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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1968
Page
14
Excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr Look magazine article outline a new Washington demonstration with broad black white participation aimed at aiding the poor. He warns that failure could trigger a national disaster and urges massive nonviolent action to bridge racial and class divides.
Memphis police said ML King Jr assassination was planned, with a white male suspect aged 26 to 32, about six feet tall and 165 to 175 pounds. The gun a new .30-06 Remington pump rifle built with telescopic sights was possibly stolen from a local sporting goods store. The killer checked into a midafternoon flop house, shot from a second floor window, then vanished.
Cincinnati announces singer George London will serve as guest lecturer on opera at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. London has performed at major houses including the Metropolitan and was the first American to record with the Bolshoi Opera in Boris Godunov in Russian.
Gov. James A. Rhodes and other Ohio officials expressed sorrow over Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death. Leaders spanning Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld, Archbishop Karl Alter, and NAACP head Sidney Davis voiced shock. They urged nonviolence and unity to advance King's fight for equality despite the assassination.
A day by day chronology chronicles events in Memphis from February 12 to April 4 surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. as strike waves climb, negotiations fail, clashes erupt, and King is assassinated at 7:05 p.m. CST after a mannikin of nonviolence amid tensions with Mayor Henry Loeb and city authorities.
Three major networks faced shock after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot in Memphis. CBS ABC and NBC interrupted schedules, aired continuous updates, showed the White House and vice president live, and aired tributes and King's career highlights as investigators pursued the shooter.
The violent assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shocks political leaders who fear it will influence the November elections. Some see it spurring civil rights legislation, others view it as a sign of society’s violence. Campaigns pause as leaders weigh a mourning period and strategic responses. Senators and governors react, with Kennedy and McCarthy campaigns advancing despite the tragedy.
The Memphis march and the Washington campaign for civil rights will proceed despite the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. An aide said Memphis plans may grow in impact and that a temporary city restraining order will not halt the event. Organizers expect Washington to begin April 22, though timing could change.
A sweeping Associated Press roundup from multiple cities reports civil unrest following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis. Looting, arson, and violence erupt in Harlem, Roxbury, Jackson, and other areas as police struggle to contain crowds. Johnson delays Hawaii trip and hosts civil rights leaders at the White House.
A break in at 3:43 a.m. at the Carl Mathews Shoe Shop 40 N Court St saw a smashed front window and two revolvers taken a .38 caliber and a .22 caliber valued at 80 dollars. Police investigated the theft.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy, campaigning in Indiana, told a largely Black crowd that Martin Luther King had been shot and killed. He said a white man killed King and urged unity over vengeance, describing King’s life as dedicated to love and justice. The announcement sparked screams as Kennedy arrived by motorcade and spoke in the cold at a playground.
In Concord New Hampshire 18 Bishop Brady High School students defied a Monday warning to get haircuts. They were transported by school bus to a barber where a dazed student described the moment and Father Norman Limoges welcomed the freshly shorn youths with approving remarks.
St Louis police raided Chronic Hospital in St Louis and arrested 51 year old Fred E Manson for taking bets through the hospital switchboard. Detectives said other staff and patients were not believed involved. Manson reportedly handled hundreds of dollars daily on his extension in the hospital store room.
In Cleveland, Senator Robert F. Kennedy shortened plans for a city stop and will devote his Cleveland speech to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to violence in America. His trip may head to Washington afterward, canceling a hoped meeting with Ohio Democratic leaders and scrapping Louisiana appearances.
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