FBI says Birmingham bomber identified but case not airtight
The Saturday Evening Post reports FBI and police know the bomber and accomplices in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing but lack enough evidence for a conviction. Mr X allegedly planned the attack, was at the bomber's house, and his car was near the church. he remains under surveillance.
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Saturday Evening Post
FBI
Birmingham
Ala
the Post
Mr. X
16Th Street Baptist Church
Washington
George McMillan
Murder verdict in Boulden trial sentences him to death
An all male white jury found Billy Don Franklin Boulden guilty of first degree murder in the killing of State Conservation Officer Loyd Hays and sentenced him to death in the electric chair after about two hours of deliberation. Judge Newton B. Powell set execution for Sept 4, 1964 as Boulden awaits appeal to the State Supreme Court.
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Mike Freeman
Billy Don Franklin Boulden
Loyd Hays
Harrison Hill
Boulden
Hays
Newton B
State Supreme Court
Powell
Kilby
Montgomery
DAV auxiliary to sponsor evening of entertainment
The Wheeler Brown Hendrix Chapter Number 11 of the DAV auxiliary will sponsor an evening of entertainment at 8 o'clock tonight at the DAV Home on Bank Street. The public is invited.
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Wheeler Brown Hendrix
DAV
Bank Street
Khrushchev Says Soviet Cameras Could Photograph Bases
Former U S senator William Benton quoted Khrushchev as joking that Soviet cameras could photograph military installations from space. Benton, 64, told reporters in Paris after meeting the Soviet leader in the Kremlin that Khrushchev implied U S space authorities might photograph Soviet and other sites. Benton serves as U N ESCO envoy and is a former Connecticut senator.
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Outer Space
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Benton
U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Connecticut
Soviet Union
Institute of Soviet-American Relations
Ulbricht Arrives in Moscow for Secret Visit
East German leader Walter Ulbricht arrived in Moscow with honors amid speculation a new German crisis or peace initiative may be on the agenda. Premier Khrushchev greeted him warmly as Western sources expected possible declarations on Berlin or a World War II peace treaty.
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Walter Ulbricht
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Berlin
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Ulbricht
Europe
Germany
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East Germany
West
Bonn
East Berlin
Defense and diplomacy map Southeast Asia review
Leaders from Defense and State met at the State Department to shape a major Southeast Asia review in Honolulu next week. The 90 minute session included Defense Secretary McNamara and Undersecretary Ball. They expect no final decision in Honolulu with a range of options under consideration amid a broader Communist thrust.
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Washington
Deffense
State Department
Honolulu
Johnson
We Buy Sell and Trade Furniture Ad
Exchange Furniture Co advertises buying selling and trading new and used furniture with contact number 353 4403 and location implied by the title.
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Exchange Furniture Co
What A Way To Start A Vacation
Michael Free eleven year old son of Kenneth W Free and family falls from a tree house just as school ends. He is hospitalized at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital with two broken arms and will stay about two weeks. He has just completed sixth grade and doctors report both arms injured with the left more serious. Schoolmates have visited him at the hospital.
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Michael Free
Mike
Kenneth W. Free
4Th Ave SE
Editorial ridicules Goldwater shift on school powers
The piece criticizes Senator Goldwater for reversing his stance on federal involvement in schools. It argues his California primary turmoil exposes opportunism and erodes public confidence, labeling his conduct as thrashing and indecisive. It cites past interviews contrasting his earlier federal limits with current calls for new laws.
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Goldwater
Callifornia
California
U.S. News & World Reports
Supreme Court
Fourth Fire Destroys Barn at Cullman Orphanage
A large barn at the Childhaven orphanage in Cullman burned to a total loss after a teen admitted setting three prior fires. No injuries reported as firefighters arrived around 6 07 pm and contained the blaze within 40 minutes. The 14 year old was committed to the industrial school for boys in Birmingham.
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Childhaven
Barney Brock
Brock
Orphanage Board of Trustees
Industrial School For Boys
Birmingham
Church of Christ
Road From School Leads Johnson City to White House
Lyndon B. Johnson spoke at the Lyndon B. Johnson High School commencement in Johnson City Texas. He recalled graduating with six others in 1924 and said the road from this schoolhouse would lead to the White House. He urged graduates to shape a world their children will inherit.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Johnson
Texas Hill Country
Wallace Plan Turned Down in South Carolina Debate
Governor Donald Russell rejected George Wallace’s proposal for a slate of unpledged electors in South Carolina. He warned against turning the presidency into a bargaining session and urged the state to join the national flow of history. Russell also commented on Wallace’s impact on civil rights legislation and primary campaigns.
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S.C
Donald Russell
Alabama
George Wallace
South Carolina
Russell
Washington
Greenville
Wallace
National Party
House of Representatives
Wisconsin
Indiana
Maryland
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Leon Posey
6Th Ave
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Decatur Fire Department
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Woodall
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Patsy L. Shelton
Linday P. Harp
Sheridan Apt
By Lewis Gulick
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C’man Orphanage
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Decatur Daily
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