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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 11

69 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Terrorism · Topic: 16th Street Church Bombing · 69 pages OCR'd
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F4O-350 (4+3-62) é MPhis was Birmingham ssi s ai vette , the’ brink of disaster when the expiosion ‘shattered youe has djed in a bombing Itself during the more than 40 that have perplexed the city in recent years, A few weeks age a young Negro was shot to death ‘ing mob reaction to the second bombing. of. Ne ro lorney Arthur Shores’ home. it eh 7 CRACK NATIONAL INVESTIGATORS are , beanting Ba ‘Jocal officials in the manhunt for the killer. © =~ 7 The Justice Department has assigned a’ special force Bi agents, including bomb experts, to solve the bing which heavily damaged the church and in-’ red,.15 other Negroes. ; ‘Two top aides of Atty, Gen. Robert F. Kennedy’ flew F nto Birmingham Sunday night: Asst. Deputy Atty. Gen. ph_Delan and John Nolan, the attorniey-aeneeal's trative assistant. person or persons responsible would be caught. ‘ The governor rushed State Safety Director Al Lingo . d 200 State Troopers into the city Sunday ‘evening— - “at the request of Mayor Albert Boutwell, Chief of -Police Jamie Moore and Sheriff Mel Bailey—to, aug- ment the overworked city police force, Birmingham its of the National, Guard were, alerted by” Wallace. | WN. ‘s TELEGRAM TO THE governor, . ‘the. oiticials ‘said that in view of hte ‘ ‘tragic and abhorent events in Birmingham Sunday morning, we, anticipate’ a ‘great deal-of unrest in our city, While the situation appears {o- “te well ‘under control of Jocal.. law enforcement at. his. the* possibility of further “trouble” exists." ci ton Stik s ‘Ave. Noah SEAROrA Denise MeNair, 11, ‘of ‘Bessemer «BL 4 and: | G60-George Wallace also vowed in'a statement’ that ' | (Mount Clipping in Space Below) mbing, i ere h; “Carol Robertson, 16, , of 1024 Fifth : ate page, name of newspaper, City and state.) 6 TUE BIRMUNGILIN NEWS THE BIRMINGHAM POST -HLKALD BIKMENGIAM, ALASAMA ! not: on Auth ae : ' we 9 Eatery ry Ww, ELVA Tithe: BAPTO 3B Character: RM or Classification: Submitting Cffice: a AOLTS
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