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3 2 3 ¥ - < NITED STATES DEPARTMENT JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Boston, Massachusetts h , Please In Reply Refer to October 18, 1963 UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, September 15, 1963 ~ . BOMBING MATTERS Dr. Fields is Information Director of the National ' States Rights Party (NSRP) and Editor of the "Thunderboit," official organ of the NSRP. A characterization of the NSRP is attached hereto, charles Sprague is the proprietor of Clint's Barber Shop, 562 Islington St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire ~~~ -—-—~ On June 29, 1963, Thomas Cobbs, Chairman of the National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Portsmouth, New Hampshire local branch, a Negro, was refused a haircut at Clint's Barber Shop, 562 Islington St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire. As a result, Thomas Cobbs swore out a warrant against Charles C,. Sprague charging Sprague with a violation of a New Hampshire Statute making it an offense to practice discrimination, Trial date was set for July 10, 1963 but a continuance was granted until July 25, 1963 at the request of Sprague's attorney. Subsequently trial was delayed to July 26, 1963 at which time Judge Thomas Flynn of the Municipal Court, Portsmouth, New Hampshire referred the case to the Supreme Court of New Hampshire to obtain a ruling to determine if the statute against the practice of discrimination is constitutional.