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Malcolm X — Part 20
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The action to evict MALCOLM, 39, from his home
at 2311 97th Street, was brought by the Muhammad Temple
of Islam muintaining the residence was given to him for the
duration of his services as their minister, a post he no
longer holds. MALCOLM maintains the house was an outright
gift.
A merber of the FOI recently instructed another FOI
member that if anyone says anything unfavorable about
"the messenser" (1uiJAH MUHAMMAD) he should be "punched in
the mouth and tha: if MALCOLM X did not Keep his mouth
shut he would be in serious trouble,"
The "New York Herald Tribune", a local New York
daily newspaper dated June 16, 1964 contained an article
captioned "Eight Guards, Thirty-two Police for MALCOLM x,"
In this article it is stated that the police and guards
were guarding MALCOLM X because of anonymous telephone
tips to the wire service and a newspaper that MALCOLM
would be shot if he appeared in court for an eviction
trial. MALCOLM is quoted as saying,"There is no people
in the United States more able to carry out this threat
than the Biack Muslims. I know; I taught them myseif."
a "MUHAMMAD was nobody until I came to New York as
. his emissary," MALCOLM stated, "If they had left me
alone I would not have revealed any of this,"
The "New York World Telegram and Son", dated .
June 18, 1964, contained an artitle captioned "MALCOLM X
Man Marked for Death." This article states in part that, . -
"police fear that MALCOLM X is a marked man. The former =
East coast leader of the Black Muslims goes nowhere without.
police shadows and his own core of rifie-bearing bodyguards.
His “50 adherents insist he is targeted for assassination by
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