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PC-37273

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Living in mud, beset by poor weather,

and concerned about news stories that the Poor People's Campaign

faces failure, residents of Resurrection City in Washington read

some welcome news. Following announcement of capture in London

of the suspected slayer of Dr. Martin Luther King, the poor

of the capital's "tent city" read news of developments in

the capture of James Earl Ray.

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RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-6C-68-W)

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Title: Welcome news.
Description: Inhabitants of Resurrection City, home of the Poor People's Campaign, read newspaper accounts 6/8 of the capture of James Earl Ray, the accused assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in London. Announcement of the capture was read over the public address system in the campsite. UPI Telephoto.
Creator: Gilbert Photo Service, Inc. (photographer)
United Press International. (publisher)
Date: 1968
June 8, 1968
Subject names: Religious News Service--Archives.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Death and burial.
Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998.
Topics: Assassination--Investigation--United States.
American newspapers--Headlines.
Geographic subject: United States.
Washington (D.C.)
North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Geographic subject: Washington (D.C.)
Type of resource: text
Extent: photograph : black-and-white ; 4 1/2 x 6 inches
Physical location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 126, image no. PC-37273; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-...
Rights status: IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-37273
PID (Persistent Identifier): islandora:147034