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Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

05 Jun 1968

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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1968

Page

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Damage To Brain Feared Kennedy Shot In Los Angeles

Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot in the head at a California Democratic primary victory event. He underwent over three hours of surgery and was described as in extremely critical condition. a second bullet remained in the back of his neck. Roosevelt Grier tackled the gunman and held him for police, while FBI resources and Secret Service protection moved to secure major candidates.

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Bob Thomas Associated Press LOS Angeles Robert F. Kennedy California Kennedy John F. Kennedy Dallas Frank Mankiewicz New York Senator Sen Eugene J. McCarthy Roosevelt Grier Los Angeles Rams Central Jail Johnson Minnesota McCarthy FBI Secret Service Central Receiving Hospital Victor Baz Ethel Kennedy Mankiewicz Good Samaritan Hospital Ethel Edward Kennedy Massachusetts Thomas Reddin Reddin Paul Schrade Irwin Stroll William Wiesell Uas Joys Pne Wty JO Juon Utator Malibu Richard Drayne Don Drysdale Los Angeles Dodgers Pasadena Independent Star-News Xenia Ohio Greene County Sheriff's Office James A. Dick Yellow Springs Miami University Washington White House Minn Richard M. Nixon Nelson A. Rockefeller George Wallace Alabama Harold E. Stassen Hubert H. Humphrey
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RFK Shooting Scene Terror and Tears in Ambassdor Corridor

Boston Globe reports the Kennedy California victory followed by the ambush at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Roosevelt Grier restrained the gunman as Kennedy lay wounded. chaos and fear filled the kitchen corridor and ballroom areas where supporters waited.

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William Fenzel to Retire After 50 Years in Education

William Fenzel will retire after a 50 year career as teacher and administrator. A separate item notes a woman works a single day and then files for unemployment benefits. The page mentions Don Drysdale making baseball history with his sixth straight shutout.

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William Fenzel Don Drysdale
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Students seize Wilberforce University administration building

About 200 students at Wilberforce University, a historically black AME school with about 700 students, seized the administration building and blocked campus entrances. They delivered grievances, details of which were not immediately known. Sheriff Bradley said no aid was requested and deputies would not intervene unless asked.

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Wilberforce, Ohio Wilberforce University Russell A. Bradley
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Saigon quiets in spots as Viet Cong rest before June 15 moves

Saigon sees slackening street fighting in one area amid reports VC plans a 10 day rest before new attacks on the capital. In Cholon and Gia Dinh sectors fighters were active with bands slipping from the Chinese section near the presidential palace and attempts to withdraw at night. Nearby, a U.S. reconnaissance plane based on Okinawa is missing on a routine training flight with search centered 600 miles south of Okinawa and 500 miles east of Manila.

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Saigon Cholon Presidential Palace Gia Dinh Naha Okinawa U. S Pacific U. S. Air Force Air Force Manila
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