Questions Persist About King's Assasination
The Chronicle, Saturday, July 4, 1981-Page 5
Earl Ray was
22 times by three
,„,icts and one
juctatthe Brushy
prison where he
j 99-year sen
tence for killing Martin
Luther King, Jr.
What makes this incident
so unusual is the flurry of
recent revelations and alle
gations about the Congres-
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„ you worry about
going by, making
did and older-you
yei realized, a per-
«rold, as long as
10 develop new in-
loaintain an ac-
.„ldrests that were
established at an
of his life,
ootivities and
loiagination will
10 forget about the
/ears.
,e activities, although contrary to general opi-
ivide opportunities for everyone. It is true that
cannot produce music or compose it, but there
other forms of expression pertaining to creation
jjrage individual. Many people think they need
jlcill to derive pleasure from the point of activi-
uany may feel unless they own expensive equip-
■ymay not produce the best product. This at-
fcourse, is understandable, but not true. Many
car with an inexpensive camera turns out better
another with high-prided equipment.
Id be your painting may not be hung in a museum
,jlion hall, or sold, or even hung in your own
our beautiful gladiolus may not win a prize at a
how, that does not matter. The capacity to ex-
luething actively rather than to enjoy someone
oniplishmcnt is the objective of a creative activi-
ing constantly on your creative imagination will
■clop creative activities. The interest and idea is
imagination combined with initiative points will
ihe situation.
keep your interests up, your mind occupied, you
id the rolling years, and be thankful you lived to
ice them.
nielligent salesman knows the value of interest,
cron the alert to discern some aspect of behavior
nveys to him that his client’s interest has been
If this aroused interest can be sustained, it is
ident the sale will be made. Such is true concern-
lives. Aroused interests, new ideas are partially an
fpr longer lives. So many people day by day, sit
eiheir lives away, making themselves sick, when
lecould be used in a creative way. If you happen
uiliy of such, change the pattern, and soon, you
well.
sional investigation of the
King murder and the pecul
iar chain of events associa
ted with Ray’s incarcera
tion.
Ray’s wife, however, says
she knows why the stab
bing took place. Anna
Sandhau Ray said the at
tack stemmed from a recent
trip she made to New York
to talk with a publisher
about an upcoming book
about King’s “real killer.”
1 don’t believe it.
Why would Ray wait 10
years to spill the beans? He
wouldn’t. He’s a 53-year-
old small-time crook doing
a 99-year sentence. And
why would the former tele
vision station artist marry a
man doing a lifetime jail
sentence? She could be
using the attack to build up
interest in the book.
But how does one answer
some of the other nagging
questions about Ray - go
ing all the way back to the
killing? In 1977 he managed
to escape from the same
prison in which he has now
been attacked. And he now
has access to all prisoner-
areas. Why?
Why did Jesse Jackson
feel it necessary in 1978 to
visit with and speak out on
Ray’s behalf? Jackson says
he was “compelled” be
cause of a conspiracy.
To take a step as drastic as
defending the man convict
ed of killing his former
boss, Jackson should have
then -- and should now --
share his conspiracy infor
mation. Instead, he has
behaved improperly with
out any public disclosure.
Or does Jackson know
something that we don’t?
Hosea Williams, another
one of King’s inner-circle,
challenged the House As
sassinations Committee’s
conduct of the investigation
of King’s death and its
findings. Williams told me
on a television special that
he was barely contacted
and brusquely interviewed.
He was willing, he said, to
explain that there were
probably informers among
the SCLC insiders prior to
King’s death.
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TONY
BROWN’S
JOURNAL.
Actress Rita
the age of
This line of questioning
was conspicuously absent
from the committee’s pub
lished report and the un
published records have
been “sealed” for 50 years.
Another convenience?
Not only have some of us
become suspicious of these
and other events associated
with the King murder, but
many are outright defiant
towards the official conduct
in this case. In a television
poll conducted on my pro
gram on King’s death, 70
percent initially did not
believe that Ray acted
alone.
Gene Johnson, the Deputy
Chief Counsel for the Select
Committee on Assassina
tions, however, reassured
us that they found no
evidence that there was a
conspiracy. “We have not
Cub Scouts Anthony Mitchell and Kerry Worthy deserve recognition for a job well
done.
Scouts Stick It Out
You & the Law
by
Reggie Warren
Le^al Aid Sociciy
of NorihwvM S.C.. bw.
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lany.
Endurence for a good
cause is what motivated
Kerry Worthy and Anthony
Mitchell in a peanut sale,
sponsored by the Kimberly
Park Terrace Housing De
velopment last weekend.
The two scouts stood in
front of K-Mart Depart
ment Store and sold, over
$50.00 worth of peanuts to
help raise monies for the
general treasurer of the
housing development. The
monies will be used to
expand and improve the
scouting program at Kim
berly Park and to help fund
other youth organizations
for the neighborhood.
Worthy is the son of Mrs.
Alice Worthy, of 1421 Oak
Street. Mitchell resides at
1427 Oak Street and is the
son of Mrs. Robin Mitchell.
been able during the two
years that we investigated
the assassination, to come
up with any corroborative
evidence to support the
conclusion that, in fact,
there were co-conspira-
tors.”
However, Rev. Williams,
who was at the Memphis
Motel where Dr. King was
shot, did not believe that
Ray pulled the trigger.
Williams said he was cer
tain that Ray did not act
alone and thought that “the
investigation was a white
wash.” Williams also con
tended that, although the
investigation stated that
Ray escaped from Memphis
in a White Mustang, he
firmly believed that Ray’s
car never left Memphis.
The allegation that a po
wer struggle was going on
inside SCLC and that cer
tain members of the organi
zation were guilty of misus
ing SCLS funds was also
discussed. Atty. Johnson
responded by stating that
he and all of his distin
guished colleagues, which
included Chairman Stokes,
gave the investigation eve
rything they had and that
there was no evidence to
support the claim.
On the other hand. Rev.
Williams again flatly stated
that the investigations were
not true; that he himself, a
top official of the SCLC and
a witness to the crime, was
not thoroughly questioned.
Williams said that he had
information which he tried,
repeatly, to get to the
authorities but was unsuc
cessful in his attempts.
After listening to Williams
and Johnson and the oppos
ing arguments, the audi
ence was asked the same
question again: “Do you
believe James Earl Ray
acted alone in the shooting
of Martin Luther King?”
This time, a commanding
83 percent answered “no”
to the question.
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