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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1968
Page
2
Four defendants in a Lexington Saulsbury post office burglary case faced testy Federal Court proceedings as William Knight testified he led a gang in Lexington Saulsbury and New Albany thefts totaling about 29000 dollars. Knight named Bernard Grogan Horance Twitty and others as accomplices while a denied defense motion halted cross examination.
In Memphis a court hears Marine Sail Sgt Willard Rex Tooley accused of killing Edna Scallions. Patrolman Sanders described her body with wounds and death minutes after hospital arrival. Public defenders Gwinn and Titman may have Tooley testify in a defense as juror death penalty questions arise from a recent Supreme Court ruling.
Washington UPI a top aide plan Howard H. Baker Jr., R Tenn, named national director of planning for the United Citizens for Nixon Committee. Lamar Alexander a 27 year old Nashville attorney and former Knoxville News-Sentinel reporter will coordinate citizen committees nationwide in support of Richard Nixon's campaign. Lee Smith 25 of Johnson City Tenn will succeed Alexander as Baker's legislative assistant.
London receives US extradition documents on James Earl Ray for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. Proceeding hearings aim for June 21 with potential habeas and Queen’s Bench appeals. Detained at Heathrow after arrest with revolver and false passport. July transfer to Memphis possible.
Wallace aides say the former Alabama governor must raise at least 8.7 million dollars without a party treasury. Fundraising included a 25 dollar per plate dinner for about 5,000 supporters as he continues an eight state tour to finance his third party bid. He stressed the need to raise roughly 40 to 50 thousand dollars daily before a June 23 Pensacola climax.
U S Conference of Mayors urges Congress to ban handgun ownership except by law enforcement. Committee votes 116 to amend a mild gun control plan to include a ban on possession. Debate includes constitutional questions and calls for federal limits on mail order gun sales and juvenile gun sales bans.
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