</s>AL 44-493 ILLINOIS (CONT.) Parker: Laundry and Dry Trim Cleaners Cleaning 2101 West Galena Blvd. 1314 Third Avenue Aurora, IL. Rock Island, IL ., Aurorca, il. SH 39321 S1 232378 S1 133549 White Lile Laundrey 723 South Meil St. Pelkitt Cleaners Champlagr ., 11. 4101 South State St. Champaign, il ., Chicago, IL SN 33905 S1 3266 S1 33995 Chicago, il .. Perfecto Cleaners 821 Emerson St. Evansston, IL .. S1 39261 Reichardte Cleaners 236 north York Road Elmhurst, IL, S1 33333 Richardside Cleaners 2710 South Harlem Riverside, IL ... SII 33455 Schindel's Model Paris 150 South Church St. Decatur, IL ,. S1 R33295 S1 33930 Shea's Artistic Cleaners 627 Second Street La Salle, IL S1 32564 -19- 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary: The document details an FBI investigation into thermo-seal tape markings linked to garments associated with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. The tape, produced by the Textile Marking Machine Company, featured a code system involving letters and numbers (e.g., "0-25-6.5"). The FBI sought to trace laundries and machines using this specific tape, instructing regional offices to locate equipment and contact sales representatives in states such as New York, Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, and others. Discrepancies in machine output, including incorrect tape length and partial letter cutting, were noted, with requests for further analysis by the FBI Laboratory. The document also references administrative markings like "RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176" and redacted identifiers.  

Key People: Textile Marking Machine Company personnel; FBI Bureau staff; Sales representatives (e.g., Dick Briston, Job Combs, Fred Weber).  

Key Locations: New York, Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, and other states listed in the document. Specific cities or regions are not detailed beyond state-level references.  

Key Events: FBI investigation into thermo-seal tape markings linked to MLK’s assassination; efforts to trace laundries and machines producing specific tapes; analysis of code systems on laundry tags.  

Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Textile Marking Machine Company; local laundries and cleaning services listed in the document.

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