Humphrey Nears Democratic Nomination as Texas Blocks Bloc
Hubert Humphrey gains momentum with more than half the needed delegates as Texas adopts the unit rule, pledging 105 votes to the presumptive winner. Gov. John Connally abandons presidential bid and signals possible future run. McCarthy meets Johnson at the White House while Johnson reiterates plans to leave the presidency in January.
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Minnesota
Johnson
White House
McCarthy
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congressional Page School
J. Milinats
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Roy C. Johnson
Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Richard B. Ogilvie
Nixon
Robert FP. Kennedy
America
Mansfield calls for nationwide primaries and limited campaigns
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged sweeping electoral reform to preserve the American political system. He proposed simultaneous state primaries, selection by popular vote instead of the electoral college, and restricted media appearances for safety. He warned presidential nominees face assassination risks and criticized nominating conventions as political extravaganzas.
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UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Violent Weather Hits Eastern States Across Regions
United Press International reports a violent weather outbreak sweeping the eastern United States. A tornado affected Florida and thunderstorms spread from Texas to Ohio and beyond, with hail, strong winds, and heavy rain. One woman was injured by a camper trailer rollover in the Midwest, as rain drenched parts of Pennsylvania New York and Ohio.
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Florida
New York
Texas
Ohio
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louis
Ana
Panama City
Pla
Midwest
Berlkom
Rockies
Vail
Nat Lancaster
Penn Wania
Brother of James Earl Ray claims rich southern party used him
Jerry Ray, 82, James Earl Ray’s brother, told ABC's WBKB-TV that Ray did not shoot Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He urged that a “rich Southern Party” exploited Ray after his prison escape and suggested the real shooter remains unknown.
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UPL
James Karl Ray
Martin Luther King
Ray
King
Jerry Ray
Wbkb-Tv
Sheri Blair
London
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Missouri State Penitentiary
Jefferom City
Tne
Dr. King
Missouri
Memphis
Tenn
Dot
Harriman Protests Saigon Shelling in Vietnam Talks
In Paris U S negotiator W Averell Harriman condemned Viet Cong attacks on Saigon civilians ahead of talks. He called the North Vietnamese Communist Party a terrorist force while Le Duc Tho attended the session. Observers warned shelling threatened to derail negotiations and possibly trigger renewed air raids.
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UPS
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Saigon
North Vietnamese
Communist Party
Harriman
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
United States
Communist Terror, Campaign,” Harriman
Ray’s Missing Weeks Traced in London Hotel
London police and the FBI traced weeks of activity by James Earl Ray, accused of killing Martin Luther King Jr., to Pimlico and a Wandsworth hotel. An agent worked in Lisbon as Ray awaited extradition, with witnesses recalling a red haired man and conversations in bars near Piccadilly.
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Gloria
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Vie
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