Alioto on the death of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

KPIX Eyewitness New report from April 4th 1968 in San Francisco featuring a press conference by Mayor Joseph Alioto who explains how the city will mourn for the death of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was just killed in Memphis (TN). He expresses confidence that the local African American community will not react violently to King's murder and announces a memorial service at the Civic Center: "I ask all San Franciscans to join me to pay respects to a great and fallen leader."