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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1968
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR summary showing estate related codes and contact lines including ESTATE references, addresses, and service notices. Mentions relatives and illness, teachers, and repair service. Distilled items include estate codes B45 and BGN-6015, paused phone-like numbers, and scattered postal references.
President Johnson met with civil rights leaders and officials in a hastily called Cabinet Room session after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. He urged Americans to reject violence and postponed plans to fly to Honolulu for Vietnam talks, with a decision pending on the Hawaii trip. The gathering included Bayard Rustin, Whitney Young, Walter Washington, Richard Hatcher, Clarence Mitchell Jr., Clarence Til, Walter Fauntroy, Dorothy Height, Judge Leon Higgenbotham, Bishop George Baker, Leon Sullivan, and top aides and lawmakers.
The Corry Area Industrial Development Corp. arranged a noontime gathering to recruit out of town builders for a potential Corry housing project. Congressman Joseph Vigorito said he would attend to discuss a possible half million dollar development of two bedroom units, with related projects seen in Warren Titusville and Oil City. A meeting is scheduled for Tuesday April 16 in the Municipal Building to push the decision forward.
Erie The Journal reports the noon melee at Academy High School was planned with outside help and involved strangers to the school. Police chief Armand Chimenti said pre planning and a fire alarm triggered the vandalism in the cafeteria as a student shouted Brothers. About 50 percent of the 1500 students were absent though classes resumed with 750 present.
Memphis police conclude Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by a single white man in what officials described as a well planned operation. The assassin reportedly used a 30-06 Remington pump rifle with telescopic sights, fired from a bath room window, and fled the scene. Investigators noted the weapon matched a gun stolen earlier from a local sporting goods store. the gunman’s appearance and attire were detailed, with age range 26 to 32, height six feet, weight 165 to 175 pounds, dark to sandy hair, and a black suit with a white shirt.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller of Arkansas said Nelson A. Rockefeller told him he remained a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He noted Nelson would clarify his status within three days and expected him to be active this summer.
AP reports the siege of Khe Sanh has ended with senior U.S. officers saying the basic concept of the enemy besieging the base is over and relief forces of about 20,000 Marines and air units move in from three sides. A Marine battalion extended beyond the fortress perimeter before dawn, repelling a North Vietnamese assault and noting about 93 enemy dead in the night action.
Authorities pressed a manhunt for the killer of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr after his assassination sparked riots in Memphis and other cities. King died in a Memphis hospital after being shot on a motel balcony. Gov. Ellington ordered 4,000 troops to Memphis and Nashville, curfews were reimposed, and violence spread to several towns as police hunted a young white gunman driving a white car. The rifle and a suitcase were found near a rooming house, and officials described the probable firing from a second floor window. King was preparing to lead a march in support of striking garbage workers.
Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, rioting erupts in multiple cities. Looting, window smashing, and firebombs plague Washington New York and other urban areas as police and National Guard respond. Several deaths and numerous injuries reported amid widespread unrest and gunfire.
Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of her husband’s death as God’s will hours after he died in Memphis. She remained secluded at home with family and close friends as mourners and police guarded the residence. President Johnson reportedly called, and a Kennedy plane was arranged to transport the King family.
Black power advocate Stokely Carmichael urged Negroes to arm themselves and take to the streets in retaliation for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. death. He said violence in cities would be minor compared with what would come and blamed white Americans and certain politicians for the assassination.
The State Highways Department announced bids will open in Harrisburg on April 26 for resurfacing 3.14 miles of blacktop road between Corry and Spring Creek.
In a 1 decision the Panama Supreme Court ruled the National Assembly impeachment of President Marco A Robles illegal The opposition dominated assembly had convicted Robles and swore in Vice President Max Delvalle The National Guard backed Robles blocking the assembly hall sparking brief disorders Public apathy followed the ruling with no immediate reaction The case centered on Robles alleged violation of the constitutional ban on presidential political activity by promoting his former finance minister to win the May 12 elections Harmodio Arias Jr nephew of Arnulfo Arias published a pro opposition newspaper
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