Extradition Fight Indicated by Ray in London Court
James Earl Ray appeared at Bow Street Court for about two minutes and signaled possible resistance to the U S extradition attempt over the King assassination. The judge ordered him held without bail for June 18 while American authorities pursue extradition as Ray seeks court-appointed counsel.
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London
James Earl Ray
Bow Street Court
U.S
Martin Luther King, Jr
Ray
America
United States
Memphis
Tenn
Ramon George Snevd
Brixton
Michael Dresden
Dresden
Canada
Portugal
Britain
Five drownings mark Iowa weekend outings
Five persons including a Cedar Rapids man drowned in Iowa lakes and rivers over the weekend. Lee Witten, 41, near Dubuque was lost after his boat collided with another. Brian Gruver, 5, Des Moines, fell into a gravel pit. Robert Moore Jr., 17, Birmingham, drowned at Lacey Keosauqua State Park. Lyle Hacker, 34, Fort Dodge, capsized canoeing at Big Spirit Lake. David Sigert, 21, Lena Ill., swept away at the Maquoketa River mouth.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lee Witten
Thirty- Second Street
Peosta Channel
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Coast Guard
Witten
Brian Gruver
Lavonne Gruver
Des Moines
Birmingham
Robert Moore Jr
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
Keosauqua
Orville Lee
van Buren County
Lyle Hacker
Fort Dodge
Big Spirit Lake
Hacker
Lena
David Sigert
Maquoketa River
Spock Testifies Vietnam War Seen as Illegitimate
Dr Benjamin Spock testifies at his anti draft conspiracy trial that the Vietnam War has no legality and will damage the U S reputation for decades. He cites civilian deaths and orphans while outlining his opposition from 1954 onward and noting past support for actions against Hitler and in Korea.
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Benjamin Spock
U.S. District Court
Boston
Spock
Vietnam
U.S
Chuckle Appetizers Define Appetite Loss
A playful note describes bite sized humor that saps your appetite as you keep eating. The remark casts humor as a looping snack galling to the palate. Copyright text signals the ownership of the line.
Two West Union Boys Struck by Lightning
Two West Union youths Steven Smith and Kenneth Bement were struck by lightning while fishing near Auburn on the Turkey River. Both were hit in the legs as they passed under a large tree. Bement could not walk, Smith walked to a road and was driven to a hospital. A Ridgeway church also burned after a lightning strike amid a statewide storm with tornado clouds reported near Boone Norfolk and Reinbeck.
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West Union
Ridgeway
Winneshiek County
Boone
Norway
Reinbeck
Iowa
Steven Smith
Carl Smith
Kenneth Bement
Paula Bement
Turkey River
Auburn
Bement
Smith
Court Rules on Parochial Schools and Police Stop
The Supreme Court issued two major rulings upholding a 1965 state law enabling textbook loans to parochial school students and affirming stop and frisk police powers under reasonable suspicion. The decisions, in 6-3 and 8-1 splits, touched on federal aid challenges and warrantless searches, with dissents from Justices Black Douglas and Fortas.
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Supreme Court
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New York City
Earl Warren
Ohio
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
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Jacksonville
Fla
Hugo L. Black
William O. Douglas
Abe Fortas
East Greenbush
Albany
Rensselaer
Columbia
Nassau
Timothy F. Leary
LSD
Warren
John Francis Peters
Westchester County
Nelson Sibron
Brooklyn
Justice Department
Byron R. White
Black, Douglas
Fortas
Friends urge Edward Kennedy to quit politics
Archbishop Philip Hannan, a Kennedy family friend, says close friends of the Kennedys are urging Edward Kennedy to drop out of national politics. He notes Teddy is distinct from his brothers and may chart his own program if he continues the Kennedy tradition.
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New Orleans
Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
New Orleans Times- Picayune
Philip Hannan
Massachusetts
Kennedys
Robert Kennedy
Edward
Teddy
Pilgrims Visit Kennedy Grave at Arlington
Nearly 60 000 people queued in heat and rain to honor Senator Robert Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery. Ethel Kennedy and Caroline and John Jr. Kennedy attended. crowds sought the grave near John F. Kennedy’s memorial within sight of the eternal flame. A temporary marker marks RFK’s resting place as a permanent design is planned later.
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Washington
Robert Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Ethel Kennedy
Robert
John Kennedy
Downtown Tax Setup Unchanged By Cedar Rapids Board
The Cedar Rapids board of review finished deliberations on property valuations and kept downtown real estate values the same. It reviewed 100 requests, made adjustments on 30, with the Witwer Grocer Co. 905 Third Street SE seeing a large cut from 120,730 to 96,635. The board may pursue a city wide reassessment study prioritizing commercial properties.
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Cedar Rapids
Lindale Plaza
Conference Board
Board of Review
Third Street
Witwer Grocer Co
Negro Named Superintendent in White United Methodist District
The Rev. James C. Peters a 43 year old Greensboro resident has been named superintendent of the Winston Salem Forsyth district in the United Methodist church. His appointment was announced by Bishop Earl Hunt Jr with other western North Carolina conference assignments. Peters previously served as administrative officer for a district of Negro churches in the former North Carolina Virginia conference which was dismantled after church segregation ended.
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Lake Junaluska
N.C
James C.peters
Winston- Salem-Forsyth
United Methodist Church
Peters
Greensboro
Earl Hunt, Jr
Justice Douglas Undergoes Minor Chest Surgery
The Supreme Court announced that Justice Douglas had a minor chest surgery last week. The court said the procedure was entirely successful and he was expected to go home Monday or Tuesday to convalesce.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas
Court
Solo yachtsman 1500 miles from home on world voyage
London AP reports solo yachtsman Alex Rose was sighted about 1,500 miles from home while returning on the final leg of his solo round the world voyage.
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London
Alex Rose
Venezuela Seizes Cuban Officer at Guerilla Camp
Government forces in Maracaibo reportedly found a guerilla camp and captured a high ranking Cuban military officer, with details reported by a newspaper on Monday.
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Maracaibo
Venezuela
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