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Fp-350 (Rev. 716-63) (Mount Clipping In Space | Below) Ry ombers atrol Criticized- or Early Arrests. ‘The men, Charles Cagle, R. E. Chambliss.and John Hall, were chasgedomty with Hegat Pas: session, of dynamite. They were convicted in. Birmingham. Re- lcorder’s Court but-appealed and were found innocent in fae *& WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI)-—"A small group “ church was the ‘scene of af Klansmen” ng in Birmingham which killed four Negro girls, the “Bl Said iédey Wy But, said the F8I, there was insufficient evidence to assure a conviction end jthe Alabama Highway Po- trol “preiudiced’’ the inves. tigotion with premature ar- rests. The church was bombed Sept. 15, 1963. Tt was filled with Sun- day School children at ‘This investigation was prej- udiced by premature “arrests\' made by the Alabama Highway Patrol,” the FBI said. “Conse- quently, it has not yet been pos: sible to obtain evidence or con- fessions that would assure suc- cessful prosecution.” .~ The FBI said it had “identi- fied a small group of Klansmen: believed to be responsible.”” Answers King’s Charges ‘The statement was issued in a report following charges made iby the Rev. Jv., Winner of ‘the Nobel ‘Peace Prize...King said’ the FBI ahe not done its best at ‘all’ "times “to protect civil rights workers... State, troopers arrested. three mep shoitly after Gov. George Wi: face's oft citer. femosneta HighvayPatr ad" found dence that Sead solve.a Se of hombings in, Birmingh the time. is believed responsible for a church bomb-jmany civil rights meetings dur- ing the Spring and Summer of 1963 when mass démonstrations were staged in Birmingham, The bombing was the last and {most serious one in a long series lof racially-connected attacks on a motel and the homes and ichurches of Negroes. The FBI report also said to- day it knows who killed the three i ighls “workers in Jast Sum- bs bing “haa? ‘intenst ve investigation is con- jtinuing to develop the case for prosecution as quickly as _pos- ible,"'; an. FBI spokesman: said. 4 Acting Atty. . Gen... Nicholas’ Katzenbach has’ said previously: that Mississippians refusing to" come forward-and testify Have prevented atresia in, the slay- ings. “Y The three ‘killed ist June were Andrew Good: 20, of ? Nee Good a, r, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y, and {a [inaicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) Til) BIRMINGHAM NEWS TIM BIRMINGHAM 1 POST.-HERALD BIRMINGHAM. ALABA 1126-64 FINAL JAMES, Be MILLS cue BOMBING OF WENT ST,BAPTIST CH'~ RCW. -9-15-63 character: RM cuosniteation BEY 415723522 BIRMINGHAM 1 Investigated usa FATS 728