The document contains fragmented records from FBI investigations related to telephone calls, hotel stays, and individual identifications linked to various locations in 1968. It references Frank V. Frunt (FSI # SIX NINE SEVEN FIVE NINE FIVE FIVE B) and Pruett, with details about a Cadillac license plate (Albany License 1-C-4287), a person named Broussard who obtained an Alabama driver's license in April 1968, and descriptions of individuals matching James Earl Ray. A photograph of Frank William Pruett was sent to Portland for comparison with suspects. The text includes hotel records from Denver, noting phone numbers, guest stays, and calls from Alpine, Texas, linked to Cosmis Garza and Lydia Garza. It also references FBI agents checking hotel audits, telephone call logs, and fingerprint comparisons (e.g., latent prints from a LIFE Magazine issue). Some entries mention individuals associated with the National Cash Register Company, including M. Villam and M. Mirray, and include administrative notes about searches, indexing, and declassification under Executive Order 14176/14178.  

Key People: Frank V. Frunt, Pruett, Broussard, James Earl Ray, Cosmis Garza, Lydia Garza, M. Villam, M. Mirray, HARRIS (C. HARRIE), ARBIS, LYDIA GARZA, and unidentified individuals linked to Alpine, Texas, and Denver hotels.  

Key Locations: Montgomery, Alabama; Portland, Oregon; Denver, Colorado; Grand Junction, Colorado; Del Rey, California; Alpine, Texas; Ponce City, Oklahoma; Southfield, Michigan; and unspecified Southeast Texas locations.  

Key Events: FBI investigations into telephone calls from Alpine, Texas, to Del Rey, California; hotel stay records in Denver and Grand Junction; fingerprint comparisons with James Earl Ray (FBI # 4054240); checks on hotel approvals and guest information; and administrative processes for declassifying records under Executive Orders.  

Key Organizations: FBI (including SACs in Denver, Memphis, Oklahoma City, Sacramento), National Cash Register Company, and LIFE Magazine.

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44-me-1987_hs1-852611265_77-07-part_2_of_4.pdf

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