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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 22

69 pages · May 22, 2026 · Broad topic: Terrorism · Topic: 16th Street Church Bombing · 67 pages OCR'd
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FD-390 (Rev. 7-16-63) s who bombed. ‘Sixteenth Baptist Church last year. Bth. “dur. investigation” to di- the identity of the suspect anything about him. sheon, méeting of Birming- "s ‘Business and Profession- fen's Assn., following a talk ich he spoke against liber- Sm, ‘centralized governmeal,}s 3 “the pink press.” je state public safety direc- Yor ,was asked whether he knew ho was responsible for the yptember, 1963, church bonib- that killed four Negro girls. white man or a Negro. Refuses Further Comment = personally think J know! did it,” Lingo said, but de-} ined to give any information ding to the suspect's identity. fe refused to say ‘whether the} "Suspect is Negro or white. He ;Said there is ne! enough evi- } sgence to warrant a prosecution. Lingo, asked whether he sus- "pects the same person whose jadentity was hinted at in a Sat- ‘urday Evening Post article earlier this year, answered: “T don't kraw who they sus- pect. In fact,"T don’t care.” Lingo’s speech inctuded vigor- lace for his forays into, the North. He compared the gover- -Mous, character in the Araerican Revolution ‘At a time when the cause of Americanism was leaderless and rudderless,”” he said of Wallace, “a ‘Paul Revere rode . across: this nation. And Thay: news fur the Communists’ and ‘the pinks and the liberals. “He is scheduled to ride again.” » Lingo also was asked about the prospect_of more civil rights materializes, “fT nv ready for them it they ' some,” he said. - = e head ‘of “thelm a tigi Patrol, said € Yesterday’ he thinks’ he! gut he said it “will interfere \go made the remarks at a nd whether his suspect was a| ous praise of Gov, George Waly nor’s travels to those of a fa-) (primary Communist doctrines,” demonstrations in Alabama. Hel. ‘said there were nimoré of’somelis this past Summer that did nota central government and the (Mount Clipping in Space Below) tactics"in ale to other] questions... SYou'ye seen, nthe fit lib. feral magazines “accusing “us -of| having a police state, at, this time,” ie Said. “But We're sdo-} ing no more than any other state's doing.” . Lingo said his men have been! charged with, police brutality but he said “we only take nec- essary i action.” . “Cai you placate a mob with- out force?” he was asked from ithe audience. -“"No sir,” be an- “you can not? “Lingo told, his~audience ‘that| he started as a patrolman when the staté organization was estab- lished as the Highway Patrol in| 1935. I “A lot of people say, “what does he know about law enforce-|, ment?” Lingo said, “But I'm a) yoharter, member.” I “America’s. national “purpose: has been changed from the di-, jvine goal of man’s individual, and Spiritual growth toward) freedom,” ‘Lingo said, “to” the} age-slavery of the equality doc-) trine, forced and enforced by. al growing ‘central government,"| Lingo said. ( “Through a system ot award and reward,”’ he said, “the léft- wirigéry have built an awesome jcontrol ‘over the news, entertain- jment, and educational media~ “Only those writers who preach equality and environment receive the awards. Only those imovies, only those educators, ‘only those’ news’ commentators are rewarded with, prestige and gain—until the full impact of. the absurdities were brought home With the crowning stuvid-, ity,of the Nobel Prize to a Mar- tin, Luther, King.” ~ i ces to “equality” djand‘;‘tenvironment” were “,to} what" he ‘said ‘are doctrines “of, Communism. ‘There fare two jhe'said. “One is. based on equal- ity, the ofher on environment.” Heigaid the equality doctrine| ised to’ justify an “‘all-power- ter cmnothing else, (indicate page, name of newspaper, city ana state.) aes Ch sracter sification: siting Office Fis) — BIRMINGHAM oan)
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