</s>U.S. POSTAGE SAVANNA APR 4 1968- 38312- POSTAGE RECEIVED) The The President of APR 8 4.5.6.9 The United States THE WINE .- The I.B. Johnson - - Washington D.C. Attention: 7th President 2005 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary  
The document details RCMP efforts in Canada to track James Earl Ray, a suspect in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., following media coverage of the case on April 17-19, 1968. RCMP issued wanted flyers across Canada, including a flyer for Ray (Wanted Circular No. 173, April 21, 1968), and sought information about his potential movements, noting he may have traveled to Montreal after being identified at Niagara Falls on April 12, 1968. The RCMP also checked records of Frederick John Daulty, Walter Terry Ripe, and George Ben Edmonds, a former fugitive linked to Missouri prison escapes in 1967. The text includes discrepancies between FBI reports and claims by Louis Lomax, who alleged contradictions in the investigation. For example, Lomax claimed the FBI failed to account for Ray’s trips to New Orleans, but the document states Ray made two trips there in December 1967 and March 1968. The FBI also addressed inconsistencies in fingerprint evidence, noting Missouri authorities initially circulated incorrect fingerprints of Ray before issuing corrected records.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (suspect in MLK’s assassination)  
- Louis Lomax (journalist and informant)  
- Charles Stein (New Orleans resident, associate of Ray)  
- Frederick John Daulty, Walter Terry Ripe, George Ben Edmonds (individuals under RCMP investigation)  
- Hugh Ainsworth (source at Houston telephone company)  
- Mrs. Clovino Olonzo (mother of Charles Stein)  
- Anthony Charles/dechelo (friend of Charles Stein in New Orleans)  

Key Locations  
- Montreal, Canada (Ray’s potential residence in 1967)  
- Niagara Falls, Ontario (Ray identified at this location on April 12, 1968)  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (Ray’s alleged trips to this city in December 1967 and March 1968)  
- Los Angeles, California (Ray’s residence and travel connections)  
- Birmingham, Alabama (linked to Ray’s movements and gas station transactions)  

Key Events  
- RCMP issued wanted flyers for James Earl Ray across Canada on April 20-21, 1968.  
- FBI investigated discrepancies in Ray’s alleged trips to New Orleans, including phone calls from a public booth in Uvalde, Texas, on December 16, 1967.  
- Lomax claimed the FBI failed to account for Ray’s movements and evidence (e.g., fingerprints, television set), but the document notes these claims were contradicted by FBI records.  
- Missouri authorities initially circulated incorrect fingerprints of Ray before issuing corrected records in April 1967.  
- RCMP checked telephone booth records in St. Francis Hotel, Los Angeles, for calls linked to Ray but found no pertinent information.  

Key Organizations  
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Missouri State authorities (involved in fingerprint discrepancies)  
- Telephone companies (Houston, New Orleans, Birmingham)  
- Avis News and Heritz Rent-A-Car System (entities contacted for bulletin distribution)

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