Bob Hope to Return as Oscar Host Despite National Mourning
Hollywood projects the familiar routine as ABC-TV prepares to broadcast the Academy Awards the night after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is laid to rest. Bob Hope, praised for taste and timing, is seen as best suited to guide a national audience through a delicate moment. The actor-producer Gregory Peck notes Hope’s awareness of public mood shaping the telecast.
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Southern California Rocked by Magnitude Six Quake
A sequence of quakes near the California Mexico border shook southern California Nevada and Arizona Monday night. The strongest tremor about 6 29 pm measured near magnitude 6 with epicenter in southeastern San Diego county near the Laguna mountains. No major damage or injuries were reported.
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Tipton Drives Aid for Chicago Negroes Burned Out
The Tipton Ministerial Assn launches a relief drive for Chicago residents displaced by rioting. Food donations accepted at Tipton churches or schools until Friday morning for trucking to Chicago. A porchlight fundraising drive runs 6 30 to 7 30 p m Wednesday. cash gifts can be mailed to Call for Help care of Tipton State Bank or First National Bank.
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Vietnam Soldier Executed For Embezzlement
South Vietnamese warrant officer Nguyen Van Phuc was executed by firing squad at Chia Hoa prison after pleading guilty to embezzling $16,000 while a paymaster in 1966. He declared I am a sacrifice as 200 spectators watched.
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Newton Man Killed in Vietnam War Confirmed
Washington AP reports the Defense Department announced the death in action in Vietnam of Army S/Sgt. Tommy Knapp, son of Mr and Mrs Alvin Knapp of Newton Iowa. No further details were released about the death.
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Think Conditions More Favorable for Tax Hike
AP dispatch from Washington reports rising confidence in a 10 percent tax surcharge to curb inflation and the balance of payments gap. Race-related violence could nudge lawmakers toward higher taxes, with long term costs amid fears of a renewed global gold crisis and IMF timing.
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Press lauded by D. C. Mayor
Mayor Walter Washington praised the news media for its coverage of disorders in the nation’s capital that left six dead and more than 1,000 injured. He complimented the press for responsiveness, accuracy, and speed in reporting as the situation developed.
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Chilean DC-3 Crash Kills 36 Near Coihaique
An airliner flight from Santiago to Coihaique crashed in bad weather on a remote Chilean mountainside killing all 36 aboard. Rescue teams found charred bodies. among the dead were 10 professional wrestlers and two four-member families.
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Queen Mary Enters Dry Dock After Union Standoff
The Queen Mary has entered dry dock for refitting at a U S navy shipyard after two months stranded at its pier due to union disputes. Navy pressure prompted Long Beach to move the liner, now slated to become a floating hotel and museum, while unions contest its status and work assignments.
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Mrs King Leads 42000 in Memphis March and Speaks
Mrs Martin Luther King in black leads a 42 000 strong march through guarded Memphis. She urges followers to keep her husband's spirit alive and move forward, likening the moment to a Crucifixion toward Resurrection as National Guardsmen and police surveillance watch.
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Long Says Violence Against King's Death A Perilous Path
Sen. Russell Long says retaliation with violence over Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a disservice to his memory and cautions against revenge for his father Huey P. Long. He recalls his youth after the older assassination and asserts neither violence nor revenge solves anything.
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