Dr King remembered at St Francis College visit
Biddeford residents recall Dr Martin Luther King Jr speaking at St Francis College on May 7, 1964 during a Human Rights Symposium that overflowed the gym. Atty Harold D Carroll and Fr Clarence LaPlante spoke of King’s legacy and the country’s grief after his assassination. Plans for an outdoor mass at Queen of Peace Shrine were announced with Rev Lucien Kemble to preside.
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New York City
Clarence Laplante
F. M
St. Francis College
Martin Luther King
Harold D. Carroll
St. Francis Gymnasium
Martin Luther King Jr
Biddeford
St. Francis
King
St. Francis Advisory Board
The
Journal
Dr. King
Father LaPlante
Kennedy
Queen of Peace Shrine
Lucien Kemble
Siege at Khe Sanh Lifted Says Senior US Officer
A senior U.S. officer said the siege of Khe Sanh has ended. Allied forces moved out and gained territory as a 20,000 Marines relief force pressed in from three sides. A Marine battalion fought near the base, repelling an enemy assault and reporting 180 North Vietnamese killed in five days. U.S. casualties were 24 dead and 211 wounded. Possible near-future changes at Khe Sanh were discussed, with withdrawal seen as possible.
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Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Highway 9
Night Safecrackers Hit Two Biddeford Firms
Thieves stole more than $3,000 by smashing safes at Sneider's Discount Market and Maling Inc. in Biddeford. Police reported 3:20 a.m. and 4:45 a.m. breaks, with a safe dropped during removal at Sneider's and damage to a police car amid the Maling raid. Investigators see a possible link and search for the missing safe. Local units led the probe.
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Sneider’s
Elm St
L. C
L. C. Maling, Inc
Alfred Road
Raymond Langevin
Maling
Benoit Martin
Sneider
L. C. Maling
Chrysler
Plymouth
Edgar Sevigny
George Friary
Normand Arbour
Langevin
Martin
L. C. & L. C. Maling, Inc
Auto Agency
Assassination Triggers Violence Across Nation
The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr sparks violence nationwide and delays President Johnson’s Hawaii departure. Riots, arson, and shootings erupt in cities from Harlem to Washington and Nashville as federal officials rush to coordinate responses with King’s family and civil rights leaders.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Johnson
Hawaii
White House
King
Memphis
Florida
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Washington
Clark
Ralph Abernathy
Andrew Young
Tallahassee
Fla
Harlem
Detroit
Brooklyn
Bedford Stuyvesant
Jackson
Miss
Jackson State College
Nashville
Newark
Boston
Panama Supreme Court Rules Impeachment Illegal
In a 1 decision the Panama Supreme Court ruled the National Assemblys impeachment of President Marco A Robles illegal The opposition dominated assembly convicted and dismissed Robles March 24 and swore in Vice President Max Delvalle as chief of state The National Guard backed Robles blocking the assembly and provoking disorders but public reaction to the ruling was limited
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Supreme Court
National Assembly
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Robles
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Delvalle
David Samudio
Arnulfo Arias
Arias
Harmodio Arias Jr
The
Carmichael Calls For Retaliation After King's Death
Washington AP report shows Stokely Carmichael urging African Americans to arm themselves and retaliate in the streets for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He says the debt will be paid in streets, not courtrooms, and blames President Johnson and others for the crisis.
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Stokely Carmichael
Martin Luther King Jr
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