Limited Inquiry of King Killing Offered
From Times Wire Reports
The Justice Department is consulting with the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. over a plan for a limited reexamination of his assassination 30 years ago, department officials said. The proposal came in response to a request from the civil rights leader’s relatives, who sought a national commission to look more broadly into what they consider important new evidence. A King family spokesman declined comment.
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