Appeal Halts Prober in Slaying of King
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An investigator appointed to look into the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. will hold off starting work until an appeals court rules whether a state judge had authority to name an investigator in the case. The investigation into claims by confessed killer James Earl Ray that he did not kill King was halted until a hearing Aug. 29.
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