Arraignment Sought for Ray in King Slaying
James Earl Ray, held in a secure Shelby County jail, awaits arraignment on first degree murder charges for the April 4 King assassination. Attorney Arthur Hanes hints at a possible appearance in a guarded courtroom today, seeks to remove atmosphere gimmicks like bodyguards and bulletproof vests. A mattress fire on the jail’s third floor prompted a quick response but caused little damage.
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London
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Lorraine Motel
July sales tempt readers with half price gifts around town
A local shopper notes mid July bargain offers across town. The Pickwick Shoppe promotes half price holiday card sets, while Goodyear Service Store showcases self cleaning ovens and GE appliances. Norris Music highlights summer values for pianos and organs as Fenzel McDonough and Filsons Inc feature gifts for weddings and home decor.
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General Electric
July to Set Steel Shipments Record Says Steel Magazine
Steel Magazine forecasts July shipments at 10.3 to 10.5 million net tons, surpassing April 1965’s 10.1 million, amid consumer stockpiling and auto industry demand. Up-to-date deliveries expected by August 1 as United Steelworkers face potential strikes, with railcar shortages and truck shipments prioritized. No. 1 steelmaking scrap priced at 23.50 per ton, unchanged and lowest in 19 years.
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Girl Deckhand Aims for Merchant Vessel Captain
In Destrehan Louisiana AP reports Sheila Edmundson a 19 year old English deck apprentice aboard the Jersey Bridge a cargo ship sailing from Destrehan with grain to Rotterdam. She trained at Plymouth College England after a merchant marine course and has been assigned tasks equal to male apprentices by Captain John M Vicar.
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Jersey Bridge
CROSSWORD By Eugene Sheffer Horizontal and Vertical clues
A compact listing of crossword clues including Horizontal 47 Native 1 Polish metal river 48 Reserve 4 Equip 52 Jackdaw 7 Purvey 53 Fragrance food 54 Oriental 12 Indonesian coin of 55 Nether Mindanao lands 13 Coaster communication 56 Finch 14 Type size 57 Chemical 15 Witty suffix saying 58 Salt 16 Strait jackets Vertical 18 Palm le 1 Site of Apia var 2 Coral 19 Flick island 20 Confedi 3 Of birth 22 World War II theater 23 To cour tenance 27 Printer's measures 29 Derived from or 31 Froth 34 Ship's project 35 Strong 37 Split pulse 38 Bring forth young 39 An age 41 Ardor 45 Prick painfully gin past 45 Read metrically 46 Biological factor 48 Short napped fabric 49 Before 50 High hill 51 Wurttem berg measure
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Unusual Emphasis On Overtricks In Amsterdam Championship
In the 1966 women's Olympiad pair championship in Amsterdam, US pair Mrs. Peggy Solomon and Mrs. Mary Jane Farell finished third. Farell, aiming for maximum tricks, executed a long play including a heart finesse and multiple club tricks to reach five notrump, earning 39 match points.
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Peggy Solomon
Mary Jane, Farell
United States
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Mrs. Farell
Today in History July 22 1968 highlights and past events
Major events linked to July 22 include Wiley Post completing the first solo flight around the world in 1933, Napoleon’s capture of Cairo in 1798, the Battle of Salamanca in 1812, and Dillinger’s death in 1934. Also noted are Naples earthquake deaths in 1930, U.S. approval of the London naval treaty, and Eisenhower Kennedy Sandburg memorials across years.
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Duke of Willington
Salamanca
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Naples
Italy
United States
John Dillinger
Chicago
Palermo
Sicily
Pilots Free Tickets Offered for Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood Bowl officials, who face planes over the venue during summer shows, announced Sunday that anyone presenting a pilot's license at the box office will receive two free tickets.
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