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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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Fin tey. Cross said.tha of- board of the church met ficial Tuesday night and voted ‘to | laonch its) own fond-ralsing drive, . Formation of a Rebuildi ing Fund eee, was senquncad by Trial iP a trustee of : Med Nga, chute. Neal are cant ibuticns io the fund may be mailed to Re-/ building Fund, Citizens Federal’ Sa‘ ings and Loan Association, 1523: Fifth Ave. North. Birmingham radio and tele. Vision stations WBRC and WRRC- TY started a fund-raising eam- Paign to replace the shattered, windows of the sanctuary as a memoria] to the four children Seven Orlando. Fla.. ministers | announced slart of & non-sec- tarian fund For ase in rebuildins the church. i IN THE British [stes, the Welch rewspaper, Western Mail. urged ot international campaign to re- Tiace one oof the bonybed-out stamed glass windows The work would be cose by a Welsh artist Expressions oof prieF for the death and -uffering caused by the bomb ringed the world At Washington, all 16 mem- hers of Alabatna's congressional delegation called the bombing “a heartless criminal atrocity’ and “a blat on the pbame of our fair state." AFTER MARSHALL'S return to Washington a Justice Depurtmett tpukesman said a chasm exisis yetween wiitte persuns and Nee 2rves in Birmingham, and they sive no communication with one another. When newsmen asked what was the greatest danger in the city, the spokesman replied he sup- posed 2 was that everyone would begin sheoting st one another School atiendance, which dropped sharply the day after the bombing, climbed sharply Tuesday, High school attendance Was 8%. per. cent of the total * regis Straflon ahd was $3 per cent ft West End, big’ by F Hatent ‘an organization ‘Schools, Was ‘parents of West End studeuts, ‘classroom boycolt, We not tn: cluded. SCHOOL OFFICIALS. sad of End attemlaoce was 74. eut normal rollrnent of 1,449 =. ote gain of 268 over Monday and the largest nomber in classes sine ‘class-cutting began, Meanwhile, a mass meeting was told papers [ncorporating of parents of siudenis boycotting schools are to be fled in Probate Court | today. 17 WEST END Parents For Private Incorporated, plans ‘o organize amt vperate a pris ale high school ‘ State Repo Mualteolm acted as spokesman after chased meeting, which he said altended by about 800 per- Fighty to #0 per cent were he Bethea the sons. added. Bethea said representatives of the organifauion have hired a pub tte relations firm and certified public acapuntant, and conferred with Dr. Austin Meadows, state stipeaitendent af eduesiis—
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