New York Senator Jacob K. Javits and Senator-elect Kenneth Keating, completing a three day visit to southern cities where synagogues or schools had been bombed, said this week-end that there appeared to be a definite pattern to the dynamitings. They visited Jacksonville, Fla., Atlanta, Ga., and Birmingham in fulfillment of a campaign promise by Mr. Keating.
A suggestion by Messrs. Javits and Keating for Federal legislation aimed specifically at hate bombings was received coolly and Southern newspapers and politicians viewed the visit as “politics.” Mr. Javits had stated earlier that they hoped to obtain information on this trip which would aid in drafting their legislation against bombings and the dissemination of hate literature.
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