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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
15
London Monday The Queen has appointed her husband the Duke of Edinburgh to the Order of Merit in a royal birthday gift. The personal distinction has no precedence and comes as the Duke, aged 47, travels from Australia to Malta for 48 hours of official duties before returning home.
Twenty eight people including fourteen young naval ratings will be tried in Athens by court martial on July 3 on charges of plotting to owe the regime.
King Hussein stated that investigations show no evidence Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, Kennedy's alleged assassin, had ties to Jordan or conspiracy links. He noted contact with the region ended in childhood and confirmed resumed delivery of American military equipment to Jordan. The report also covers Sirhan's Palestinian Christian background, family statements, and related regional arrests.
The Daily Telegraph reported a man calling himself Raymond Sneyd asked how to become a mercenary in Africa. Reporter Ian Colvin linked Sneyd to James Earl Ray, MLK murder suspect, outlining travels between Portugal, London, and Lisbon, and noting Sneyd’s erratic calls and arrest details.
A national survey reported by New York Times News Service finds Vice President Hubert Humphrey likely to secure the Democratic nomination after Kennedy's death, gaining more than 1,600 delegates. Senator Eugene McCarthy trails with under 450 delegates, while over 400 delegates shift from Kennedy’s camp.
Three American Negroes including Robert Williams met in Tanzania to discuss a Republic of New Africa a black homeland inside the United States. Williams named president with Milton Henry as vice president and Brother Inari as information minister as they cited a Chicago Black Power meeting as origin. Williams faces a criminal charge in the United States but aims to return.
Millions mourn the murder of Senator Robert Kennedy. Thousands gather in Washington at the grave and churches nationwide echo with grief as Mrs Ethel Kennedy and son Joseph visit Arlington. Jacqueline Kennedy and children visit. President Johnson attends private services at the White House led by Billy Graham.
Police confirmed that a man arrested at St Patrick's Cathedral with an unloaded gun had been invited to the funeral. The incident occurred after a funeral guest reportedly caused alarm during the ceremony. Authorities did not disclose the man's identity or motive.
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