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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 11

69 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Terrorism · Topic: 16th Street Church Bombing · 69 pages OCR'd
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(Mount nm Spey in Space Below) thirin lig *e Newt’ 5 polisenait , oe BY JAMES FREE, News Washington correspondent ~ WASHINGTOM, Sepl. 18—Birmingham is still virtually in a state of shock from ‘fast Sunday's bombing, and the critical need is to establish communications and (ican phqe mutual confidence between Negroes and whites. newspaper, © This is the view of the Justice Department. Its chief civil rights trouble. shooter, Yurke Marshall. has strongly urged the hirifff of Negro policemen in Birming. ham as the first step. Marshall, head of the Civil | Rights Division, has noted that many Negroes lack | confidence in Birmingham city police and | actually fear Alabama state go- lice. He has suggested to city | | name of nity ang state.) officials and white civic leaders that appointment of some Negro pelicermen would chatge the at- fitude uf local Negrees toward all-white city and qounty law enfarcemen, authorithes, MARSHAL. RETURNED here Tuesday alternoon, after a three,, day visit ta Birmingham. He weni there by plane Sunday, after the: church bonvainy in which four Ney gra girts were Kuled. : Vado a epatinent thecal said Mar. BOKMINGIAM, AT Aag so shail had reported te Atty. Gen. 9/18/63 Robert Kennedy, and that they joloate: agreed it would be neither legal ean .: RED STAR FINAL nor logical to send federal troops JAMES FREE to Birmingham, as Negro leaders there have proposed. — Faster: The official noted that local re BAPBOMB and stale police have the sit- : wation under contre], and that oe veda hundred eon wees are. in reser OThopbcrett BM ‘Certainly fed ral “raped coula ; patra the str. -oHficial ae said, “bat. this Bite om Classification:
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