Evening star., 1963-09-19
BY the Associated Press

day with the Rev. Martin
Luther King, jr., and six other
Negro leaders to discuss the
simmering racial situation in
Birmingham, Ala.
On Monday, five of the Ne
groes called on Mr.. Kennedy to
send Federal troops to Birming-
ham to control civil disorder.
In advance of Mr.. Kennedy's
late afternoon meeting with
the Negro leaders, many civil
rights leaders across the Ma
ton called for recognition OF
next Sunday as day of ma
tional mourning for victims of
the Birmingham church bomb
ing.
Senate Gets Resolution
A bipartisan group Of Sena-
tors, headed by Assistant DEM
ocratic Leader Humphrey, has
introduced a resolution calling
on Mr.. Kennedy to proclaim
Sunday "a day of national OBJ
servance in memory of these
children and a day Of rededica-
ton in the Nation to the prin-
cinles of law. equality and
tolerance"
The Senators, who also in
Iclude Assistant Republican
Leader Kuchel, sent a similar
request to President Kennedy
by letter. Asked for reaction to
lit Yesterday, White House Press
Secretary Pierre Sallinger said
'it's in the hands Of the Sen
ate"
A group Of religious leaders,
including Catholic, Protestant
and Jewish leaders, called on
House Speaker Mccormack and
Attorney General Robert F.
Kennedy yesterday, seeking
support for a sabbath of
silence" or silent prayer period
on Sunday.
The 20 churchmen said in a
statement that until a COM
munity puts out of its life all
sanctioned forms Of discrim-
ination and segregation, de-
mented men will find en-
couragement to commit racist-
murder"
In New York, leaders Of the
10 organizations that sponsored
last months civil rights March
on Washington issued a state
: ment calling upon all Ameri'
cans to observe this Sunday al
a day Of mourning"
To Converge on White House
To observe the day here, {
group of Negroes and whites
, plans to converge on the White
House and stand in silence IL
, Lafayette Park, across thu
street.
Observances are also planned
in other cities.
, The situation in Birmingham
! brought a call yesterday from
one prominent Negro leader
Executive Secretary Roy vii
kins OF the National Association
: for the Advancement of Coloret
: People, for the Federal Govern
ment to "cut off every nicke
and every dime going -. int,
Alabama"
I Mr.. wilkins told a news con
ference here that Presiden
. Kennedy should start by "clos
: ing down Maxwell Air Fore
!, Base at Montgomery imme
q diately."
4 Besides DR.. King, presider
S of the Southern Christia
n Leadership Conference. tn
group calling on Mr.. Kenned
y includes Ralph d. Aftermath!
= DR.. Kings deputy. and thes
e five leaders of Birmingham
y Negro community:
The Rev. Fred L. Shuttles
: worth, leader Of the Alabam
e Human Rights Movement;
= @. CASTOR, businessman who's
n home and motel were recent
n bombed; Dr.. Lucius Pitts, pres
p ident Of Miles College; Bisho
n H. 1. MurchiSon and the Re-
J. L. Ware.
- DR.. King, Mr.. Abernathy, M
Shuttlesworth, DR.. Pitts an
/, Mr.. Ware delivered Monday
call for Federal troops. d
/, King told a news conferenc
II that 200 Negro and white lead
h ers had decided at a ineetin
i that the troops were needed
n prevent further outbreaks {
n violence in Birmingham.
S. Elsewhere yesterday:
ID An interfaith memorial ser,
W Ice was held on the Common
n In Boston for the Negro chi