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1 (Rev. 14{40 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date _Becentbev_47_196.9_ RAYMOND. PETERSON, principal, Elementary School, Princeton, Minnesota, appeared at the Minneapolis Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and furnished the following information: PETERSON said he is acquainted with one W. T. CALEY, who resides in Wayne, Pennsylvania, but who has family ties in the Princeton, Minnesota, area and is the owner of apartment buildings in Princeton. He stated CALEY is a wealthy man who visits the Princeton, Minnesota, area regularly to check on his property. He said CALEY is very outspoken in his political views and has on occasion distributed literature to some individuals in the Princeton, Minnesota, area. CALEY at one time presented PETERSON with a calling card which road as follows: "Caley Research Foundation Research Analysis 30 West Avenue Wayne, Pennsylvania W. T. CALEY, Owner-Director KUrray 8-363G Mr. PETERSON said that ho has two friends in Princeton, Minnesota, namely, DON STANLEY and JOHN ADEMA, who are partners in a Princeton, Minnesota, plumbing firm, and are well acquainted with and have business connections with CALEY. He said these individuals have received literature and hate-type phonograph records from CALEY. He said that STANLEY and ADEMA do not subscribe to the political views of CALEY and that they had furnished him, PETERSON, with a number of articles in their possession which they had received from CALEY. Those items were as follows: One phonograph record of the Christian Voters and Buyers League, P. O. Box 58, Decatur, Georgia, entitled "Real Live Mocking Bird Discusses Integration" and "Mental Health--Railroading Christians to thc 'Nut Factory' rithout Twail by Jury" e".:2 7 On, at File # :11111,Jwjo1iL by I 14 1 Date dictated '. Tele doom...eat aeetioluo mottle., recommeedolloise mot oonaimileso of al.. rel It is the property of the FBI sod I. leateed to Your otreacyj 11 sad ate ooatoato ore.at to b. diatrlisied outside your

2 - 2 -,MP One phonograph record of the Christian Voters and Buyers League, P. O. Box 58, Decatur, Georgia, entitled "How to Deliver the Knockout Punch to Federal Judges" and "Kosher Food Blackmail of American Housewives" One phonograph record of the Christian Voters and Buyers League, entitled "United Nations 'UNESCO' Sex in our Public Schools" and "Negro Crime and Disease in the United States" One phonograph record of the KEY Records Company, entitled "Si-Partisan Treason, Part 1" and "Bi-Partisan Treason, Part 2" Book entitled "The John Franklin Letters" put out by The Bookmailer, Inc., Box 101, Murray Hill Station, New York 16, New York Two copies of magazine "The Cross and The Flag" for July and August, 1963, founded by GERALD L. K. SMITH A fund-raising mimeographed latter dated September 20, 1963, from GERALD L. K. SMITH Three copies of the "Gun Club News Bulletin" for March and April, 1958 A circular entitled "Must This Continue" of the "Citizens Foreign Aid Committee, " Washington, D. C. A circular entitled "Betrayed Again," a reprint of an article from the "Knoxville Journal and News-Sentinel," August 2, 1962 Copy of the booklet entitled "1963 Guide to Communist Imports," circulated by the Committee to Warn, P. O. Box 783, Havertown, Pennsylvania

3 MP A file folder labeled "Heinsohn Cherokee Mills, Postage meter deal--1962," which contains copies of material pertaining to problems apparently encountered by the Cherokee Textile Mills, Sevierville, Tennessee, in connection with the slogan on their metered postage. Mr. PETERSON stated he was furnishing this material for information purposes and tit if he did not call for it within thirty days, it could be disposed of. PETERSON stated that the main purpose for his visit was to advise that he had been informed by DON STANLEY and JOHN ADEMA that approximately thirty days ago ADEMA and STANLEY had received a telephone call from CALEY originating in Pennsylvania, wherein CALEY had stated that soon a high government official would be assassinated. No elaboration was made on the statement and it was disregarded at the time by STANLEY and ADEMA; however, in the light of the recent events they had instructed Mr. PETERSON to bring this information to the attention of the FBI.

