James Earl Ray alibi shattered before congressional panel
The House assassinations committee spent 12 hours dissecting James Earl Rays claim he was tending a flat tire away from the King murder. Evidence included laundry tickets and a motel stay, while Ray accused a fictional Raoul of framing him. A key witness testified the service-station alibi was a hoax.
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James Earl Ray
Congressional
Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
House
Ray
King
Memphis
Atlanta
Selma
New Orleans
London
United States
Scotland Yard
Raoul
Giant serpent tracks reported in Potomac region near Nanjemoy
Maryland waterman James W. Dutton recalls 16 inch wide tracks across a field into Nanjemoy Creek. locals and visitors described serpent like creatures up to 40 feet in the Potomac this summer. Officials call it a large snake with no definitive identification.
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Leonardtown
Maryland
Potomac River
Virginia
James W. Dutton
Nanjemoy Creek
Potomac
Charles County
Dutton
Northumberland County
Warner Opens Campaign With Blast At Carter Veto
Republican John Warner formally launched his Senate bid at a Newport News GOP event blasting President Carter for vetoing a defense bill to fund a nuclear aircraft carrier. He argued the carrier would save money long term and strengthen U S defense amid Soviet growth and backed a broad income tax cut.
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Newport News
John Warner
U.S. Senate
Carter
Warner
Navy
Andrew Miller
John Dalton
United States
Virginia
Richard D. Obenshain
Obenshain
Balloonists in France bring joy after trans Atlantic flight
Albuquerque trio Ben Abruzzo Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman landed their 11 story balloon in a French wheatfield ending the first trans Atlantic crossing without a motor. France hailed the trio as a beacon of hope amid terrorism inflation and unemployment. Champagne flowed crowds cheered and the balloon headed to the United States by Concorde.
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Paris
Albuquerque
N.M
la Belle France
Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Red Brigades
Popular Front For the Liberation of
Canary Islands
Marie Antoinette
Lindberghs
le Figaro
Montgolfier Brothers
Jules Verne
Odd Hobbyist Tracks Speeding Govt Vehicles in Hayward
Robert McNown of Hayward California keeps a tape log of government cars exceeding the 55 mph limit. After six months four of five vehicles ran 61 mph on average. McNown, a Xerox products manager, says he speeds to clock the cars. Also Miami moves to curb posters with Scofflaw signs. Zoning inspectors paste red Scofflaw labels on political posters found on trees and street signs, as it is illegal to post bills there.
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Robert McNown
Hayward
Calif
McNown
Xerox
Miami
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GOP
Liz
John
Lynchburg
Mary
Michael
Daily Telegraph
Garnet Edwards
WVU
Richmond
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Ette
Misty
Bluefield
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Barry Winters
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