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FID-350 (4-39-62) Overnor ; says a" BY HUGH W.: PARROW =< “News: ‘staff. rifer "MONTGOMERY, Oct. 1 — Ty’ phoried (Meunt Clipping in Space Below) en) ee is, Sunday : = ; converéation i indicated itm mii art te : Jadvisable to. bold certain persons. “ey fold: “them, oe he said, * “they were eynerishcead invacthiastarc WERE SAPEDIENCEG Vest Sators x0V, George C. Wallace remained|and that if they thought action dept ‘today as to whal, if any-|should be taken to go ahead." hing. has resulted from the ques- ning of two Jefferson County wen by state officers in connec: jon with the Birmingham Negro’ burch bombing investigation. “The governor Monday voiced me special claim. He said, “we certainly peat the Kennedy crowd ‘the punch’ aE ee PUL, v. Wallace thus implied that é the state had not detained R. E.. Chambliss and Charles Cagle ‘or questioning. other prohe agen- ties probably would have taken the ‘step. HIS COMMENT, moreover, added impetus to reports heard nere that the four investigating; groups — state, city, county and federal — may be operating inde- pendenily to a large extent in the cirrend “investigation ee At first the governor said he knew very little of developmenis following the questioning of the two men in Birmingham, Later Sir i st ath, after conferring with his legal adviser, ‘Cecil Jackson, who has been in contact with Lingo and his men, Gov. Wallace said the investigators did not want to make public at this time what they have found: ~ \ Gov. Wallace took time out from. a busy schedule’ to sample he day’s collection of incoming “fan mail.” With one or two ex: ceptions the newly arrived letters from many poinis in the United States were strongly favorable. Some of the letters contained small bills and checks as a con- tribution to the governor's ‘‘fight for] states’ rights.” Weallass oarmilsad henadiy woy, Waelate Oe oroany - when an office aide showed him - a copy of an automobile bumper - sticker recently appearing on cars- in-this.area. It said ‘‘Wellecator President.” (Inaicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) THL BIRMINGHAM POST -HLKALD BUMINGIEIM, ATA BAMA Tathe: BAY BONB Character: HIS! Classification: Submitting Office: oR ay oR