King’s killer nearly escapes Brushy Mountain prison
James Earl Ray, condemned for the King slaying, almost died trying to flee via a 400 degree steam tunnel at Brushy Mountain State Prison. He briefly exited cell blocks, crawled through an air chamber, and left yard before being stopped with help from cell mate Roy Morelock. Ray previously escaped Missouri State Penitentiary in 1967 before being recaptured in London.
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Robert H. Moore
Brushy Mountain State Prison
Petros
Tenn
James Earl Ray
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
James
Earl Ray
Cumberland Mountains
Moore
Missouri
King
Missouri State Penitentiary
London
Ulbricht Departs East Germany Leader Post
Berlin reports Ulbricht retires as East Germany party first secretary after 22 years. Honecker named to succeed in a move that shifts East Bloc leadership while Ulbricht remains state council chairman. Questions arise about West ties, Berlin Wall access, and future Soviet relations.
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Jobert J
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Ulbricht
Bonn
Berlin Wall
Herbert Wehner
Honecker
State Council
East Germany
West Germany
Honecker Emerges As East Germany Leader After Ulbricht
The article notes Ulbricht's decline and Honecker's rise, with East German youth and security leadership shaping a tough image. It contrasts public discontent under Communist rule with ongoing Soviet confidence amid post Ulbricht uncertainty.
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Brandt
Erfurt
Ulbricht
Soviet Bloc
Soviet Union
East Germany
Honecker
Churchman says Christians may support revolutions
Dr. Mikko Juva of Helsinki told a news conference that churches should promote social change to justify revolutions if injustices and lack of orderly change leave people no option. He argued Christians may fight in a just revolution as in a just war, and noted pastors must tend their congregations even if social involvement creates division. Juva's nine day U.S. tour advances a shift from conservatism toward social issue engagement.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Mikko Juva
Lutheran World Federation
Juva
Helsinki
Finland
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