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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 22
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bitte EBL, says it still iatks
gilling four small Negro gitls.
he agency also said in Wash-
immer.
hzIn a statement from Washing-
ton’ a spoke
was quoted as saying
mbing but there is insufficient
evidence to make any arrests,
AT THE SAME TTMF the
agency was highly critical of
the Alabama State Troopers
whom they said “prejudiced”
the investigation with prema-
‘ture arrests
The churck was bombed on
Sept. 15. 196) The four girls
were among hundreds attend.
ing Sunday School when the
blast ripped through the struc-
ture.
In its statement, the FBI
said, “this investigation was
prejudiced by premature ar-
resis made hy the Mabama
bombers and |
lon “it Knows whe killed the} jdevelop the case for prosecu-,
ee young civil rights work-!
in Philadelphia, Miss., last: The three civil. rights work-
an for the FBI} /York:' Michael Schwerner, 24,
‘a smalil lof Brooklyn, N.Y. and a Ne-
group of Kiansmen" is believed;
to be responsible for the church] |Meridian,
chagaeilaiih ee inegay?
of dynamite. ee
vieted in Recordets it. bat
fappealed and were
fagcent in Circuit Cou
‘be church was the sé
een rights~ defons
the Spring ahd-<stim-|
mer 6f-1963.
The bombing was the last and)
most serious one in a long series
of racially. connected attacks on;
a-motel-and-the homes andi
Churches of Negroes.
IN CONNECTION with the
Philadelphia, Miss., case, the
FBI-spokesman said “intensive
investigation is continuing to
jtion aS quickly as possible.”
ers killed last June were. An-
drew Goodman, 90, of New
gro, James Chaney, 21, of
. Miss. ~
Their bodies
were found in a
| deep Brave near Philadelphia
| ltwo months after they were last
seen alive, They had been
ishot a
Highway Patrol. Consequent- ,
ly it has not yet been possible |
to obtain evidence or contes- |
sions to assure successful |
prosecution.”
State Troupers arrested three
men shortly after Gov. George:
Wallace announced evidence
had been found that would solve
the series of t
smingham.
mbings in Bir
'
H |
| CHARLES CAGLE, R. E.
cues om John Rattwere,
{Indicate page, name of
newspaper, city and state.)
1 THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS
— Birmingham, Alabama
vee 11-26-64
Holiday
tie BAPBOMB
} Classiti
ovny atnce: BERMENGILY
tnvewtgated
‘SEARCHED.
SERIALIZED
NOV 29 1964
FBI— BIRMINGHAM
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