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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1968
Page
5
A profile of a political figure noted for his calm under pressure and physical stamina. Describes long campaign days, bomb threat in Salt Lake City, a rifle shot in West Virginia, and his wife Ethyl’s fear during a Chinatown firecracker incident. The piece highlights a looming primary and the ever-present threat of violence.
One of five injured bystanders released from hospital. Ira Goldstein of Encino treated for a hip bullet wound, while others remain in improved or stable condition at Kaiser Foundation and Midway Hospitals. The shootings occurred during a memorial service for Senator Kennedy with victims transported to Arlington Cemetery for burial arrangements underway.
A warm day is forecast across most of the nation with showers and rain moving into the southeast coastal region. The AP wirephoto accompanies regional weather coverage.
Charleston forecast shows partly sunny skies and warm temperatures with a high around 84 degrees. Overnight cloudy with a 2 percent chance of rain. West Virginia expects partly cloudy conditions and a high in the 80s with possible rain at night. Virginia sees mostly sunny in the north and cloudy with a rain chance in the south. Kentucky tilts clear to partly cloudy with mild changes and possible showers at night. Highs mainly in the mid to upper 80s and lows in the 60s to 70s.
George C. Leslie of Charleston West Virginia named chairman of the standing committee on annuities and relief for the 108th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U S now meeting at Montreal North Carolina. Leslie will handle proposals on retirement hospitalization funds and policies for church employees and the ministerial relief program.
The article describes provisions on confessions and wiretapping in a gun control bill sent to President Johnson. It notes prior House sentiment for a conference with the Senate, opposition from Judiciary Committee Chair Emanuel Celler, and Johnson’s push to ban mail order sale of rifles and shotguns while strengthening handgun limits.
The fighting around Saigon persists with casualties reported including two women killed at a hospital and at least 15 civilians wounded. A Viet Cong regimental doctor surrendered to South Vietnamese Marines in the northern suburbs. Six civilians died and six were wounded in a rocket barrage early Thursday. U S command reports show American deaths averaging 471 weekly during the war's fight-and-talk phase. last week 438 were killed and 33,780 wounded, with many wounded not needing hospitalization.
Robert F Kennedy died at 4 44 a m in Good Samaritan Hospital Los Angeles after a four day battle following an assassination attempt. Mourners gathered at the hospital and airport as Kennedy's body prepared for departure on a funeral cortege and plane with senators and family surrounding the casket.
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