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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1969

Page

5

Contempt Charges Dismissed in Ray Case

Criminal Court Judge Faquin dismissed contempt charges against seven men tied to the James Earl Ray case. The lawyers committee said four would face retrial but noted the atmosphere around Ray's King slaying cannot be recaptured. The order limited pretrial publicity per Supreme Court mandate.

Memphis, Tenn UPI Arthur C Faquin Jr James Earl Ray Faquin Criminal Court W. Preston Battle Kay Martin Luther King Jr Alabama William Bradford Huie FBI George Bone.brake James T Revel Southern Christian Leadership Conference King Rattle U. S. Supreme Court Hanes Hays Ray Shelby County London

Sirhan Is Moved To San Quentin Death Row Cell

Sirhan B. Sirhan, 25, the assassin of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, was secretly flown from Los Angeles to San Quentin and placed in Cell 33 on Death Row. He arrived at 5 15 am aboard a state aircraft after a two hour flight described as uneventful by Sheriff Peter Pitchess.

San Quentin Calif UPI Sirhan B. Sirhan Sen Robert F. Kennedy Fortress Los Angeles County van Nuys San Fernando Valley San Francisco Bay Sirhan Los Angeles Peter Pitchess South Side

US and USSR consider underground test detections at long range

The United States proposes a 40 kiloton underground blast at 8443 feet this fall to test whether nations can detect such events remotely. Adrian Fisher, at the Geneva Disarmament Conference, argues on-site inspection is needed while the Soviets and allies doubt its necessity.

Geneva UPI United States Soviet Union U.S Fisher Nixon Sweden

U S Probes Deaths Of 18 Russian Generals

UPI reports U S experts examining claims of 18 Russian generals dying since April 10. Three linked to anti air defense forces raise speculation of a Soviet anti ballistic system catastrophe, but experts see the deaths as unusual yet not indicative of a purge. Soviet sources in Washington dismiss Moscow dispatches as ridiculous.

Washington UPI U. S Moscow

Soviets End Month of Sea Rocket Tests

Moscow reports the Soviet Union completed a month of tests with giant missiles crossing Siberia to a Pacific splashdown about 5,000 miles away. The Pacific target area is now free for shipping and aircraft. Western experts consider these routine carrier rocket tests tied to the space program.

Moscow UPS Soviet Union Siberia Pacific Russia

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