Kennedy shot after California primary victory
In Los Angeles a gunman wounded Senator Robert F. Kennedy after his California primary win. He lay in critical condition undergoing neurosurgery as results showed Kennedy leading with 46 percent to McCarthy’s 42 percent. McCarthy canceled Seattle trip. Rafferty led Kuchel in California races.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
White House
California
New York
Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert
McCarthy
Humphrey
Seattle
Wash
Max Rafferty
Thomas H. Kuchel
Senate
Robert
Ethel
Edward
Kennedys
Joseph
England
Hyannisport
Mass
Kennedy Shot in Los Angeles After California Primary
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot in the head during a campaign stop in Los Angeles after winning California's Democratic presidential primary. He underwent brain surgery lasting about 3 hours 40 minutes, with doctors reporting partial removal of a bullet and a second wound in the neck. An assailant was arrested as a John Doe, with victims including Paul Schrade and others, and FBI resources were mobilized.
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Bob Thomas
Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Frank Mankiewicz
New York
Eugene J. McCarthy
Ambassador Hotel
Roosevelt Grier
Los Angeles Rams
Victor Baz
Ethel Kennedy
Boston
Maxwell Ambler
University of California At Los Angeles Medical School
Nat Downes Reid
Henry Cuneo
University of Southern California Medical School
John Doe
Paul Schrade
Ira Goldstein
William Weised
ABC Network
Elizabeth Evans
Saugus
Calif
Irwin Stroll
Central Jail
District Attorney's Office
Reddin
Southwest Ohio Forecastly Sunny Warm Through Thursday
The forecast for Southwest Ohio and the Miami Valley calls for sunny and warmer conditions today and Thursday. Tonight will be clear and mild with lows in the upper 60s. Yesterday's high was 82 with this morning's low at 55.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
Kennedy Family Faces Yet Another Tragedy
AP dispatch notes Robert Kennedy's critical Wounds while recounting a long Kennedy history of misfortune from John’s assassination to Kathleen’s death and Ted’s injury. It details extended family links with Rose, Joseph, Eunice, Patricia, Jean, and ambassadors and advisers connected to campaigns and public service.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Washington
Kennedy
Joseph P
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
John
Joe Jr
Kathleen
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Robert
Rosemary
Jacqueline Kennedy
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Patricia Kennedy
Peter Lawford
Eunice
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Office of Economic Opportunity
France
U.S
Jean
Stephen E. Smith
Yes and silent gunman in Kennedy assassination case
Los Angeles police chief says the single suspect in the Ambassador Hotel shooting refuses to identify himself and only says yes at interviews. The gunman used an Iver Johnson .22 pistol, fatally wounding Senator Robert F. Kennedy and wounding several others during the California primary victory celebration.
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Ambassador Hotel
RFK
Los Angeles
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Thomas Reddin
Iver Johnson
New York
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