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Ve NWSE ee WEEKLY Vol. 1, No. 40 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, Thursday, October 24, 1963 - Ten Cents Per Copy Seibels Brands ing A ‘Contemptible. Grenier To Work Fulltime For Goldwater Candidacy WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 24— ‘eter O'Donnell, Jr-Chairman of he National Draft Goldwater rommitiee, today announced that “ihn E, Grenier has accepted wsition of Regional dvering eleven southern states \iabama, Arkansas, Florida, jeorgia, North Carolina, Sout ‘arolina, Tennessee, Texas and irginia ‘Mr. Grenier will continue to serve in his present capacity as Republican State Chairman of Alabama. . In 1962 Grenier managed the Sentute compsign for Jim Martin ; 1956, Veeinat Lister Hill. Martin got;Laws Degree from |New York 496 percent of the vote. University. He practiced law in ‘Me Grenier is & practicing |New York City until he moved to attorney In Birmingham. He is | Birmingham in 1957. fea leave of absence froin| Mr. Grenier is married to the rw firm to serve full time to |former Lynne Youmans of Nash~ ‘ee the candidacy of Senator ville, Tennessee, They have one idwater. ~|s0n. . Drennen, Bethea Will Debate Merger Tssue If the communities involved vote for “merger” first, and then sit down to solve the myriad problems involved in amalgamat- ing two separate and distinct mu- Continued On Page 16 “We are very fortunate to have John Grenier accept this all- important position," O'Donnell said, “He brings demonstrated organizational sbility, campaign know-how, plus the enthusiasm | and dedication that will insure success for Senator Goldwater's nomination and election.” ‘Mr. Grenter is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He received a Bachelor of Laws Degree in 34 from Tulane University. He rved as a pilot in the United States Marine Corps from 1953 to and obtained a Master of ily Councilman Allen Drennen ; ia his committee are currently [Wudping ways and moans to merge wudying communities with the City of Birmingham. ‘Thursday night, Oct, 24, Coun (man Drennen and Jefferson “Nunty Representatives Maleom bethea are scheduled to debate S } Kk Fe ae neocons I CALMNAT ey merce. ing tom the aeete 1 shee rotests a big difference. “Mergec” suggests a mutual understanding, reached ehead of ime, between the City of Birm- errata de see pain and strain for all concerned. Also to be disposed of are such see ts ice, se tracts, taxes, municipal obli; tions, conflicting ordinances and Ln ne ei ihr problems waiting to be opened in CAC Story Birmingham attorney John C. ‘Schmarkey has accused The Bir- ingham News of “innacurate re- porting" in connection with » story concerning action taken by the Group Relations subcommit- tee of the Community Affairs Committee at its Friday, Oct. 11 meeting. The Group Relations Committee adopted . resolution calling on Mayor Boutwell 10 make an im- mediate public statement in favor in a eerlen by Victor Lasky, cerpted from his forthcoming JFK: THE MAN AND THE MYTH (The Macmillan Company. By Victor Lasky (Copyright, 1963, by Victor Lasky) North American ‘Newspaper Alliance launched his political Yareer on the basis of a misrepresentation. Tre e4 Kennedy, then twenty-five years old, decided to run forthe Con- grestional seat vacated by James| ouncil Off Spot —King : Plans To Hire Negroes City Codneitman George Seibele ‘says that integration leader Martin. Luther King’s statement conrern- ing the withdrawal of Negro de- mands for the hiring of Negroes for thé Police Department is & “contemptible lie.” King earlier had said he had inside knowledge that the city was planning to hire Negro police officers in the near future, and that in order to help “si for the City Council he [érawn his ultimatum de the hiring of 25 Negroes as police ' otticers within two weeks, Seibels said: “King’s statement brands him all the more as a con~ temptible Kar who will say any~ thing to make his point. If there is any face saving to be done it i up to King and Shuttlesworth. “1 challenge King to produce | any evidence to show that he ‘has inside Knowledge that the city "plans to add several Negroes to An_ Editorial Boobs—And The FBI Probably“ane of the most highly respected public servants the United States has ever employed is J. Ed- gar Hoover, for 36 years Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The high regard in which Mr. Hoover is held, ur versally, is well deserved. Under Mr, Hoover the FBI has developed a reputation for complete, immovable, incorruptible dedication to purpose — which Is, quite simply, to bring to bar violators of the Federal Law. ‘With its solid record of performance and the out- standing high quality of its people, the FBI is, year in and year out, through one “administration” after another, a solid rock in our government around which any citizen can always throw a line, and to which he can always point with considerable pride of owership— regardless of his political pers Loy so ? We have alwatz considered the FBI to be inde- pendent of politics We can only guess to what extent 2 (Continued On Page 8) Victor Lasky JFK --- The Man And The Myth How much do we know about John F. Kennedy, the man in the White House? Less than about any other president in re- |e, police force in the near cent history, writes Victor Lasky in a controversial series “any discussions concerning called JFK: THE MAN, AND THE MYTH. Lasky asks some of the questions that have puzzled Americans for several years — about Kennedy's health, the influence of Kennedy's fathe the convictions, or Jack of them, the President holds — and pieces together the answer from a huge file of facts. This series exclusively in The Examiner will undoubtedly be « subject of controver-g~in political campaigns to come. any of our present problems will never be with King or Shuttles~ worth, and as long as they con- tinue to try to blackmail this city and responsible Negro citizens, then there will never be any real hope for improving race relations. “To follow and endorse the con trars of Voters and Election Com-|temptible tactics of King and missioners of the Commonwealth. |shuttlesworth is to aid and abet There was one thing wrong, /left-wing agitators of this evuntry (Continued On Page 2) \ ‘On Page 16 INSIDE BAMA‘S MY BEAT WORK BREAK! WHAT'S THAT? VICTOR LASKY _____------ REDS SOUTH OF BORDER GOLDWATER, A DEMOCRAT ___Page 6 Following ta the second artiste President John F., Kennedy jode occurred in 1946 when iar each City Hall. Solutions should be found; agreements should be reached; commitments should be made by the parent city Birmingham, and ‘the voters must be well informed ‘before the issue properly can be put toa vote, officers, Following the Oct. 11 meet- Ing, Schmarkey tendered hie lon to Mayor Bautwelt _ Continued On Page 16 of the City’s hiring Negro police Michael Curley, the grand old man of Massachusetts politics. To enter « Massachusetts pri- mary, @ candidate is required to| submit the names of 250 party supporters. On April 2, 1946, John F. Kennedy ted. such 1 list to-the Office of Jne Regis- HIS BROTHER, THAT IS DR. JOYCE BROTHERS _ SOME MARRIAGES DOOMED OUR READER'S FORUM -_ WE GET LETTERS ___-Page 7 | _-_-Page 9