</s>FD-302 (Rev. 4:15-4) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date: April 12, 1968 ARTHUR C. FEATHERSTON, 3558 Pine Needle Drive, Southwest, Marietta, Georgia, advised that he is employed by Troy Laundry Machine Company, a division of Ametec. Corporation, East Moline, Illinois, in the service depart- ment involved in the past five years. A division has been ment-loved to have been found in Memphis, Tennessee, from his residence 1968, traveled to Memphis, Tennessean, from the residence in Mariette, Georgia in his own 1967 Ford, color white, 1968, he went to Memphis. In Tennessee, to work at in 1968. He was in Memphis. His own Ford, Color White, stated that he went in Memphis; Tennessee, in work at the East Tennessee State Hospital Installing laundry the West Tennessee State Hotel installing laundry, he stayed at the Park Lane Hotel in Memphis , Appennessee, and checked out on April 2, 1968. FEATHERSTON stated that on April 1, 1968, he registed at the Siesta Motel, which is located between Arlington at the St. Louisa Hotel, which was located between closer to the work site at the State Hospital. PEATHERSTON advised that the stayed the Siestea Motel on the morning of April 4, 1964 and drove the Motel on the Morning of April 1. 1964, and drove back to Marietta. Georgia, in his personal car. FEATHERSTON advised that his company requires that he kept daily time slips indicating the time that that he worked on the particular job at Memphis, the Tennessee, and his train was particular job at memphis, Tennessee. the daily daily slips would be on record to Troy Llandy Machine Company, East Moline, Illinois. to verify his statement. The following physical description and back- ground information was obtained during the course of interview: Mariettta, Georgia On 4/8/68 Mariettea, Georgia Atlanta 44-2386 4/94 File# SA JOSEPH G. SHEA and SA HUGH ROBINSON, JR. JK.JOS.b.jc Date diclated 4/11/68 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI it is the property of the Fbi and is loomed id your agency. It is not its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents contain FBI records detailing travel observations related to individuals on Eastern Airlines flights between Memphis, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia, during April 4-5, 1968. Arthur C. Featherston, employed by Troy Laundry Machine Company, traveled to Memphis in late 1967 and early 1968, staying at hotels such as the Park Lane Hotel. He reported working on laundry installations at East Tennessee State Hospital and West Tennessee State Hotel. Stewardesses Marcellia Grimm and Marilyn Matlock noted a group of young men described as "hippies" wearing navy blue blazers with gold buttons aboard Flight 398. One individual, P. Titters, was observed receiving a message and writing on a notebook, though no direct connection to Martin Luther King Jr. is established in the text. The FBI compiled passenger lists for multiple flights between Memphis and Atlanta, including names like P. Titters, but no explicit link to MLK’s assassination investigation is present in the records.  

Key People:  
- Arthur C. Featherston (traveler to Memphis)  
- Marcellia Grimm (stewardess on Flight 398)  
- Marilyn Matlock (stewardess on Flight 398)  
- P. Titters (individual observed writing on a notebook)  

Key Locations:  
- Marietta, Georgia (Featherston’s residence)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (work site and travel destination; Park Lane Hotel, Siesta Motel, St. Louisa Hotel)  
- Atlanta, Georgia (flight origin/destination)  

Key Events:  
- Featherston’s travel to Memphis for laundry installation work (April 1968)  
- Observations of a group of young men on Flight 398 by stewardesses  
- P. Titters’ reported interaction with a message and notebook writing  
- Compilation of passenger lists for multiple flights between Memphis and Atlanta  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Troy Laundry Machine Company  
- Eastern Airlines  

Summary:  
The text includes fragmented entries from FBI records dated 1963–1968, primarily detailing investigations into Jimmie Delton Garner. These records reference charges such as unlawful wearing of military uniforms, public intoxication, and traffic-related offenses. The documents mention FBI Atlanta office activities, fingerprint submissions, and administrative notes about declassification under Executive Order 14176. No direct mention of Martin Luther King Jr., the assassination investigation, or related individuals/events is present in the records.  

Key People:  
- Jimmie Delton Garner (subject of multiple FBI records)  
- Luis (recipient of a letter with unclear context)  
- Robert Day (mentioned in an unrelated fragment)  

Key Locations:  
- Atlanta, Georgia  
- Birmingham, Alabama  
- Washington, D.C.  

Key Events:  
- FBI fingerprint submissions and charge disposition records for Jimmie Delton Garner  
- Administrative notes on document declassification under E.O. 14176  
- References to FBI Atlanta office operations and record management  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- United States Department of Justice  
- U.S. Government Printing Office

MLK Declassified Files

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