King's Killer Likely Hired Assassin Linked to Rae May Rome
Investigators suspect James Earl Ray did not act alone in King’s murder. At Heathrow, a Lisbon passenger with a forged profile drew attention as he moved toward the transient lounge, while police traced Ray’s Canadian passport fraud and aliases. Interpol, RCMP, and Scotland Yard pursued leads from Montreal to London, hoping to pin down the assassination’s network.
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Memphis
King
Heathrow
Cannon Row
Clark
Thesassinalan
Ray
Montreal
Galt
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Toronto
Paul Bridgeman
Sneyd
Frick Galt
LMU Commencement Honors 140 Graduates in somber ceremony
Lincoln Memorial University marked its 77th commencement with a candlelit moment of silence for Senator Robert Kennedy. Governor James Rhodes canceled as speaker due to the tragedy. Valedictorian Norma Lee Johnson and salutatorian Karol Neff Wilson led a class of 140 graduates joining recipients of the Mary Mildred Sullivan Medal and several honorary degrees. The ceremony showcased graduates from LMU and nearby Tri-State area institutions with degrees in arts and sciences and education.
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Harrugue
Tess
Lincoln Memorial
Momen
Robert Kennedy
Herbert Livesay
Ohio
James Rhodes
Norma Lee Johnson
Vernon
Ala
Karol Neff Wilson
Abingdon
Wilson
Algernon Sydney Sullivan
Robert Alan Colevick
LMU
Stewart W. McClelland
Mary Mildred Sullivan
Estelle Palmieri
Cateret
Roland 0. Carney
Lee County
Chattanooga
Karen M. Sifton
Robert Braden
Arm Guy
Dorothy Hopkins
Walter Johnson
Dennis Smith
Tri-State
Brenda Haker
Harrogate
Joseph Bales
Ewing
Rebecca Campbell
Tazewell
Frankind
Grahee
Head Start To Start on Wednesday
The 196k Bell County Head Start program will begin Wednesday at 1 pm and run for seven weeks through July 30. Meals include breakfast and lunch. Classes will be held at multiple sites including Avjiyy Hlackmon Buckeye Cub hates East Wind Cara Hors son Lonerel Page Pineville Redird Right Work Strwight Creek Ward Chapel Yellow Creek and Weet End.
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Pineville
Redird
Right Work
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Ward Chapel
Yellow Creek
Sama Ag
Ballard Named To Presidency
EVANSVILLE Ind Jim Ballard sales manager of the TriState Poster Advertising Co Middlesboro was elected president of the Kentucky Outdoor Advertising Association Saturday He will hold office for one year in the 74 year old association leaders and scope of duties outlined for the post noted by observers
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Ind
Jim Ballard
TriState Poster Advertising Co
Middlesboro
Kentucky Outdoor Advertising Association
Ten Lee County People Go On Trial in Vote Case
ABINGDON Virginia ten Lee County residents face trial on conspiracy charges tied to voting irregularities from the 1966 congressional elections. Federal officers expect about 80 to 100 witnesses over roughly three weeks to a month, with victims’ rights violations alleged. Defendants include Don Weston Reba Weston Fugate Crumley Edgar Kirk Angus David Walter Laster Curtis Rowe Ruby Rowe and Woodrow Robinson.
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Abingdon
Don Weston
Reba Weston
LP. Weston
Fugate Crumley
Edgar Kirk
Angus David
Walter Laster
Curtis Rowe
Ruby Rowe
Woodrow Robinson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Southwest Virginia
City Fireman Held To Bell Grand Jury
A Middlesboro fireman was held to the grand jury on a malicious shooting charge after an incident at Cumberland Avenue. Neal Evans, 3, was released on bond and faced testimony from Jack Wolfe about a pistol threat and a shot fired into a car back seat. The case traveled to the grand jury with bond adjustments and related charges discussed, including alleged wounding and other public offense bids.
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Middlesboro
Neal Evans
Cumberland Ave
Jack Wolfe
Jack Colson
Wolfe
Evans
Tevans
Cumberland Avenue
Aparoos
Evanses
Chunkenness
Harold Maneton
Maynardville
Tenn
David G. Lawson
Harrogate
Alberta Lanham
Parker Lane
George Wells
Queensbury Heights
Daniel Wayne Milton
Hospital Says Condition Good After Auto Accident
Mark Dooley eight year old son of Mr and Mrs id Dooley of 2621 West Cumberland Aya is listed in good condition at the Midler hospital with chest injuries and facial scalp abrasions after an auto accident last night. He was admitted at 10 50. Details of the accident were not available.
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Mark Dooley
Id Dooley
West Cumberland
Aya
Dooley
Ray Ray Half-Dragged to Court in Britain Extradition Handoff
James Earl Ray, accused MLK killer, was taken before a British magistrate and ordered held without bail for gun and passport violations. The case delays U.S. extradition efforts, with a second hearing slated for June 18 at Brixton Prison. Diplomats and officials discussed potential extradition routes from Missouri or Tennessee while U.S. and British authorities coordinate through the State Department and Foreign Office. Ray, aged about 39, appeared under heavy guard as reports noted tense security and limited questions during the brief hearing.
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London
UPI
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Britain
U.S
Ray
Brixton
Missouri
Tennessee
Memphis
Tenn
Foreign Office
Tor Ray
U.S. Asst. Atty
Fred M. Vinson, Jr
Scotland Yard
State Department
Vinson
Wilson
British Foreign Office
Hearing Set On Shooting In Pineville
A hearing before County Judge Jess Slusher was planned for Billy Ray Sizemore 41 of Welle Island on a malicious shooting charge following an incident in Pineville. Sizemore is in fair condition with a .22 caliber wound to his upper right chest at Pineville Hospital. Lonny Johnson 22 of Sherwood Road is jailed. County Attorney Bill Triheil said one pistol was found. details remained unclear as Middlesboro patrolmen arrested Johnson around 10 pm.
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Jess Slusher
Billy Ray Sizemore
Welle Island
Es Lonny Tohnsos
Sherwad Road
Sornty
Bill Triheil
Johnson
Middlesboro
Tommy Ramsey
Verlin Thompson
Partly Cloudy Then Showers With Mild Highs
Partly cloudy conditions continue with widely scattered showers through Tuesday. High around 80, overnight low in the 60s to 70s. Deaths include Mrs. Mary Belle Wyrick Fu son and Ira Lee Ellison of City.
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Ira Lee Ellison
Daily News Wins 15 KPA Awards at Cumberland Falls
The Daily News earned 15 awards at the Kentucky Press Association ceremony held at Cumberland Falls State Park last Friday. Honors covered Feature Photographs, Sports Column, Typographic Excellence, Classified Advertising, Best News Story, Front Page, Helen Henry's Hometown Column, Sports Photos, Newspaper Promotion, Display Advertising, Women's Page, Overall Excellence, Editorial Page, News Features, and Dedee Scall's weekly column. Since 1950 the paper has collected state, regional, and national honors, with Kansas judges noting it as a well edited community newspaper.
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Daily News
Kentucky Press Association
Cumberland Falls State Park
Helen Henry
Dedee Scall
Kansas Press Association
Kentucky
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