King Slayer James Earl Ray Caught in London
Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark announced James Earl Ray, accused murderer of Martin Luther King Jr., was arrested this morning in London by Scotland Yard detectives. Ray had been hunted for 65 days and listed on the FBI’s 10 most wanted list since April 20. He was detained at 11:15 a.m. London time and reportedly used the alias Eric Starvo Galt with two Canadian passports under Rayman George Sneyd.
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UPI
Ramsey Clark
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
London
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Ray
Scotland Yard
FBI
King
Memphis
Tenn
J. Edgar Hoover
Eric Starvo Galt
Rayman
George Sneyd
Viet Cong rocket attack continues in Saigon eight days
Saigon endures eighth day of Viet Cong rocket fire killing 51 and wounding 151 civilians. Most shells hit empty streets. four landed near Navy headquarters. Despite casualties, street fighting slowed in Cholon and Gia Dinh as allied forces pressed guerrilla pockets. US pilots targeted North Vietnam supply lines.
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North Vietnam
United States
Paris
Navy
Official Vietnam Press Agency
Saigon
Cholon
Gia Dinh
South Vietnam
UPI
Nat Gibson
U.S
Robert A. Reitz
Pittsburgh
Tom Baxter
San Leandro
Calif
Panhandle
George F Hull 78 Burial Notice
George F Hull aged 78 of 814 Shenango Stop Road and Mrs Mildred Reed Smith of 725 Paul Street are referenced in a Saturday June 8 1968 notice.
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George F. Hull
Shenango Stop
Mildred Reed Smith
Paul St
Gunman arrested at St Patrick’s Cathedral doors at Kennedy funeral
New York police detained a Syracuse printer at the main entrance of St Patrick’s Cathedral 15 minutes before President Johnson arrived for Senator Robert F Kennedy’s funeral during a routine search. He was taken to a nearby precinct for questioning.
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UPI
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Syracuse
N.Y
Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
YWCA Director Expected to Resign at Board Meeting
Mrs Joseph McNamara executive director of the YWCA is expected to submit her resignation at a board of directors meeting scheduled for June 18. Her husband, the federal food stamp administrator for the New Castle area, has been transferred to Philadelphia. Mrs McNamara has served as executive director for about six months.
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Joseph McNamara
YWCA
New Castle
Philadelphia
McNamara
HUD approves grant for demolition in New Castle
U S Rep Frank M Clark announces HUD funding of 22551 for demolition and removal of 56 buildings across First Fifth Seventh and Eighth Wards. Local funds 7775 supplement federal aid covering 13 neighborhoods with about 33 vacant structures. A 7000 portion reimburses displaced occupants.
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U.S
Frank M. Clark
Dbessemer
New Castle
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Sirhan May Plead Insanity In Kennedy Murder Case
Sirhan B. Sirhan indicted for Kennedy murder and may plead insanity to avoid the gas chamber. He faced a highly secured jailhouse chapel arraignment with a delay to June 28, two psychiatrists named to examine him, and a large security detail guarding the proceeding. Sirhan, injured in his capture, appeared in a wheelchair and later sat in a chair near the altar as Judge Alarcon and deputies enforced restrictions.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Kennedy
Sirhan
Superior Court
Arthur L. Alarcon
Judge Alarcon
Western Pennsylvania Forecast Mostly Sunny with Humid Warmth
Mostly sunny today with high cloudiness and warm humid conditions in the mid to upper 80s. Tonight and Sunday bring variable clouds and a chance of isolated thundershowers with a low in the 60s and a cooler Sunday.
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Pennsylvania
First woman heart recipient dies during Dallas transplant
Esther Matthews 41, the world’s first woman heart transplant recipient, died on the operating table an hour and a half after implantation at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Donor Bobby Wayne Blocker, 26, from Euless, died in a car crash. The team from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School reported the heart briefly beat on its own before failing.
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UPI
Esther Matthews
Parkland Memorial Hospital
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Parkland
Bobby Wayne Blocker
Euless
Tex
Texas
Houston
Paris
London
Cape Town
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Watts Webb
Watts
Matthews
Blocker
Matthew
Bankrupt man gives $5,000 to the poor
Cincinnati Negro businessman Robert Weaver,bankrupt after his Evanston clothing store burned by arsonists March 5, handed out more than 9,000 in donations to residents in poverty stricken neighborhoods over the past two days. He said he would give away more money today and use earnings from his job to pay creditors and bills. Weaver distributed about 4,000 on Thursday and 1,500 on Friday, aiding families with food clothing and utility bills in Avondale Over-The-Rhine and West End. A separate weather note reported a 104 degree high at Presidio Texas.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Robert Weaver
Evanston
Weaver
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Avondale
Over-The- Rhine
West End
Farewell Kennedy Held At St Patrick’s Cathedral
President Lyndon B. Johnson led dignitaries in a solemn Requiem Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral as 2,300 guests and Kennedy family members attended the farewell for Robert F. Kennedy. The service united leaders and millions of mourners worldwide in prayer.
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George J. Marder
New York
UPI
Sen
Robert Francis Kennedy
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy aide calls McCarthy best continuation of Kennedy drive
Richard Goodwin, longtime Kennedy associate, says Eugene McCarthy is the only candidate who reflects Kennedy’s views on Vietnam and poverty and could carry forward his campaign. He notes Democratic primaries show a rejection of the status quo and suggests a write-in path if needed.
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UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Kennedy
Richard Goodwin
McCarthy
NBC
Goodwin
Hubert Humphrey
Democratic Party
Minnesota
Humphrey
Thieves swindle city woman of 1000 dollars
A 72 year old woman was duped out of 1000 by two men posing as First Federal Savings agents. She wired the money after a phony phone call and receipt, then handed it over when the alleged agent promised to redeposit it with interest. Police identify no such employees on First Federal payroll.
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First Federal Savings On Loan Association of
New Castle
Financial Institution
Wilson
First Federal
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