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Route of Suspect Is Traced From Time of King's Death
LONDON (AP) — Gradually, the story has begun to
come out on where James Earl Ray has been during the
manhunt following the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King
jr. in Memphis on April 4.
Four days after the slaying, Ray went to a Toronto
rooming house and rented a $10-a-week room under the
name of Paul Bridgman, said the landlady, Mrs. Adam
Szpakowski.
Mrs. Szpakowski said she thought she recognized
him from a newspaper sketch of the man wanted for
King's slaying, but her husband told her she was wrong
and they forgot it.
• Later, she said, when she was cleaning Ray's room,
she found a newspaper folded open to the sketch. She
said her suspicions were not aroused because “he was
such a gentleman. How was I to know he was a bandit?"
That same day, about two weeks after Ray came, a
letter arrived addressed to Bridgman from the address
of the provincial registrar's srffice, which issues birth
certificates, Mrs. Szpakowski said. The man left that
day and never returned, she said.
From the bleak 15-by-12-foot room with a television
“Home Sweet Home” design and a picture of
set,
Paid Circulation 295,623 Evening-Morning Daily Average May
Oklahoma City Times
Christ, Ray moved to a $9-a-week room under the name
of Sneyd, said his landlady there, Mrs. Yee Loo.
The man "never spoke to anybody,’’ she said. “He
came about four weeks ago with only a suit on his back
and a newspaper in his
hand.
Mrs. Szpakowski said
Ray described himself as
a real estate salesman.
4Frisk’
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32 PAGES-OKLAHOMA CITY. MONDAY, JUNE 10. 1968
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Ray Hints Extradition Fight
After Brief London Hearing
LONDON (AP) — James Earl Ray made a two-min-
ute appearance in Bow Street Court Monday and indicat-
ed he would fight the U. S. government's attempt to seek
his extradition in connection with the charge that he
killed Dr. Martin Luther King jr.
London's chief magistrate ordered Ray held without
bail for another court appearance on June 18.
There was no mention during thp brief preliminary
hearing of extradition. But Ray asked the court to ap-
point an attorney for him, and this was taken as an indi-
cation that he would fight being returned to America.
American legal officials said they were going ahead
with the extradition process and hoped to return Ray to
the United States “very soon.’’
The 4U-year-old escaped convict, who has been on the
run since the Negro civil rights leader was killed April 4
in Memphis, Tenn., was arraigned under the alias of Ra-
mon George Sneyd and was charged with carrying a
false passport and a loaded revolver without a license.
A heavy police escort brought Ray secretly to the
court three hours before the preliminary hearing was to
begin. A crowd of about 300 laid siege to the courtroom
later, and everyone enter-
Mrs. Loo said he told her
he was a hospital worker.
Deputy Chief B. J. Sim-
rnonds of the Metropolitan
Toronto Police said Ray
somehow was able to ob-
tain enough information on
a Paul Bridgman living in
suburban Don Mills and
Ramon George Sneyd. a
Toronto constable, to ap-
ply for passports by mail
in both their names.
Job Described
“Our job now is to ascer-
tain how Ray got that in-
formation," Simmonds
said.
Canadian Foreign Minis-
ter Mitchell Sharp said
Ray also was able to ob-
tain a birth certificate, but
he did not say under whose
name. Ontario's deputy
registrar. H. F. C. Hum-
phries, said enough infor-
mation for a birth certifi-
Law OK
(See ROUTE—Page 2)
WASHINGTON (AP) -
The supreme court upheld
Monday the power of po-
lice to stop suspicious peo-
ple on the street and to
“frisk'' them for weapons.
The vote was 8 to 1.
The decision, given by
Chief Justice Earl Warren,
said a policeman is enti-
tled for the protection of
himself and others “to
conduct a carefully limited
search” of suspects’ outer
clothing lo find weapons
which might be used to as-
sault him.
Such searches, Warren
said, may be conducted
where a police officer ob-
serves unusual conduct
which leads him reasona-
bly to conclude in light of
his experience that crimi-
nal activity may be afoot.
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Crowds try to enter Bow Street Court in London Monday to catch a glimpse of .Ianies Earl Ray. (AP Wirephoto)
Gesture of Homage to Kennedy
2 Yanks Freed by Cambodia
PHNOM PENH. Cambo-
dia (AP) — Prince Noro-
dom Sihanouk Monday re-
leased two American sol-
diers as a gesture of hom-
age to the late Sen. Robert
F. Kennedy.
The two soldiers, Jerry
A. Tester and Ronald J.
I^ehrmann of the 560th Mil-
itary Police Company,
were aboard a Philippine
tug that strayed into Cam-
bodian waters in the Me-
kong Delta May 20.
