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FD-386 (Rev. 7-16-63) (Mount Clipping in Space Below) ae Vase rage . s hillers) "bombed the “36: Street! aptist - Church here last fall; killing four small Negro girls. . Phe agency also said in Wash- | ¥ngion “it knows who killed the; three young civil rights work-' ; a Philadelphia, Miss., last yn a statement from Washing- Yona spokesman for the FBI; was quoted as saying ‘‘a small Broup of Klansmen” is believed to be responsible for the church}, ombing but there is insufficient} evidence fo make any arrests, i AT THE “same TMF the agency was highly critical of the Alabama State Troopers whom they said ‘prejudiced’ the investigation with prema- ‘ture arrests. | The church was bumbed on Sept. 15. 1980. The faur giris were among hundreds attend- ing Sunday School when the blast ripped through the struc- ture. In its statement, the FBI said, “this investigation was prejudiced hy premuture ar- resis made by the Alabuma Highway Patrol. Consequent- ly it has not yet been possible to obtain evidence or canfes- : sions to assure suécessful | prosecution.” State Troopers arrested three men shortly after Gov. George Wallace announced evidence had been found that would solve! the series of bombings in Bir-, imingham, } | CHARLES CAGLE. BR. E. [ChantSissatrd John Hatwere! eas pth ill jsibit of dynamite. Tee fat victed in Recorders “ay ‘but appealed and were: mocent in Circuit Cou a “bbe church was the’ scene. of many civil rights” gemonstra- DHS. “th ‘the spring ahd- ~Suim-| mer of: 1963. = “The bombing was the last and most serious one in a long series lof racially, Connected attacks on: a--motel-and--the homes and churches of Negroes. IN CONNECTION with the, Philadelphia, Miss., case, the. FEI- spokesman said “intensive investigation is Continuing ta! develop the case for proseca-, ‘tion as quickly as possible.” The three civil. rights work- ers killed last June were. An- diew, Goodman, 40, of New York;'- Michael Schivieener, 24, of Brooklyn, N. ¥. and a Ne- gro, James Chaney, 21, of Meridian, Miss.-:. . * Their bodies were found i ina deep grave near Philadelphia; two months after they were last jseen alive, They had heen: (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state,) 1 THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS — Birmingham, Alabama Editer: tine: BAPBOMB Character: BM or Wlassificutian: Submitting Office: BIRMI NGI’ | j Being tnvestiqated PEP LSB ble fe cow SEARCHED..=—..-.-! SERIALIZED.__ NOV 29 1964 MINGHAM FBI — BIR