RFK Delegates Question Who They Will Support
Kennedy delegates faced uncertainty after his death as party officials found no binding bonds in most states. California and Indiana offered complex ties, while many delegates remained uncommitted or free to choose at the June state conventions.
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Kennedy
Associated Press
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
California
Idiana
Indiana
South Dakota
Frank Farrar
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
New York
Hughes
Ohio
McCarthy
Stephen M. Young
Young
Johnson
Kansas
Robert Docking
Docking
Nebraska
Michigan
Firearms Interest Rises After Kennedy Assassination
In McAllen and Harlingen Texas gun counters report a spike in handgun and rifle interest following news of Senator Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. Clerks note buyers seek information on impending gun control laws and age rules while shops uphold age policies.
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Mcallen
Tex
Robert F. Kennedy
Rio Grande Valley
Robert Correa
Globe Shopping City
Kennedy
Los Angeles
Harlingen
Andy Muniz
Sportsman Sporting Goods
State Attorney General's Office
Texas
Warden Tricks Escaped Convict in Oklahoma Hostage Standoff
Warden Ray Page swapped places with an escapee’s hostage and persuaded the man to surrender after past actions included freeing an 18 year old girl and a McAlester police officer. Rogers fled toward Checotah with a hostage in the car before surrender.
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Checotah
Okla
Oklahoma State Prison
Ray Page
Thomas J. Rogers
Tulsa
McAlester General Hospital
Faye Kirkpatrick
Marilyn Fain
Rogers
Kirkpatrick
Page
Oklahoma
Illness Forces Early Close of Methodist Meeting
The Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church ends its annual meeting a day early due to illness in Mrs. Paul Martins family. Delegates pass a resolution to Gov. Connally opposing liquor by the drink and call for study of its effects. They also affirm church facilities and ministry should be offered to all people regardless of race.
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Houston
Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church
Paul Martin
John Connally
East German Leader Ulbricht condoled Kennedy widow
East Germany's Walter Ulbricht sent a telegram of condolences to Mrs. Kennedy expressing sympathy for Robert Kennedy and his children. He framed Kennedy as a seeker for peaceful policy and called his death a sacrifice by extreme reactionary circles.
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Ulbricht
Sen. Kennedy
United States
Ireland receives global pledges for Kennedy Memorial Park greenery
The Irish government says 22 nations with embassies in Dublin will donate plants and trees to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Park near the Kennedy family ancestral home in southern Ireland.
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Dublin
John F. Kennedy
Ireland
Kennedy
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