</s>FBI LOS ANG. FBI MILWAUK 513PM URGENT 4/26/68 HD TO DIRECTOR (44-38861), LOUISVILLE, MEMPHIS (444-1987), BIRMINGHAM (44)-1740), ATLANTA (44–2386), LOS ANGELES (44+1574) FROM MILWAUKEE (44-)388) 2P RE JAMES EARL RAY RE ATLANZA TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR, MILWAKEE, MEMPHS, LOS ANGELES, AND BIRMINGHAM INSTANT DATE. FOR INFO LOUISSVILLE, RE TELETEVISED NINETEEN SIXTY SIXY SIX MUSTANG ABANDONED BY RAY IN ATLANLA, APRIL FIVE, LAST, HAS SEARS AND REOBUCK REPLACEMENT BATTERY. LOCATED ON TOP OF NEGATIVE POST IS NUMBER F FOUR ONE B E EIGHT. THE INSPIRATION "SQUARE" FOUR EIGHT IS ON TOP ON A LEAD SHIELD WASHER AT THE NEGATIVE POST AND "C EIGHT" ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SAME WASHERS. MILWAUKEE REQUESTED TO CONTACT LARRY AMATEIS, FIELD SERVICE MANAGER, GLOBE UNION, INC ., AND FROM THE ABOVE INFO ASCERTTAIN SPECIFIC GLOBET UNION PLANT WHICH MANUFACTURED THIS BATTERRY AND TOWHICH STATE, IF POSSIBLE, BATTERy WAS SHIPPED FOR SALES, EAT OUT LEADS IF APPROPRIATE AND ADVISE ATLANTAIN, MEMPUIS, BAMINGHAM AND LOS ANGLES OF RESULTS. END PAGE ONE SEARCHED -1574-5-1-1 -INCREDED SERIALIZED APR 26 1968 -FIRED -EBI-LOS ANGELESS 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document contains FBI records from 1968 detailing investigations into various individuals and activities linked to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. It includes information on Herbert P. Chamberg's purchase of handcuffs, phone calls between Rita and Charles Stein in New Orleans and Los Angeles, and inquiries into potential conspirators such as James Earl Ray. The text references FBI agents' efforts to track phone numbers, interviews with witnesses like Carmen Rubio and Marie Stein, and records of arrests related to gambling and other crimes. It also notes the involvement of individuals with ties to John Birch Society, arson charges, and incidents involving Molotov cocktails. The document includes redacted social security numbers and references to FBI case files (e.g., 44-1574) and telephone number investigations.  

Key People:  
- Herbert P. Chamberg (owner of International Police Distributing Company)  
- James Earl Ray (suspected assassin of MLK Jr.)  
- Rita Stein (linked to New Orleans and Los Angeles phone calls)  
- Charles Stein (Rita's husband, described as "crazy but harmless")  
- Carmen Rubio (mother of Stan Rosa, Rita Stein’s husband)  
- Marie Lee (former cocktail waitress at Ivanhoe Piano Bar)  
- Clovina Olonzo (mother of Marie Lee/Stein)  
- Joe Peers (bartender at Sultan Room in Hollywood)  
- Allen Thompson (St. Francis Hotel employee)  
- Jim Morrison (Rabbits Poot Club bartender)  

Key Locations:  
- Los Angeles, California (focus on Hollywood, St. Francis Hotel, Ivanhoe Piano Bar)  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (mentions of housing projects, telephone numbers, and juvenile custody cases)  
- Kansas City, Missouri (reference to J. Edgar Hoover’s request for conspiracy investigation)  
- Shawnee-Mission, Kansas (Jamison’s relocation after 1965 conviction)  

Key Events:  
- Investigation into James Earl Ray’s movements and potential conspirators in 1968  
- Phone call records between New Orleans and Los Angeles, including numbers linked to Rita Stein and Charles Stein  
- Arrests related to gambling, arson, and possession of Molotov cocktails  
- FBI inquiries into Dennis (addict with ties to prostitution) and her employment history  
- Interviews with witnesses, including Marie Lee/Stein and Clovina Olonzo, regarding phone number usage and family dynamics  
- Reference to John Birch Society members and their alleged involvement in MLK Jr.’s assassination  

Key Organizations:  
- FBI (Los Angeles SAC, New Orleans field office)  
- California Department of Motor Vehicles (license plate investigation)  
- Los Angeles County Probation Department (records on Jamison’s relocation)  
- St. Francis Hotel (employee reports on Dennis’s presence)  
- Ivanhoe Piano Bar (linked to Marie Lee/Stein’s employment history)

MLK Declassified Files

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