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Robert F Kennedy — Part 7

168 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Kennedy Assassination · Topic: Robert F Kennedy · 167 pages OCR'd
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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. 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