Icarus asteroid: scientists calm fears of near pass
SF scientists reassure Haight Ashbury hippies that the asteroid Icarus will pass about 3.95 million miles from Earth Friday. The minor planet, six tenths of a mile wide, will not alter tides or weather but will be studied to test Einstein's relativity. Some hippies retreat to the Rockies while clinic staff caution residents about Earthquake fears.
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Gun Control Pushes for Stricter Federal Rules
National debate on gun limits intensifies as U S lawmakers and Mayor Yorty back stronger federal controls. Proposals target mail order sales and licensing with penalties and broader prohibitions, while NRA officials denounce the drive as an assault on Second Amendment rights.
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Kennedy family seeks full autopsy to avert Dallas echoes
Los Angeles officials said the Kennedy family, more than 12 hours before Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died, urged a thorough autopsy. District Attorney Evelle Younger cited a meeting with Dr. Thomas Noguchi after surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital and said the family wanted a complete autopsy to prevent misreporting and a repeat of the Dallas investigation.
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Two Men Cleared in RFK Shooting Probes
Hollywood Citizen-News reports two men seen talking to Sirhan Sirhan before the Robert F. Kennedy shooting were strangers to him and cleared by the FBI within 48 hours. They were at the Kennedy party to catch a glimpse, one had handed out literature, with no conspiracy found. Sirhan awaits trial and spends time reading on occultism in his guarded jail cell.
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Ray’s Flights and Hotel Hurdles In Search of Girlfriend
Police comb hotels for Ray and his female companion after a May 28 stay at New Earl’s Court Hotel and a June 5 check out. Ray’s movements include a Brussels flight plan and a Pimlico hotel search as investigators note a neurotic demeanor and torn newspapers with a plastic syringe found in the Pax Hotel room. Investigators believe his aim was Rhodesia to join white mercenaries, seeking a climate favorable to his racist views.
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Poor List Demands Start Food for the Hungry Vigil
Poor People's marchers opened their demands in Washington, vowing to stay in the Agriculture Department courtyard until food for hungry Americans is secured. Rev Ralph Abernathy and Hosea Williams led a three to five hundred strong action calling for a food emergency, direct distribution centers in hunger counties, and anew system for aid. They urged repeal of welfare freezes and work requirements, housing expansion, and 24 million jobs over four years, with Senate action likely on housing.
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Widow King Says Official Responses To Slayings Inadequate
Mrs Martin Luther King Jr told about 3000 Harvard seniors that official reactions to the assassinations of her husband and Sen Robert F Kennedy have been inadequate She urged forthright action on Kerner Commission recommendations and criticized the Vietnam War as cruel and evil.
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