"wembers of the BPP commenced walking into the building, picking up items from the desks of the secretaries and dropping them on the floor and generally intimidating the girls. The girls requested they be moved from the! Fairmont Road Building or given