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This FBI headquarters file concerns atheist activist Madalyn Murray O'Hair, known for litigation challenging compulsory prayer and Bible reading in public schools. The released material is chiefly Bureau-mounted newspaper clippings from 1965 and early 1966, rather than substantive investigative reports. The clippings cover her campaign to challenge church tax exemptions, her marriage to Richard O'Hair, and extradition-related proceedings after Maryland assault and disorderly-conduct charges. They also mention her son William Murray and her claims that the extradition effort was religious persecution.

FBI file number: 105-HQ-90854 | Documents span: 1965-1966 | Released in 2 parts
Names in this file: Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Richard O'Hair, William Murray, Maury Maverick, John Connally
Subjects: atheism, school prayer, church tax exemptions, extradition, newspaper clippings