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BH 157-352 April 28, 1957: “The Birmingham News" of April 29, 1957, carried a front~page feature article relating to two bombings which occurred the previous Sunday night in Ressemer, Alabama. The first blast occurred at the Allen Temple AME Church at 9th Avenue and 22nd Street in Bessemer at approximately 7:53 P.M. At the time of this bombing, a meeting of the Alabama Association - For Advancement of Human Rights was being conducted inside the church. The second bombing occurred at the home of ASBURY HOWARD, 1930 Exeter Avenue, Bessemer, Alabama. HOWARD was the Vice President of United Mine Workers and Smelters Union and President of the Negro Bessemer Voters League. This case was assigned to Detectives LAWTON GRIMES and ANDY EUBANKS. The only clue available to the police after the bombing was two sticks of dynamite found by C. E. PAYNE, 3522 Jefferson Avenue, S.W., and W. D. WATSON, 5104 - 17th Avenue North, at the Powderly City dump on the previous afternoon. Police authorities were quoted by the newspaper as Stating they be- lieved the bombs were made there. , July 26, 1957: "The Birmingham News" of July 26, 1957, carried a feature article which related the facts of a fire bombing at the home of a Negro, GEORGE JOHNSON, 1411 —- 8th Avenue South, which occurred on the previous evening. Witnesses at the scene of this bombing stated they saw three or four white Males in a gray 1950 Pontiac pull up in front of the house and throw what appeared to be two one-quart bottles of liquid with burning fuses stuffed in the neck of the bottles onto the t G COVER PAGE