Father in Jordan Reacts to Kennedy Shot Probe
Bishara Sirhan, father of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, expressed disbelief upon seeing a photo of his son after the Kennedy assassination. He described his son as quiet and studious, with no weapons in the home, and said he would contact the Kennedy family with his condolences. The Taiyeba village, home to the Sirhan family, is home to Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses, and locals note the family’s American ties and recent migration patterns.
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Aiyeba
Jordan
Robert F. Kennedy
Bishara Sirhan
Jericho
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
Bishara
Taiyeba
United States
Mary
Sherif
Adel
Munir
Sa’adulah
Sirhan
America
Middle East
Associated Press
Robert Kennedy
Hughes
Firing Flare Sparks Brief Exchange Between Israeli Jordanian Posts
In Beirut Lebanon Israeli and Jordanian positions exchanged machine gun fire briefly on Thursday heightening tensions in the Middle East. Reports say there were no immediate confirmed casualties and both sides remained tense amid border disputes and regional rhetoric.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Hughes Urges Iowa Mourning For Kennedy Tragedy
Des Moines AP Gov Harold Hughes proclaimed a national period of mourning for Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He urged calm and vowed half staff flags through Kennedy's funeral, praising Kennedy as brave and dedicated to equality and human dignity.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Robert F. Kennedy
Hughes
Sen. Kennedy
Montour Boy 16 Escapes as Tractor Tops Aditch
Randy Curphy slipped and escaped serious injury when the tractor he was driving flipped into an eight foot ditch on a gravel road near Montour. Deputies and locals, fearing a slip, summoned a Toledo wrecker to lift the machine before Curphy was taken to Evangelical hospital in Marshalltown.
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Montour
Randy Curphy
Walter Curphy
Harry McMurray
Here
Murphy
Pistol linked to Kennedy shooting traces four owners
The .22 Iver Johnson Cadet revolver used to shoot Robert F. Kennedy moved through at least four owners since 1965. California investigators identified the gun within seconds using a new computer, tracing it from Albert Hertz in Watts to Sirhan Sirhan’s brother Munir, via several transfers.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Watts
Iver Johnson
California
Thomas Lynch
Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification
Sacramento
Sirhan Sirhan
Albert L. Hertz
Alhambra
Robert Westlake
Pasadena
George Erhard
YMCA fund drive in Cedar Rapids reaches 58 percent of goal
The Second Century of Progress campaign for three YMCAs raised over $60 000 in a week to reach 1 088 342 dollars, 58 percent of the 1 868 000 goal. Co-Chairmen W H Wenkstein and William Fletcher hope to finish by June and plan construction at Camp Wapsie Y for late fall and winter camping. An anonymous 25 000 dollar gift supported the project, which funds additions at the downtown Y Marion Y and Ellis Branch Y.
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W. H. Wenkstein
William Fletcher
Wenkstein
Camp Wapsie Y
YMCA
Cedar Rapids
Downtown
Marion
Ellis Branch Y
Ellis Ys
Footprints Link Boy to Burglary
A 17yearold white boy was arrested in Tama after footprints at Wiese's tavern linked to moccasins he wore. He faces breaking and entering charges and is held on the $500 bond in Tama county jail. The breakin occurred between 4 and 8 am Wednesday with $31 stolen. money was found on him and in a sack at the visiting home.
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TAMA
Wiese
Jim Sorensen
Tama County
John Kriegel
Harry McMurray
Perry
Infant killed in Iowa highway crash near Charles City
Gale Melendy ten month old son of Mr and Mrs James Melendy of Waterloo died in a two car wreck on highway 218 south of Charles City. Officials said his mother, father and three other children were involved in the crash.
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Charles City
Gale Melendy
James Melendy
Waterloo
Highway 218
Here
Unclear Traffic Incident Mentions Hospitalized Driver
A report notes both drivers were taken to Floyd County Hospital in good condition. Clyde Shirley, 25, of Charles City, was hospitalized after the collision. A stray reference mentions a "wanted" ad noting an unusual item.
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Floyd County Hospital
Clyde Shirley
Charles City
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