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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1968
Page
8
William Tibbotts, 17, of Greeley, drowned while wading in the Maquoketah River just south of Manchester Delaware County after stepping into a deep hole. His body was later recovered as relatives watched.
A tall slender man was arrested on a bus near St. Louis and charged with first degree murder in the strangulation of Columbia rooming house owner Leslie Crews. Crews, in his 70s, was killed between dawn and 10 a.m. Her body was found in his home, where two others were attacked earlier. The suspect, who gave the name Joseph Brown, is in his mid 20s and said he was released from a Missouri prison in July.
James Earl Ray, handcuffed and wearing protective gear, arrived at Shelby County jail after flying from London via Millington. Sheriff Morris said Judge W Preston Battle will hear the murder case with no arraignment date set. Police used tear gas in Akron to enforce an overnight curfew amid looting in a Negro district. 123 arrests reported.
Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas told the Senate committee he did not transmit the president's ire to Ralph Lazarus of Federated Department Stores. He identified Lazarus as the businessman Fortas contacted about alleged misstatements on Vietnam war cost figures. The hearing focused on Fortas's nomination to succeed Chief Justice Warren, with Senator McClellan pressing questions about executive influence and constitutional limits.
Navy says no discovery of the nuclear submarine Scorpion. Underwater cameras scan a highly suspect area 450 miles southwest of the Azores, as officials push a search from 250 miles south of the Azores en route to Norfolk with a 99 crew, amid conflicting reports of a finding. World Council of Churches condemns U.S. Vietnam intervention with a near total vote to call for ceasefire and halt to the war.
The House GOP leadership backs a bill banning mail order sales of rifles shotguns and ammunition while more than 100 amendments loom. Expected delays could push a final vote to Saturday or early next week amid intense debate and potential changes.
Prague AP dispatch reports Alexander Dubcek asserting the regime will not revert to Stalinist rule and rejects charges of breaking Communist unity. He spoke as the Soviet Politburo urged talks in Moscow or another Soviet city. The East German call to counterattack rebounded amid liberal reform push and militia support.
The Associated Press reports ongoing campaign activity across parties. Humphrey seeks talks with Kennedy amid debate calls with McCarthy on Vietnam while Nixon gains Eisenhower backing to sway GOP delegates. Rockefeller campaigns in Ohio and New Jersey as Reagan headlines a major Amarillo dinner. Wallace signals Congress may reject Fortas as chief justice.
In Honolulu Johnson and South Vietnam’s Thieu planned formal talks likely to cover direct Saigon Viet Cong negotiations and aNorth bombing halt. Secretary Clifford avoided these topics earlier in Saigon and awaits Thieu’s lead. Both leaders poised to discuss peace steps amid tight security and limited public access.
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