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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1968
Page
1
Ray denies involvement in the King assassination case while magistrate Frank Millon schedules another hearing. Ray, wearing a blue shirt, is held without bail amid two extradition counts from Tennessee and Missouri related to political crime and jail-break charges.
A long feasibility report on utilities acquisition is described as sound while parties study it ahead of a potential bond vote. In a London extradition hearing, Ray, arrested on illegal passport charges, testifies with daylight accounts of his alleged role in the King assassination, facing questions about motive and identity as U S authorities press for clarity. The trial proceeds with further hearings planned as witness testimonies extend.
U S forces abandon Khe Sanh base as siege ends and the western defensive line shifts east to Landing Zone Stud. Officials report 299 Americans killed last week, 1,149 wounded, and 1,019 North Vietnamese killed by allied forces. Naval air actions include MIG-21 engagements and novih losses. The retreat follows long bombardment and a large allied relief deployment.
Bay Area carpenters will vote in a secret election next Tuesday to accept a three year contract offer. Union officials announce the terms remain undisclosed after negotiators rejected a 1.88 dollar hourly wage increase and benefits proposal.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told 1,517 Supreme Soviet delegates that the Soviet Union seeks an agreement to ban nuclear rockets and urges restraint from the United States. He cited U S war production rising and urged halting aggression in Vietnam while keeping an olive branch for peace. The remarks followed Johnson proposals for peace cooperation and referenced Glassboro talks with Kosygin.
A large crowd in a largely Negro area north of Richmond gathered and pelted an ambulance crew responding to a shooting. Police and units sealed a 24 square mile area for six hours. Eleven people were arrested and 12 injured, including three police officers, as windows were smashed and looting occurred.
Foley seeks an appeal after a contempt ruling delayed, with Judge Lercara noting the case may be dismissed if the appellate court supports the judge’s opinion. Foley says he will expunge the contempt citation regardless of outcome, and that the delay allowed Quevedo to pursue legal counsel as the District Court of Appeals in San Francisco prepares review.
Campers from Sampton Willowbrook and Watts learn animal husbandry at a 15 acre Parks facility donated by John Factor to the First African Methodist Episcopal Church. Farm work includes eggs rabbits and a weekly rodeo with horses and cattle. Poncho the lama once went AWOL with a herd of horses.
Word salad report notes Vatican City and UPI sources discussing women priests and camp proposals. Spokesman Ajni mentions 190 to 200 proposals about women aiding children aged 8 to 17. The piece questions priesthood eligibility amid controversy.
In Los Angeles AP report a 200 pound safe cracked by robbers from Chappell Sanatorium was left unopened after a hammer and chisel attempt. A Las Vegas locksmith later opened it in three minutes revealing cash totaling 15843 dollars spilled from the safe.
Tentative budget talks in the United Kingdom continue with 40 million needed to balance the budget. Seven conferees from the Senate and Assembly narrow their 826 million gap just before midnight Wednesday and move to a final vote. Assembly Speaker Jesse M. Unruh warns of a last minute bid to defeat the spending bill without sufficient funding for urban poor programs, while conferees-26 million apart, after six days of talks, report reconciled progress on a compromise for the upcoming fiscal year starting July 1. Conference Chairman George Miller Jr. Martinez offers no details, saying only that most difficult issues are resolved. The scene captures a tempering of tax cuts and city-recovery plans as the Sunday deadline looms.
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