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FD-350 (Rew. 7-16-63) arrest soon . e : in wiretaps BY BUD GORDON News staff writer - . | MONTGOMERY, Aug. 15 4e~ Alabama Public Safet; Director Al Lingo said Sat- ijurday the state expects to make an early arrest in its recently launched “‘wire- tap” investigation. — Although -he declined to elab- jorate, Col. Lingo said state in- ivestigators “have a prime sust pect,” and almost enough evi- —— PAGE A-38 idence to make an arrest.’ THE BIRMINGHAM - Lingo said the investigation ‘was launched about a month NEWS ‘ago, when ~an electronic “tele- —_ iphone bug” was found on the office phone of Miss Sybit-Pool, } jmember of the Alabama Public‘ * \Service Commission, — SINCE THEN, he said. two! other “bugs” have been lo-| , |cated—both in private homes ‘lin Birmingham. More details! — jabout the telephone bugs may , [be found elsewhere in today’s: , |News in a full report dealing with wiretapping. — The latest tap found was dis- covered in the home of a North Birmingham citizen last Thurs- day, according to Lingo. The “bug,” at small electronic de- Date: 8/16/64 vice capable of transmitting a Edition: FINAL telephone conversation several blocks, was discovered behind Author: @ wall baseboard. Editor: | Lingo would not disclose the| Title: "LINGO SEES aes ee cance were tapped ARREST SOON IN WIRETAPS" for fear of hindering the inves-| ‘ Character: ation. « “It looks like people don’t have any macy anymore" or Lingo said. “We are going to Classification: Re to the “bottom tienen ne Submitting Office: Birmingha en dectined to say whether] (C Being Investigated there is any connection between the three wiretaps. He said the investigators have a “new lead” lin the case which may lead to lan arrest within the next few (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.)