Galt Charged With Murder and Conspiracy in King Case
Federal and state authorities charged Eric Starvo Galt, 36, with conspiracy to violate civil rights and first degree murder in the slaying of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis on April 4. The FBI tied the case to a Birmingham purchase of a .50 caliber rifle and issued a fugitive warrant as investigators sought a possible brother figure and other details.
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Memphis
Tennessee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
King
Birmingham
Rooming House
Galt
U.S
Ramsey Clark
Backers Push Dickey Lincoln Power Project Again
Washington AP Backers of the 218 million Dickey Lincoln power project expect a 1.27 million presidential budget request to finish planning and bring the measure to a House vote this summer. Supporters include Rep. Michael Kirwan and President Johnson backing the project amid a budget cutting mood and private utility opposition. Senate backing remains strong as Maine and New England lawmakers rally labor interest, despite Giaimo’s criticism and a shelved Connecticut debate.
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Robert N. Giaimo
Dconn
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Giaimo
Michael J. Kirwan
Ohio
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Congress
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New England
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Maine
Dickey-Lincoln
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Connecticut
Muskie
Universe may be closed doomed to fiery end, Navy study says
Navy researchers report evidence from an Aerobee rocket that the universe is a curved closed system, likely ending in a great fireball about 10 billion years from now. J Richard C Henry of the Naval Research Laboratory announced the finding at a space research symposium.
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Navy
J. Richard C. Henry
Naval Research Laboratory
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Henry
National Science Foundation
NRL
New Hulburt Center For Space Research
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White Sands
N.M
Ute Milky Way
Induction Breaker Beal Faces Army Processing Halt
Richard Beal of Saco and 23 others entered processing for possible Army induction as about 50 protesters from Bowdoin Colby and the University of Maine gathered outside. An on-site moral check halted processing due to a pending federal case in Cambridge, Mass. Beal, charged with marijuana possession, expects a not guilty plea.
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Army
Richard Beal
Cambridge
Mass
Armed Services
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Peacenik
Bowdoin and
Colby Colleges
University of Maine
Beal
Major Hanusek
Fort Meade
Maryland
Joseph Gaeta
Bear
End
Barbara Leonard
Massachusetts
Johnson Returns To US Mainland
President Johnson flew from Hawaii to the U S mainland en route to his Texas ranch after a summit with South Korea's Park Chung Hee. The meeting at Kaiser Estate produced a joint communique on Vietnam and Korea and pledged continued military firmness and diplomacy. Park endorsed Johnsons bombing curb and supported renewed talks with Hanoi.
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Calif
Johnson
U.S
South Korea
North Vietnam
North Korea
Texas
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Chung Hee Park
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Palm Desert
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Vietnam
Pacific
Park
South Vietnam
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Hanoi
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Henry J. Kaiser
Korea
No Journal On Holiday Observance
No edition of the Biddeford Saco Journal will publish tomorrow for Patriots Day. All departments closed. Banks and city offices shut. Post offices open. Benoit's Co. observes holidays. Food and clothing stores in twin cities open except Benoit's Co.
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Biddeford-Saco Journal
Twin Cities
Benoit’s & Co
Biddeford- Saco Journal
Phone Strike Walkout Won't Affect Service
Nearly 200000 AFL-CIO Communications Workers threaten a nationwide strike after a 3 p.m. EST deadline, but leaders claim service will continue. Beirne says the union is at the point of no return while Romnes asserts the strike would cause limited initial disruption with supervisors stepping in.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
New York
Joseph A. Beirne
H. I. Romnes
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Bell Telephone System
Bell
Western Electric Co
Beirne
Romnes
Mrs King Leads Nation in Grief After King's Death
Mrs Martin Luther King Jr rests before her husband’s funeral as family friends and dignitaries gather. Bernice spills juice, JFK’s wife visits to comfort, and Coretta Scott King recalls her lifelong fight for civil rights while vowing to continue her husband’s unfinished work.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
Bernice
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