Thant and Gold berg Call End to Violence After Kennedy Death
Secretary General Thant and U.S. Ambassador Arthur Goldberg delivered eulogies at Holy Family Church near the United Nations building praising Robert F. Kennedy and urging an end to violence. Messages from Jordanian ambassador Muhammad H. El-Farra were read as mourners listened to tributes stressing responsibility to curb violence and its causes.
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Thant
U.S
Arthur Goldberg
Robert F. Kennedy
Holy Famil Church
United Nations
Muhammad H. El-Farra
U.N
Kennedy
Prassador
Washington
Muhammad Ali Khurma
Goldberg
Timothy J. Flynn
Robert Kennedy
Viet Cong Renew Attack on Major U.S. Holdings
Viet Cong forces attacked Khe Sanh and nearby Highway 9 aims as Maj. Gen. Raymond Davis warned the Vietcong seek to sever the supply route. The assault followed rocket barrages on Saigon and other cities, with casualties reported and air battles continuing in the panhandle.
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Wilkinson
Raymond Davis
Third Marine Division
Highway 9
Gen. Davis
Saigon
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Vung Tau
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
John Gorton
Top U S Official Arrives In London To Speed Extradition
Assistant Attorney General Fred M. Vinson Jr. flew from Washington to London to personally push extradition for James Earl Ray, the Missouri prisoner accused in the MLK Jr. assassination. Lisbon reports claim Ray used the name Sneyd while staying at the Hotel Portugal and nightly clubbing like a rich tourist.
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James Earl Ray
Missouri
Martin Luther King Jr
Lisbon
Ray
Portugal
Fred M. Vinson Jr
Washington
Jose Paco
Interpol
Sneyd
Hotel
Joao Das Regras
Hotel Portugal
Maria Celeste
Tito bows to youth demands amid unrest in Yugoslavia
President Tito admitted government and party faults in the student revolt, blamed foreign elements and noted that about 90 percent of the students are honest youths. He promised to solve the problems with student help and hinted at resignation if unable to act. Student leaders urged normalization of university work.
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Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
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Belgrade
Brioni
Harris Survey Sees Unease Over Civil Rights Protests
A Harris poll finds rising white unease about racial violence since March and May, while Black respondents back nonviolent tactics of protests like the poor people’s march. Whites foresee unrest and favor less demanding protests, whereas most Blacks insist on continued pressure for full equality of opportunity.
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America
Washington
Urban League Head Directs Poor March
Sterling Tucker of the Urban League takes over direction of the Poor People's June 19 Washington march, replacing Bayard Austin who resigned amid a clash over campaign goals. Tucker says the march will demand an end to poverty and a living wage, with Abernathy still leading. He vows no civil disobedience while coordinating all June 19 activities and aims to involve thousands unable to join daily protests.
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UPI
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Poor People
Bayard Austin
Poor People’s
Tucker
League
District of Columbia
Ralph David Abernathy
Austin
Congress
Abernathy
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Resurrection City
Johnson appoints Eisenhower to gun control commission
Senator Hruska and Mr. Hoffer face criticism for the commissions lack of seriousness in gun control policy. President Johnson named Milton S. Eisenhower to head the 10 member commission while Kennedy remained hospitalized in Los Angeles. Ramsey Clark rebutted support for a weaker gun control bill and opposed open ended wiretapping and overturning Supreme Court trial rights.
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Mr. Hoffer
Johnson
Kennedy
Los Angeles
Milton S. Eisenhower
John Hopkins University
Dwight D. Eisenhower
ABC
Atty
Ramsey Clark
House
Supreme Court
Father of RFK Assassin Suspect Changes Story
Bishara Sirhan, father of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, said his son acted alone in the Kennedy assassination, reversing prior claims that the youth was prompted by others. He cited Arab insults toward Kennedy and long lasting scars from the 1948 Arab-Israeli war as factors in his son’s actions.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Bishara Sirhan
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sirhan
United States
RFK Aide Endorses Kennedy Backers Over McCarthy
Historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., a White House aide to Kennedy, says he cannot transfer loyalty to Eugene McCarthy. He will not back Humphrey, criticizing Vietnam policy and McCarthy on racial justice. He predicts Edward M. Kennedy will rally Kennedy supporters to unite behind party principles.
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UPI
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
White House
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Schlesinger
Richard Goodwin
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McCarthy
Kennedy
Navy Probe Of Scorpion Loss Is Expanded
Vice Admiral Bernard L. Austin led a seven member Navy court of inquiry to inspect the submarine USS Shark in Norfolk as part of the Scorpion loss investigation. The court crawled through similar design and equipment on the Shark to understand possible failures. The Scorpion was last heard May 21 south of the Azores, declared lost with 99 crew, while formal hearings continue.
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Bernard L. Austin
Navy
Scorpion
Austin
Azores
RFK Grave Visited By Thousands
Thousands of mourners, including Ethel Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, visited Robert Kennedy’s grave at Arlington Cemetery on the day of mourning proclaimed by President Johnson. A private Billy Graham service in the White House preceded the public visitation, with estimates of more than 50,000 attendees.
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Robert Kennedy
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White House
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Arlington Cemetery
J.C. Morri W. Moore
New York
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
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