Senate weighs tougher gun controls registration and mail order ban
Senator Thomas Dodd leads two bills to require federal firearm registration and bar mail order purchases of rifles and shotguns. President Johnson urges stronger action after the Kennedy shooting as gun buybacks surge and some stores halt sales.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Robert P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Dodd
New Jersey
Hawaii
Daytime Viet Cong Rockets Kill Civilians in Saigon
Saigon suffered heavy rocket barrages during the morning rush hour, killing at least 19 civilians and wounding 106 as Viet Cong forces intensified daytime attacks. The six-foot rockets hit near major government buildings, disrupting communications and underscoring rising fear as Gen Westmoreland left Vietnam.
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Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Manila
Honolulu
Washington
Westmoreland
Pon
Teachers Lose Ground as State Subsidy Delays Pay Rise
Districts await Gov Raymond Shafer signature on a new school subsidy bill that would raise starting salaries to 5400 this year and 6000 next year. Corry Area Joint School Committee accepts two resignations as Harry and Mrs Barkham leave for higher pay in New York State while state aid remains tied to teacher raises. The panel plans talks with the salary committee once the bill is signed, but the one year subsidy limits long term impact.
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Raymond. Shafer
Harry Barkham
Jointure
Barkhams
Cony Area
Corry Area
Ray Elsen
Board tightens calendar after loosened school year end
Corry Area Joint School Committee rejected the upcoming year calendar citing loose end dates and early exams. It recommended revamping the schedule to tighten the year end and keep students engaged through the final term.
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ABC
Turn-In-Gun Movement Gathers Momentum Nationwide
In the wake of Sen Kennedy's assassination a broad turn-in-guns campaign spreads across the United States. Individuals in Lancaster Pennsylvania and store chains in Ohio Indiana and Dallas Texas donate or halt sales of firearms and ammunition to public bodies. Proponents urge stronger federal and local gun control.
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New York
Hubert F. Kennedy
Alan E. Scheening
Lancaster
Discount
Columbus
Ohio
J-Mart
Marty Rosen
Wonderland Stores
Sanford Friedman
Dallas
E. 0. Crawford
Robert Kennedy
John E. Fletcher
Denver
State Capitol
Trucker Loses Seven Fingers After Night Accident
Irvin Stillerman a 43 year old truck driver from Lowellville Ohio suffered partial amputation of seven fingers in an accident four miles south of Wattsburg on Route 8. His truck load of steel ran off the road at 430 am and a wrecker crew assisted after which his fingers were caught in a cable mechanism. He is listed in satisfactory condition at Union City Memorial Hospital and to be moved to a hospital near his home when stabilized.
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Amno
Union City I Memorial Hospital
Irvin Stillerman
Lowellville
Ohio
Stillerman
Wattsburg
Union City
Supreme Court affirms stop and frisk police power
The Supreme Court rules eight to one that police on the beat may stop and frisk suspects without probable cause if they fear danger, and seized weapons may be used as evidence. Chief Justice Warren cites crime prevention. Justice Douglas dissents, warning of totalitarian drift and hydraulic pressure on rights.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Warren
FBI
William C. Douglas
Douglas
Ray Could Be Deported In Bid To Speed U S Trial
U S legal experts pursue rapid return of James Earl Ray for King assassination trial. British provisional warrant issued as Ray awaits extradition proceedings. Ray, jailed in London on passport and gun charges, faces possible appeals up to the House of Lords. Police traced Ray’s six nation travel from Memphis to Canada to Lisbon and London before arrest.
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London
U.S
James Earl Ray
United States
Atlantic
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Brixton
Bow Street Court
Ramon George Sneyd
Hai
High Court
House of Lords
King
Memphis
Tenn
Canada
Lisbon
Sun Loo
Toronto
Ramon G. Sneyd
School Board Won’t Pay City Paving Bill
In Corry the city treasurer asked the school board to cover 800 for Wayne street paving done in 1952. After hesitation, director Dale Webster tabled the motion with no second. Attorney Frank McKnight advised sending the city a copy of the 1952 board resolution denying payment, noting state law still supports the stance.
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Mary Hubley
Corry
Wayne Street
Dale Webster
Frank McKnight
McKnight
Beetles Help Canker Worms in Local Balance
Erie County Agricultural Extension agent William Urash says black beetle like insects prey on canker worms, providing natural pest control. They are not helicopter dropped. private landowners use sprays as needed to protect forests. The canker worm cycle runs in three year phases, with this year nearing the end of a cycle.
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Corry
William Urash
Erie
County Agricultural Extension Office
Norma
Nature
Urash
Attorney For Sirhan Up To Court
Los Angeles AP The man accused of killing Senator Robert F. Kennedy will pick a lawyer soon, with ACLU stating officials will select from top volunteer attorneys. Sirhan Bishara Sirhan 24 remains in jail under tight security as investigators pursue the case. Paul Schrade 43 a bystander and UAW official says he does not know who fired the shots but remains hospitalized in good condition with head injuries.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
ACLU
Sirhan
Ed Cray
Southiern
California
Richard Schauer
County Bar Association
Leonard S. Janofsky
Bar Association
Jordan
United States
Wilbur Littlefield
Kennedy
Paul Schrade
United Auto Workers Union
Schrade
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Nelson Rockefeller
Allegheny College
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Rockefeller
Raymond Shafer
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