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Captain J.G. Ray arrived at the fire station and instructed Richmond to go to headquarters and make a detailed report of what he had seen. (Interview of Patrolman W.B. Richmond, April 9, 1968, supra.) d. Details of Two Black Firemen from Fire Station No. 2.*/ As of April 3, 1968, Norvell E. Wallace and Floyd E. Newsum were the only black firemen assigned to Fire Station No. 2 of the Memphis Fire Department (MFD). Wallace was working the night shift on April 3rd and Newsum was scheduled — to report for the day shift on April 4th. Both of these individuals actively s-ppdrted the sanitation workers strike, attending their rallies and making financial contributions. In our interview of Wallace (Interview July 8, 1976 App. B.) he stated that at about 10:00 or 10:30 on the night of April 3rd his captain told him that a call had come in requesting that a man be detailed to Fire Station No. 33. He was inmediately detailed to No. 33 although it was raining and he was preparing to go to bed. Wallace further stated that while Fire Station No. 33 was understaffed as a whole, there was no shortage of persormel for the pump truck om which he worked. Otherwise, he does not know why he was detailed. Be */ The details of the black firemen from Fire Station No. 2 @ second reason cited as a basis for the House Select itt to investigate the assassination of Martin Luther King. Jr. ~33-