RFK bullet spurred gun law clash in national debate
A UPI analysis notes RFK’s fatal shooting shifted momentum toward gun control, though passage remains uncertain. Proposals including mail order ban and universal gun licensing faced opposition in Congress, with East West divides and shifts by McGovern Ford Dirksen reflecting a tense, polarized debate. Mexico City health ministry reports stomach diseases remain top killer 1955-1964, linked to impure water and poor practices.
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British University Riots Spark Cold Eye On Home Students
London reports warn Britain’s 400000 students, seen as materially better off and less politically active, are unlikely to spark a mass uprising like the United States and Continental Europe. Cambridge notes growing student responsibility, while grants and class mix influence involvement.
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Kennedy family thanks nation after Bobby Kennedy death
Edward Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy spoke on the Hyannis Port lawn revealing the family’s gratitude for sympathy and pledging to carry out Bobby Kennedy’s principles. They described national support from St. Patrick’s Cathedral to a grieving nation and noted plans for future private decisions. The tape was filmed for NBC with NBC and CBS airing later. security was tight around the Kennedy compound.
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Viet Police Shakeup Strengthens Saigon Chief’s Hand
SAIGON A nationwide shakeup in South Vietnam's police forces strengthens President Thieu and weakens Vice President Ky. Five Saigon district chiefs were replaced, police control shifted to province chiefs, and the director of National Police lost power. Ky allies, including Lt. Gen. Nguyen Duc Thang and Gen. Le Nguyen Khang, reportedly resigned. replacements were named by Huong under Thieu's orders.
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Polite bandit pleads guilty in Fulton County robbery
In Rochester, Indiana, Billy Joe Harner, 28, Kokomo, admitted to robbing a truck stop waitress on March 8 and leaving a 50 cent tip. Judge Tombaugh sentenced him to 15 years with suspension conditioned on repaying 20.50, and full restitution. Also noted Kokomo’s Dr Irvin M Borah receiving the Apollo Award from the American Optometric Association for service to visual welfare.
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Harner
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American Optometric Association
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Irvin M. Borah
Kokomo, Ind
Wallace Threat Dominates Southern Governors Conference
At the 17 state Southern Governors Conference in Charleston Humphrey received by the Democratic enclave as Wallace loomed. Sanders warned Wallace could carry several southern states, while Nunn and Moore weighed endorsements and gun control aimed at shaping the nomination debate. Maddox opposed the change but voted yes on the rule shift toward a three fourths majority, signaling a procedural victory amid politics. In other items, Britain’s first heart transplant patient Frederick West died 45 days after surgery due to overwhelming infection, and New Zealand switched to decimal currency costing 576 million with a 8.6 million profit from coin sales and production.
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UPI
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George Wallace
Georgia
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Barry Goldwater
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Texas
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John McKeithen
Louisiana
Lester Maddox
P'Maddox
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Britain
Frederick West
National Heart Hospital
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Pam
Wellington
New Zealand
Hong Kong to outlaw concubinage under new marriage law
Hong Kong colonial officials plan to legislate Chinese family customs this year, outlawing unions with concubines. The move targets practices long accepted in parts of China and Taiwan, while one man in Hong Kong maintains a long term concubine separate from his wife.
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UPI
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Sirhan's Mother Visited Accused Son
The mother of Sirhan B. Sirhan, accused assassin of Senator Kennedy, reportedly visited him with arrangements discussed with his public defender. The security around Sirhan remains tight as investigators and psychiatrists evaluate his case for trial in Los Angeles County.
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