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FD-350 (Rev, 7-16-63} ’ Lingo s sees— arrest soon in wiretaps BY BUD GORDON | ' News staff writer - . | MONTGOMERY, Aug. 15 i Alabama Public Safety Director Al Lingo said Sat- ‘{urday the sfate expects to ‘lmake an early arrest in its recently launched “‘wire- itap” investigation. Although .he declined to elab- orate, Col. Lingo said state in- /Vestigators “have a prime sust ‘tpect,”” and almost enough evi- dence to make an arrest, |. Lingo said the investigation was launched about a month ‘ago, when ~an electronic “tele- ‘|phone bug’? was found on the office phone of Miss Sybit-Pool, member of the Alabama Public: Service Commission. ; SINCE THEN, he said. two other “bugs” have been lo- , [cated—both in private homes - ‘in Birmingham. More details : Jabout the telephone bugs may _ [be found elsewhere in today’s . [News in a full report dealing ’ |with wiretapping. The latest tap found was dis- covered in the home of a North Birmingham citizen last Thurs- day, according to Lingo. Tie “bug,” at small electronic de- vice capable of transmitting a telephone conversation several blocks, was discovered behind a wall baseboard. Linge would not disclose the {Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) PAGE A-38 THE BIRMINGHAM | NEWS frre eT ae Date: 8/ 16/64 Edition: FINAL Author: Editor: Title: "LINGO SEES isaac 7 names of thé Birmingham citi- nam whose phones were tapped ARREST SOON IN *lfor fear of hindering the inves- WIRETAPS"' tigation. . Character: : “It looks like people’ don’t . have any privacy anymore,” or Lingo said. “We are going to Classification: get to the bottom of this thing if it takes every investigator we have.” Lingo declined to say whether there is any connection between the three wiretaps. He said the investigators have a “‘new lead” in the case which may lead to an arrest within the next few days. — Under Alabama law, wiretap- pig or interfering with a tele: phone message is ‘a misde-l] -e--F | 434 meanor punishable by a $500 a > / / de J finé or ei months In or Tt Submitting Office: Birming hal CI Being Investigated