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“} FR-350 (Rev. 7-16-64) Vacyn: ‘like the: te aeein rane — is fast becoming ex Bnict in the U.S. . en in Alabama, ‘the: Tong! ied.” “freedom of | secret eech and action is vanishing,’ sposed by electronic “eaves-! opping’’ devices, and super, ras which can. take Pictures, ‘the “dark. oye # Three miniature electronic de- Gices for monitoring telephone en have been found -¢Alabama during the past Mianth according to “Public ADOT, ah Safety Director Al Lingo. One such device was found Jast Thursday, attached to the Flephone wire in a Birmingham ome. Another was located in a Birmingham home about three : wéeks ago. Still another was ‘lo- «ated on the telephone of Miss Sybil Poole, membet of the. Alabama Public Service Com- Ssion. ’ Een all three cases, the de- Evices were tiny, self powered «short wave radios, capable of broadcasting phone conversa: | > fions several blocks away to a y receiver. ECAI three devices were ingen- ‘ously constructed at a cost from $150 to $250. They were cleverly ‘concealed. 40 ALTHOUGH THE state has}. “a good suspect,” persons who installed these electronic bugs |are not known. Tracing thé in- struments, according ta Lingo “js almost impossible. . Manufactured in Miami an oe Francisco, the bugs bear no fanufacturer’s “label. “A: few, phone v wire was a major, project, ary agencies — ingo said, are being made ht here in Alabama by skilled € ATI) PEEP {ute electronic devices using ts liny transistors. instea ad OE ees as brought-the wiretapper’s art within the reach of the ordinary investigator , or espionag “Tinie Magazine fecently 1 re” it vodled the federal government ‘buys § Some $20 million of tele- | phone bugging devices a year, Many of these bugs” ‘are used by federal officials on their - own phones to record conver: sations in sgerecy. vets ey | Most - expensive ‘among’ “the bugs is the tiny transmitter. Some of these are no larger than a lump of sugar and many are smaller than a ‘pack of clk arets, 20 OY Most popular is the simple in- ‘duction coi}, which picks up beth ends of a phone conversation. ‘A YEW ULTRA- ‘Sophisticated ‘bugs can perform their spy- chores wilhout being connected ito a phone. The only limit to the “size of the instrument is battery ‘power. Experts predict nuclear power will further reduce their size, Atty, ‘Gen. Robert Kennedy put a bill before Congress in 1962, which would permit feder- al authorities, under orders of the Attorney General, ta wire tap, with a court ordef. Tn certain situations — such as espionage, subversion, murder, kidnapping, interstate racketeer- ing and narcotics —- wiretapping’ would be legal, and would yield Hegal court evidence. ~~ In “espionage, the Attorney ‘(General could sidestep the court, naif he thought asking for a court order would endanger the na- tional interest: : Under “the “bill, “all Sth r” forms of, wiretapping would be. k 7 . hited and punishable by a - ‘electronic technicians. 2° 8% -prohi . $10,090 | r two years in 3 : & A few years ago, tapping: a: fedeth wets. ; .But, the bill has met opposi- be ond ine Capabilities 2oi opdi-’ y private er pu the emary BOR te. But recent strides in minia- (Mount Clipping in Space Below) (Indicate page, name of newspaper, ¢ity and state.} _ THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS Se THE BIRMINGHAM POST ~HERALD BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA pate: S-po-64 Edition: SUNLAY Author; GUD GORDON rite: BAPBOM3; Rhy WLEELTAPVING Charactet: or Classification: Submitting Office: BIRMINGHAM “] Being Investigated SEARCHED INDEXED ___ SERIALIZED _f UF EW of 2 AUG 17 1954 FSi — BIRMINGHAM