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Martin Luther King Jr — Part 1

113 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jan 31, 1977 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Martin Luther King Jr · 94 pages OCR'd
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to a city large enough so he would not be noticed and took a train to St. Louis. He then took a taxicab to . East Sc. Louls, called a friend who drove him to Edwards- ville whence he caught a bus for Chicago (Hule, p.28). On May 3rd, Ray secured work for the next eight weeks as a dishwasher and cook's helper at the Indian ‘ay 3 Trail Restaurant in Winnetka, Illinois, and resided at 2731 North Sheffield in Chicago under the name Jom L. Rayns. He purchased a 1959 Chrysler autombile fran Tine > a private omer on Jme 5th for $200 (5448). ; June 9th, he failed a driver's test, but passed the wine” . June 12 test on Ame 12th (5394). Ray moved from his ‘Sheffield address to 1648 Limt Street on Ame 17th where he paid one week's rent (S118). Ray was issued a driver's permit in the name of Jofm L. Rayns for the State of Illinois on June 21st (5394). During the week Tne 2) of Ame 19th Ray left his job, and requested that his final paycheck be forwarded to the Lunt Street address, which it was (5118). Thereafter, on July 14, Ray purchased a 1962 July 14 Plymouth automobile from a commercial dealer in East St. Louis, Illinois, and transferred the licensed plates fran the Chrysler to the Plymouth (5413; Hute, | -p.39). Leaving East St. Louis on July 15, Ray proceeded ~66-
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