They were turned over
to the Australian embassy,
which has represented the
United States in Cambodia
since Sihanouk broke rela-
tions with Washington.
There was no immediate
indication when or how the
men wmuld leave Cambo-
dia.
In a message of sympa-
thy to Sen. Kennedy's wid-
ow, Cambodia's ruling
prince said:
“The royal government,
the Cambodian people and
I want to express our ad-
miration and our respect
to the Kennedy family
whose sacrifices for ihe
cause of peace, justice and
liberty for the oppressed
must not be in vain for the
honor of the American
people and the future of
humanity."
The prince also sent a
message of sympathy to
Mrs. John F. Kennedy,
who was his guest when
she visited Cambodia last
year.
Textbook
Law Upheld
Order Precedes Price-Fix Trial
WASHINGTON (AP) —
^ The supreme court upheld
9 Monday a New York law
that requires public school
systems to lend textbooks to
children in parochial and
other private schools.
The 6-3 decision, given by-
Justice Rryon R. White,
said: “We hold that the law
is not in violation of the Con-
stitution.”
Justices Hugo L. Black.
William O. Douglas and Abe
Fortas dissented. Chief Jus-
tice Earl Warren and Associ-
ate Justices John M. Harlan.
William J. Brenna jr.. Potter
Stewart, Thurgood Marshall
A and White made up the ma-
jority.
The court also knocked
down a 45-year-old barrier
and cleared the way for tax-
payer suits challenging fed-
eral aid to parochial schools.
The barrier was imposed
by the court in 1923. It found
then that individual taxpay-
ers lack the standing to sue
the government over big
programs because their tax
payments are too small to
show sufficient personal in-
volvement.
Monday's S-l ruling
^ sweeps aside that decision
This means seven New
Yorkers who contend federal
aid to pupils In church-reiat-
Asphalt Claims Cut
ing it was searched for
weapons.
Ray had been under
heavy guard since his ar-
rest Saturday.
Ray Stands Quietly
Wearing a dark blue suit
with dark brown checks
and a blue shirt, Ray stood
quietly with his hands
clasped behind him as
Chief Magistrate Frank
Milton told him that under
British criminal procedure
press coverage of the de-
tails of the hearing would
be limited unless he asked
that the restriction be lift-
ed.
Asked if he wanted the
restriction lifted, he re-
plied: “No sir."
Ray’s dark hair was
flecked with gray at the
temples, and his face was
tanned.
Lawyer Requested
A government prosecu-
tor asked that Ray be held
in custody, and the judge
granted Ray’s application
request that the court ap-
point a lawyer for him.
Then he was taken away
by a large force of plain-
clothesmen and uniformed
police.
It was Delieved that he
was taken to Brixton Pris-
on, considered one of Lon-
don's most secure jails.
Michael Dresden was
named by the court as
Ray’s solicitor. Dresden
will prepare the defense
and choose a lawyer to
argue this case in court.
Answers Declined
Dresden's office declined
to answer questions about
the case, including what
stand it might take on an
extradition request.
A solicitor prepares the
case for the accused and
chooses the barrister who
does the pleading in court.
The solicitor acts as a
„„>. Bartlett, left, chats with Herbert Hill, center, and Abram Ross about
job opportunities. (Times Staff Photo by George Tapscott.)
Gov.
Job-Pushing Bartlett
Visits City Negroes
(See RAY—Page 2)
By Bob McMillin
The state of Oklahoma
Monday reduced its federal
court asphalt price-fixing
claims against five oil com-
panies by almost $17 million.
Burck Bailey, special
counsel for the slate, said
the reduction was brought
about by a pre-trial order by
U. S. District Judge Luther
Eubanks.
The order ruled the state
cannot attempt to collect
damages on sales through
contractors where the con-
tractor has absorbed the full
cost of the asphalt and not
passed any price increase on
to the state.
will figure his profit on workiDX Oil Co., Kerr-McGce Oil
By Bill George
The governor of Oklaho-
ma look a long walk Mon-
day in Oklahoma City, but
it wasn’t for his health.
Gov. Bartlett's mid-
morning jaunt along the
business district of N East-
ern, on the city's east side,
actually was lor the health
of others. Their economic
health, that is.
