</s>NO 157-10673 -epk Re: Telephone Call From Coin Booth Located at St. Francis Hotel, Los Angeles, California, on December 22, 1967, on New Orleans, Louisiana Telephone Number 523-9030 On April 27, 1968, information was received from the Los Angeles Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that it had been determined that on December 22,1967, at 748 p.m ., a telephone, from California, had been made to telephone Hotel, Los Angeles, New Orleans. Louisiana. number 523.0930, New Orleans, Louisiana. 32 157-10679-aub 2-271 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI records from April 1968 regarding telephone calls and interactions involving individuals in New Orleans, Louisiana, linked to Charles Stein and Rita Stein. Key information includes phone numbers associated with Stein family members, such as 523-0909 (Ivanhoe Piano Bar), 947-0930 (Ozama Bovia), and 945-7312 (Marie Stin). The records note calls between New Orleans and Los Angeles, including a collect call from New Orleans to Los Angeles on April 4, 1966. References to James Earl Ray appear in context of his association with Stein during December 1967, though no direct connection to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination is made. The documents also mention GALT, a person allegedly accompanying Stein on trips between Los Angeles and New Orleans, described as a white male in his late twenties.  

Key People:  
- Charles Stein (connected to Rita Stein, Marie Lee Stein, and their family)  
- Rita Stein (associated with telephone calls from New Orleans to Los Angeles)  
- Marie Stin (linked to phone number 945-7312)  
- Ozama Bovia (resided at 3707 Abundance Street, employed at W.T. Grant)  
- James Earl Ray (mentioned in context of Stein's December 1967 activities)  
- GALT (described as a white male accompanying Stein on trips; no direct ties to MLK assassination)  

Key Locations:  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (central location for telephone records and interviews)  
- Los Angeles, California (destination of calls and trips)  
- Bourbon Street, Ivanhoe Piano Bar (phone number 523-0909)  
- Burgundy Street, Gretna, Louisiana (address associated with Marie Lee Stein's relocation)  

Key Events:  
- Telephone calls between New Orleans and Los Angeles in 1963–1968, including collect calls from New Orleans to Los Angeles.  
- Charles Stein’s trips to New Orleans in December 1967, involving interactions with GALT.  
- Interviews with individuals like Mrs. Clovinzo (Marie Lee Stein's mother) and Anthony De Carvalho regarding Stein’s activities.  
- FBI records of phone number assignments, address changes, and personal details of Stein family members.  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (New Orleans office)  
- W.T. Grant (employer of Ozama Bovia)

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