Kennedy Campaign Return Amid Quiet Grief At LaGuardia
Ethel Kennedy spoke of champagne and songs after a California primary victory that never came. A grieving RFK entourage arrived by Air Force jet, faces red and eyes swollen, the Kennedy family moving in a somber, doomed mood as reporters lingered near LaGuardia.
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Kennedy Slay Suspect Faces Threats and Fire Over Yorty Comments
A sheriff's report says eight to twelve threats target Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, the man charged with Kennedy’s assassination. Los Angeles officials clash over how much to disclose, while a statewide bulletin seeks a woman in a polka dot dress seen fleeing the scene. The case draws sharp criticism of Mayor Yorty for public remarks and notes notebooks with anti Israel scribblings found at Sirhan’s Pasadena home.
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A fragment notes social attire and gaze etiquette amid fashionable dress trends including bikinis and miniskirts. The speaker comments that concentration is needed for a man to look a woman in the eye in such times.
U S casualties rise to record seven day toll in Vietnam war
The U S command reported 438 Americans killed and 3 870 wounded in the week ending last Saturday the highest seven day toll for U S forces in Vietnam Major losses occurred as Viet Cong bands invaded Saigon Total U S casualties since 1961 reached 24 364 killed and 150 243 wounded with broader context on French and Viet Minh totals and figures for South Vietnamese losses.
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Kennedy Returns to New York for State Funeral
Sen. Robert F Kennedy is flown from Los Angeles to New York for lying in state at St Patrick's Cathedral and a Requiem Mass. He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in a ceremony near his brother John and in the plot holding other Kennedy children. The Los Angeles to New York journey resumed after the assassination in Los Angeles.
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LBJ Urges Nationwide Gun Control After Kennedy Slain
President Johnson called Congress to pass strong gun control covering all firearms. He urged extending handgun limits to rifles and shotguns, speaking after Kennedy’s assassination and after the House approved an anticrime bill restricting mail order handgun sales. Rep. Emanuel Celler planned to introduce a broader measure next week.
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McCarthy Seeks Meeting as Humphrey Moves to Withdraw
Reporters note McCarthy calls Humphrey to arrange a meeting while friends forecast he will not withdraw from the race. National pages also flag Rockefeller Kennedy successor woes and precongress debate on candidate protection laws.
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