</s>AL 44-493 CONNECTICUT (Continued) Snowwhite Laundry, 61 Hamlin St ., Middletown Ted Cleaners, 1957 Whitney Ave ., Hamden Westshore Cleaners ., 273 Fourth & Post Road, Orange Westshore Cleansers, 200 Campbell Ave . , West Haven Westshore Clansers ,, 200 Campbell Ave . ., West Haven Streets, West Haven Westshore of Elm, Inc ., Corner of Campbell & Elm WSSG Cleaners ,. Inc. ,, Pride 3-Hour Cleaners. 327-331 Main St . ,, Danbury -8- 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document details FBI efforts to investigate the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on laundry marks found on garments linked to the crime. It references a tape with a unique code (02-26-2.6) associated with a Textile Marking Machine Co. device in Syracuse, New York. The FBI sought to identify laundries and textile marking machines capable of producing specific tapes used in the assassination investigation. The text includes serial numbers, addresses, contact information for laundries, and technical specifications of the marking machines. It notes variations in tape coding compared to standard machines, including potential lot numbers, dates, and store identifiers.  

Key People:  
- Donald Broton (Textile Marking Machine Company)  
- Dick Bristow, Job Combs, Fred Weber, Jack Cody, Pete Wukovich, Al Davis, Fred Raupak (sales representatives for Textile Marking Machine Company)  

Key Locations:  
- Syracuse, New York (Textile Marking Machine Co.)  
- Multiple cities in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, and other states listed in the document  

Key Events:  
- FBI investigation into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on laundry marks found on garments  
- Teletype communications between FBI offices to identify laundries and textile marking machines capable of producing specific tapes  
- Request for color photographs of the tape from the Bureau to aid in identification  

Key Organizations:  
- Textile Marking Machine Company (Syracuse, NY)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Various laundry and dry cleaning businesses across multiple states

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