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Weaver and his companion, Edward Hollander of Baltimore, were arrested Feb. 7 for "conspiring to intimidate a family" in connection with a SNCC-organized boycott in Canton, Miss. Over a dozen other Canton civil rights workers jailed last month for distributing leaflets were also released...
...telephone interview with the CRIMSON last night Weaver flatly denied the charges against him and said that he would continue working for SNCC in Canton "unless something major happens...
Weaver described the situation in Canton as "tense." He said that police had started target practice and that there was a rumor that the mayor of Jackson has alerted his special mobile anti-riot force...
...next move planned by the Canton civil rights group is a Feb. 29 "freedom day," a Madison County-wide voter registration drive, at which a large turnout is expected. The Negroes plan to assemble at a Canton church and march to the nearby courthouse...
...sheriff of Canton has said that he will not allow over five people at a time to register at the courthouse, but Weaver said that the group doesn't intend to disperse without a legitimate reason. Letters have been sent to the mayor and sheriff asking that additional registrars be added for the day, but no response has been received. They are expecting intensified harassment by Canton police because of the freedom...