Ray To U S For King Murder Trial In Memphis
James Earl Ray, in a bullet proof apron and handcuffed, arrived in Memphis from London aboard a U S Air Force jet and was jailed before dawn to await murder charges in the King case. Sheriff William Morris said Judge W Preston Battle will hear the trial with no courtroom date set. The transfer occurred from Millington Naval Air Station after a 100 hour journey.
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James Earl Ray
William , Morris
Memphis
Martin Cather King
Y Air Force
London
Ray
Memphis, Tenn
Shelby County
Martin Luther King, Jr
Memphis Naval Air Station
U.S. Air Force
Boeing
William Morris
Millington
Criminal Court
W. Preston Battle
Senators End Hearing on Fortas Bid
Abe Fortas, the first supreme court chief justice nominee to face a senate panel, was excused after four days of questioning. The committee will begin hearings Saturday on Homer Thornberry to succeed Fortas, though only part will question him.
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Eastland
Thornberry
Fortas
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S. C
Thurmond
Johnson
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Cambodia Seizes U.S. Patrol Boat in Mekong Delta
Cambodian navy reportedly seized an American patrol boat in the Mekong delta with 11 Americans and one South Vietnamese aboard. Saigon confirmed a missing landing craft with 10 Americans. no Vietnamese passengers were listed. The incident heightens border friction amid U.S. and South Vietnamese operations in Cambodia.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
Delta
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Australia
Norodom Sihanouk
Washington
Prince Sihanouk
Laos
Sihanouk
Vietnam
Cedar Rapids Considers Odor Fix For 2.1 Million Dome Plan
City officials weigh an ozone air treatment system at the Cedar Rapids sewage plant to cut hydrogen sulfide odors. The plan, supported by Howard R. Green Engineering, would enclose 30 facilities with domes and rely on federal funds, but council members warn it may not end all complaints.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Bush
Donald Gardner
Howard R. Green Engineering Co
Green Co
Donald Canney
Canney
Bosh
J. W. Gerlich
Rompet
Memorial Drive
Sirhan Granted Postponement in Kennedy Murder Case
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan received a two-week postponement in the Robert F. Kennedy assassination case. Defense counsel requested the continuance until August 2 to allow psychiatrists more time for examination. A psychologist and a neurosurgeon were authorized to examine him in his jail cell.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Russell Parsons
Superior Court
Richard Schauer
Roderick Richardson
Edward Davis
Wapsie Flood Threat Looms Over Central City and Anamosa
Flood warnings rose as the Wapsipinicon surged through Central City and Anamosa. Officials feared a crest higher than the 1947 level with the sewage plant flooded and residents evacuated. Sandbags lined the dam as water neared Fifth Street in Central City and Anamosa prepared for a likely midnight crest.
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Anamosa
Wapsipinicon River
Central City
Ray Parsons
Cedar Rapids
Anj Reformatory
Government budget joke highlights taxpayer balancing act
A witty quip notes that after government moves to balance the budget, the taxpayer faces the task of budgeting the balance. The line underlines public finance strain with a humorous edge.
Czech Leader Dubcek Backed as Soviet Clash Deepens
Czech central committee expressed unconditional approval of Alexander Dubcek's reform path amid Kremlin pressure to slow liberalization. Moscow proposed a meeting in Ukraine to resolve policy tensions, with hints of a Hungarian-type intervention. Dubcek vowed sovereignty while seeking cooperation with socialist states.
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Prague
UPI
Czech Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Kremlin
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Dubcek
Ukraine
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Lvov
Kiev
CTK
Communist Party Central Committee
Central Committee
Presidium
Soviet Union
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Warsaw
Five Nation
Oldrich Cernik
House Cuts Foreign Aid Bill to 1.994 Billion in Senate Chance
The House rejected President Johnson's plea and chopped about 370.8 million from the foreign aid authorization, lowering the FY starting July 1 total to 1.994 billion. The vote 228 to 184 sent the bill to the Senate as development loans faced the heaviest cuts and Israel Jet sales were recommended with conditions.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep
Adair
Indiana
Israel
Middle East
Soviet Union
Egypt
Rep. Conte
Rmass
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Republic of China
Philippines
Korea
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Cedar Rapids council to raise water bills by twenty three percent
City council actions after consultants present a new rate schedule increasing the minimum two month bill from 3.30 to 4.20 and monthly rates tiered by usage. The schedule amounts to about a 23 percent rise with a penny equaling 18 gallons under the new plan.
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Cedar Rapids
Navy denies Scorpion find reports
The Navy rejected reports that the missing nuclear submarine Scorpion has been located on the Atlantic floor. No truth to claims by World Book Science Service and Westinghouse that wreckage had been found. Pentagon says such reports are absolutely untrue. Navy searches with Mizar Bowditch and Sunbird cover about 450 miles south southwest of the Azores.
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Washington
UPS
Navy
Atlantic
World Book Science Service
William Hines
Westinghouse Broadcast Co
Pentagon
Navy Department
Defense Department
Mizar
Bowditch
Sunbird
Azores
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Nora Adams
Esther Jackson
Harry Waters
Ed Ferreter
River
By James O. Jackson
Leonid _ Brezhneva Kosice
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