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Show KLAN'S THREATS JEEPJCLUBiHUI MIAMI. Nov. IT (UP) Spokesmen Spokes-men for the local bran oh of tho Ku Klux Klan aaid today that a "picked group of klanamen" had closed the La Paloma night club and Indicated, Indi-cated, moreover, that they would keep, it closed, Carroll King, manager of the club, apparently took tho Implied threat reopening" of tho roadside "hot spot," but called It off. The Club was closed Monday night Jy white-robed, white-robed, hooded men who were alleged al-leged to have stolen money and firearms as an Incident to their crusade. cru-sade. The club. King aaid, waa undergoing under-going repairs. Dragon Denlea Raid The spokesmen prohibited the use of their names. They issued .their statement whlla Captain George J. Garcia, grand dragon of the klan for Florida, waa denying that k la rumen ru-men had staged the raid. The apokesmen denied Indignantly Indignant-ly that the klansmen had damaged the furniture, manhandled the entertainers en-tertainers and waiters, or stolen (380 in cash, six riflea and shotguns and a gold watch from the quarters quar-ters of Al Youst, owner of the club. Sheriff D. C. Coleman aaid he had been unable to establish, the identity iden-tity of the raiders, but indicated that he would take official action against the club. The club, he aaid, waa "a menace." "I'm going to do everything in my power to keep it closed," he said. Explain Action One member of the klan said that it had taken action because "neighborhood "neigh-borhood residents were afraid of Youst and did not want to appear against him on a court complaint" The Monday night raiders had been particularly anxious to find Youst. They went through the club, then to Youst'a residence in the rear, searching both thoroughly. Youet still was In aeclusion today. |