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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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Montgomery police hold two white men for recent bombings amid racial tensions following bus integration. Incidents include home and church bombings, bus ambushes, and an unexploded device at Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s parsonage; one woman shot in legs.
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Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 29 The Montgomery Advertiser said tonight that city police are holding at least two white men in connection with recent bombing attacks in racially tense Montgomery.
The Advertiser said it had learned "from an unimpeachable source" that public disclosures are expected on the attacks against Negroes within "a day or so."
Police officials refused comment.
Roundup Imminent
"A big roundup" of other persons is imminent, the newspaper said, adding that possibly more than two men are already being held. "One or both of the prisoners believed to have "talked" to a city detective.
It said the two were arrested shortly after Sunday's bombing of a Negro home and adjacent service station-taxi stand.
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An unexploded bomb also was found Sunday on the porch of the unoccupied parsonage of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., leader of Montgomery Negroes in a 14-month-long drive to end racial segregation.
Buses Fired On
Last Dec. 21 city buses were racially integrated on federal court order. Buses have been ambushed with gunfire six times since then. Last bus runs at dusk are now being followed by police cars.
Four Negro churches and the homes of two prointegration ministers were bombed Jan. 10. No serious injuries in the bombings have been reported but a Negro woman was shot through both legs while riding a bus.
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Domestic News Details
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Montgomery, Ala.
Event Date
Jan. 29
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no serious injuries in the bombings have been reported but a negro woman was shot through both legs while riding a bus. public disclosures expected within a day or so. a big roundup of other persons imminent.
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City police holding at least two white men in connection with recent bombing attacks in racially tense Montgomery. Arrested shortly after Sunday's bombing of a Negro home and adjacent service station-taxi stand. An unexploded bomb found Sunday on the porch of the unoccupied parsonage of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Buses racially integrated last Dec. 21 on federal court order and ambushed with gunfire six times since. Four Negro churches and homes of two prointegration ministers bombed Jan. 10.