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Let FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63} WASH! NGTON, Nov. # Klansmen’ a e 4 ws 2 an on Arrests | Early J is believed responsible for a 3 church bomb- ng in Birmingham which killed four Negro girls, the “Bl Said iday. a But, said the FBI, there was insufficient evidencel to assure a cenviction and jthe Alabama Highway Pa- trol “‘preiudiced’’ the inves- tigation with premature ar- rests. : The church was bombed Sept. '15, 1983, It was filled with Sun- dav Schoal children at the time. “This investigation was prej-[" udiced by premature “arrests|' made by the Alabama Highway Patrol,” the FBI said. “Conse- quently, it has not yet been pos- sible to obtain evidence or con- fessions that would assure suc- cessful prosecution.” ..--: The FBI said it had “identi- fied a small group of Klansmen believed’ to be responsible.” - Answers King’s Charges The statement was issued in a ‘report following charges made Sy the Rev.:Martin Luther’ King Jt.. Winner ‘of’ ‘the Nobel ‘Peace Prize... King .said thé. FBI: jhas ‘nat! done its best at ‘all ‘times’ to protect, civil Tights workers, . State. troopers arrested: “thie men. shortly after Gov, George Wallace’s - office _ftmouneed | ‘the: ma ighWay—Patyo! had" found | €vi-: “The men, Charles Cagle, R. E. (Chambliss. ‘and John Hall, were chasged andy rth Wawel nos So iat — cena With UCR. BUS: seésion, of dynamite. They, were convicted in Birmingham. Re- corder’ s Court but. ‘appealed ‘and were found innocent in eimeut court, . The church was many civil rights meetings dur- ing the Spring and Summer | of 1963 when mass démonstrations were staged in ‘Birmingham, The bombing was the last and most serious one in a long series of racially-connected attacks on a motel and the homes and churches of Negroes. - | The FBI report .also said to- day it knows who killed the three _ young “civil sights: ‘workers in (Philadelphia, Miss. last Sum- mer. aoe Ae. . robing ‘Continues’ tinuing to develop the casc for sible,’ 3. @n 4 said. Acting Atty... Gen.., “Nicholas! ‘|Katzenbach has said previously! that Mississippians refusing | to- come forward-and maried i the elay F BI _ Spokesman prevented arrocts PROVenieG airesis in ings. elope eae The three ‘killed ‘last “Sune were Andrew Good 20 ‘aan, 20.,, of New erk—Blichael, aechmernte r, 24, of Brooklyn, N. ¥.,,and, (2 ra ence that. would solve:a Series of, hombings | in 3 irmingham, ° c— i “ ‘Intensive investigation is con- prosecution as quickly as nan! (indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) TiS BIRMINGHAM NEWS TITS BIRMINGHAM = wm ott DATIN 5 | POST -HERALD BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA Date: Ll-26+-64 Edition: PINAY, vie: GAMES B, MELLS viue BOMBING OF SITt~ NTal ST.BAPTIST Ci TL, 9-15-63 Character: RY Classifiteation: BiH #1573522 Submitting Office: BIRMING THE: AM ie Being Investigated LS 2 - /5 ?- gata oe a — eet Nov au 964