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fMalcolmFuneral HeldAmid Massive ProtectionNEW YORK (ADA tense! Policewomen searched hand-Harlem bade farewell today to Malcolm X, assassinated black nationalist leader, at funeral services that attracted throngs of mourners and an army of police.The bearded controversial figure was laid out in a white robe for the ceremony in Faith Temple, Church of God in Christ, Protestant, which volunteered its facilities for the Mus lim rites.Police manned barricadesthat stretched three blocks in front oi the church and into side streets. Other bluecoats were stationed in doorways a n d onroot tops to guard against possible violence. They kept spectators moving and barred automobiles from the street.The widow of Malcrlm X woie a heavy black veil at the services.Police admitted mourners to the church one by one. High-ranking members among Malcolm's followers stood alongside police at the church door, looking for possible troublemakersbags of women, seeking any weapons.Most of the mourners in the 1,-700-person capacity church were Negroes, the majority women.There were some whitespresent.As the service began, It was announced over loudspeakersthat the church was full to capacity and that nobody else would be admitted. The services j were carried on loud speakers1 so those outside could hearIiThe body of Malcolm had been brought from a funeral home to the church in the early morning hours with an escort of a dozen police cars.iitMalcolm was shot to death six days ago as he started to address a rally of his followerstThe shooting was follower! by the fire-bomb destruction of a Harlem mosque of the Black Muslim movement, from which Malcolm had defected, l^ater there was a series of telephoned threats that the funeral church would be bombed\*t1cMi. •. • •
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Laurel Leader Call
Laurel, Mississippi, US
Sat, Feb 27, 1965
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