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(Mount Clipping in Space Below) Tjustice Dept. aide urges ‘hiring Negro policemen’ ‘ ‘ BY JAMES FREE, News Washington correspondent ” WasHINcToR, Sept. 18—Birmingham is still virtually in a state of shack from tast Sunday's bombing, and the critical need is to establish communications and mutual confidence between Negroes and whites. a This ts the view of the Justice Department. Its chief civil rights trouble: shooter, Wrke Marshall, has strongly urged the hirlg- of Negro policemen in Birming- ham as the first step. Marshall, head of the Clvit Rights Division, has noted that inany Negroes lack confidenc in Birmingham city police and ‘actually fear Alabama state po- lice. He has suggested to city officials and white civic leaders that appointment of some Negro pelicemen would chaBge the at- titude of local Negrees toward all-white city and qounty law enlareemeny authorithes, MARSHA Tuesday atte, ETCRNED here wan), ter a three, im. He went inday, after the an which four Ne; department official said Mar sbali had reported to Atty, Gen. Robert Kennedy, and that they agreed it would be neither legal nor logical to send federal troops to Birmingham, as Negro leaders there have proposed. The official noted that local and slate police have the sit- uation under coptrol, and that several hundred, Natlonal Gi men are‘tn reserve,” on iy € jal pat could Abs 2 THE BIRMiNGU AS THE BIRMINGHAM POST -HEK AL BERMENGIOM, ALAGYSE 9/18/63 RED STAR FINAL JAMES FRSE BAPBOMB BM