Grand Jury Holds King Shooting Suspect in Atlanta
Marcus Wayne Chenault, 23, accused of fatally shooting Mrs. King and two others at Ebenezer Baptist Church, was ordered held for a Fulton County grand jury on two counts of murder, one aggravated assault charge, and pistol without a license. He faced arraignment with no bond set, pled no contest but the judge accepted innocent pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Martin Luther King Sr
Marcus Wayne Chenault
Atlanta
Chenault
Randy Bacote
Brock
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
University
Abernathy
SCLC
Hosea Williams
King
Community questions about Grace Street traffic and tires
The Enterprise Action Line receives reader questions on Grace Street traffic dangers for children near a narrow curve and dust from fast cars. A police spokesman will monitor the block for noise and traffic issues. Other inquiries cover tire width legality, limits on jacked vehicles, UPS traffic blocking streets, and how a girl may become a caseworker with Guilford County Social Services.
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Grace Street
Police Department
L. J. Boyd
Guilford County Dept. of Social Services
Greensboro
Nixon Tours Minsk Amid Talks Stalemate on Nuclear Limits
President Nixon spent half a day sightseeing in Minsk while talks with Leonid Brezhnev yielded no progress toward a comprehensive treaty on offensive nuclear weapons. Officials noted a possible limited accord restricting MIRV missile deployments as a remote possibility.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Minsk
U.S.S.R
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
Black Sea
Byelorussia
Henry A. Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
Moscow
Brezhnev
Nixons
Simferopol
Yalta
White Horse Press Corps
Air Force One
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Leonid Zamyatin
Geneva
Ziegler
Kissinger
President Juan DBD Peran Dies at 78 in Argentina
Buenos Aires report says President Juan DBD Peran died today at age 78. Government announces his death, triggering national mourning and a line of succession considerations.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Dbd. Peran
President OKs Pension Hikes and Benefits Extension
President Nixon signed bills authorizing 179 million dollars in cost of living pension increases for disabled veterans and others and guaranteed a one month extension of unemployment compensation benefits for about 10,000 people in 24 states. The measures were among bills sent to him for signing.
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Washington
Nixon
Russia
White House
Fire at Gulliver’s Discotheque Kills 24 in Port Chester
A early Sunday blaze at Gulliver’s Restaurant in Port Chester, on the New York Connecticut border, killed 24 people and injured many more. Investigators said the fire likely started in a store in the building and spread through the club via the air system, with most victims dying of smoke inhalation. Westchester officials ordered a full inquiry as witnesses recalled crowds fleeing to the stairs amid dense smoke.
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Port Chester
N.Y
Joe Parsons Jr
Stamford
Judy Grella
Bridgeport
Conn
Westchester County
Alfred DelBello
Connecticut
New York
New York City
Vincent Rathgeb
Frank R. Arbusto
Fire Prevention Bureau
Joseph F. Dzaiuk
Fire Department
Sea N.Y
King Slayer Known As Quiet Intense By Chenault
Columbus AP report profiles Marcus Wayne Chenault known as quiet at Ohio State U but intense in hate for Christianity. In Dayton he is seen as a good student. in Atlanta he is accused of fatally shooting Mrs. Martin Luther King Sr. and a deacon. Police found a death list, a sign saying Servant Jacob, and a worn Bible in his Columbus apartment. Neighbors recall religious shifts and a loner who spoke of revolution and various beliefs, while family says he appeared normal on a weekend visit home.
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Henry Heilbrunn
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Marcus Wayne Chenault
Dayton
Here
Wayne
Atlanta
Martin Luther King Sr
God
Chenault
Ohio State
Roth High School
Darrel Walker
King Slayer
June Marketbaskets Dip On Beef Sales In AP Survey
Budget shoppers saw a slight drop in June as beef driven by government and NAFC price cuts narrowed the gap between what consumers pay and what farmers receive. The AP checked 15 items in 13 cities monthly since January 1973, with June showing declines in nine markets and increases in four. Sugar prices rose in most cities, while beef items and pork prices fell.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
National Association of Food Chains
The
Gov
Ernment
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Detroit
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Providence
R.I
Salt Lake
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Williams
Ebenezer
Calvin Morris
Martin Luther King Jr
Morris
Littleton Price
Farris
Asa’ Yancey
Grady Hospital
Edward Boykin
Jimmie Mitchell
Price
Martin Luther “King Jr
Ebenezer Church
United Parcel Service
U.S. Postal Service
Anon
Bulletin
Miss Underwood
Kay Chaney
Harriet Martin
Marcus
Miss Martin
Rita Franklin
City
Seattle
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