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FPD-350 (Rev. 7-18-63) ail = Over ‘si, 500 in “yeward money for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for killing four Negro girls in bombing 16th Street Baptist Church * September 1943 has been re- furned. =Almost $80,000 was given or sledged as a reward for infor- pation. In addition to the $1,- | 7 actually collected, there was $78,052 listed as “firm pledges dver responsible signatitres.” ee y. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES fer the reward fund met last ednesday and voted to return ithe money. Terms of a resalu- ‘tion by the City Council dic- ‘tated the money must be re- td oat hy Por lthe furned if not paid ant by Pee. 3t, 1964. . Spokesmen for the four-man! ‘Haley, former president of the Birmingham Bar Association. ST Lat District 36 director of the United Steel Workers; Dr. John Buch- anan. retired pastar of South. Side Baptis! Church, and Amos Kirby. public relations director; at Carraway Methodist Hospital. “Haley said the board of trus- fee$ was also authorized to pay any amount of the $1,527 thal in their discretion was yeeewearn. for lferavotien | y returned . hee ae Other members were BR. E. Farr i it havi, ga - re leading ta the arrest and con viction of anyone hombing a residence or other building in Birmingham. None was ever paid. All but $6 of the money col- lected was returned. Coming from an unknown contributor, the $4 was used for postage to mail the 57 checks necesasry to return the money. After the board of trustees’ voted to return the money a, letter was necessary from Bir-| mingham Police Chief Jamie: Moore stating that no one had! been arrested in connection with + the two-year- -old bombings. Haley said there will probably be some wrong addresses among. ‘board of trustees was James ithe 57 checks. for some people have moved since donating the money. One $5 cheek has al- ready been returned. The money was kept in a bank account al no interest for two ‘years. Haley said the board years. Haley said had the hoard known it would have been for two years, they might have set up same sort of interasLaccount. “a (Mount Clipping in Space Below) {Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) BIRMINGHAM NEWS 12) BIRMINGHAM, AIA, Edition: PATTS FIWAL Author: DNKNOWN Editar: J OHN Wo BLOOMER OLR o AAR Ur dak Le ue a ie “ff & Tharscter: or gpere 3 Classilication: BY She Submitting Office: BH L i Meing Investigated - 2 :