Sirhan Sirhan Pleads Innocent as Trial Set for Nov 1
Sirhan B. Sirhan pleads not guilty to the murder of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Judge Richard Schauer sets the trial for Friday November 1. Sirhan waives speedy trial rights after defense requests time to consult witnesses and a prospective co-counsel. His family attends the hearing as psychiatrists' findings are reviewed for potential diminished capacity arguments.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Superior Court
Richard Schauer
Schauer
Russell Parsons
Parsons
Dist
Evelle Younger
California
GOPs Outline Program For Four Day Convention
The 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach opens Monday with former President Eisenhower delivering a televised address from Walter Reed. Barry Goldwater follows as the 1964 nominee. Speakers include Lindsay Brooke Kirk Evans and Dewey Dirksen as sessions run day and night through Thursday with roll calls and VP nomination. Billy Graham delivers the benediction.
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UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
Barry M. Goldwater
San Francisco
John V. Lindsay
Edward W. Brooke
Mass
Senate
Claude Kirk
Florida
GOP
Ray CC. Bliss
Norbert T. Tiemann
Nebraska
America
Actor John Wayne
Jacob K. Javits
N.Y
Eisenhower
Brooke
Goldwater
George Murphy
Calif
Lindsay
Daniel J. Evans
Nation's Weather High 116 at Palm Springs Calif
The U.S. Weather Bureau reported the day’s high of 116 degrees in Palm Springs California and a low of 42 degrees at Houghton Lake Michigan excluding Hawaii and Alaska.
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New York
Honolulu
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Oakland
Omaha
U.S. Weather Bureau of
San Paso Robles
Francisco
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Albuquerque
Pittsburgh
Anchorage
Portland
Atlanta
Rapid City
Bakersfield
Red Bluff
Bismarck
Reno
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salinas
Cincinnati
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Ana
Des Moines
Detroit
Santa Barbara
Eureka
Dubcek Says Sovereignty Preserved After Kremlin Talks
Czechoslovak leader Alexander Dubcek announced in Brati slava that progress was made in showdown talks with the Kremlin and that Czechoslovakia's sovereignty was preserved. He urged calm as the nation watched closely.
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Dubcek
Ussr
Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
UPI
Alexander Dubcek
Kremlin
U S Birth Rate Low in 1967 Amid Population Shift
Census figures show 1967 had the smallest birth rate in U.S. history with under 18 births per 1,000 people while deaths fell to 9.3 per 1,000. Population growth stayed weak, with 2.1 million net gain and 3.6 million births, 1.9 million deaths, and 443,000 immigrants.
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U.S. Census Bureau
U.S
Bureau
Swedes Grant Asylum To 10 More American Deserters
The Aliens Commission said Sweden granted asylum on humanitarian grounds to ten more American deserters and conscientious objectors, including two combat veterans from Vietnam. The group raises the total American Vietnam protestors exiled to ninety-two, with additional GIs reportedly applying for asylum as arrivals continue.
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Vietnam
Sweden
Aliens Commission
Commission
Kurt Rust
Medford
Wis
Peter Paul Goddard
Offerbach
West Germany
U.S
Yotsai Ou Yang
New York City
Raymond George Sansiiero
Huntington
N.Y
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