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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1968
Page
1
A terse dispatch notes a security indictment connected to the Kennedy murder probe. The fragment references a figure named Winere and an In Memoriam quote by Robert F. Kennedy, emphasizing human equality and potential.
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was indicted in Los Angeles for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He was arraigned under tight security in a jail chapel, facing possible execution if convicted on first degree murder charges and five counts of assault with intent to commit murder.
The nation paid tribute to Robert F Kennedy as crowds gathered in New York to honor his memory. Mourners pressed close to his casket while public figures and citizens reflected on his life and ideals.
The Kennedy burial travels from New York to Washington by black draped train and hearse for a 5:30 p.m. EDT grave service at Arlington. Thousands lined streets and a televised Mass follows in St Patrick’s Cathedral with 2,300 guests including dignitaries and President Johnson. Kennedy was attacked in Los Angeles days earlier. burial will join his brother John F. Kennedy’s grave in Arlington, near the family plot.
Thomas Rogers after a four hour standoff at McAlester Prison escaped to a hospital where he seized a nurse's aide Marilyn Jain and a police officer. Warden Ray Page traded himself for the hostages and convinced Rogers to release them before Rogers surrendered. authorities then returned him to McAlester.
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that the American Federation of Musicians Reno Local 368 and the AGVA violated the secondary boycott provisions during a Reno Lake Tahoe strike. The decision notes threats and blacklisting caused about 750000 in income loss to musicians and AGVA entertainers.
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and gentle winds. Today reaches 75 with a 60 overnight low. yesterday highs were 73 and 69. Noon humidity at 31 percent, sunrise 5 23, sunset 7 56.
Las Vegas faith groups organize memorial rites for Senator Robert F. Kennedy with chapels open through the night. Downtown stores and businesses adjust hours in sympathy, with Fremont Street merchants delaying opening until 10 a.m. and others until 11.
A Cincinnati electrician was held after a visitor was shot twice in a Strip hotel suite. Ernest Masters, address unknown, was wounded and is listed in fair condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Suspect Raymond Ducas White, 43, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was arrested on assault with intent to commit murder. Details and motive remain under investigation.
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