Sirhan Sirhan Defense Aims at Diminished Responsibility
Prosecutors sketch a sole-actor murder case for Sirhan Bishara Sirhan who allegedly shot Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel during the June primary victory celebration. They quote Sirhan saying I did it for my country and Do you think I'm crazy as police tested his responses. The defense seeks a diminished-responsibility plea with psychiatric testimony while his mother and relatives watched.
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Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
David N. Fitts
Jordan
United States
Emile Zola Berman
Berman
California
Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
Fitts
Sirhan Sirhan
Rafer Johnson
New York
Saigon Approaches Targeted as 5000 Bombs Hit Bases
American B52s carpet bombed a broad arc from 28 to 75 miles northeast and northwest of Saigon, delivering over 1200 tons on base camps and troop concentrations. In 48 hours 2520 tons dropped on Viet Cong and North Vietnamese sites as Tet nears. US commanders tighten security for 25000 troops with armed patrols and paired travel.
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Saigon
U.S
Ters Area Command
Tet
George S. Taylor
San Antonio
Tex
Protests Hit U.S. Campuses Amid Guard Presence
Across several campuses midwinter protests drew National Guardsmen and police to maintain order. At Wisconsin Madison Gov Knowles added 1000 guardsmen, California Berkeley saw 36 arrests, and Duke and Amherst faced demonstrations over race and black studies demands. In Madison a 10,000 strong march ended peacefully.
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Warren P. Knowles
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Durham
N.C
Duke University
University of California
Berkeley
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
Dow Chemical Co
University of Chicago
State Capitol
America
Willie Edwards
Students For A Democratic Society
Duke
Methodist-supported
Capital
Salaries Jump for Senators and Representatives to 42500
Congress raises salaries automatically from 30000 to 42500 a year, a historic increase not requiring a vote. The change stems from a 1967 pay bill allowing automatic raises unless vetoed, with Johnson recommending the boost before leaving office.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Johnson
Rules Committee
Three Athens High students finalists in National Merit
Page 3 reports three Athens High students named finalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition. The feature highlights their academic achievements and the competitive selection process within the program.
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Athens High
Barton A. Holl
Logan Jaycees
Ted Williams
Washington Senators
MASON
Eaen
Kennedy assassination under courtroom attack in New Orleans
Warren report faces courtroom attack as prosecutors present pictures and a toy model of Dealey Plaza. Clay Shaw attends his own trial as the state argues multiple gunmen.
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New Orleans
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Dealey Plaza
Clay Shaw
Kennedy
Buell Frazier
Irving, Tex
Lee Har
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