</s>RACIAL INCIDENTS, TATA DIVISION APRIL 5-10, 1968 Officialak at the Tampa Police Department (Command Room stated at 6:00 p.m ., April 9, 1968, that although action planned by thea was not based on any specific set of facts indicating an mature Department of Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, mature department of Hillsboro County Sheriffing Office, tampa, had scheduled a general preparatory alert for 6:60 tampa. and reserve police officers and sheriff's office. area Council Post located near the intersection of Inter- state Highway 4 and 2nd Street officers to be ready in event they were needed on the evening of April 9. 1968, 1968. As of 10:00 pm, April 6, 1968 , no significant incidents of the racial violence in the City of Tampa were re- ported to the police department in the city of Tampa, Tampa, ad- Deputy Chief of Police NEIL, BROWN, Tampa ad- visited at 2:50 p. m. April 10, 1969, that the racial situua- tion in Tampa was quiet, and 10, and significant incidents of racial violence had been reported. As of 6:30 a.m. a. m ., april 10, 1968), the Command Post at Tampa Police Department was reported to be secured, and the Police Department had gone back to operating their normal shifts. This document contains neither recommendations nor concurrency of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 4* 2019 RELEASE UNDEREO. 14178

Summary  
The document details an investigation into laundry marks found on garments linked to an unidentified subject (unsub), with laundries in Washington and Wisconsin contacted to identify machines capable of producing these marks. A company provided contact details for sales representatives covering regions like Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and others. The Bureau requested color photographs of tape samples from specified locations for analysis. Additional sections reference discussions about racial tensions following Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in St. Petersburg, Florida, with officials assessing risks of violence during events such as parades. Law enforcement contacts in Florida, including police departments and credit bureaus, were involved in investigations related to individuals named Harvey Lownyer, Bill Bonnam, Gene NC Lean, and Miles Headon. A clipping notes FBI agents seizing a car in Atlanta connected to the MLK assassination investigation, with details about the vehicle's impoundment and questioning of individuals linked to the case.  

Key People  
- Walter B. Granger (SAC, Tampa)  
- Alexander Hawkins (Director of Community Relations, St. Petersburg)  
- Joseph Waller (mentioned in context of racial tensions)  
- Harvey Lownyer (subject of investigation)  
- Bill Bonnam, Gene NC Lean, Miles Headon (suspects in 1966 incident)  
- Dick Bristow, Joe Combs, Fred Weber, Jack Cody (sales representatives for Textile Marking Machine Company)  

Key Locations  
- St. Petersburg, Florida (discussions on racial tensions)  
- Tampa, Florida (Bureau offices and investigation contacts)  
- Atlanta, Georgia (FBI car seizure related to MLK assassination)  
- Lake Wales, Florida (investigation into 1966 bombing suspects)  
- Various cities in Washington and Wisconsin (laundry business listings)  

Key Events  
- Investigation into laundry marks on garments linked to an unsub (April 1968)  
- Assessments of racial tensions and potential violence following MLK's assassination in St. Petersburg (April 1968)  
- FBI seizure of a car in Atlanta connected to the MLK assassination investigation  
- Contacts with police departments and credit bureaus in Florida for investigations into suspects (April 1968)  

Key Organizations  
- Textile Marking Machine Company (sales representatives covering regions)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Local police departments (e.g., Winter Haven, Lakeland, Florida)  
- Credit bureaus (involved in background checks for investigations)

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