4 R5-703 (Roy. I-21140) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dom December 6, 1003 JOHN ADEMA, Princeton, Minnesota, advised that he and his partner own and operate the S. and A. Plumbing and Heating Shop in Princeton, Minnesota. Hi.:; partnor is DON STANLEY. One of the customers with whom they have done a considerable amount of business in the past is one WILLIAM T. CALEY of Tayno, Pa., aho owns a large afice euilding on the main street of Princeton. This building houses several business operations including the local office of the telephone company and also has four residence apartments on the upper floor. Hr. AMA stated that he has known CALEY for a number of years and knows him to b41 a person who has very strong liked and disliles and has often stated his disliko of Negroes and Jows. Ho aloo pasoos uat literaturo, principally a magazine of sorts called "Contiaon Sense". Accorranc to Mr. ADEMA, CALEY upoads most of the :roar in Pennsylvnnia but Coes make at least one trip to Princeton each year to look after his building. Luring that portion of tiv, ycar hu is in Penmlylvanla Le norm::_lly sevorc.1 ion?: uistanec tcloo:iono ' ::..411 ; a to him aw:. his partner rclativo to Li., builoing. In tne.,0 culls ha discusses mattoz-; pertaining to hid building for up to fifteen minutes flu then it is not nuoommon for him to make comments on and discuss some topic of current national intura4t for several additional minutes. ALEAA advised that he io nimble to give an exact date, but he knows that it was a day or two prior to the March of the Negroes on Washington, D.C., that at about 9:00 p.m. he received one of the usual calls from CALEY at his home. On this occasion as in the past Mr. CALEY uisoussec matters pertaining to his building for-about fifteen minutes anti then brought up the matter of the above mentioned March on. Washington. ADEMA stated that as near as he can recall CALEY stated "Look for some high government official to be shot or killed soon". ADEMA stated that it was not specifically said but he assumed that this predicted killing would be tho result of some Civil Right action. The identity of the government official or the place of the incident was not given. N ft On 12/4/33 of Princeton, Minnesota # Minneunalis a41 by SA ANDREW K. UGGEN Liao Dat di crated 12/5/63 This docuresal coma Ina neltbor t000woondatlon nor cone lu Ion of In FBI. It Ls *Its property of the FBI and Ls loanod to rout agency; LI and its ooat st or* not to t» distributed outelde your g scry.

5 MP ADEMA stated that he does not recall what reply he made to this statement by CALEY, but he had no desire to be drawn into a discussion of that type and did not encourage further discussion. The conversation was terminated shortly and he gave it little thought thereafter until after the assassination of President KENNEDY. In subsequent conversations with CALEY there was never any similar statement. ADEMA also advised that his partner DON STANLEY was not a party to this conversation.

6 PR JRW:LRB (1) On October 22, 1958, HENRY W. RONAYNE telephonically advised SA MICHAEL B. DAVY that he resided at 357 Morris Road, Wayne, Pa., and operates Chick's Auto Body Shop, 101 North Aberdeen Avenue, Wayne, Pa. RONAYNE said he had been asked by WILLIAM T. CALEY to have the Scout Troc,p which RONAYNE is Assistant Director of, distribute 100 copies of a pamphlet called "United. States Day October 23." RONAYNE said CALEY operates a nursing home at Wayne, Pa.,.and frequently visits his body shop with pamphlets and literature to hand out. Much of the litei'ature appears to be anti-semitic and segregationist in nature. RONAYNE forwarded through the mail a copy of the pamphlet he mentioned on the phone, to the Philadelphia Office of the FBI. The pamphlet was published by the United States Day Committee, Inc., P. O. Box 353, Tulsa, Okla., and the pamphlet attacked the United Nations Organization, urged the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act be strengthened, and urged that measures be taken to stop the Federal Government from taking over more of the rights of individuals and powers of local governments. It attacked "Internationalism and creeping Socialism" in the United States. On April 18, 1958, WILLIAM T. CALEY of 20 West Avenue, Wayne, Pa., personally appeared at the New York Office of the FBI requesting to see SA THOMAS J. BARRY. CALEY stated that RUSSELL.MAGUIRE of the American Mercury magazine had furnished him the name of SA BARRY as a person in the FBI "who could be trusted." CALEY said he sometimes had information concerning the "Jewish conspiracy against the United States." CALEY said he came to New York to see MAGUIRE because he had some material concerning "Nigger gun clubs" which he wanted. MAGUIRE to make 100 photo copies.f. CALEY said the information about the "Nigger gun clubs" was given to him by one GRANVILLE ROSE, a vitamin salesman who lives in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He said ROSE is active in getting information concerning "Jews and Niggers." CALEY said he is owner and director of the Caley Research Foundation, 20 West Avenue, Wayne, Pa., which is set up to do research in cancer.

7 PH (2) Yj On December 21, 1962, LOUIS J. NICOLETTI, Investigator, Second U. S. Army Industrial Security Field Office, Philadelphia, Pa., Lt. Col. U. S. Air Forr'e Reserve, residing at 8419 Ardleigh Street, Philadelphia, Pa., was interviewed at his request by SAs GEORGE BICKLEY, JR., and JAMES Q. GORD,lO9th INTC, Philadelphia. NICOLETTI related that he attended a Christmas party at the Willow Grove Naval Air Station on December 15, 1962, and that he became socially acquainted with a Mr. W. T. CALEY when CALEY asked NICOLETTI to join a group of people in his party. CALEY during the course of the evening, almost whispering, asked NICOLETTI whether or not he had evilr heard of "counterinsurgency." NICOLETTI stated to CALEY he had never heard of this, but having his curiosity aroused he attempted to determine from CALEY what "counter-insurgency" was. CALEY said he was speaking in reference to a "counter-insurgency" training program which had as its objective to hold down the American public. CALEY said he had literature regarding "counter-insurgency" and this "counter-insurgency" was related to Major General EDWIN WALKER of the U. S. Army in Texas. CALEY did not specify the relationship between WALKER and "counter-insurgency." CALEY said that he would make some of this literature available to NICOLETTI but NICOLETTI, after departing the club, never heard any more from CALEY. CALEY gave NICOLETTI, during the course of the evening, his business card which read: W. T. CALEY Caley Research Foundation Research Analysis 30 West Avenue Way.as, Pa, MUrray On March 8, 1963, Lt. JOHN LITZENBERG and Sgt. RUSSELL FLEMING, Radnor T:wnship Police Department, Wayne, Pa., advised SA THOMAS F. LEWIS that WILLIAM T. CALEY had been a life-long resident of the area and comes from a family which at one time was considered wealthy. They estimated his age to be in the mid 60's, and said he operates the Caley Nursing Manor, 30 West Avenue,

