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Coretta Scott King — Part 1
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CORETTA SCOTT KING
. The Atlanta Constitution, daily Atlanta newspaper,
- on the front page of its March 11, 1969 edition, published
an article captioned "Widow Says It's Not Over", This
article referred to the plea of guilty by James Earl Ray
on March 10, 1969 in Memphis, Tennessee, It set forth
comments of Coretta Scott King regarding Ray's plea which
_ in part were as follors., ,
(Ray's plea)- -"cannot be allowed to close the
case, to end the search for the many fingers which helped
pull the trigger". For her family she said "there is a
sense of emotional relief", ‘For the moment, we have been
Spared a trial which would compel us to relive the fearfully
tragic events of his death". “But we realize this is but
a respite", According to Coretta Scott King "ali concerned
people nust press the State of Tennessee and the U. 8S,
Government to continue until all who are responsible for
' this crime have been apprehended", “Not until then can
the conscience of the nation rest", —
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