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Malcolm X — Part 34
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* Widow of Malcolm X Speaks”
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By PETER KJHSS
Mrs. Betty Shabazz, widow-had been asked to appeal to
of Malcolm X, met yesterday'their congregations for support.
with detectives investigating| Although Malcolm professed
{the militant black national-,the Muslim faith, Mr. Cary said,
ist leader. The meeting was at'the Protestant leaders’ effort
jan unannounced place away, was justified by his “emphasis
from any police office, accord-:on what constitutes manhood,”'
ing to her lawyer, Oliver Sutton. including ‘the importance of;
“She will cooperate fully In‘self-defense by Negroes, a pride;
giving any information © shelin their racial heritage and re-
lhas," Mr, Sutton said before the'sponsibility for self-help.” |
meeting. “It is my understand-| Assemblyman Sutton, a Prot-,
ing that she was not herselfjestant layman, noted yesterday|
deeply involved in his move-/ that he had represented Mal
iment, but was a typical Muslim,colm and his family only in
‘housewife without great private affairs and never rep-
awareness of her husband's ac-|Tesented his Organization of
itivity. However, she is anxious|Afro-American Unity.
Ithat the true assassin of her) The police officers in charge
‘huband be known.” of the investigation of Mal-:
Three fund-raising efforts are colm’s slaying Feb. 21, Assistant
going on meanwhile for the Chief Inspector Joseph L. Coyle:
widow and her four daughters.and Inspector Thomas Rena-:
: Assemblyman Percy Sutton, a'ghan, questioned three men
‘Harlem Democrat and Oliver last night at the Bathgate Ave-
| Pear hen it oe Ball 7, 2 in a wan
Sutton’s brother, said a Mal- nue station house in the Bronx.)
colm X Family Fund had been Detectives seized the three in
‘set up at the Freedom Nationalia basement apartment at 597.
‘Bank, 271 West 125th Street ast i64th Street where an’
[He called it a long-range effortlempty 12-gauge double-barreled Author: 9 TE
Editor: 9 OUT PPCR PANT AL
‘to support the family until rm Shotgun was found.
children have “gained maturi-| acter hei : aa
‘ty’ and to provide them with newriy” tear hours the three witle: MAT COT! LITT
orthodox Islamic teaching. . “were booked early today and: Tithe: ROD fas at
: y today and
A Commitee of Concernedicnarged with violation of the
Mothers has been formed, by weapons law
Mrs. Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, . ; “a «a
‘Abby Lincoln and Mrs. Michael,,, They were identified as Wi! Character: mr OL
lie Hilton, 18 years old, of 65
West 127th Street: Cyril 2X or
James, 18, of 14 East 118th
Olatunji to receive contributions;
-here at Box 1024, Church Street
. . Mrs. Poitier's home w= 75) Me fe Sask Ase _. ification: RY LANL 307394
in Pleasantville, N. z. Street, and John X57 Grey. 29. Clasaiteation eo Lae ah
Submitting Office: ry.
i n Sutton sald the.of 2300 Fifth Avenue. The po-'!
sembly was to buy alice said that Mr, James and:
home for the family. Mr. Grey are former Black Mus-
: “Harlem Protestant leadersjlims and that Mr. Grey had'
have sponsored an Educational|been a close associate of Mal-
‘Fund for the Children of Mal-icolra. i
‘colm X%. Its account is also at; Police here and in Chicago:
‘the Freedom National Bank.continued guarding headquar-
‘The Rev. W. Sterling Cary, ofjters of both Malcolm's move-
‘Grace Congregational Churth, ment and Elijah Muhammad's
‘said that the 250 member Nation of Islam, the Black Mus-
'churches in ithe Harlem-Upperjlims from whom Malcolm broke
‘Saerretin Associationioff a year ago. eet
.
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