DEAD WRONG; Martin Luther King plaque honours killer.Byline: MARK DOWDNEY A PLAQUE honouring black actor James Earl Jones Earl Jones may refer to:
Jones, 71 yesterday, was due to receive the tribute from his home town to mark Monday's Martin Luther King Day. But when the plaque returned from the engravers it read: "Thank you James Earl Ray for keeping the dream alive." Ray was convicted of murdering civil rights leader King at a Memphis motel in 1968. The company that ordered the plaque called the mistake "chilling and eerie ee·rie or ee·ry adj. ee·ri·er, ee·ri·est 1. a. Inspiring inexplicable fear, dread, or uneasiness; strange and frightening. b. Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious. See Synonyms at weird. ". Gerald Wilcox, boss of the firm at Lauderhill, Florida Lauderhill is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 59,621. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people. , blamed the manufacturer in Texas. They said a non-English-speaking employee had misread mis·read tr.v. mis·read , mis·read·ing, mis·reads 1. To read inaccurately. 2. To misinterpret or misunderstand: misread our friendly concern as prying. the order. The company apologised to angry Martin Luther King admirers. The plaque is being corrected. mirrornews@mgn.co.uk CAPTION(S): MIX UP: Plaque for Jones, left, had name of Ray, killer of King, right |
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