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MLK Assassination Press Teletypes

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MLK Assassination Press Teletypes
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Fifteen pages of wire service teletypes covering the 4 April 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King. The file, which belonged to a broadcast reporter, provides a chronological narrative of the tragedy, starting: ''Dr. Martin Luther King was shot outside a Memphis hotel…'' Early reports erroneously state that King was in his car when shot, and later bulletins cover President Johnson's response and James Earl Ray. Pages are toned and have reporter's notes on verso. Also includes a copy of an FBI press release on the capture of Ray.