Article: NORFOLK DROPS CASE AGAINST PAIR WHO HANDED OUT ANTI-WAR LEAFLETS CITY ATTORNEY RECOMMENDS THAT THE LOCAL STATUTE BE AMENDED.(LOCAL)

Byline: MATTHEW DOLAN, STAFF WRITER

NORFOLK -- The case against the local anti-war protester arrested for handing out pamphlets in a city park came to an abrupt halt Tuesday.

The city attorney announced that he will drop a criminal charge of leafletting without a permit against Steven J. Baggarly, the soft-spoken peace activist who was arrested last spring in Town Point Park. A charge against his co-defendant, retired teacher Mary Franke, also was dropped.

``We don't regard them as any particular danger to the community,'' said City Attorney Bernard Pishko.

A city ordinance requires pamphleteers to obtain permission of the city ...

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