Brother of James Earl Ray reacts to prison escape
Jerry Ray expressed sorrow over the capture of his brother James Earl Ray after a 54 hour search in Tennessee mountains. He weighed visiting Brushy Mountain State Prison and noted Ray’s long chase for release dating to 1969, aided by writer Mark Lane in Boston.
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Weather outlook for North and South Carolina
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers in the mountains, southeast North Carolina, and South Carolina. Highs mostly in the 80s to 90s, lows in the 60s to 70s. Minor rain chances today, tonight, and tomorrow, with northeast winds around 10 mph.
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Carl Albert Hit By Car In Hit and Run Incident
Former U S House Speaker Carl Albert was released from McAlester Hospital after a weekend hit and run left him with cuts and bruises. Authorities charged 81 year old Sampson Benjamin with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.
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Windrock chase ends with Ray captured near Tennessee town
The two day manhunt for escaped assassin James Earl Ray and three others moved through Windrock Tennessee as residents watched helicopters and dogs sweep the rugged area. Prison guards and state police chased multiple sightings until Ray and two companions were believed to be in the New River area five miles from Brushy Mountain State Prison.
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Chronology Of James Earl Ray Case Highlights Key Dates
A chronology from the Associated Press lists major dates in the James Earl Ray case. Events include Ray escaping Missouri State Prison in 1967, the King assassination in Memphis in 1968, arrests and changes of story, multiple escapes from Brushy Mountain, legal rulings on his guilty plea, investigations by a House committee, and recaptures in 1977. The timeline covers 1967 through mid-1977.
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