</s>NH 157-818 LOWERWEY was described as being 56 years old in 1964 married for the third time and has been known to the Credit Bureau since 1937. A previous residence of Northport Long Island, N. Y. was shown as a previous employment at Fairfield Camera, New York. on 4/11/68, the various registrar's of voters for the Downs listed above were contacted regarding variations Memo of S.A. JULIAN E. NICHOLS dated 4/1/68 ,, sets forth the names of the various laundries and cleaning facilities, including laundry which allegedly used the Textile Marking Machine Co ., Equipment in their operation: Memo to SACCHARLES E. WEEKS, to all agents dated 4 /10/68. codes forth background data concerning the cloth laundry codes 026-8 or D2-6. Information received from counts that there are the Springdale Laundry, Stamford, Conn, determined that there were the other two woodsides, Conn, who do not flock, the other the two woodside daundry. And Consolidated, a New York organization which may, FRED VON TOBEL of the Woodside Laundries was contacted and both the Mrs. MARTINO advised that they did not in the memory of SA NICHOELS were contacted without listed in the memo of SA NICHOLS were contacting without developing any information pertinent in the investigation. Subsequent a memo of SAC dated 4./15/68), where it was instruction that all dancing centers in the pertinent at such schools by ERIC STARVO GALT. On 4/16/68," a survey of the yellow pages covering the Stanford Resident Agency territory was made, all the dancing schools listed therein were contacted with negative results. 2.

Summary  
The documents consist of declassified FBI records from 1968 related to investigations into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and broader civil rights activities. Key focus areas include tracking James Earl Ray, the accused assassin, through fingerprint comparisons, media leads (e.g., a TV broadcast during the Poor People’s March), and inquiries into potential accomplices or financial ties. The FBI emphasized Ray’s status as “Armed and Dangerous” and sought to link him to the crime via forensic evidence and witness accounts. References to Eric Galt (MURKIN) suggest speculative connections to Ray, though no direct confirmation is provided. The records also include hotel stays in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and phone numbers associated with locations such as Norwalk, Connecticut, and San Francisco.  

Key People  
- **James Earl Ray**: Primary suspect in MLK’s assassination; referred to by the alias “MURKIN.”  
- **Eric Starvo Galt**: Mentioned repeatedly in records linked to Ray, though no direct connection is established.  
- **Arthur J. Marcitessault**: Identified as a telecommunications official, possibly tied to phone number investigations.  
- **Special Agent William A. Allen, Jr. (SAC 157-818)**: FBI field office representative involved in case management.  

Key Locations  
- **Puerto Vallarta, Mexico**: Hotel records (Hotel Rio) and phone numbers associated with Eric Galt’s movements (October–November 1967).  
- **Norwalk, Connecticut; New Haven; San Francisco**: Locations tied to phone numbers and potential residences or communication hubs.  
- **Washington, D.C.**: Site of the Poor People’s March, where a TV broadcast led to media scrutiny of the assassination suspect.  

Key Events  
- **April 4, 1968**: Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  
- **April 7, 1968**: Public Broadcast Laboratory (PBL) TV broadcast showing a man resembling the assassin during the Poor People’s March.  
- **April 29, 1968**: FBI directive to compare James Earl Ray’s fingerprints with latent prints collected after his escape from Missouri State Penitentiary in 1967.  
- **Laundry and Dance Studio Investigations**: FBI inquiries into laundries and dance studios (e.g., Marie LeRoy Keane School of Dancing, Matchbox Studio) for potential connections to suspects.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Central agency conducting the investigation, with field offices coordinating fingerprint comparisons and media leads.  
- **Public Broadcast Laboratory (PBL)**: Television station whose broadcast was scrutinized for potential evidence linking Ray to the assassination.  
- **Local Agencies**: Collaborated with FBI to gather information on laundries, dance studios, and other locations tied to suspects.

MLK Declassified Files

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