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i. | Gof a wee ee they tines i Myr. lniehug pais. March 30, 1971 fe Thea as Sohdis “THE CAPITOL HILL SPECTATOR" ARTICLE : RE DIRECTOR'S PLAQUE 5 ie Vv NOSGROUND: “The Capitol Hill Spectator;’ a small paper of limited circulation in gue Capliol ill area in its issue of March 25, 1971, carricd a Lrief tem “wae Rameoy Clark swipe placue marking Hoover’ Ss birthplace ?” The story riica.s ime plaque commcmorating Director's birth site on the wall of the Cvosiol ill Methodist Church, 421 Seward Square, S.E., has been stolen. “owt tavy aicctiousliy suggests a search of Ramsey Clark's recrculion room. aia urd to the news item, the Director noted: "Check and see if plaque hus been tf? siclon, DTaCxsGROUND OF PLAQUE: You will recall that the Capitol Hill Methodist Church is Iocan. 2 _ a ant Pennsylvania ..venue, S.E., at Seward Square. In 1966, Rov. /; Ldward 2. Levis, Pustor of the Church, indicated that the church would -ike ‘te dédiciuic u moral window to the Director as the site of ..i8 window in <he church is - vecise.y on the spot of Mr. Hoover's birthplace. This gesture was approved 2 the J. Edjar Eoover window of the church was dedicated on Sunday, June 2¢, st. Le Director attended the dedication ceremonies. on nm In cunnection with the window there are two placues. One pl...e 23 s.cuuicG next to ihe window on the interior of the building and the other piacuc p20 sei jusi velow the window on the exterior of the building and facing Penns:‘ivania Venue. oti plaques are captioned 'Statesmanship through the Christian virtucs.” The secuiu line reads "The J. Edgar Hoover window."" The plaques also poin. cui tie jirectui was born on this site on January 1, 1895. Both plaques contain the siui.c information with the exception that the interior one also identilies the dune... Uf tine Window, REC q y ao ~-* ..2. Bishop . - Miss Gandy / | eed ae LGis:mjj (6) JUN Sy 4) 7, (CONTINUED - OVER) \. _ r ww nad $s Me wee" —