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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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Blasts Here Continuing - “| fitngham sFol state investigators. arrested two persons in connec-, :'He said: irmingham, bombings, “Gov. George Wallace’ lies Dep in Montgomery last night. _ing about any ‘arrests being i Shortly before i a.m. today, Wallace released this, minent’ in the bombing. Any such: Pe he | ‘announcement comes as a com: Be State investigators have taken into. kW End plete Surprise to zme."” 265 “Rothe two persons int sl) delfetson “County” Sherif a ‘with the Bi ; : Bai A ernot’s office Wg : ong, Wi sue ns identities“are be.| were: ™m “contacting” Wa al ad i ity inves a fe Sue ie o” withheld in the interest! lace at the maasion by telephone. reacted for’ ‘comment, but un- ao continuing investi a Newsmen - said state photogra- ‘official Sources“from Sheriffts. of: yp g ga- phers ‘were ’sétfing’ ap “movielfice Said that the statement was En: equipment at the governor's of- news to them.”. + bh. $51 Jones, Governor Wallace's fice, indicating! that the governor} FRI “experts press. secretary, said he could notl,.< coming into his office fom Vtect , ° whether the two persons . were > wreckage of the church deter the mansion shortly. oN, 1 ite ‘or. Negro; where they were ‘The anriouncement puzzled tical mined asernent of the bailing, w enforcement officers, who It went off when about 400 ‘Ne. said they knew nothing of it, or groes weré in the building. did not comment. _at ail. Tt tourhed aff sporadic Al: Lingo, ' Wallace's. Publi¢| hat fasted far into the nig : Safety Director, was Tegisteredjtert two more Negro youths ‘dead. . at: the St.” Francis Motel in Bir- Negro leaders, headed by the’ mingham, _but_ his room did not Rev Martin Luther King Jr. answer. hs. : -* Jealled for restraint from Negroes _ ier oe a, governeps Te were’ “reports, uncon- and troops from the Federal: gov- ' * . ‘Eeiminent’ '< Tfirmed, that the persons, were be- érhment after. ‘the! bombing: They . fiortly after 8:30 p.m. last 18 held at Kilby Prisoit in’ Mont-jelaimed ‘there had been x “the” governor's gffice ae gomery but prison officials* said down. of Taw: apd ‘order.: Sgemad igabed ‘the. word that an. ‘arrest they bad ‘no knowledge of anyone! _ Negro “and ‘civic’ ‘leaders’ from Fi @ bombing. case was “imi being héld there in connection Birmingham rushed “to meetings nent. ” with the bombing. renee 2 with President Kennedy following the bombing. AS a result, Ken» nedy sent in former, ‘Army Foot: ball Coach Earl (Red) Blaik and former .Army ,Secretary Kenneth | Royall ‘to ‘try ‘to help: hegotiate their differences. . 3..." “hk TAHT cain teil you is s what was, 7 the Bove nor’s bries. = a ee Jones said he could not reveal ich state’ investigators ‘had made the arrests, or any infor Ba ent. sai D aid a dye mine ai atay . TT, ‘ient — 2T They said that an arrest” would ane governor "5 staremen it did be made “within a few hours,” nat maké clear whether the. per- and intimated that the arrest sons were being ‘held in connection ould come. iast Right, at some witht, the, bombing _ of ‘the | _ 26th “1Stréet ‘Baptist’ Churéh.- 7 ay e hours dragged awa tow. ‘4 The announcement could have ag os zee! ove vy ward referréd to any of a r , ae a one | tthe” Poverhér’s ‘office, in Mont- bombings here; “the than ‘20 ‘in Birming am ‘since i gomery. "tombing of Atty. Arthur Shores" 1957, ad a8. fhe first b to take a.| A ‘group of newsmen met thathome, the A. G. ‘Gaston Motel last j life. latest: bombing “came .; yernor, as. he flew into, the air May, ora: bémbing Gide Bigis: Sfmbn tees Off in. te | ee “at Montgomery,” comin: 's Southside last“week” 250% earl julie. the ba ct; oral "bare : b- - from-,a_-speech-making - trip tol a8 oy ekgonville, Fla, 0.9 ben S hos attr ae, crow Oh ‘peksonvl would not comment ial Be ee olde’ mie ie i the arrest at this time. He left, ta o 6, BOs BE DE i use ds 13. tihutes atera -ehrapni mb, exploded rea Tew. eel SaaS Frias ~ Br fe: gt Ott a, telephone Alls? and bol he ‘aitport, “and : went | ‘to the’ gove: ernor’s. ' ‘mansion, -as. tension mouated - and * om rapt g gL aR) ee ad Pivevncus ~
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