In another of his "walk-
ing campaigns" for the
disadvantaged, the state's
chief executive had walked
and talked for several
blocks before arriving at a
scheduled 9:30 a.m. press
conference.
About 20 minutes late for
the press meeting, the
governor appeared
warmed up by his walk in
the humid. 80- d e g r e e
weather.
He met with newsmen in
the Phillip Janetta Train-
ing School at 1932 NE 23
for about 30 minutes to up-
date them on his current
program to open more em-
ployment doors for minori-
ty groups.
"This program is gening
good response from just
about everyone we've
called on, both here and
Tulsa. We also plan to visit
Muskogee soon, but we'll
concentrate most of our ef-
This ruling reduced the
amount of asphalt involved
and caused Bailey to reduce
the triple damages sought
from $37 million to $20 mil-
lion.
done during the early stages
of construction.
“In this manner." Bailey
said, "he can bid low on as-
phalt and still show a profit
even though he may have to
pay more for the asphalt
than what he is getting back
from the slate."
Bailey says the state now-
hopes to recover on what the
defendants actually sold to
the state at inflated price
plus whatever was passed on
to the state through contrac-
tors at an inflated price.
The suit alleges that the
I five defendant firms. Sunray
Corp.. Phillips Petroleum
Co.. Inland Asphalt Co., and
Riffe Petroleum Co. con-
spired to fix the price of as-
phalt at an artificially high
price and allocated territo-
ries where it was to be sold.
The original suit was for
$2.5 million actual damages
and $7.5 triple damages, as
provided by law.
This was later ammended
to $12,333,658.92 actual dam-
ages and $37,000.9(6.76 triple
damages.
The latest action reduces
the direct damage claim
(See CLAIMS—Page 2)
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Bailey said Monday that in
some instances a contractor
will sell asphalt to the state
for actually less than it cost
him and in these instances
the state has not been dam-
aged.
This is brought about, Bai-
ley said, by a contractor
“unbalancing” his bid on as-
phalt.
Bailey said that asphalt is
the last item used on a road
project, and a
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forts in Oklahoma City,’
the governor said.
Gov. Bartlett indicated
there are many bright
signs in the employment
picture of the disadvan-
taged persons.
“Our purpose on these
trips into the business
communities is to tell the
shop owners and manag-
ers how they can help us
in the program. They can
help by furnishing full-
time or part-time jobs for
many of the unemployed."
(See BARTLETT—Page 2)
More turbulent weather is high 70's in the north to the
on the way for most of Okla-
homa. the weatherman said
Monday.
Forecasters said there is a
good chance of scattered
thunderstorms in all state
areas except the Panhandle
through Monday night and in
the northeast through Tues-
day.
The weather bureau said
low 90's in the south Monday
and Tuesday.
Tuesday morning’s tem-
peratures are forecast from
48 in the northwest to 73 in
the southeast.
A Sunday night storm in
Laveme. in extreme north-
west Oklahoma, triggered
flooding of the Beaver River.
Monday morning, S-149 east
em Oklahoma received a
few scattered showers. Gage
reported 1.08 inches.
Other measurable
amounts were reported at
Leedey. .97 inch; Fargo. .91;
Harmon, .70, and Woodward,
.57.
contractor warm.
winds are expected to be from Laverne was reported
gusty and temperatures under water.
ranging from the| Other parts of northwest-
The state highway depart-
ment said S-48 between Hol-
denville and Atwood is now-
open to traffic. The highway
had been closed since Friday
because of high water from
a Holdenvilla Lake spillway.
Garbage trucks have made 3-f«»ot deep holes in the
allev back of our home in the 100 block of Mi 25. These
holes stand full of water and serve as breeding places
for mosquitoes and other insects. Can you get them filled
up? Mrs. C. G.
I':?- . -.if*?
Forrest Keene, assistant director of the city depart-
ment of public works, said this situation has been inves-
tigated and street maintenance personnel will put road
material in the alley soon.
Why do highwav patrol traffic violation tickets cost
more than city traffic violation tickets when the offeases
are the same, such as changing tones and other similar
instances? J. D.
A spokesman at the department of public safety said
the cost of patrol tickets is outside the department’s con-
trol. State law sets the minimum and maximum
amounis for fines and costs which result from traffic vio-
Local: Cloudy, warm
and humid with chance of
scattered thunderstorms
through Tuesday morning.
Overnight low 70. High
Tuesday upper 80's. (De-
tails, Page 7.)
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