James Earl Ray pleads guilty in King assassination case
James Earl Ray admits guilt for the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in Memphis. He is sentenced to 99 years after a brief trial with jurors prearranged. Ray hints at a conspiracy, while officials say the inquiry remains open and no final verdict on others is set.
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Tennessee
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Martin Luther King
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Highland renters vow rent strike after evictions loom
A coalition of more than 140 tenants in the Highland Neighborhood Council halted rent payments after rejecting Sanson Investment's offer to repair units in exchange for ongoing rents. The council backed escrow of March payments amid alleged maintenance failures. Assemblyman Dave Branch called for condemnation of substandard units.
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Nude Body Of LV Dancer Found On Indiana Farm
A Las Vegas dancer Ella Jean Scott known as Tina Mumma, 18, missing since November 1967, was found dead in a steel drum buried on an Indiana farm. A Chicago businessman is named a suspect in her murder as police pursue leads and demand continued investigation.
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Government sells 37 vehicles via GSA listing
Frankfurter correspondent Jimmy Deitch relays a clipped item noting two 1962 Willys Jeeps offered with a wench in the GSA sale. The piece adds a humorous Nixon Germany visit headline and invites local bidders to check Page 2 for details.
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Jimmy Deitch
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DAs hear pre crime weapons testing not aiding probes
National District Attorneys Association heard criminologists say pre firing every gun and feeding ballistic data into a computer would not improve crime solving. Charles M. Wilson of Wisconsin DOJ and DeWayne A. Wolfer of LAPD argued the approach is not feasible and would add little beyond current methods.
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Charles M. Wilson
Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Laboratory
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Los Angeles Police Department
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Hughes bid to buy Air West faces hearing in Washington
Top city and county officials travel to Washington, D.C. for a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing to testify to broad community support for Howard Hughes bid to acquire Air West. County leaders Briare Taylor Matteucci and city officials Grayson Whitmore urge Hughes sale.
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Washington, D.C
Howard Hughes
Air West
Nevada lawmakers push to end death penalty
In Carson City Nevada legislators sponsor AR-603 to abolish capital punishment, renewing past efforts as debate swirls around the April 1 scheduled gas chamber execution of Lester Morford. Morford pleaded guilty to the 1962 Lake Tahoe shooting and assault of a Reno couple.
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Richard Bryan
Las Vegas
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Morford
Paul Laxalt
Jack Foster
Medford
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Lake Tahoe
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Reno
Weather Today Cloudy With Showers and Mild Winds
The day will be cloudy with showers and light northerly winds. A high near 45 and a low around 35 are expected with noontime humidity near 89 percent. Sunrise is at 5 58 and sunset at 5 44.
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