8 PH () Wayne, Pa., which is also his residence. The manor is a combination rest and nursing home set up and operated by CALEY alone for about 15 years. They said they had never known CALEY to have been arrested or otherwise ccnsidered in the community as a criminal type. He does, however, have a history of making frequent and unfounded nuisance complaints to the department and is considered by most of the individuals who are familiar with him, as being mentally and emotionally unstable. They were reasonably certain, but not positive, he had been confined on occasion to mental institutions. He has few social acquaintances in the City of Wayne. He is considered to be completely unreliable in his comments and it is generally understood in the community that any statements made by him have little, if any, basis in fact. Lt. LITZEMBERG said it was his opinion that CALEY's business survives because of the acute shortage of nursing establishments in the area. 5

9 F0402 (R ) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION December -, 1963 (1) DONALD G. COX and GENTRY H. LOWE, JR., identified themselves as Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to WILLIAM THOMAS CALEY, 30 West Avenue, Wayne, Pa. Special Agents COX and LOWE then advised Mr. CALEY that he had the right to an attorney and anything he said could be used in a court of law against him. CALEY voluntarily furnished the following information: He advised that DON STANLEY and JOHN ADEMA are plumbers and own and operate the S & A Plumbing Business, Princeton, Minn. He advised that STANLEY and ADEMA do plumbing work for him. Mr. CALEY stated that he owns the Caley Building in Princeton, Minn., and this is the property for which STANLEY and ADEMA are hired to maintain the plumbing. Mr. CALEY advised that he has telephoned STANLEY and/or ADEMA on numerous occasions, in the past. He stated that he does recall telephoning STANLEY and ADEMA about thirty days ago in regard to the furnace in the Caley Building. He stated that he was having the old furnace overhauled and had talked to them regarding this matter. Mr. CALEY stated he did not remember telling or indicating or inferring in any way that President KENNEDY would be assassinated and denied saying, "Soon a high Government official would be assassinated." He stated that he would not have any basis to make this statement and it had not entered his mind. He further advised that he subscribes to the "American Capsule News," which is published every Saturday at 1835 IC Street NW, Washington 6, D.C., and that MORRIS A. DEALLE - is the Editor and Publisher. He advised that he had purchased subscriptions to this weekly newspaper and had given the subscriptions to STANLEY and ADEMA as a gift. Mr. CALEY advised that this newspaper has a section entitled "Predestination." He made available a copy of "American Capsule News," Number 402, dated November 30, 1963, Washington, D. C., and on the inside page under the title, Predestination," appeared the following article in part: On 12/4/63 at Wayne, Pa. # Philadelphia SAs GENTRY H. LOWE, JR., by and DONALD G. COX/rdc Dot. dictated 12/4/61 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions at the FBI. It le the property of th FBI and le loaned to your agency: it and it coatente ar not to be dletrlbuted outeld your agency.

10 PH (2) "On July 16, 1960, Capsule News made the definite, unqualified statement that 'Whoever is elected this year will die in office.'" Mr. CALEY stated that he was of the opinion that Mr. DON STANLEY and Mr. JOHN ADEMA had probably read this "American Capsule News" and attributed the'predietion of the death of an elected official mistakenly to him. Mr. CALEY stated that he could not remember making a telephone call to Mr. ADEMA a few days previous to August 28, He remembered that the March on Washington took place in August 1963, which was a peaceful demonstration to win support for the passage of the Civil Rights Bill. He stated that he did not remember telephoning Mr. ADEMA or Mr. STANLEY previous to this March and denied that he stated to either one of these men to watch for a high Government official to be shot during this March on Washington. Mr. CALEY advised that he does not publish or distribute any literature of any kind, but has purchasid subscriptions to the Capsule News and some other weekly newspapers which he has given to people as gifts. The following description of WILLIAM THOMAS CALEY was obtained from personal observation and interview: Name: Date of Birth: Race: Sex: Height: Weight: Hair: Eyes: Characteristics: WILLIAM THOMAS CALEY February 25, Princeton, Minn. White Male 6' 240 lbs. Gray Blue Wears glasses

11 0 CO l oi PH Employment: Residence: Marital Statue: Wife: Former Employment: Ownz and operates Caley Mmnor (a nursing home for the aged, formerly knlan for a short time in 1946 as Caley Research Foundation), 30 West Avenue, Wayne, Pa. 30 West Avenue Wnyne, Pa. Married MARY MYRTLE CALEY 30 West Avenue Wayne, Pa.. JANE GIOVANNELLI, nee CALEY 30 West Avenue Wmgne, Pa. Engineer for Westinghouse Steam Division, Lester, Pa..