Ray's Plea for New Trial Hurt By Tennessee High Court Ruling
Tennessee Supreme Court ruling says pleading guilty on attorney advice cannot invalidate a sentence. The decision could bolster James Earl Ray's case though he plans new attempts, with Ray’s camp denying coercion and noting a voluntary plea.
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Tennessee High Court
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Tennessee
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Robert E. Richmond
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Arab Guerrillas Threaten wider attacks on ships and planes
Arab gunners struck Israeli settlements with rockets while the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine warned of escalating actions against enemy ships and airliners. Jordan asked the U N Security Council to act after a Wednesday air raid. United Nations envoy Jarring prepared talks in Cairo as Washington outlined a settlement plan.
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Middle East
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Cairo
Mahmoud Riad
al Ahram
United States
Jarring
U S and Spain Reach In Principle Pact Renewal
Washington reports the United States and Spain have agreed in principle on renewing the U S lease of four military bases but differ on the level of military aid in return. Foreign Minister Castiella travels to Madrid to consult after two days of talks with Secretary Rogers. Negotiations must await written documents and resume after Easter.
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UPD
United States
Spain
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America
Fernando Maria Castiella Y Mais
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Castiella
William P. Rogers
Rogers
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State Department
Tenants of Rice Cache Unearth Huge Viet Nam Find
UPI reports U.S. Marines in South Vietnam uncovered a vast rice cache in the northwest near the DMZ sufficient to feed about 12,000 North Vietnamese troops for a year. The discovery included 1,017 tons of rice and 125,000 pounds of TNT, amid 25 overnight guerrilla rocket and mortar strikes. Casualties were light in several shellings of provincial capitals. B52s bombed base camps near the Cambodian border, aimed at routes into Saigon.
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UPI
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U.S
Demilitarized Zone
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Duc Long
Hau Nghia
Sirhan Witness Faces Blistering Cross Examination
Los Angeles reporting notes a heated cross examination of Dr. Bernard Diamond during the Sirhan B. Sirhan murder trial as prosecutors press on the issue of premeditation. The defense heads into further testimony and closing arguments with a 12 week trial near its end.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Bernard Diamond
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Depuuy
David Fitts
Diamond
Grant Cooper
Herbert V. Walker
Fitts
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