Ray's Attorney Makes First Stateside Visit
James Earl Ray remains in a heavily guarded Shelby County Jail cell block as attorney Arthur Hanes arrives from Birmingham with six deputies escort. Hanes plans talks with Ray and will coordinate arraignment date with Judge Preston Battle and prosecutors.
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Memphis
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Martin Luther King Jr
Shelby County
London
US Air Force
Britain
United States
Preston Battle
Efforts Fail To Halt Strike Dems Eye Move
Chicago AP reports renewed efforts to end the telephone workers strike failed. Illinois Bell rejected a Democratic plea for binding arbitration as 11,800 IBEW members press wage talks. Officials warn the Democratic National Convention may move if no settlement is reached, with Bailey planning a Chicago visit as 500 union members march protesting.
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Chicago
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
John M. Bailey
Democratic National Committee
John B. Criswell
Electrical Workers
Richard J. Daley
Inter
National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Illinois Bell
Bailey
Criswell
Groundwork So Complete Summit Meet Cut Short
In Honolulu, President Johnson and South Vietnam's President Thieu announced a productive summit with extensive prep. Officials said spadework by both sides reduced the need for lengthy talks, leading to a shortened schedule and an early joint communique. Thieu planned to stay briefly to meet reporters after Johnson's return to the mainland.
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Honolulu
Johnson
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thien
Thieu
Hawaii
U. S
Sirhan Seeks Sleeping Pills Ahead of Kennedy Trial
Los Angeles AP Sirhan Bishara Sirhan told Superior Court Judge Richard Schauer he would waive access to his jail records if doctors could be allowed to give him sleeping pills. His lawyer requested a two week delay to complete psychiatric reports and to authorize brain studies. The defense cites a 1968 horse fall causing possible brain damage and Sirhan’s long insomnia while awaiting trial for Kennedy’s assassination.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Superior Court
Richard Schauer
Russell E. Parsons
Parsons
Koreans Break Up Red Spy Network
South Korea's Central Intelligence Agency announced the arrest of 27 people in a case tied to a North Korean spy network. The ring, led by Chung Tai-Hong, used about 440 spy items to infiltrate leftist and intellectual groups and funded operations with at least 67000 dollars from North Korean superiors.
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South Korea
Central Intelligence Agency
Communist Party
South
Chung Tai-Hong
North Korea
Seoul
Sidewalk Bazaar Days sale set for August 8 to 10
The Retail Merchants Association of the Chamber of Commerce announced the annual Sidewalk Bazaar Days sale will run August 8, 9, and 10. Jack Stahl chairs the event as plans expand, invitations go to merchants, and a July 29 ad deadline is set. A special Corry Journal section will publish August 7 featuring bargain merchandise.
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Retail Merchants Association of the
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Stahl
Corry Journal
Housing bill passage hailed as major slum plan
Washington AP reports the House and Senate plan to vote next week on a $54 billion housing bill praised as a landmark move against slums. The agreement creates government interest subsidies to help low income families buy homes, potentially lowering loan costs to as little as 1 percent.
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Sciuily
House
Johnson
Senate
Two Car Crash Kills Joseph Consolo Jr Near Federalsburg Md
Joseph Consolo Jr aged 20 died at 11 30 last night from a fractured skull in a three way intersection near Federalsburg Md He was a passenger in a car driven by Robert Boyd 21 of Church Hill whose vehicle struck an auto driven by Robert Donovan 23 of Federalsburg Also in the Donovan car were his wife and daughter Debo rah 3 injured seriously Vogues report that both Consolo and Boyd were in the U S Navy attached to the USS Wasp in Philadelphia Navy Yard Donovan and his family were treated for facial cuts and head injuries Boyd faces charges Police note Consolo and Boyd were navy men Don solo is survived by his wife Sue and son Scott his parents Mrs Gloria Cansolo Corry and Joseph Sr Fast street and a brother Dennis Corry Bracken Funeral Home to handle local arrangements.
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Joseph Consolo Jr
Federalsburg
Consolo
Corry
Weber Street
Columbus
Robert §. Boyd
Church Hill
Boyd
Maryland
Robert Donidvan
Donovan
Easton, Mo
Deborah
Romsolo
U. S. Navy
Wasp
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Sue
Scott
Gloria Cansolo
Joseph Sr
Fast Street
Dennis
Bracken Funeral Home
Switch Voter Registration To Fire Hall
Corry voters will register at No 1 fire station this fall due to accessibility concerns at post office sites. Registrar Shirley Colvin announced a September 9 registration window from 2 to 8 p m to qualify voters for the upcoming November presidential election.
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Corry
No. 1
Shirley Colvin
Captives Used as Viet Cong Bait in Mekong Delta Raid
In the Mekong Delta 125 miles southwest of Saigon heavy U S B52 raids scattered Viet Cong forces who had chained 89 captives to stakes as bait. Government troops freed 13 women and 21 civilians among the captives and killed six Viet Cong guards. Three South Vietnamese infantry were wounded during the rescue in an open field as bombs pounded the area.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Dea
Lyon
Viet Cong
Call Special Meet On Teacher Pay
Corry Area Joint School Board will hold a special session next Monday night to vote on higher teachers salaries and adjust next year’s budget accordingly. At least three members from each of the six boards must attend for the meeting to proceed as admin committees review state funds for teaching pay.
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Corry Area
Akron Disturbances in South Side Kept Down
Unrest in Akron's Negro neighborhoods flared to minor disturbances for a third night, with guardsmen and police patrolling. A curfew from 9 p.m. reduced incidents. no curfew arrests. Earlier, about 120 people were arrested on Thursday night. The unrest widened from Wooster Avenue to South Arlington Street, where two teens were lightly wounded by a shotgun blast. Police used tear gas to disperse crowds as rocks damaged cars.
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Akron, Ohio
Akron
South Side
National Guard
Wooster Avenue
South Arlington Street
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