FBI agents pursue Galt in King assassination probe
FBI agents investigating the sniper slaying of Dr. King have been tracking Eric Starvo Galt, listed as an unemployed merchant mariner, for about a week, according to Friday Page 1 reports. Police clashed with demonstrators in Berlin as 2,000 people reportedly faced horses clubs and water cannons while breaking up a protest against the shooting of student leader Rudi Dutschke, Page 13.
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Eight UT El Paso track members stay behind for Provo meet
The UT El Paso track team including world long jump record holder Bob Beamon stays home Friday while the rest fly to Provo Utah for a triangular meet. Other items note Masters golf lead and Palmer’s loss, a counterfeit paper probe, a Vietnam war court case, a Stratford library, a Can yon milk price drop, a Canyon High School production, a Potter County gun ban, and a Swisher County editor, all on various pages.
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B52 Raid Kills 200 Viet Cong in Mekong Delta
A single B52 bomber raid killed about 200 Viet Cong in the Mekong Delta, the largest enemy death toll in a single raid by the bombers. South Vietnamese infantrymen reported the toll during a sweep in Vinh Binh Province. U.S. and North Vietnamese accounts differed on the loss of two F-111 jets and the overall strike pattern near the DMZ and Dong Hoi. President Johnson had ordered bombing curtailed to push peace talks.
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Ammo Vessel Collision Near South Carolina Coast
The aircraft carrier Independence and the ammunition ship Wrangell collided 110 miles east of Charleston while rearming the carrier. No injuries were reported. both ships suffered minor damage and resumed their schedules after the sideswipe. The Wrangell headed back to Charleston and the Independence to Norfolk.
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White Auto Key Figure in King Assassination Probe
Memphis residents at the rooming house where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was shot say federal agents showed composite drawings of the white man sought in the assassination. Reports cite a possible Mustang sighting and a withdrawn Florida police request tied to Eric Starvo Galt, a Birmingham-listed suspect with a 1966 Mustang purchase in 1967.
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Eclipse Seen Across Western Hemisphere on Good Friday
New York reports a rare Good Friday lunar eclipse, the blood moon event visible across the Western Hemisphere. In Amarillo clear skies provided an excellent view as the moon entered Earth's shadow at 9:10 p.m. and became total at 10:22 p.m., lasting about 50 minutes before fading.
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Two Louisiana Men and Tattooed Woman Sought in Kidnaping
Police hunted two Louisiana men and a tattooed woman after a couple was abducted at gunpoint from a lakeside park near Fort Worth. The 17 year old girl said she was raped during the 300 mile ordeal. Jessie Smith Harvey Webb and Edna Martin faced twin kidnaping counts in Fort Worth with bonds at 20000 each. no bond set on the second offense.
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Johnson To Talk With Park In Honolulu Summit
President Johnson will fly to Honolulu Monday for a brief session with South Korea's President Chung Hee Park to discuss Vietnam strategy. White House and State Department aides review ongoing U S Hanoi talks on neutral sites while Paris and Phnom Penh proposals face scrutiny. The meeting was originally set for April 7 but postponed after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Johnson will also confer with Adm U S Grant Sharp and other officers before the talks begin Wednesday.
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Easter Sunrise Service Presented at Palo Duro Canyon
Young people lead the traditional Easter sunrise program at Pioneer Amphitheater Canyon with John Brantley directing a Canyon High School production and Ric Wilson as narrator. June Johnson plays organ as Rev. Baldwin Stribling delivers the sermon. A Canyon High Madrigal group sings as sunrise at 6 16 a.m. follows 5 45 a.m. music. Sponsored by the Canyon Christian Youth Council.
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Marine Life Not for Her in Conscientious Objection Case
A summary court martial at Arlington found Mary Elizabeth Burns of Grand Junction, Colorado guilty of wilful disobedience for opposing wars and military service. She received 45 days restriction to barracks, a $20 fine, and a rank reduction from corporal to private. The sentence, reviewed by Marine HQ Battalion and Navy JAG, will be reduced by 23 days already served in modified restriction. Burns seeks administrative discharge on conscientious objection. she wore a yellow sweater in court and refused to begin an NCO leadership course.
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Easter at sunrise across the nation with diverse observances
Across the nation Easter observances unfold with sunrise services in parks and churches. Los Angeles plans a city service in Will Rogers Park to mourn Dr. King and protest racism. Yippies stage a long Central Park protest and can drive in canned goods for the Poor People’s Campaign. Johnson heads to Texas for Easter with plans to meet leaders in Hawaii.
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