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Robert F Kennedy — Part 7
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“sxtoOT | minutes after —he
‘nished taiking with Wallace, the
witorney general flew lo Colum-
tea, &. C.. where he conferred
ith South Carolina's governer
ad with Foderal atlorneys. Ken-
weedy goes du Aflmita Friday to
“atk to the Geergia vovernor and
wore Federal offictals.
Kennedy and Wallace, talking’
‘paralely wilh newsmen after: iF
ne@ir) menting, made it clear:
‘hat the alernevy seneral still
feels the Federal courts must be
-beyed, and the Governor re-:
‘aains defisnl
Pesttion Sane
Again amb gear. Widlace em.
vhasized that “ny position ix (he.
ame as if was during the
Gubernatorial) campaign™ fast!
sear when he vawed to disobey:
ny Federal court school integra-!
‘on order,
Kennedy, chaitng with report-!
ers in the Governor's outer office
watily guarded hy slate and:
wederal offwers, said he expres-
sed to Watiuce a hope that ine
‘egration problems can he ,cat
tled peacelully
He said he would like to see:
focal political business and:
rehool leaders assunte the respon:
sibility for complving with eourt:
decisions withou! moh velence,
And, be added Cb am hopeful
fhat noo suteide forces of any
kind, the Federal xpvernment ur:
any other, will miertere.*
But the attorney General salded:
firmly thar “ue wid doa whar-
ever is Wece-siry to eutarce the
orders of ie courts.
Kennedy sad othe | Governor:
during tiie conference, made
i quite Clear that he is qaninst
Vinlence "Water, asked Isler,
what he tell the bead af the
Justice Dey atment oan that mat.
fer, replied. Als position is thie.
SAME aS il wes.” |
Mab Violence
eitiboe os bem en ashe bins
to reel cleat he said With
law,
_encolled uncer
(ieerrpeicn About provcnling
moh vioience, the governor re-
plied it would take an hour to go
through everything he said.
The atlarney General told news-
menohe and Wathive discussed
specifically an impending — inte-
cralion showdown al the Univer-
sily at Alabama. where Negroes
have appiied for admiltance.
University authorities alreatly
ace under a Federal court order
‘ta admil qualified Negroes, dat-
ing back to fhe Autherime Lucy
incident of seven years aca, And
Wallace as zavernor is ex-officio
‘president of the Board of Trus-
fers. ‘
Kenedy said he is “hopeful
that this matier can be resolved
peacelully by the people of Ala-
hama in accordance with the
“and that he expressed that
feeling ta Wallace,
The court) order to refrain
from denying admiltance to
qualified Negra applicants al the
Universily came in he when
Miss Lucy, a Negra co-ed. was
mh court chreclivy
Conciliatoery Vein
In a concitiatary vein, the at-
farney cencra! sca he (thinks sow
iH OWAS A misicke fo have National
Guard planes inake aerial ple:
hives af the Caiersity comps
last December, A dustice Dept.
spokesman saad at tie lime that
stowas dane in anticipatian of pos-
sible vinieace,
Yurmog be the Hi} presadenial
election, Wonnedy said) he dis-
cussed that with the gacioer,
foo, and left the affiee still feeling
thal Wallace may not support ike
Nahonal Bemocratic Party ticket.
“Totald him foreact that it dill
fates minutes was up that he had
Wallace had
“Berks aoe and ao had just arrayed,
Shert Visit .
. ae *~shrot-aainutes. before” the demian:'
roar ney cenciii~tere7a stration hogan. an Alabama wom
short visit fo Graver Hall, edilor-, ‘an, Mrs. J. F. Dugear of Ho
in-chiel of the Montcamery Adver- Hull. placed a wreath of flawere
tiser which has supported the Re- an the famerl star on the Capitol
publican Party in the Jast three siops .- where Jefferson Davis
presidential races, tne mar
‘ ” treo than joo years aca
Aides said) Kennedy assif wm When he was inayuzurareimeehe
Wallace he would like Ia |
the race situation ip ta Alahama ls Presiden nf the Confcriesvy.
hut that. court rulings would be She said, WE just didn’t want an
cuforcedt. ‘enemy font lo Sep on the star}
Kennedy and Wallace both de- where Jeff Davis stood.” ;
clined tn comment on the arrests, Kennedy Arrived
al the while sezgregalionists qut-- When Kennedy arrived io meet
side the capilot, Both said they (le governor a shout from the
knew nothing about if, crowd warned “Don't stern on
Security, Oieees rlhase flawers” as he went into the
"Security officers watched the capitol shaking hands wih the
demonstrators assemble bul. made People im the milling crowd.
no altempl to slop them unlit] Laler at Columbia, S, €., the
they began marching on a sirle-! attarnes: gencral addressed law
walk with placards held above! students al all-white University of
their heads. | eaaith Carolina, whert an inte.
Then Assi. Montgomery Police creation suit is pending, and iold
Chie) A. H. Lackey, falking-dhem that the nation must make
through a laudspeaker, ordered progress ins race relations naw
them {9 disperse Aevause they or (ace veal trouble a decade
had ne parade permil. Wheietetetern iow.
; After a eamituic “social vrsil™
allowed them, Lackey sang Ul with Gov, Danald S. Russell in
“You are being arvested tor P--the Sauth Carolina capital, Ken
rading wilhout a permit. “nerdy wenl ta the University where
One oman resisind and WAS he tole the students he was proud
foreibly pul ita a peuledy WALON of the way Ihe admission of Ne-
wilh the others anc taken to jail, ara Tlarvey Gantt inta Clemson
or : m 3
A Canfedevale fiz Mew bith colepe was handled last january.
above the capital today, but the Gantt was the first Neero ta break
zavernac’s alice sind Kennedy's (he serregatinn harrier on any
asi Rad anthing to do wii i dove) of ccueation in the state.
Prese Sccrelary . Bill Jones said “The war it dhe Clemson ease:
ardcred othe | flac "
was handled is the way it should
be handted ia alp of the United
Slates,” the attarnes general said.
Re predicted that current racial
troubles of “auiation and hlaad-
shed will nel compare to what we
Normality the state flag (oes from
the copval dame and the dS
flag fram a pole on tne fawn
Mea Edel it gert
City patice aentified fhe ew
appear that he was going ta fal- will see a decade fram saw qlee
Inw them ‘the National Remo. booked as Warner, To. Me renrngress te nade ee
eras) ay 196d the altiarney gene Ctef, 25, and John WAtoneriel. -
eval conned. “Ll didn't cet ary 2. FloyeCaipeppes. an How: ard:
auswer fia indicate that fo we as “Hudson, Ons BeCar en, TON,
wrang ailey, ab and Wilh: my m
There has been epeentation thal came, 6 fo Cael samerv: H
Ataivima and same sister states award. ed. , Ise dae de
in the South may batt the rattens ap derry Ze Be ra =
party aga Alabama in itr SNe uy. 2 Peal Mermiecaam,
all of its clectoenl vaies iq a! B. ftne Fame. Ch Be ae iit
Stales Richts tickel and ccain in M _Mucleins, mi Tease
Law, six of the 11 veles were with- Osr WeTaeze, yg 7) ee
held fram the natianat party whase Prattitie, Pani F AAlims, gloom
Cambie was Presinfapemaliy, Uratiile and ©. Be Wagner, of
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