</s>OPTIONAL FORM NO. 19 MAX EMB EDITION: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO SAC (44-1368) DATE: H/10/68 FROM : SA EDWARD A. SMITH SUBJECT: MURKIN Re Bureau tell to all continental offices, 4/9/68, requesting immediate checks of logical laundries for red cloth laundry tags manufactured by thermo Seal marking machine bearing (025-6" or "D-B-6". In the course of contacting all laundries in the Philadelphia telephone directory, JACK OSOKOW, Manager, Barclay Laundry, 253 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, MA 7-0858, 253 North 10th St. Philadelphia, the Thermo Seal quarter inch tape D-B -6, a check of his records reflects that marking tape D2-6 was listed to (PNU) NEWBAUR. This item was laundered to 60 cents per month. From the price OSOKOW concluded that it was defined not to shirts. He stated that the item was forwarded to him to the laundering from JACK STEN P.O. 8-6-27 Cleaners, 307 South 23rd Street, Philadelphia, PA. 8.68-27. that (FNU) NEWBAUR was immediately interviewed and advised JACK STEIN was a customer of this who resided some wagen. He received NEBEWABER generally brought sheets, where on Spruce Street and drove a green or blue Volks- wagens. He recalled NEBWEABER generously bought sheets, not shire. He ever observing Thermo Seal, tags at this shop. He described NEBWAUBER as a white male, 33-35, 5/10", slim build, dark hair. Inquiry of Postal Carrier #359, DOMENIC GAGLIARDI, reflected that one FRED NEBHAUBER resided at 2213 Spruce BAS:ELS 1/4-11-1968 (2) SEARCHED SERIA, APR 1 0 1968 eld Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 50-10-1464 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O ., 14176

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigative efforts from April 1968 related to potential threats against Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) and post-assassination unrest. Investigations focused on commercial laundries in Pennsylvania for specific markings or codes, including Thermo Seal tags (code D-B-6/D2-6), and checks of telephone directories, credit bureaus, and financial institutions for individuals named Eric Starvo Galt, Brick Starvo Galt, Harvey Lowmeyer, and John Williard. No records were found linking these individuals to MLK-related activities. One document references "MARKIN DEMONSTRATIONS RESULTING FROM ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR." on April 10, 1968, indicating a focus on post-assassination unrest in Philadelphia. A separate entry notes a radio broadcast describing MLK’s assassination, with Mickey Linu advising a source and Edward Marin (a fugitive arrested for burglary) linked to the broadcast. An individual named "MARTIN" associated with Philadelphia nightlife and criminal records is mentioned but not explicitly connected to MLK.  

Key People  
- Eric Starvo Galt  
- Brick Starvo Galt  
- Harvey Lowmeyer (variations of spelling checked)  
- John Williard  
- Mickey Linu: Provided information about a radio broadcast describing MLK’s assassination.  
- Edward Marin: Arrested for burglary in 1967, linked to the alleged broadcast.  
- Arthur Goldman: Manager, Center 1 Hour Dry Cleaners.  
- Carl Bloice: WDC correspondent to "The Worker."  
- James L. O'Connor (FBI agent)  
- Dennis W. Campbell (FBI agent)  
- SA Hugh C. Norton, SA John T. Newkirk, IC Edward A. Shields (FBI Philadelphia Division agents).  

Key Locations  
- Schuykill County, Pennsylvania (laundries, police departments, banks).  
- Pottsville, Ashland, Tamaqua, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  
- Philadelphia’s Romantic Lounge (12th Street), Sansom Street.  
- Spruce Street, 2213 (Philadelphia); 253 South 10th Street (Barclay Laundry).  
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (motor vehicle records).  
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (voter registration checks).  
- Allentown, Pennsylvania (Allen Laundry).  

Key Events  
- FBI investigation into potential threats against MLK via financial and directory checks in Schuykill County and Philadelphia.  
- Searches for Eric Starvo Galt/Brick Starvo Galt across multiple institutions in 1968.  
- Review of telephone directories and credit bureau records for names linked to the MLK assassination investigation.  
- Contact with local law enforcement and voter registration offices to verify identities.  
- Mention of post-assassination demonstrations in Philadelphia on April 10, 1968.  
- Radio broadcast described as detailing MLK’s assassination, with Mickey Linu and Edward Marin implicated.  
- Examination of laundries using specific marking systems (e.g., Thermol Seal) in 1968.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Local police departments (e.g., York, PA; Scranton, PA).  
- Credit bureaus (e.g., York, Inc.; Susquehanna County Commercial Association).  
- Laundries and dry cleaners in Pennsylvania (e.g., Steeles Laundry, Barclay Laundry, Allen Laundry, Center 1 Hour Dry Cleaners).  
- Veterans Administration (VA)  
- Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicles  
- Philadelphia Board of Education

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