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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1968
Page
3
Washington AP reports the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr disrupts the 1968 presidential campaign. Leaders express shock and say it may spur civil rights legislation while many view the act as a sign of societal violence. Campaigns pause as leaders consider next moves.
Ohio leaders react to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. death with vows to uphold nonviolence. Governor Rhodes says King’s sacrifice should spur equal opportunity work, while Rev. Joe King of Mansfield and Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth condemn the violence. State Rep. McLin calls the death a blow to America.
The first camera exposure meter was invented in 1931 by William Goodwin Jr of Newark New Jersey, marking a milestone in photographic exposure measurement.
Dr Martin Luther King spoke to Miami University students in December 1959. He received a standing ovation from a largely white audience and addressed the mailadjustment of figures like Lincoln Jefferson and Jesus. The Miami Independent Association brought the controversial speaker to campus.
Mayor Carl B. Stokes pleaded for racial peace in Cleveland after the MLK assassination. He urged honoring King’s memory by peaceful actions and said flags would fly at half staff as he planned to attend the funeral. He compared the moment to Kennedy’s 1963 assassination.
Sen Robert F Kennedy scales down his Cleveland visit to fit a public tribute for Dr Martin Luther King Jr A memorial service for Dr King was planned at noon on Public Square in Memphis Tenn following his assassination Kennedy was to deliver a short eulogy at the service
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