Memphis police official decries FBI role in King death
Washington The former Memphis Police and Fire Director Frank Holloman denounces as ludicrous and slanderous the theory of a police FBI conspiracy to assassinate Martin Luther King. The House Assassinations Committee questions Holloman about links to Hoover and the COINTELPRO era.
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King assassination inquiry enters final phase with no recall of Ray
The House committee closes its two year inquiry into King and Kennedy murders after hearing denials of conspiracy theories. Holloman asserts his aides sought security removals and denounces Abbie Mann film and Mark Lane book as libelous. Blakey warns that unanswered questions fuel a dangerous narrative in a free society.
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Nixon ends self-imposed exile with three-state comeback
Former President Nixon returns to public life with a Dallas Fort Worth stop and plans Europe talks after Thanksgiving. He told supporters he will make more appearances and travel to Paris and Oxford, ahead of a Veterans Day speech in Biloxi and a Shreveport visit.
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Jury views photos in Davis murder plot case
Jurors saw poster-size photographs showing T Cullen Davis and FBI informant David McCrory at meetings tied to a plot to kill District Judge Joe Eidson of Fort Worth. Prosecutors aim to prove Davis conspired with McCrory after McCrory went to the FBI with allegations of the plan.
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Man in Skirt Defies Taboo as Campus Controversy Unfolds
On the College of Marin campus in Kentfield California 34 year old Bill Cushing a former construction worker and major in behavioral sciences wears a skirt to defy a taboo. He travels with Joanne Durbin and her son John and is seen with a trunk opened by a man named Davis. Authorities later find a silencer equipped pistol in that trunk and arrest Davis who had been acquitted in Amarillo in a prior case. Ridgley testifies in a Fort Worth divorce case where Judge Eidson says his rulings offended Davis.
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Grandmother Type 71 Sprays Teen With Mace On Bus
A 71 year old woman on a Miami bus sprayed a smoking teen with Mace prompting a melee. Six other passengers were also sprayed and treated. the youth and five others were hospitalized then released. Police identified the woman as Madeline Howard and noted assault charges were under review.
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Women March for Ordination in Baltimore Protest
In Baltimore, a 4000 strong mostly female Catholic crowd marched for women’s ordination. The rally, titled Rites Are Our Right, opened a three day conference seeking priesthood for women, though U.S. bishops did not attend and Archbishop Borders said current church teachings won’t allow the demand.
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U S war stockpiles fail to last in a major European war
A Pentagon mobilization drill codenamed Nifty Nuggets 78 found U S stockpiles of armored vehicles trucks and some ammo would run short after the first weeks of a high intensity European conflict. It cited manpower gaps due to a nonfunctional draft and half-strength reserves plus mobilization and air transport bottlenecks.
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U N General Assembly Elects Bangladesh to Security Council
The United Nations General Assembly elected Bangladesh as a non permanent Asian member of the Security Council. Japan withdrew after two ballots. Portugal Jamaica Zambia and Norway were also elected as non permanent members. The five permanent members United States China Soviet Union Britain and France retain veto power. The council handles world peace and security and can impose sanctions. Nigeria Kuwait Gabon Bolivia and Venezuela remain as non permanent members.
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Monkeys Rampage Kills Woman and Boys in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa radio reports wild monkey attacks in southern Ethiopia near the Kenya border. Monkeys killed a woman and two boys aged nine and 10 and slaughtered sheep and goats. authorities seek troops to curb the outbreak linked to habitat loss and war dislocation.
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Rockwell Funeral Limited to Invited Guests in Stockbridge
Norman Rockwell's funeral will be by invitation only with 275 seats, largely reserved for Stockbridge residents who modeled for his illustrations. The service is at St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Stockbridge at 2 p.m, followed by private burial at Stockbridge Cemetery. Rockwell died Wednesday night at age 84 after a period of illness.
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