</s>FBI MEMPHIS FBI LOS ANG. 509PM URGENT 4-10-68 DPK TO DIRECTOR (44-38861), MEMPHIs (44+1987), AND BIRMINGHAM FROM LOS ANGELES (44~1574) MURKIN. RE LOS ANGLES PHONE CALL TO BUREAU BY SAC GRAPP FOUR TEN SIXTY EIGHT, BUTEL TO ALL OFFICES FOUR NINE SIXTTY EIGHT AND CLEVELAND TEL TO LOS AGELES FOUR TEN Sixty EIGHT. DURING CHECK OF LAUNDRIES IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, AREA MARKING MACHINE BEARING SERIAL NUMBER THREE ONE FOUR FIVE FOUR WAS LOCATED AT HOME SERVICE LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING COMPANY, FIVE TWO EIGHT NAUGHT HOLLYYOOD BOULEVARD, LOSANGELES, WHICH MACHINE HAD BEEN ORIGINALLY SOLD TO DELITE LAUNDERY, ONE SIX NAUGHT SEVEN BROOKLYN AVENUE, LOSS ANGELES, AND ONE OF THE MACHINES REFERRED TO IN ALBANY TELETYPE FOUR EIGHT SIXTEIGHT. SAMPLES OF TAPES MADE BY THIS MACHINETAKEN AND APPEAR TO BE IDENTICAL WITH LAUNDAY TAGS ON SUSPECT CLOTHING. THESE SPECIMENS BEING SENT OF FBI LABORATORY VIA AIRLINE TONIGHT. END PAGE ONE SEARCH: INDEXED. SEARCHED: JUED. 157-2627-127 SEARCHER: INDXED. 10-83 FBI MEMPHS SEARCHEZ-INDEXED: SERIALIZED: APR 15 1968 FBL-MOBILE 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigations into multiple cases linked to racial tensions, potential threats against civil rights leaders, and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). Key inquiries include forensic analysis of a marking machine serial number 31454 found at Home Service Laundry in Los Angeles, comparisons of laundry tape samples to suspect clothing tags, and scrutiny of individuals like Vernon (Jay Wallis), Eric Starvo Galt, Albert Williard, and Sidney Barnes. Investigations focused on verifying identities through license plate checks, birth records, maritime records, and interviews with informants. Suspects were linked to groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, American Nazi Party, White Citizens Councils, and seafaring unions. The FBI coordinated with agencies in Alabama, Ohio, New Orleans, and Mobile to track individuals associated with these networks. References to MLK’s assassination include efforts to connect suspects like Albert Williard and Sidney Barnes to planning activities in Birmingham, Memphis, and other locations. Forensic comparisons of fingerprints, documents, and safe deposit box records were requested to confirm connections.  

Key People  
- Vernon (Jay Wallis), former manager at Home Service Laundry  
- Lucy Pinella, current manager at the laundry  
- Maurice Howard, recipient of a telephone bill linked to Vernon  
- Eric Starvo Galt, subject of maritime and identity checks  
- Albert Williard, suspected participant in MLK’s assassination plot  
- Sidney Barnes, linked to Klan, White Citizens Councils, and alleged planning of MLK’s assassination  
- Noah Jefferson Garden (CARDEN), described as a suspect with military ties  
- Willard N. Deputy Jr., investigated for activities around MLK’s assassination  
- Louise Holt, reporter of suspicious driver with Alabama license plate 3-54652  
- SMITHY O'DANIEL, owner of Vogue Steak House near Gunter Air Base  
- MOSELY, individual observed at the steakhouse  

Key Locations  
- Los Angeles (Home Service Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company)  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Birmingham, Alabama (linked to church bombings and racial tensions)  
- Hollywood, California  
- Pascagoula, Mississippi (Ingalls Shipyard)  
- Wetumpka Highway, Alabama (steakhouse where MOSELY was observed)  
- Gunter Air Base, Alabama  
- Mobile, Alabama (FBI office and investigation hub)  
- Montgomery, Alabama (monitoring of demonstrations and racial activity)  
- Ohio (location of suspicious driver reported by Louise Holt)  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (maritime records checked for Eric Starvo Galt)  
- San Francisco (investigation into Tobe Dansley’s whereabouts)  

Key Events  
- Discovery of marking machine serial number 31454 at Home Service Laundry  
- Comparison of laundry tape samples to suspect clothing tags  
- Investigation into Vernon’s activities and potential connections to Memphis and Alabama  
- Forensic analysis of fingerprints, documents, and safe deposit box records linked to Eric Starvo Galt  
- License plate checks for Alabama plates (e.g., 3-54652) to identify suspects  
- Birth record inquiries for Albert Williard, Eric Starvo Galt, and others  
- Interviews with informants, including members of the American Nazi Party and Klan  
- Maritime records checks for Eric Starvo Galt’s movements on vessels like the *Maiden Creek* and *New Yorker*  
- Secret meetings in Alabama involving William Potter Gale, "Jeff" Carden, and Admiral John G. Crommelin, allegedly planning racial tensions  
- FBI efforts to locate Tobe Dansley through maritime records and unions  
- Monitoring of racial tensions in Montgomery, Alabama, including attempts to secure permits for marches  
- Discrepancies noted between Willard N. Deputy Jr.’s reported movements and photographic evidence  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- American Nazi Party  
- Ku Klux Klan (KKK)  
- White Citizens Councils  
- Seafarers International Union (linked to Albert Williard and Eric Starvo Galt)  
- U.S. Coast Guard (involved in verifying maritime records)  
- United States Postal Service (mentioned in context of witness testimony)  
- Atlantic Aviation Corp. (Deputy’s employer)  
- DuPont Co. (mentioned in connection with Deputy’s employment)

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