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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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home. Therefore, Smith left a message for Newsim to call the fire station. Newsum called about 10:30p.m. and Smith advised him of the detail (Interview of Jack Smith, dated September 27, 1976). | Wallace's commanding officer, then Captain R.T. Johnson, likewise stated that he received a telephone call fran someone in the personnel department requesting him to detail Wallace. However, Johnson has no present recollection of who the individual was that made the request. (Interview of R.T. Jotmson, Deputy Chief, Memphis Fire Department, December 21, 1976, App. B.) Neither Captain Bafty nor former Assistant Chief Rivalto has any present recollection of the detail of Wallace or Newsum. Captain Baity indicated that any district chief could have ordered the men moved (interview of Janes T. Baity, Septetber 27, 1976, App. B). Also, former Assistant Chief Rivalto said the fire department shifted people around all the time when a canpany became understrength because of sickness, etc. (Interview of Arthur J. Rivalto, September 27, 1976, App. B). Similarly, the former Chief of the MFD, Edward A. Hamilton, has no recollection of the details. He speculated that the men could have been detailed for a "fill in" to bring a company up to strength (Interview of Edward A. Hamilton, September 27, 1976, App. B).
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