Ted Kennedy Lone Survivor Must Now Pick Up Torch Left By His Brothers
Edward M. Kennedy, the youngest Kennedy son, remains to bear the family burden after three brothers were lost. The Massachusetts senator, 36, is described as affable and effective in the Senate, with major work on aging and refugees and a history of quiet independence from President Johnson. He faced tragedy with the Dallas and Los Angeles assassinations, and he publicly spoke on Vietnam casualty figures and other era issues.
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Sirhan Receives Theosophy Books In Prison Cell
Los Angeles dispatch says Sirhan Sirhan, detained for Kennedy assassination, was sent two theosophy texts at his request. The books include Talks On At the Feet of the Master by C. W. Leadbeater and The Secret Doctrine by Helena Blavatsky.
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Japan to Honor Robert Kennedy With Top Decoration
Japan will posthumously award the First Class Order of the Rising Sun to the late U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Prime Minister Eisaku Satos cabinet approved the posthumous award for his work in promoting Japanese American friendship.
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Pope Paul VI Mass for Robert Kennedy in Private Chapel
Vatican sources report Pope Paul VI celebrated a Mass in his private chapel for the repose of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The ceremony was attended only by the Pope's two private secretaries, and he prayed for Kennedy and his family before Kennedy's death. The pope issued condolences to President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Kennedy and planned to send Cardinal Dell’Acquista to New York for the funeral.
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Greek King Injured In Rome Car Crash
Self exiled Greek King Constantine was cut lip and bruised arm when his car left a curve and hit a cement road marker in Rome. Queen Anne Marie was uninjured. Constantine, 28, had just returned from Germany after attending Prince Ludwig of Hesse’s funeral.
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Saigon defector reports planned two battalion assault
North Vietnamese regimental surgeon Le Cong Hung defected to Vietnamese marines in Gia Dinh near Saigon. He claimed two battalions of his unit already fought in the peace talks offensive and that two more are ready to attack to support Paris talks, while South Vietnamese troops surround wounded in the city. He spoke of danger from his former commanders and expressed sorrow over leaving his wife and two children.
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Record Heat Tops U.S. Weather Bureau Readings
The highest U.S. mainland temperature reached 105 degrees at Presidio Texas and a 24 hour low of 28 degrees was observed at Flagstaff Arizona. The table covers readings ending at 4 am from the Weather Bureau in San Francisco.
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Indians Plan Mourning Dance for Ref Kennedy Tribute
About 60 American Indians from several tribes will perform mourning dances and traditional chants at San Quentin yard tomorrow. The event includes a peace pipe ceremony as inmates watch, honoring Senator Robert F. Kennedy after his assassination. Adam Nordwell, chairman of the United Bay Area Council for Indian Affairs, calls Kennedy a great friend and a fellow warrior.
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Johnson Losing Sleep Over RFK Death
Washington reports Rep. Henry Gonzalez said President Johnson looked harried with dark circles after RFK's assassination. Johnson reportedly told Gonzalez he has endured sleepless nights and faced a period of national turmoil following the tragedy.
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Air pollution harms cotton fabrics in polluted cities
Federal researchers warn that untreated cotton fabrics lose over 90 percent of their breaking strength after about a year in cities with heavy industrial air pollution, making them unserviceable much sooner than expected.
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Groves says A-Bomb saved about ten times Japanese lives
Lt General Leslie Groves at a Richland observance said World War II plutonium work saved not only over one million American lives but about ten times that many Japanese lives. He noted Okinawa and Iwo Jima showed the enemy would fight fiercely. Dr. Glenn Seaborg echoed the surprise of nuclear power progress.
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Four wounded in Kennedy assassination area hospital progress
In Los Angeles four, then five, Kennedy shooting victims showed improving conditions. Ira Goldstein 19 Encino suffered a left thigh wound and will use a cane. Paul Schrade 43 Kaiser Foundation had skull fragments removed. William Weisel 30 DC executive had abdominal bullet removed. Elizabeth Evans ? Saugus scalp wound. Irwin Stroll 17 Los Angeles lower left leg wound.
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FBI seeks data on Sirhan Sirhan childhood in Jordan
UPI reports the FBI asked Israel for information on the boyhood of Sirhan Sirhan, killer of Robert F. Kennedy. Arab elders in Teibeh say he grew up poor, under paternal control, and that Jehovah's Witnesses helped move the family to the United States in 1957.
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Elves Gnomes and Little Men Society Formed in San Francisco
A literary group in San Francisco modeled on Sherlock Holmes followers forms the Elves Gnomes and Little Men Science Fiction and Fantasy Chowder and Marching Society, uniting fans of J R R Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings.
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