Witness in King slaying seeks freedom and comforts
Charles Quitman Stephens, a 57 year old World War II veteran held as a material witness in the King assassination, has fired his public defender and hired two private lawyers to push for release from the Shelby County penal farm. He remains jailed on $10,000 bond to ensure testimony.
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Memphis, Tenn
Charles Quitman Stephens
Shelby County
Stephens
Martin Luther King Jr
Harvey L. Gibson
Jay Fred Friedman
Preston Battle
James Earl Ray
Ray
King
Monroe Soldier Killed In War
Army Specialist 4 Edward Stewart, 21, of Monroe was killed in action in Vietnam. He served with the 101st Airborne Division and received the Silver Star Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He graduated Wisner Gilbert High School in 1965 and enlisted in 1967. his parents were notified by the Defense Department.
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Army
Spec
Edward Stewart
Monroe
Vietnam
J. J. Stewart
Dixie Ave
Defense Department
Stewart
U.S. Army
101St Airborne Division
Wisner-Gilbert
McCarthy Attacks Nixon Over Vietnam Policy in California
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy assailed Richard Nixon at a California fund raiser, saying Nixon’s Vietnam stance offers no plan to end the war and that his platform lacks negotiation steps. McCarthy warned against Chicago convention violence and urged supporters to protest in their own communities.
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Los Angeles
Eugene J. McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
Minnesota
Nixon
Vietnam
McCarthy
California
Chicago
Richard Nixon
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
Hughes Offers To Buy Airline Air West For 90 Million
Las Vegas AP report says Howard Hughes offered 90 million dollars to acquire Air West Inc after dissatisfaction with Las Vegas service. Hughes would pay 22 dollars a share. Air West board chairman Nick Bez and major stockholders evaluate the bid in Seattle amid doubts from top executives.
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Las Vegas
Howard Hughes
Air West Inc
Hughes
American Broadcasting Co
Air West
Nick Bez
Seattle
Wash
G. Robert Henry
San Francisco
San Francisco Moves to Register All Firearms
San Francisco officers begin registering pistols rifles and shotguns under a new ordinance effective Friday prior to Oct 1. The $1 fee applies to non exempt owners and transfers must be reported. Violations carry up to six months jail and a $500 fine.
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San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Board of Supervisors
Superior Court
Andrew J. Eyman
Alioto
San
Riots in Uruguay Turn Deadly as Pacheco Areco confronts dissent
In Montevideo protests over President Jorge Pacheco Areco’s policies intensified with a police raid on the University of Uruguay triggering more student demonstrations. Authorities concealed casualty numbers while reports cite dozens wounded and arrests. opposition shifted as inflation, censorship, and suspensions of constitutional guarantees fueled unrest.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Jorge Pacheco Areco
University of
Pacheco
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Pereira
Fidel Castro
Mao Tsetung
Fred M
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School Board
Fred Baylies
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Sterlington, Louisiana
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