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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1968
Page
1
Memphis broadcast quotes Gen. Ramsey Clark saying authorities have identified a suspect in the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination with one man on the run. Clark notes evidence points to a single orchestrated act and that the threat may involve a careful plan.
Fair conditions across US 4 today and tomorrow with a rise in temperatures. Highs expected in the mid sixties to low seventies and lows from 45 to 55. Westerly winds at 10 to 15 mph. Page 2.
In California, Phillies owner Bob Carpenter and GM John Quinn barred the team from playing the scheduled NL game in Los Angeles, risking a forfeit. Also noted is a fatal shooting in West Oakland and the final run of Southern Pacific’s overnight train the Lark between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Reported mass violence and funeral plans dominate national headlines. A gunman at a Indianapolis Negro church kills three, including an 8 year old, as Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Senator Robert F Kennedy prepare to attend Dr Martin Luther King Jr. funeral in Atlanta. Attorney General Ramsey Clark tags a suspect in the King murder as others mourn in Memphis and nationwide. Gen. Westmoreland says Vietnam positions are strong after White House talks. Richmond Indiana searches recover more bodies after a deadly gun powder explosion in a sporting goods store. Washington imposes a 4 pm to dawn curfew as troops and police restrain rioting in the capital.
US 1st Cavalry troops mounted on a captured North Vietnamese bugle march two miles into Saah fortress and join Marine defenders who withstood the fiercest siege of the war. Soviet Premier Kosygin returns to Moscow from Iran 24 hours ahead of schedule amid Vietnam peace developments.
Following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, violence and looting surged nationwide with federal troops deployed in Baltimore and Chicago. Pittsburgh faced large-scale rioting with a 7 p.m. curfew and 1,000 National Guardsmen, while casualties rose across cities including Oakland and Atlanta. By Sunday, deaths totaled 28 with over 1,300 injured and more than 7,700 arrested as disturbances spread to 62 cities and even small college towns.
A Maryland State Prison guard was stabbed 14 times in the back during a disturbance at the state correctional institution in Hagerstown. Two other guards and one inmate were hospitalized, with additional injuries among two guards and two inmates as state police and deputies quelled the unrest involving about 300 prisoners.
About 400 to 500 Fremont and Washington Township residents gathered at Central Park yesterday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Freemont Ministerial Association organized the memorial with church leaders from various faiths urging nonviolence. Speakers urged citizens to address social conditions that fuel violence and inequality, recalling King's life of service and the impact of race relations in America.
Oakland man Farnan Jr. 31 was held on suspicion of murder after the fatal shooting of Marlin Grealish, 31, found dead in his apartment living room with a bullet wound. Both men worked for the same Oakland furniture company.
Redwood City youths aged 19 to 23 set out from Redwood City Marina for a nighttime excursion to a partially sunken Navy destroyer in the Bay. Their boat engine failed, fires were set on the hull, and they endured cold and exposure before tearing off a piece of the boat to paddle to shore. They later set tires ablaze near the salt flats, and a Coast Guard helicopter spotted them. Fremont police transported the group across the bay to San Mateo for processing.
Vatican city Pope Paul VI urged 600 million Catholics to pray that Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination spurs final victory over racial injustice in the United States. In a Palm Sunday sermon, he voiced sorrow over violence in America and said peace could spread to Vietnam the Middle East and Africa. The Pope unveiled a prayer memory of King urging Catholics to recite it and noted the hope for coexistence and an end to discrimination amid ongoing tensions.
U S Troops of the 1st Cavalry Division join Marine defenders at Khe Sanh after a long siege. Westmoreland says militarily in strong position. air and artillery report North Vietnamese losses near Khe Sanh. Bombing runs by B atoms target the A Shau Valley and surrounding areas.
The Argus endorses candidates in Fremont led by Gene Rhodes and Geoffrey Steel with Martina Blacie backing. in Newark endorsements include George Kinvald and Fred Harrell with Robert Fiowaght as a signer. A central park bond proposal is reported at 32.1 million.
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