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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 6
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4-572 {Rev. 7-lb-03) 7
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Memorandum
TO >: The Director = DATE: Sep f ‘ 1%, 196 3
FROM : N,P, Callahan, Pas bow
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SUBJECT: The Congressional Record
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Pages A5875 - A5876, Congresswoman Green, (D) Oregon, extended her
rks concerning the bombing of the Negro churth in Birmingham. Mrs. Green |
ae included several newspaper articles with her remarks, This material included an arti
* - t fram the Washington Evening Star of September 17, 1963, entitled "A Flower for the
_ | Graves." This article stated "It ig too late to blame the ‘sick criminals who handled the
“§ dimamite. The FBI and the police can deal with kind. The charge against them
ple. They killed four children. Only we can trace the truth, Southerner--you and
= Pages 16315 - 16318. Senat@r Hart, 0D) Michigan, submitted for himsdlf
ae an} Senators Kuchel, (R) California; Humphrey, ) Minnesota; and Javits, (2) New Yo:
a resolution extending condolences of the Senate to the families of the Negro children
——— killed in Birmingham. Mr. Humphrey requested to have printed in the Record a copy oi
a letter the above four Senators sent to the President recommending that he issue a
proclamation designating Sunday, September 22, 1963, ag a day of national mourning an
-3 rerpembrance for children killed in Birmingham. Mr. Humphrey spoke at length on the
i Biymingham situation and included several newsvaper articles and editorials. Incluiied
: in these was the President's statement on the Birviingham church bon:bing as printed in
* | the Washington Post of September 17, 1963. HB was pointed out in this statement
i "Assistant Attorney General Eurke Marshall has returned to Birmingham to be of
assistance to community jeaders and law enforcement officials--and bon.b speciali
the I ederal Eureau oi Investigation are there to lend every assistance in the detecti
thos responsible for yesterday's crime. "'
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ij Page 16394. Congressman Lindsay, (R) New York, spoke concerning th
vorkbine in Birmingham. He stated, "TI call upon the U. S. Department of Justice to
: multiply its efforts 100-fold to uncover the fiicts surrounding this crime and to bring to
_ ine the persons who comuitted it. tmp FBI technique is needed to tell us that. this
—_ eg: crime weighs heavily onfhe conscience of every American and that the tears shed by the
i ae A rs and mothers, brothers and sisters of these little children are shed for all of 3:5.
Pages 16231 - 16232. Senator Young, (D) Ohio, spoke concerning the
w4 cent bombing in Eirmingham. He stated, ‘Iam well satisfied that the Federal
— Giwernment ig doing its utmost, through the services of FEI operatives and others; to
2 out the culprits who are guilty of one of the most terrible crimes tlat have teen
it
ore mitt ted in recent years.
Record for 7 6 34 was reviewed and pertinent items were
marked for the Directors attention. This form has been prepared in order that NOT RECORDED
portions of a copy of the original memorandum may be clipped, mounted, and pldgéd OCT wz 1963
in appropriate Bureat cake pe pubiect matter files,
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In the original i) memorandum captioned and dated as above, the rome were | Z . /
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