nathy, who readily recalled the con- the recalled readily who nathy, bedroom. "They had to be bugging bugging be to had "They bedroom.
squabble Abernathy had Feb. 5, 1970, 1970, 5, Feb. had Abernathy squabble memo notes, Abernathy discussed the the discussed Abernathy notes, memo me," Abernathy told our associate, associate, our told Abernathy me," curred, 'he said, in the privacy of his his of privacy the in said, 'he curred,
Joe Spear, Spear, Joe versation with his wife. It had oc- had It wife. his with versation
with his subordinates. Afterward, the the Afterward, subordinates. his with
flare-up with his wife. Their conversa- Their wife. his with flare-up his speeches and even an account of of account an even and speeches his fidential," reveals the details of a a of details the reveals fidential,"
his traffic violations. violations. traffic his
morning and evening. His FBI file file FBI His evening. and morning
copies of his hotel bills, transcripts of of transcripts bills, hotel his of copies tion is outlined in detail. detail. in outlined is tion
contains a psychological profile, profile, psychological a contains
ing the medication he takes every every takes he medication the ing
men have a record of the most in- most the of record a have men from his finances to his health, includ- health, his to finances his from
nathy, was also kept under intensive intensive under kept also was nathy,
rights leader, the Rev. Ralph Abe Ralph Rev. the leader, rights
timate details of his life. life. his of details timate
FBI surveillance. From secret FBI FBI secret From surveillance. FBI
files, we have confirmed that the G- the that confirmed have we files,
inaccurate. inaccurate.
column that the stories were grossly grossly were stories the that column
against him. We reported in an earlier earlier an in reported We him. against
charges that the FBI had spread spread had FBI the that charges
that Dr. King's successor as a, civil civil a, as successor King's Dr. that ates, we investigated the smear smear the investigated we ates,
late Dr. Martin Luther King's associ- King's Luther Martin Dr. late
At the the At
WE SHOWED SHOWED WE
One FBI memo, stamped "Con- stamped memo, FBI One
They know everything about him him about everything know They
The same associates complained complained associates same The
Washington — At the request of the the of request the At — Washington
FBI Compiled Dossier on Dr. Ralph Abernathy Abernathy Ralph Dr. on Dossier Compiled FBI
FBI, FBI,
a spokesman cate- cate- spokesman a
the file to Dr. Aber- Dr. to file the
r-
viewed as subversive. I have seen seen have I subversive. as viewed dozens of dossiers on black leaders leaders black on dossiers of dozens
nent blacks has alarmed black con- black alarmed has blacks nent
FBI, apparently, anyone with a dark dark a with anyone apparently, FBI, skin who dares to open his mouth is is mouth his open to dares who skin
Dick Gregory and singer Eartha Kitt. Kitt. Eartha singer and Gregory Dick
Capitol Hill. We brought the evidence, evidence, the brought We Hill. Capitol gressmen who asked us to testify on on testify to us asked who gressmen
complete with names and details. details. and names with complete ures, ranging from heavyweight box- heavyweight from ranging ures,
ing champion Muhammad All and and All Muhammad champion ing
actor Harry Belafonte to comedian comedian to Belafonte Harry actor
King's widow, Coretta. Coretta. widow, King's artists, entertainers and sports fig- sports and entertainers artists,
Floyd McKissick, Roy Innis and Dr. Dr. and Innis Roy McKissick, Floyd
black leaders. We have had access to to access had have We leaders. black other secret dossiers, indexed under under indexed dossiers, secret other
black leaders as the Rev. Jesse Jack- Jesse Rev. the as leaders black son, Roy Wilkens, Bayard Rustin, Rustin, Bayard Wilkens, Roy son,
"Racial Matters," on such prominent prominent such on Matters," "Racial
FBI was almost paranoiac about about paranoiac almost was FBI
credit bureau offices to find out about about out find to offices bureau credit
his finances. finances. his
agents visited the U.S. Passport Of- Passport U.S. the visited agents
had furnished reliable information in in information reliable furnished had
fice to get his travel schedule and and schedule travel his get to fice
the past." past." the
in the file to "confidential sources who who sources "confidential to file the in
Abernathy and his wife, are attributed attributed are wife, his and Abernathy cluding other conversations between between conversations other cluding
gorically denied that agents had ever ever had agents that denied gorically
used electronic surveillance against against surveillance electronic used Abernathy. Several references, in- references, Several Abernathy.
