Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 5

Decatur, Illinois, Friday, July 20, 1973 DECATUR HERALD Delegates Reject 'Whites Only' Clause Law For Today SULLIVAN DRIVE-IN THEATRE FRIDAY SATURDAY jmruiKiasmt tmmm lnnfULSffiouiv 1 Chicago (AP) Rolling Prairie Country Opry rVEEI SAT. NITE AT P.M. All YEAB ROUND SAT. JULY 21 (8 PM) Back From Audience Response KENT GORDON Song Writer Recording Star ROBIN MICHELE Rt. 12S VA Miles North of Shelbyvllle Can Sat.

For Reserved Seats 756-8558 Adults 52 Children SI Q. I always thought the police Delegates to the annual meeting of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks approved a resolution Thursday to rescind the Elks' "whites only" membership clause. The resolution will not take effect unless it is approved by a majority of the Elks' 2,182 lodges, but Grand Exalted Ruler Robert A. Yothers said he expected the resolution to be approved by October. Elk lodges in several states have been threatened with loss THE GOOD CLINT EASTWOOD THE BADS THEUGIYcoiot were required to give a driver 24 hours during which he could come up with a valid driver's license and avoid a ticket for The 2,182 lodges across the nation have 1.5 million members.

The Elks' whites only requirement has been in effect for 105 years. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to rule on a Maine state law designed to revoke liquor and other licenses of "whites -only" clubs. Several other states have similar laws and have been awaiting the convention's vote before considering revocation of liquor licenses. driving without it.

Isn't that the Now Playing "REFLECTIONS" 4 Good Looking: Talented Guys Playing The Top Spots In The Midwest MON. ONLY "SPRINGFIELD 3" COMING TUESDAY J. T. and The Mudflats Decatur Cocktail Lounge LATE SHOW "THE HAMMER" law? or tneir liquor licenses as a A. Before issuing a ticket for result of court actions challenging the "whites only" clause.

The delegates' vote was 2,186 to 773 in favor of the FORMER POW GETS SYMPATHY Houston (AP) Mayor Louie Welch says he has good reason to be sympathetic with former prisoner cf war Ronald Ridgeway who is too short to join the Houston fire and police departments. failure to produce a driver's license, a sympathetic police officer may give a local resi dent an opportunity to show up at the police station with a valid license that was inadvertently 545 N. Water Open Daily 3 00 to 1:00. Sun. 1:00 to Entertainment Daily 8:00 to 1:00 Sun.

4 to 7 9 to left at home. However, this isi STARTS TONITE Open 7:30 "PG" Both Welchand Ridgeway are an accommodation to a citizen; ne same height 5-teet-Dt4 ana noi requirea Dy law. iiie rw "MOTHER'S" 1900 E. Pershing Decatur After Hours 1-4 A.M. Set-Ups Bring Your Own Liquor or Beer Playing This Week "EFFIC" Starts At Dusk! 0)e Legend of Boggy Creek TUC rriicATurnil a true story 1 1 ii uuum i ndri gave you an orrer I law requires that a driver shall have a valid license "in his immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle" and be prepared to show it on demand by a police officer, A ticket for his failure to do so can be, and usually is, issued on the spot.

However, the "I feel I have no authority to change the rules but I'd love to be able to," Welch said. Ridgeway is a quarter-inch too short for the fire department and 114 inch too short for the' police force. Sgt. Ridgeway, 23, is stationed at Camp Pendleton, and is preparing to be released from the Marine Corps. He was held for five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

charge is dropped if the driver! Live Entertainment Admission Includes AH Set-Ups, Ice, and Beer Cooling THE STORY OF THE "FOUKE MONSTER" THE FAMILY" gives YOU no A HOWCO PlCTUPFS RFIFASC ALL NEW AND IH COLOR Released RFAIART Pelures Wmmgglm afSi fcMiH-ltTTIfF Hk ill IT LfiSL, rs shows up on his day in court with a license that was valid at the time of his arrest. Submit questions to: Illinois State Bar Associa- tion Illinois Bar Center Springfield, 111. 62701 (Answers may appear in col-! umns. Personal answers not possible.) NIXON CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS DISMISSED Newark, N.J. (AP) A U.S.

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An International Coproduchom seejugainandagainI -class of 74- Final Performance July 21 i UIITUTUAT "THE 7ull)OF oz'' noS Spv they taught more than they learned July 2H. Aus. 4 and 11 E- GROUP DISl'01S FOB 'N QALi COOL JSj LJUltMMa "rllCT -TTl jftrti, DOORS OPEN 1 P.M. lQ 4T" JULIE ANDREWS DICK VAN DYKE l5nRE 1 "rrllui' jl aL TECHNICOLOR" ra I ceedings that had been held in abeyance against the Nixon administration. The dismissal came after an affidavit from the U.S.

Department of Labor was submitted to the court saying the $240 million had been committed to summer youth employment projects i across the nation. June 23, Judge Leonard Garth ruled that administration had exceeded its power in at- tempting to hold up the funds i and ordered that they be INFERNO LOUNGE 745 E. CERRO GORDO released immediately. He gave the officials until today to comply or face formal contempt charges. The money had been approved by Congress to finance employment programs for 600.000 underprivileged youths.

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