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gentlemen. Uh ladies and gentlemen, this is a time of mourning for all americans. I have asked that all flags fly at half staff as a gesture of respect and honor for martin Luther King. I have also asked the Superintendent of Schools to set aside two minutes

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tomorrow morning in all of the schools in san Francisco, two minutes of silence. Out of respect for Martin Luther King, possibly some reaction to this murder in the neighborhoods. These senseless things. These senseless murders have a have the tendency of cost to provoke these things, but

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I have great confidence not only in the negro leadership in san Francisco, but in the confidence of the rank and file of the negro community in san Francisco. I have confidence that they believe that we are all concerned and share their great sorrow and share their

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great indignation. Perhaps even more so because there isn't any doubt that martin Luther King was a man who in his advocacy of a non violence, nonviolent method of curing social evils is a leader who will be sorely missed. So I'm hopeful and I am confident that

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the negro community will unite behind all of us to see that the memory of martin Luther King is not marked by a disturbance. We are all going to stand in the silent prayer for him tomorrow in the schools and we are going to have a public

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ceremony for Martin Luther King at 12:00 in Civic Center and I ask all san Franciscans to join me to pay respects to a great and fallen leader