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@ FR-LL0 (4-35-62) a * Some Friendly, Others Ignore Bob Kennedy By DAVE CHESNUTTT Journal Staff Writer Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy left Montgomery today at 11:30 a.m. for Columbia, 5&.C., atter conferring with Gov, George C. Wallace for an hour and 20 | Minutes in the governor’s office. The attorney general was zreet- ed today with both friendliness and cool disdain by the milling crowd of some 300 persons who | had gathered this morning at ‘the State Capital. | Kennedy arrived for his con- ference at 3:33 a.m., less than 20 minutes alter 17 secretationist ‘demonstrators were hauled off ‘by local police for parading with- ‘uut a permit. Both Kennedy and Wallace said latter their raecting that they had an ‘SOME DON'T SHAKE: __, Only five or six people refused to shake Kennedy's hand when the held it out to them. In several tases, he went out of his way to shake hands with people crowding lon the Capitol stairs and children | gathered in the corridors. | An unusual protest to Kennedy's ‘meeting with the governor came ‘in the form of flowers. | A wreath bearing a small Con- \federate flag was placed over the tamed star which marks the spot jon the Capitol steps where Jef- ‘ferson Davis was inaugurated as the first president of the Con- feceracy, Mrs. J. F. Dugger of Hope Hu!l explained that she placed the wreath over the star to Keep it ‘from being siepped on by “fan ‘enemy foot." When Kennedy was approach. ing the entrance of the Capitol, la shout from the crowd warned “Don't step on those flowers.” ‘In his exit. Kennedy tactfully lavoiding going between the col- ‘umns where the star is located. Ww RE SMILE Kennedy wore a smile throu oyt the eventual morning a wermly greeted all he met. Hott- (Mount Clipping in Spoce Below) ee Wallace, the boyish-f - ney general did seem fled, His appearance was explained when he told members of the press that the meeting had re sulted only in the governor ex- plaining his strong stand on seg- regation with no compromise on the racial issue in sight. Kennedy began his day this! morning by having breakfast with two federal judges, Richard T. Rives of the Sth Cireult Court of Appeals and Frank M. Johnson of the District Court here. After the breakfast at Maxwell: Air Force Base where Kennedy: had spent the night, he kept his. a a.m. apopintment with the gov- ‘ernor. Following the conference, he lanswered newsmen's questions on ithe topics he and Wallace dis- cussed. They inchided: Integra- tion at the University of Ala- bama; court matters involved in ragial issues; Montgomery a its] beauty; Negro remstratiqy Cages; the national Democratf Ppa-ty. Summing up the conference, the attorney general said, “His {Gov. Wailace's) position has tot not been aware that the picket. ¢ver after the conference with changed, my position has not ting had taken place or that the "pickets had been arrested. ' In contrast to the picket slogans such as ‘Koon Kissin’ Kennedy,” the attorncy ceneral was creeled warmly by many of the onlookers LaWhenrne offered his and. * ~ wpoee eh tae we The Peer Lome > Oe te ne ai cilie Poe “changed.” ' Leading a cordon of highway -patrolmen, Kennedy moved out wwf the governor's office into the throng of people gathered in the corridors. | One of kis staff members fell behind the patralrnen who were ‘clearing the way. On catching up ‘with them, he found he could not get back inside with his boss so he hung onto one of tie patral- men’s belts. Once inside and in the car which was to carry him to Max- well where he was scheduled to take-off al Il a.m., Kennedy changed his plans and :topped ‘at the Advertiser-Journal building for a chat with Grover Halk Jr., editor of the Montgomery Adver- tiser. He had visited the newspaper Wednesday night, but Hall was not present at that time. Kennedy was in the air at 11:37 am. today, ending his visit inAlabams. | Mate: Lidikionm: Character: Cletsabticeibbons Dilan tinneg €9bia cert i] (Inagicate paqe, name oi newspaper, cily und siate.} ALABAMA JOURNAL MONTGOMERY, ALA. 4/25/63 Final Autry piditoe: vie: VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO MONTGOMER? ALA,, 4/24-25/63 QO CONCERNING a6 MO 62-1098 MOBILE 7 7 a ‘ Ror ' <a hey -—S . na eae ine = ea as 2 wis _ 7 _—. pe .- ie ee et ee t a ~ ” ~ mo : ee sate! wy " a . - ae - ~~ oF tne > - -~_ - wet he eR. — - . ae ne ate So wee ee < Parl ees