Memphis Expresses Joy In Ray Arrest For King's Death
Memphis officials including Mayor Henry Loeb and police director Frank Holloman welcomed the FBI arrest of James Earl Ray in London after a 65 day manhunt. Extradition would occur promptly, with Ray likely jailed in Shelby County's four story jail for arraignment and trial on first degree murder charges tied to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination during a Memphis sanitation workers strike. Civil rights leaders and citizens cheered, while reverend James Lawson cautioned the innocent until proven guilty, and Tennessee's death penalty history cast doubt on execution prospects.
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Accidents Claim 4 Lives In Tennessee Over Weekend
United Press International reports four deaths across Tennessee over the weekend. Edward Reid, 17, of Jackson drowned while boating eight miles east of Jackson. Fannie Mee Thompson, 49, of Nashville, died when her car collided on U S Route 70. Michael H Norton, 21, of Des Plaines Illinois, was killed when his car hit a culvert near Memphis. Mrs Sol Moskovite, 55, of Nashville, died in a four car crash on U S 70 seven miles east of Crossville.
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Dirksen Expected To Win Fourth Nomination
SPRINGFIELD WI U 8 Sen Everett af Dirksen 72 expected to win a fourth term Tuesday despite opposition from a radical candidate. His opponent Roy C Jobson hails from Calumet Park and campaigns to destroy Red China Cuba and France's atomic arms plants. Johnson leads the Pardon Jimmy Hoffa Committee urging a presidential pardon.
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Manhunt Ends as Ray Is Arrested in London Mystery
James Earl Ray, accused of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was arrested at Heathrow Airport London after a globe spanning manhunt. He faced charges including carrying a concealed weapon and fraudulently obtaining a Canadian passport. Evidence linked Ray to aliases Ramon George Sneyd and Eric Stargo Galt amid a Canada based identity scheme.
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