The need and basis for the appointment of a special prosecutor in the November 3 case

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The Need and Basis for the Appointment of
a Special Prosecutor In the November 3rd Case
Introduction
New information which has come out in the past six weeks has given more
indications of possible government involvement in the Greensboro killings and
attempts to cover-up.  This information has made the question of whether justice
is possible through the grand jury proceding in Winston-Salem a pressing one.
Public interest demands a serious investigation and public disclosure of all
allegations of government wrong-doing. An investigation conducted by the Justice
Department, an agency which is itself implicated in the allegations, is not
sufficient.  In light of the information available implicating the government,
and the handling of the case to date by the Justice Department, an independent
special prosecutor from outside the Justice Department is called for.
Information Concerning Government Involvement
To summarize some of the recent revelations:
1) On June 9, 1982 Joe Grady, a Winston-Salem Klan leader, said he testified that he met with Greensboro FBI agents shortly prior to November 3rd
to warn them of possible trouble in Greensboro on Nov. 3rd.  FBI officials
have denied they had any prior warning of trouble.
2) On June 23, 1982 Roger Shannon, A Nazi who was active in the same Winston-
Salem Nazi unit as BATF agent Bernard Butkovich but. who wasn't present
Nov. 3rd, said he testified that Butkovich called him on the afternoon of
Nov. 3rd after the killings and asked him to hide fugitives and Butkovich's
AR 15 weapon.  He also described Butkovich as having attempted to instigate
other illegal acts and as being "the most violent talking person in the
group".
3) On July 8, 1982, Ms. Daisy Crawford, a former Cannon Mills textile worker
from the Salisbury area who knew Sandi Smith, stated to the press that
FBI agents approached her during the week before November 3rd and showed
her pictures of Sandi Smith and several men she thought were also involved
with WVO/CWP.  Ms Crawford has been interviewed by the Justice Dept. but
has not been scheduled to testify.  FBI officials have denied there was
any investigation of WVO/CWP prior to Nov. 3, 1982.
4) On July 15, 1982, Edward Dawson, the klansman and longtime FBI informant
who was a police informant among the klan on Nov. 3rd, testified that
(among other points):  (a) police officials made a point of telling him
CWP had changed the starting point of the march, and that he should get
a copy of their parade permit; (b) police paid him to go to the klan rally
in Lincolnton where he recruited the very klan who came to Greensboro and
shot and killed people; (c) he told the police in various conversations
before and on Nov. 3rd that a large number of klan were coming and that
they were armed; (d) the DA's office accepted his refusal to testify in
the 1980 trial by not subpoenaing him or enforcing the subpoena.  Police
have claimed they did not know where the demonstrators were starting from
Nov. 3rd.
This information is in addition to information previously available , including
the following:
1)  BATF agent Bernard Butkovich was present at thes formation of the Klan/Nazi
United Racist Front and the Winston-Salem meeting of Klan and Nazis at
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