CNN Evening News for Thursday, Feb 20, 1997
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The approval of a request by terminally ill James Earl Ray, who was convicted for the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, for new tests on the murder weapon, which may lead to a new trial for Ray, noted. [In Memphis court, widow Coretta Scott KING – supports Ray’s request.]
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