Formal Papers Filed for Ray Extradition
United States officials handed the extradition petition for James Earl Ray to Britain's Foreign Office. The 40 year old, accused of killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., faces British and U.S. law questions, with Scotland Yard probing his British stay and Toronto leads seeking a blond man linked to Ray.
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London
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Foreign Office
U.S
Ray
King
Missouri
United States
Home Office
Scotland Yard
Britain
FBI
Atlantic
Canada
Portugal
Wandsworth
Brixton
Memphis
Tenn
State Department
Washington
Ramon George Sneyd
Supreme Court
Toronto
Fela Szpakowski
Markets Closed but Staffs Busy
Markets closed but staff stayed busy as ticker tapes halted trading across the New York, American and regional exchanges and the over the counter market in emergency action. Brokers’ clerical workers worked to tackle a backlog of paperwork from a period of record trading with further closures planned for June 19 26 and July 5.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Mickelson Notes Unclear Courses for Vocational Schools
Austin Superintendent Irwin Mickelson said no concrete courses are set for joint Area Vocational Technical School plans. The Albert Lea paper reported a press release breach and the committee will document needs, curricula, and trainee numbers before assigning courses to each community. The next joint meeting is July 1 at the Holiday Inn in Austin.
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Austin
Irwin Mickelson
Albert Lea
Warren Strandell
Mickelson
Austin and
Austin Area
S. K. Wick
State Dept. of Education
Wick
Austin Committee
Joint Committee
Holiday Inn
Trial set in St Paul for mother in drowning case
Janet Tanavoli, 26, charged with first degree murder in the drowning death of her 3 year old daughter Shirin. Indicted in July 1966 she pleaded innocent waived jury trial after being deemed incompetent and later found competent following treatment. Trial date October 28 in Ramsey County District Court.
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ST. Paul
Ramsey County
Janet
Tanavoli
Mississippi River
If Men Can Gamble Why Can't We Kids
Carson City Nevada high school delegates in the Nevada Boys State debate government study want permission to gamble in the state where adults may gamble. Editor Dale Wilson of Reno says the boys are playing penny ante poker and that counselors confiscate their pots.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Dale Wilson
Reno
Sam McAllister
Rebecca Autrey
Radioactivity Rises Near Elk River Plant
A Minnesota Pollution Control Agency member said river dams above and below the Elk River atomic plant show rising radioactivity. Steve J. Gadler urged a PCA study on nuclear plant effects and for NSP to assess radioactive waste packaging and disposal costs. The Elk River plant is owned by the Rural Co-Operative Power Association.
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St, Paul
Elk River
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Steve J. Gadler
St. Paul
Mississippi
Monticello
Red Wing
Gadler
University of
Minnesota
PCA
Northern States Power Co
Atomic Energy Commission
The
Rural Co-Operative Power Association
St. Marys College Granted HUD Loan for Union
Washington AP HUD approves a $500000 loan to St Marys College of Winona Minnesota to construct a student union building.
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St. Marys College
Washington
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
St. Mary’s College of
Winona, Minn
De Gaulle Bans Street Protests As Riots Rage in Paris
Paris AP dispatch reports President Charles de Gaulle’s government bans all street demonstrations across France and orders leftist groups dissolved after two nights of student clashes and a rising death toll. Three workers die, 194 injured in Paris, 150 in St Nazaire as protests escalate amid political crisis. Cohn-Bendit, linked to the March 22 Movement, is in London taping a TV program with other student leaders.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Strasbourg
de Gaulle
St. Nazaire
Yves Guena
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Danny the Red
Cohn-Bendit
London
Sorbonne
Europe
United States
British Broadcasting Corp
Colin-Bendit
BBC
Frankfurt
Seine
Prisoners Release Hostages After Grievance Deal
Four inmates at the U S Penitentiary released 21 hostages and surrendered guns after reaching an agreement with prison officials on nine grievances. The surrender followed the first edition of The Atlanta Journal carrying the grievances and prison responses.
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Deal
Atlanta, Ga
U.S
Atlanta Journal
Myrl Alexander
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Journal
William B. Williams
Olin G. Blackwell
Williams
David Nordan
Wallace Calls Jail as Answer to Violence
George C. Wallace urged using jail to curb crime in a Chattanooga speech. He criticized the Supreme Court, opposed new gun controls, and argued existing laws suffice while violators would not heed stricter statutes.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
George C. Wallace
Supreme Court
Alabama
Griffith backs Ermer as Twins slump continues
Minnesota Twins president Calvin Griffith exonerates manager Cal Ermer from blame for the team's .500 performance. He cites player concentration and poor defense as the main issues, pledging no immediate managerial change.
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ST Paul — Minneapolis
Minnesota Twins
Calvin Griffith
Cal Ermer
Griffith
Associated Press
Elmer
US Protest Over Viet Cong Rocket Attacks on Saigon
In Paris, Ambassador Harriman accused North Vietnam of planning and directing vicious rocket attacks on Sai gon, citing defectors. He warned of grave consequences for peace talks and noted North Vietnamese troops and matériel fueling assaults, with heavy civilian casualties in the city.
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John M. Hightower
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Saigon
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
Hanoi
Johnson
Saigon Airbase Hit as Viet Cong Rockets Kill Civilians
Saigon Tan Son Nhut air base endured a rocket attack that killed 30 civilians, wounded 24 Vietnamese and two Americans, and destroyed three houses and aircraft. The strike hit near Saigon’s airport and government complex amid ongoing shelling and a widening rocket belt around the capital.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Paris
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Szpakowski
Mounted Police
Toronto Police
Constitution
Trict
Eric Starvo Galt
GOP
Richard B. Ogilvie
Chicago
Cook County
John Henry Altorfer
Thieu
Nguyen Ngo Loan
National Police
le Nguyen Khang
van van Cua
People’s Self-Defense Committee
Frederick Freeman Leister Jr
Leister
Wallace
Ermer
Labor Department
North
International Falls, Minn
Koochiching County
Sheriff’s Office
Ernie Saralampi
Nett Lake
Saralampi
Leslie Arvilla
Cuba
Key West, Fla
William Henry Nelson
U.S. Coast Guard
Key West
Paul Laxalt
Jackie
N. Viet
Airforce Base
Iowa
Kunio Tanabe
Yamanashi Prefecture
Japan
Des Moines
Robert Fulton
Mrs. Fulton
Thomas Urban
Yamanishi
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