Five Die in Burlington Arms Depot Explosion
An explosion at the Iowa Army Ammunition plant in Burlington killed five men and damaged a storage building for conventional mines. Investigators sought a cause while noting no permanent workers were in the warehouse. Names include Gary Lawrence and Gary Young among the victims. one surname withheld. The plant employs 7,600 people and is run by Mason and Hangar Silas Mason Co. Inc.
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Burlington
Iowa
George Mathes
Burlington Atomic Energy Commission
Mason and Hangar
Silas Mason Co., Inc
Lexington
Four Killed in Three Cedar Rapids Area Accidents
Four young Cedar Rapids area residents were killed in two single car crashes on Linn and Benton county roads early Saturday. Names released include Jaymie Lea Jones 17 Steven Wharff 22 Dean LeRoy Womachil 18 and John William Holub 17.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids Area
Linn
Benton County
Jaymie Lea Jones
Eleventh Street
Steven Wharff
Cedar Crest Woods
Dean LeRoy Womachil
Walford
John William Holub
Central City
Miss Jones
Wharff
Big Creek
Mt. Vernon Road
Highway Patrol
Iowa
Recreation curtailment on Cedar River in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids authorities ordered all recreation on the Cedar River within city limits halted pending more notice after reports of a widespread fish kill. Hundreds of fish surfaced and died along the west riverbank from Seventh Avenue SW downstream, with fish found farther upstream and Friday sightings noted. Police, fire, street department workers and conservation officials collected dead carp, walleye, northern pike, bass and catfish, placing specimens on ice for study.
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Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Seventh Avenue SW
South Korean General Says North Korean Units Likely in Vietnam
Lt. Gen. Chae Myung Shin, commander of South Korean forces in Vietnam, said he is virtually certain North Korean troops are operating in South Vietnam with the Viet Cong.
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Saigon
Chae Myung-shin
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Two Waiting for RFK Train Killed in New Jersey
In Elizabeth New Jersey a man and a woman waiting for the special Robert Kennedy funeral train were struck and killed by a train moving in the opposite direction. A third woman was injured and may be others. The Kennedy train passed through the station without stopping and was delayed in Rahway before continuing toward New Brunswick about an hour late.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Robert Kennedy
Washington
Kennedy
Rahway
New Brunswick
Nab Man with Gun at St Patrick's Cathedral
Police arrest Gary Dedell 30 of Syracuse carrying an unloaded gun in a briefcase at the main entrance of St Patrick's Cathedral fifteen minutes before President Johnson arrived for Robert Kennedy's funeral. He had a gun permit and was taken to a nearby station after a routine search. The arrest went smoothly and unnoticed by bystanders.
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New York
UPI
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Gary Dedell
Syracuse
Kennedy eulogizes slain brother in solemn New York rites
Senator Edward Kennedy paid tribute at St Patrick's Cathedral to Robert Kennedy, praising his brother's strength and love. Presidents and other leaders attended amid heat and security as plans for burial at Arlington were announced.
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Edward Kennedy
New York
Robert
Edward
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Terence Cooke
The
Fifth Avenue
America
Kennedy
Women in polka dot dress tied to Kennedy slaying turned in
Three women surrendered to police claiming to be the girl in the polka dot dress linked to the Kennedy assassination. Each was released without charges as investigators pursued the dark haired girl seen fleeing the Ambassador hotel amid the murder mystery.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
Kathy Fulmer
Sheriff's Department
Kennedy
Sandy Serrano
Miss Serrano
Senator Kennedy
Peter Pitchess
Sirhan Sirhan
Pitchess
This is the place to get your bunny a carat
A humorous sign in a jewelry shop jokes about buying a carat for a bunny. The playful quip riffs on holiday gifting and the store’s emphasis on engagement rings and gems. No other details are provided.
London Arrest Ends Manhunt
AP reports James Earl Ray, accused in Martin Luther King Jr. assassination, was arrested in London while using two Canadian passports. He faces extradition, with charges in Tennessee and federal conspiracy over King’s death. Ray’s capture followed cooperation among FBI, RCMP, and Scotland Yard as King's funeral drew mourners in Atlanta.
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Washington
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
London
Ray
Memphis
Scotland Yard
Ramsey Clark
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
Ramon George Sneyd
England
Brussells
Bow Street Court
Brussels
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Sneyd
Toronto
Heathrow
Lisbon
Portugal
Hoover
King
Canada
Mexico
He Was in No Hurry for 41 Year Marriage Annulment
Severino Concha sought a court annulment after 41 years of marriage claiming he was tricked into wedlock. The 1926 ceremony preceded separate lives and he said he never got around to acting sooner. Judge William Ward granted the annulment.
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EL Paso
Severino Concha
Concha
William Ward
Rigid Security Wall As Sirhan Arraigned
Sirhan Sirhan was arraigned on murder charges in the Kennedy case. The hearing occurred behind heavy security in the county jail chapel with Judge Arthur Alarcon warning officials to refrain from discussing the case to protect Sirhan’s right to a fair trial.
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Sirhan
Los Angeles
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert Kennedy
Arthur
Alarcon
RCMP Track James Earl Ray Using Canadian Passports
Canadian police checked thousands of passport files and flagged a fraudulent listing linked to James Earl Ray. They traced his travels in Canada toward Britain and possibly elsewhere in Europe, learning Ray held a second passport issued in Lisbon and that the Ottawa issued passport carried no sponsor name.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
James Earl Ray
FBI
Scotland Yard
Britain
RCMP
Ray
Ramon George Sneyd
Canada
Europe
External Affairs Department
Sneyd
Lisbon
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