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FBD Pushes (Birmingham Probe Undeterred by Arrests
They'll Do It Every Time
By Jimmy Hatlo
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By JACK VANDENBERG
United Press International
WASHINGTON (UPI) - The
FBI is relentlessly pushing its
investigation of Birmingham,
Ala., racial bombings, undeter
red by the arrest and sentenc
ing of three men on charges of
illegally possessing dynamite.
The trio R. E. Chambliss,
Charles Cagle and John W. Hall
have not been linked with
the bombing of a Birmingham
Negro church in which four lit
tle girls were killed, though
state police continue to question
them.
An FBI spokesman told UPI
the arrests had had no effect on
the FBI's attempt to bring the
church bombers to book.
"If anything," he said. "I'd
say we have intensified the in
vestigation, except that you
can't intensify what already is
at a maximum."
Check Debris
Chambliss, Cagle and Hall had
been questioned by FBI agents
even before they were arrested.
The FBI also has been question
ing thousands of other persons
in a process of elimination aim
ed at narrowing down the sus
pects in the case.
In addition, its laboratory has
Conformity Discourages Childs Creative Talent
By PAULA DRANOV
WASHINGTON (UPI) - A
schoolboy who thinks up a new
way to cheat on a test is prob
ably more creative than crim
inal. At least that's what some ed
ucators think. They say crea
tive talent often shows up in
mischievous behavior which
really isn't appreciated by par
ents and teachers. And if this
creativity in children can be
channeled properly, they think
there would be a revolution in
teaching and learning processes.
This theory is explained in a
National Education association
report by the University of Min
nesota's Dr. Paul Torrance. He
said it is natural for people to
learn creatively. And he thinks
it's easier.
He explains in his report that
the first step to creative think
ing is sensing a problem.
When we sense that some
thing is missing or untrue, ten
sion is aroused," he said, "and
this tension can be relieved only
by finding the solution to the
problem and communicating
it."
Therefore, he maintains, or
iginal thinking is natural.
Creativity is most brilliantly
obvious in scientists and artists
who put forth new ideas and
discoveries. In a more every
day form it produces a new re
cipe or a new way to cheat on
a test.
Own Ideas
Dr. Torrance holds that crea
tivity in children means a stu
dent's own ideas. It doesn't have
to be new to anyone but the
child who came up with an idea
all by himself.
He said four-year-olds most
often have the most noticeable
creative imaginations along
with school children in first, sec
ond and third grades.
Once a child reaches the high
er grades he tends to think less
and less originally. Researchers
now say this decline in creativ
ity, once thought natural is
"man-made."
They put forward the follow
ing reasons for this decrease:
Discouraging a y o u n gster
from believeing in fantasy and
fairy talcs.
Trying to limit what a child
learns. This means preventing
him from learning more than he
is thought "ready" to absorb.
Emphasizing differences in
what boys and girls are sup
posed to do. For example, tell
ing little boys not to play with
dolls, and telling girls not to
play baseball.
Pressuring a child to con
form to what his classmates
are doing.
Putting discipline in the
classroom above creative ex
pression. The NEA report urges teach
ers to encourage creative think
ing. It also suggests that the
classroom atmosphere be re
laxed so "one thing can lead to
another" in group discussions
and projects.
checked all the debris it could
find in the wake of the bombing.
In most bombings, the b'ast
destroys the type of physical
evidence that can lead to quick
arrests. Such cases usually boil
down to questioning people,
many of whom do not realize
they have anything to con
tribute and a few who are un
willing to talk.
In cases like the Sept. 14
church bombing, the FBI moves
in full force, once the Justice
Department determines that it
has jurisdiction.
Agents quickly collect such
things as cigaret butts, burned
matches, foot imprints, pieces
of mortar and brick, a small
piece of wire or cord, a scrap of
paper which might be a dyna
mite wrapping, and other debris
at the scene.
These are brought to the lab
oratory, tested and analyzed,
then stored away in little con
tainers that look like pill boxes.
The location where each bit of
potential evidence was found is
charted on a map of the scene.
While the laboratory sleuths
are doing their work, field
agents begin the long process
of questioning people.
All Arc Examined
All persons at the scene arc
examined closely because some
thing insignificant to them may
be a clue to the agents or they
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might lead the agent to some
one else who could add another
bit of information.
