</s>5/9/68 Airtel To: SAC's, Los Angeles (44-1674) - Enclosures (3) Memphis (44)-1887) From Director, FBI (44 -88861) MURKIN Re Los Angeles airtel 5/9/$69, submitting Frontier Airlines temporary credit card, C322, a Frontier Airlines passenger ticket, Q323, and a Frontier Airlines passenger ticket, C324, for examination. No latent impressions of value developed on these three items, which are enclosed to Los Angeles. Laboratory reporting separately. 1 - Denver (- El Paso 157-186-257 SEARCHED INDEXED. SERIALIZED /FILED. MAY 1 0 1968 Fbi - EL PASO 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents consist of FBI telegrams and reports from May 1968 detailing investigative activities related to telephone calls, travel records, and individual inquiries. Key elements include a request for examination of Frontier Airlines tickets (C322, Q323, C324) and a credit card linked to a suspect, with no latent fingerprints found. Tracking of phone calls between Los Angeles and New Orleans involved contact details for Arnold P. Thomas Jr. and Charles Thomas. An investigation into "subject RAY" (possibly James Earl Ray) included telephone call records from El Paso, Houston, and San Antonio in December 1967, with no confirmed connections to the individual. A case involving Shelley Jean Baldrige and her husband Elbert Baldridge included their separation, missing person reports, and alleged contact with a man named "Earl" (possibly Eric Ray). Speculative connections between James Earl Ray and fictional characters from Ian Fleming’s novels were noted but deemed unrelated to the assassination investigation.  

Key People:  
- Arnold P. Thomas Jr., son of Arnold and Isabelle Thomas (New Orleans residents)  
- Charles Thomas, another son of Arnold and Isabelle Thomas  
- Shelley Jean Baldrige, wife of Elbert Baldridge, reported missing after a trip to Florida in 1957  
- Elbert Baldridge, husband of Shelley Jean Baldrige, stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas  
- James Earl Ray (speculative alias connection)  

Key Locations:  
- Los Angeles, California  
- New Orleans, Louisiana  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Houston, Texas  
- San Antonio, Texas  
- El Paso, Texas  
- Florida (specifically Tampa)  
- Bristol, Tennessee  
- Clarksville, Virginia  

Key Events:  
- FBI investigation into telephone calls made by "subject RAY" en route from Los Angeles to New Orleans  
- Search for Shelley Jean Baldrige, who allegedly traveled to Florida in 1957 and was reported missing  
- Examination of travel records (Frontier Airlines tickets) and phone call logs  
- Speculative analysis of James Earl Ray’s potential use of fictional aliases from Ian Fleming’s novels  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), including SACs (Special Agent in Charge) in Los Angeles, Memphis, New Orleans, and El Paso  
- Frontier Airlines (travel records referenced)

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