Train slows for Kennedy funeral crowd in New Jersey
Penn Central disclosed that The Admiral train moving about half its regular speed approached Elizabeth station amid maximum security as crowds pressed near the tracks for the Kennedy funeral train. The engineer reported two-way radio warnings and horn use as he slowed from 55 to about 30 mph then applied full emergency when people crossed. The incident, which killed two, occurred as the train halted. brakes were inspected and found in excellent condition.
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N.J
Robert F. Kennedy
Penn Central
New York-to- Washington
Admiral
New York
Chicago
David E. Smucker
Massive Israeli Ammunition Cache Explodes Near Tel Aviv
In Tel Aviv a large stockpile of ammo captured in the war a year ago exploded near Yavneh. The blaze prompted evacuations and power cuts with no casualties reported. An army spokesman said the fire began as a brush incident with no sign of sabotage.
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Middle East
Yavneh
Jordan River
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Boy Killed In Grayson Crash
An 18 year old Southwest Virginia youth Ronald Ellison of Meadowview Washington County was killed when the car he rode in ran off Virginia 16 and plunged into a creek after skidding on a curve one half mile north of Troutdale Grayson County Virginia. Virginia Beach rider Richard McCullough 28 was fatally injured when a motorcycle was struck by a car on Potters Road near South Lynhaven Road.
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Virginia
Ronald Aaron Ellison
Meadowview
Washington County
Troutdale
Grayson County
Virginia Beach
Richard Lewis McCullough
Potters Road
South Lynhaven Road
Location Of Ray Will Be Top Secret
James Earl Ray, charged with the King assassination, will be held under secret, maximum security when returned to Memphis for trial. Shelby County officials say housing plans are confidential and security will be controlled by Sheriff Morris. The secrecy aims to avoid pretrial publicity and safety concerns after the Dallas Oswald case.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Phil M. Canale
Shelby County
Ray
London
U.S
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Canale
William N. Morris
Morris
Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Homes And Mine Flood In Maybeury
Heavy rainfall Sunday night caused flooding in Bluefields and overflow from an abandoned water filled coal mine near Maybeury. Evacuations were underway in a McDowell County area as water torrents endangered homes and several streets in Bluefield Virginia flooded.
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Americans urged to cure sickness in nation after Kennedy murder
National mourning followed Senator Robert F Kennedy’s assassination as speakers urged Americans to change. Crowds at Arlington Cemetery and across the country filed by his grave while church leaders decried violence. Reports also noted a Jordanian grocer slain in Chicago amid speculation of Kennedy linked motives.
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Kennedy
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Ethel
Chicago
Jordan
United States
John F. Dearden
Detroit
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Francis B. Sayre
Hyannis Port
Mass
Rose Kennedy
U S Moves To Speed Ray Return Amid New Mystery
In London Assistant Attorney General Vinson visits James Earl Ray in a guarded station and pursues swift extradition to the United States for King case trial. New questions arise as airport sources suggest Ray could have left the transit lounge en route to immigration control or onward to Brussels.
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Fred M. Vinson Jr
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
United States
Ray
Brussels
Lis
Bon
Saigon Bombarded as Viet Cong Renew Rocket Attacks
Rockets struck central Saigon killing ten civilians and wounding thirty three as the Viet Cong renewed barrages after a one day pause. Two US fighter-bombers were downed with all crew rescued, while battles around Khe Sanh and the Mekong Delta produced casualties on both sides.
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Thailand
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Wreck Injuries Fatal to Ex McDowell County Woman
Former McDowell County resident Marinda Ellen Keever 79 of St. Cloud Florida died Sunday in Orlando Florida hospital after injuries from an auto crash May 30 near Orlando. Her husband Charles H Keever also injured. survivors include daughters Mrs Gordon Hurd and Mrs Sue Caporossi. Body to Fanning Funeral Home Welch. funeral plans incomplete.
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Orlando, Fla
Florida
Marinda Ellen Keever
St. Cloud
Fla
Orlando
Orange Memorial Hospital
Charles H. Keev
Gordon Hurd
Davy
Sue Caporossi
Baltimore
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Three Die In West Virginia Turnpike Collision
A head on crash on the West Virginia Turnpike six miles south of Charleston killed Mrs. Bessline Adams in her early 30s and her 9 year old son Claude David Adams of Lancaster South Carolina along with Harvey Stitt 16 of Smithfield Ohio. Claude Adams husband of the dead woman and Donald Cooper of Smithfield were treated at Charleston Memorial Hospital for bone fractures.
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Here
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Bessline Adams
Claude David Adams
Lancaster
S.C
Harvey Stitt
Smithfield
Ohio
Adams
Stitt
Claude Adams
Donald Cooper
Thousands pay tribute at Kennedy grave in Arlington rain
Nearly 60 000 mourners filed past the freshly sodded grave of Senator Robert F Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery as summer rains dampened the scene. Ethel Kennedy and Joseph Kennedy joined other family members and public figures including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in prayer near the simple marker. The funeral and burial details, delays, and future plans for the site were outlined by a Kennedy family spokesman.
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Johnson
Los Angeles
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Ethel Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
California
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