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FD-350 (4-3-62) (Mount Clipping in Spoce Below) morial . fund for paying funeral “Of four Negro children killed Sun ay in the bornbing of 16th eet, Baptist. ‘Chu rch ai “and “restor- ron of the chareh ‘wa aringlinced today. Plans for a coordinated effort ; the “church ani other finaicial, needs rel wy, the eninge came oul! baie, relielous. ‘leaders e. fant,“’Catholic, pho and Jewish. jal and the Birmingham Tcust tional, have been selected as de-| fpoistories for the fund’ and contr’ butions wil! be accepted at those ‘banks. \~. Accepting the responsibility of fund trustees are Dr. John Lu- Mens of the Independent Presby}} rian Church, Dr. Denson. ranklin of the First Methodis| jurch, Episcopal Bishop C. 4 W. Landon ma Baptist | Carpenter, Dr. "First, National laymen of the city will be invited to become trustees. “Our community, has an_obli- bombing and has a need to ex- such a thing éould happen here,” Contributions “will be solicited ial Fund, *2o6b33 0° © | re BANKS, the’ First- Nation” as ore, “vice [P gation to the victims of the; press its sorrow, and concern that Said” Episcopal - Bishop - George| (Murray, spokesman for the re- ligious leaders of the fund, “The feclings gf ‘the commftmtty“trthe wanton killing of four children and dithe damaging of a church, “SOME OF ‘THE families af- fected, both in the bombing itself ‘and the resulting aftermath in- jvolving the loss of two additional fives, are in desperate financial | t Pthe report on the extent of! i he damage to the church is not” j yet complete,” Bishop Murray, i.”” bul the damage was very extensive “tis felt that a great number lof contributors to ‘such a fund would be an effective means of demonstrating that most of our people do not approve of bomb- jing and killing.” NAMES of contributors will not ‘bg_divulged ~ Feta Mlurvay Sai hat the, fogd woukdmake up theadifleresce between he amount of insurance coverage, whatever it may be. land the total cost of renovation uf the building. If the contributions to the fund exceed that cost and the cost of the funerals, the re- laim is to recognize, in one CO RS oeslinated sf fund raising: mainder will be turned over to {he CORE Uisaster fui we (inaicate page, name of newspaper, city ana state.) L_THE BERMLNGHAn NEWS THE BIRMINGHAM POS T-HLKALD BIKMENGILIM, ALASA} Date: 9/18/63 Eaton: RED STAR FINAL cuir JOHN W, BLOOMER tie: BAPBOMB Churactee: BM or Classification: Submitting Office: