McCarthy Rides Strong in Pennsylvania Primary Showing
UPI reports Senator Eugene J. McCarthy surged in Pennsylvania with about 204,622 Democratic votes from 4,846 of 9,460 precincts and projected a tally near 400,000. Nixon led Republican write-ins with 35,478 as Clark won renomination. McCarthy’s aides called the showing a sign he could be a front runner for the presidency.
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Robert F. Kennedy
New York
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Alabama
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Nelson Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
California
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Charles Percy
Illinois
U.S
Joseph S. Clark
Philadelphia
John H. Dent
Jeannette
Committee Seeks Clarification On Gun Control Bill
Washington report on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s closed session to settle a gun control bill. The panel, split 9-7, debated Dodd’s oral amendment banning mail order handgun sales while leaving long guns unclear. Eastland chairs the meeting as Dodd and Hruska dispute the bill’s scope.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Judiciary Committee
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Dodd
Hruska
Bounty Motive Reported in King Slaying
UPI reports fugitive James Earl Ray claimed a mysterious businessmen's association offered a million-dollar bounty for Martin Luther King Jr. His prison friend Raymond Curtis said Ray discussed the bounty after Kennedy's death and again in prison before Ray fled in a bread truck. Curtis noted Ray lacked racial prejudice, only interest in money.
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UPI
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Businessmen’s Association
Martin Luther King
Protests as Britain Moves to Outlaw Racial Discrimination
In London, more than 1,000 dock workers marched to Parliament in opposition to a bill banning racial discrimination in housing, employment, and credit. The bill passed its second reading 313-209 after an opposition amendment failed. Demonstrations also surfaced in the Midlands and elsewhere as Enoch Powell’s controversial speech sparked tensions.
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UPI
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