Lists of persons who have ac
cess to explosives and those who
are known to be adept at han
dling them are perused and
agents set off to question hun
dreds of more possible suspects,
even though they may be in
neighboring states.
All known members of racist
organizations are questioned
about their whereabouts before
and after the bombing on the
theory they would have a mo
tive to bomb a Negro church.
License plates of cars pass
ing the scene at regular times
are taken down. Their drivers
are questioned about whether
they might have passed the
scene the night before the bomb
ing and saw something that
might contribute to the case.
Milkmen, repairmen, gas me
ter readers and others who have
regular routes also are ques
cmoH phnit vHvthr they might
have been in the area.
Some Suspects
Some of those questioned are
suspects. Others are routinely
queried in hopes they can nar
row down the list of suspects by
providing information which
eliminates some of the myriad
possibilities.
But it all takes time, the FBI
said. There is no quick solution j
unless someone stumbles onto
it. The FBI is the first to admit
that it may take luck to solve !
the case. I
The law authorizing the FBI to j
I intervene in the Birmingham !
I church bombing was the Civil
, Rights act of 1906. It makes it ;
a federal crime to carry explo-;
sives across a state line with 1
intent to blow up "educational, 1
religious, charitable, residential, I
business or civil" establish
ments. The Justice Department uses
this broad authority sparingly to
avoid supplanting local author
ity enforcement agencies. I
There have been 50 bombings
in Alabama 20 of them in Bir- i
mingham since January,
1959. The department has auth
orized the FBI to investigate
six of these cases, five of them
in Birmingham. I
To dale, none has been solved i
but the FBI stays at work.
"We've got to solve this one," I
the spokesman said, referring :
to the church bombing. I
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Many Home Fires
CORVALLIS 0 r e g o nians
need to clear the smoke from
some of their ideas about home
fires. Last year, fire cost $15
million on Oregon homes and
farms.
Charles Ross, Oregon State
University extension forester,
says that panic more often than
(ire contributes to death. People
usually don't think rationally
when frightened.
To avoid panic, he suggests
getting rid of potential fire haz
ards and laying out some escape
routes in the home in case of
fire. Ross recommends practice
drills to be sure each family
member is capable of taking
routes mapped out.
He tells of nine members of
a family who lost their lives
in a home fire. In their fright
they could not find an exit. Yet,
after the fire il was determined
that each could have gotten
out. Two small boys crawled
into a closet thinking it was a
doorway to freedom.
Assembly Point
Ross advises that drills be
ended at the same pre-arranged
place so everyone can easily be
accounted for. At the assembly
point, the rule is "once out
stay out."
Last year, Oregon had more
than 12,000 fires that damaged
dwellings. Ross points out that
this is a conservative estimate
because the 12,000 fires were
only those reported on insured
properties.
The OSU specialist lists two
rules for controlling home fires.
Know the high potential risks
then eliminate them. Causes
are shown through accident
statistics: small children left
unattended near open fires, a
container of gasoline brought
indoors, (triple the hazard if
the container is glass), spark
producing equipment operated
near paint thinners, use of
flammable hair sprays near
flames, children playing with
matches, overheated or defec
tive chimneys or flues, and
electricity and defective wiring.
Careless Smoker
The careless smoker and user
of matches just about always
tons the fire causing list. One
; in (our Oregon home fires last
year started this way. Another
one-fourth resulted from ignition
of hot grease, oil, tar and pe
troleum products. The kitchen
the source of many fat fires
is the most dangerous room in
the house.
Heating system stoves, fur
naces, chimneys, and flues do
not cause as many fires as they
once did. Newer homes have
chimneys with flue liners, and
many new homes are heated
with olpclricitv. Nevertheless.
heating systems, as mentioned
ranked tniro as cause oi numc
fires in Oregon last year.
Electricity and defective wir
ing, open lights and not mctais,
inr hiflincr plcctrical devices,
were responsible for most of the
remaining home fires. In fact,
if all hazard sources listed were
lumped together, they d account
for 90 per cent of the fire risk
to Oregon homes, Koss says.
The OSU extension specialist
says that dangers from fire can
almost be eliminated if families
will periodically attend to re
moval of fire hazards.
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