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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1968
Page
1
In Richmond Indiana a blast shattered the business area injuring many as searchers pull through wreckage. Thirty nine bodies were recovered with thirty three reported missing. Fire spread to adjacent buildings destroying three and damaging five in a two block area. Windows shattered for blocks.
Ohio University Student Congress convenes Sunday to decide on potential strike action, delaying a final decision as organizers seek clarity on grievances and proposed actions. The session focuses on student concerns and possible avenues for labor or campus advocacy.
Violence looting and arson swept Baltimore Pittsburgh Nashville and other cities after Dr King assassination. Army troops and National Guardsmen moved in to quell disorder as authorities tried to shelter victims provide food and cash. Death toll stood at six with more likely. injuries near one thousand and arrests over four thousand.
Israeli troops in helicopters chased a band of Arab commandos six miles inside Jordan south of the Dead Sea, then withdrew after inflicting casualties and blowing up a guerrilla complex. A 105 minute operation, denied invasion claims, with clashes reported around the Allenby Bridge and ongoing artillery duels near the cease-fire line. The army listed 16 sabotage incidents in the Arava area this year.
Memphis crowds assemble for a silent march planned to honor Martin Luther King Jr as city negotiators fail to end the garbage workers strike before the demonstration. King was assassinated here Thursday and investigators pursue a suspect as U S and local officials seek closure. Mrs King contemplates her role at the front of the memorial parade amid plans for a wreath or vacant place.
President Johnson dispatched urgent appeals to congressional leaders for quick passage of the civil rights bill. He ordered 2,000 Army regulars to Baltimore and saw 11,600 troops patrolling Washington and 5,000 more in Chicago amid riots. Johnson flew over the burned capital with Gen. Westmoreland as Ford considered an early House vote and urged prompt action on open housing provisions.
President Johnson reportedly ordered about 5500 square miles of North Vietnam off limits to bombers while air forces were told to stay within the 19th parallel. Despite the curtailment, U.S. pilots increased strike missions in the southern panhandle, totaling 134 Sunday amid clearer weather.
Across the United States thousands join church services and outdoor observances for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In Memphis a peaceful march headed by aides and possibly his widow was planned for today. Pope Paul VI and U Thant offer tributes as King is buried in Atlanta.
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