My testimony concluded: "To the the "To concluded: testimony My
This FBI concentration upon promi- upon concentration FBI This Dossiers were also kept on black black on kept also were Dossiers
Under the late J. Edgar Hoover, the the Hoover, Edgar J. late the Under
It is clear from the file that FBI FBI that file the from clear is It
panicked at the shots and tried to save save to tried and shots the at panicked herself by leaving her dying husband. husband. dying her leaving by herself
1960s. 1960s.
band's limousine in Dallas is one of of one is Dallas in limousine band's
the most poignant memories of the the of memories poignant most the
has adopted a balanced racial policy. policy. racial balanced a adopted has
assassination, Harold Weisberg of of Weisberg Harold assassination,
the back of her assassinated hus- assassinated her of back the
Jacqueline Kennedy crawling across across crawling Kennedy Jacqueline
defatigable private investigator of the the of investigator private defatigable
Americans, the famous photograph of of photograph famous the Americans,
predecessor's bias against blacks and and blacks against bias predecessor's
Clarence Kelley, has abandoned his his abandoned has Kelley, Clarence
added that the present FBI director, director, FBI present the that added
right to do." do." to right
stitution says they have an inalienable inalienable an have they says stitution
redress of grievances, as their Con- their as grievances, of redress
nothing more than organize their their organize than more nothing
ranks; who are guilty only of peace- of only guilty are who ranks;
fully petitioning their government on on government their petitioning fully
lations of their people: who have done done have who people: their of lations
whose only crime is voicing the tribu- the voicing is crime only whose
'DEFENSE 'DEFENSE
This left the impression that she she that impression the left This
But now, the nation's most in- most nation's the now, But
Footnote: In fairness, it should be be should it fairness, In Footnote:
OF OF
JACKIE: JACKIE:
Les Whitten Whitten Les with with
Jack Jack
Anderson Anderson
For most most For
makes Tergitol, the detergent sprayed sprayed detergent the Tergitol, makes oil on their feathers so they freeze to to freeze they so feathers their on oil
on the birds to loosen the protective protective the loosen to birds the on death. death. dered the killing, but Union Carbide Carbide Union but killing, the dered
birds in Kehtucky, Tennessee and Il- and Tennessee Kehtucky, in birds
linois, plus the planned destruction of of destruction planned the plus linois,
22 million more, that they are urging urging are they that more, million 22
questions remain to be answered. But But answered. be to remain questions
products. products. a nationwide boycott of Union Carbiur Carbiur Union of boycott nationwide a
Animal Rights is so infuriated over over infuriated so is Rights Animal
the killing of some 4.5 million black- million 4.5 some of killing the
acted alone. alone. acted
conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald Oswald Harvey Lee that conclusion
contradict the Warren Commission's Commission's Warren the contradict
we have not seen enough evidence to to evidence enough seen not have we
own investigation shows that many many that shows investigation own
a 650-page book called "Post Mor "Post called book 650-page a
in past books, that the assassination assassination the that books, past in
tem." Weisberg concludes, as he has has he as concludes, Weisberg tem."
was the result of a conspiracy. Our Our conspiracy. a of result the was head intact, not trying to escape from from escape to trying not intact, head
port that the First Lady apparently apparently Lady First the that port
matter of taste. We have decided not not decided have We taste. of matter
the limousine. limousine. the
grisly that they were deleted as a a as deleted were they that grisly
save herself. The details were so so were details The herself. save to reprint this portion, except to re- to except portion, this reprint to
was trying to help keep her husband's husband's her keep help to trying was she was trying to aid her husband, not not husband, her aid to trying was she
Frederick, held„ has discovered that that discovered has held„ Frederick,
certain material was deleted from from deleted was material certain
Jackie's testimony on June 5, 5, June on testimony Jackie's
Various government agencies or- agencies government Various
FOR THtBIRDS: THtBIRDS: FOR
The full details will be published in in published be will details full The
The deleted testimony indicates that that indicates testimony deleted The
The Society for, for, Society The
1964. 1964.
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