Ray asserts memory gaps in King assassination denial
James Earl Ray testifies before the House Assassinations Committee that he did not kill Martin Luther King Jr. and blames poor memory for discrepancies in his stories. He recounts a long tale involving a mysterious Raoul and multiple smuggling ventures, insisting his latest testimony is the truth despite prior varied accounts.
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Balloonists complete first Atlantic crossing by balloon
Three Americans from New Mexico Ben Abruzzo Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman crossed the Atlantic by balloon in the Double Eagle II. They planned a southeast course toward northern France while setting new time and distance records. The craft flew about 3 000 miles when dawn arrived as they neared Wales.
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Christopher Davies
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Pembrokeshire
Wiley
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Paris
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Pat
London Hilton
Pennsylvania Lottery Draws Aug 16 Big 50 and Daily
Winning numbers released from Mount Pocono show Red 7 6 4 White 4 5 Blue 8 with Bonus 7 0 5 8 0 8 in the Big 50. Pittsburgh reports the Daily Lottery top number 5 6 2 and Bakers Dozen draws list Six Digit 9 1 0 0 6 4 Five Digit 1 9 9 9 6 Three Digit 5 8 0.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
L. M. Boyd Q and A from the 1978 Crown Syndicate column
A quirky collection of trivia and anecdotes from L M Boyd covering bikini history with 50 000 fan letters, pool rooms banned by Western Union, quirky animal facts, daylight saving, D day, a baseball umpire tale, earth crust bulges and pottles of milk, with author contact in Weatherford Texas.
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Micheline Bernard
Weather Today Delaware County Turns Hot and Sunny
Sunny and hot today and Friday with highs in the low 90s. Fair tonight with lows near 70 and a 20 percent chance of rain today. Winds SW 10 to 15 mph today, W 10 mph tonight. Saturday mostly sunny with evening thundershowers possible. Sunday showers probable. Cooler Monday with lows in the 70s and high around the 90s Saturday. Precipitation shows 0 inches in past 24 hours, 3.22 inches for August to date, 32.53 inches year to date. Tides today at Chester Tidewater Terminal Pier: highs 11:57 am and 12:28 pm, lows 7:20 am and 6:37 pm. Sunrise 6:14 am, sunset 7:50 pm.
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Delaware County
Chester Tidewater Terminal Pier
Police strike strains city as blackout linked to guard arrest
A private guard protecting a utility substation was arrested after allegedly pulling switches that plunged Memphis area into darkness for hours. Authorities say no direct link to the police and firemen’s strike is proven. Curfew eased as unrest persists and unions threaten to widen protests. Elvis Presley anniversary draws thousands to Graceland. The suspect, Richard David Hyder of Nashville, faces malicious mischief and interfering with power lines charges.
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