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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - June 11, 1968, Norwich, New York The e vening Chenango county s daily newspaper in vol. 78, no. 61tuesday, june la 1968 a , new York 13815 10c per copy Robers push rays extradition London a . Legal experts worked today on plans to take James Earl Ray quickly and safely Back to the United states for trial while police on both sides of the Atlantic Continuer their investigation to learn whether Ray had help in his four nation flight. American authorities took the first formal step toward extradition monday night by obtaining a provisional British warrant charging Ray with the murder of civil rights Leader or. Martin Luther King or. Some Legal experts suggested the British government might Speed up the process by deporting Ray As an undesirable alien. But other lawyers said there is a Strong tradition against using this procedure As a substitute for extradition. The 40-year-old escaped convict was held in Brixton prison after his two minute appearance monday in Bow Street court on charges of carrying a forged passport and a loaded gun the charges on which he was arrested at London Airport saturday under the name of Ramon George Sneyd. Ray at his first court appearance monday was assigned a British lawyer at his own request and ordered held without bail for another hearing june 18 on the passport and gun charges if extradition proceedings Are brought the court will require evidence of a Case against Ray and he will then have 15 Days to Appeal to the High court. If rays lawyers raised Points of Law there a further Appeal might be made to the House of lords and the process could take months. In the two months american authorities searched for Ray following Kings assassination april 4 in Memphis Tenn., he went from the United states to Canada on april 8, to London May 6 and to Liston May 8. He left his Lisbon hotel on May 17 and surfaced again in London on May 28. Police those countries sought anyone who might have known or helped Ray and authorities in Canada Uso tried to learn How Ray obtained information on the three Toronto men whose names he used As aliases. All three men have dark hair and Are about the same height and weight As Ray. Ramon George Sneyd whose name Ray used on his passport is a Toronto Constable. Paul Bridgman whose name Ray used at one Toronto Rooming House is a consultant teacher with the Toronto Board of education. Ray first was sought under the name Erie starve Galt. Erie St. Vincent Galt a Toronto warehouse Foreman has a signature which looks like Erie starve Galt. He uses the Middle initials St. V., but with Small zeros instead of periods. Galt and Ray have similar scars in the Middle of the forehead and on the Palm of the right hand. A i done to know what to think a Galt said. A a it a a bit More than coincidence. The weight is right the height Range is right and the identification Marks Are there. A a in be wondered where our paths might have crossed but i just done to Galt said he was in the Mem Phis area two years ago and that he travelled regularly to Florida for skin diving in the summer. Ray however was in the mis Souri state prison until he escaped in april 1967 with More than 12 years remaining of a 20-year sentence. Missouri also seeks rays extradition from Britain on the prison break charge. If he is returned to the United states the Tennessee murder charge is expected to be Given precedence Over the Nils Souri charge and a Federal charge that Ray conspired to violate or. Kings civil rights. Police believe Ray was the Man who checked into a Montreal Rooming House last summer under the name of Galt. Galt said he was not in Montreal last summer and that Fri agents told him he was the Only Erie s. Galt in Canada. Canadian police also were checking a report by mrs. Yee Sun i xxi owner of a Toronto Rooming House where Ray stayed that a a fat Many passed an envelope to Ray on May 2, the Day he paid $845 for an excursion flight ticket to London. A spokesman for th1 Royal Canadian mounted police said preliminary investigation indicated the Man May not have known Ray Sirhan gets pick of 4top lawyers los Angeles apr the Man accused of killing sen. Robert f. Kennedy will choose a lawyer soon says the american civil liberties Union. The announcement came As investigators continued to probe the murder and Sirhan Bishara Sirhan 24, remained under tight Security guard at los Angeles county jail. An Acle lawyer talked with Sirhan. De Cray of the aclus Southern California chapter said Superior court judge Richard Schauer would Confer with officials of the county bar association to choose attorneys from Cam air a nine a on violence probe list Washington apr a presidential commission has formally embarked on a study of violence in America and president c Jihnson wants the panel to consider whether campaigning candidates should be limited in their physical Contact with voters. Johnson met with the 10-member group at the White House for the first time monday signed the executive order creating it for one year and said he was asking Congress to give it subpoena Powers. He also gave it what he called a simple and direct charge in which he expressed the Hope it would find a understanding and insight into the kinds of violent aberrations which have struck Down Public figures and private citizens besides this Johnson told the commission he hoped it would uncover the causes of disrespect for Law and order violent disruptions by groups and individuals and offer ways to control or prevent such outbreaks. Among the Many facets of Faience touched upon was the safety of campaigning. A does the democratic process which stresses exchanges of ideas permit less physical Contact with masses of people As a matter of Security against the deranged individual and obsessed fanatic a Johnson asked. The commission was named by Johnson last wednesday the same Day sen. Robert f. Kennedy was felled by an assassins Bullet after a political Victory speech in California. Johnson told the commission headed by or. Milton s. Eisenhower educator and brother of the former president that it faced a difficult task. He suggested among other things that it look into the Possi Bilitz the seeds of violence Are a nurtured through the Public a airwaves the screens of neighbourhood Heaters the news Media and other forms of communication that reach the family and our he said he was asking the Heads of the major radio television networks and the Federal communications commission to cooperate with the violence study. In new York Abc and lbs both said they would cooperate with the commission. Abc was said to be studying the situation. Weather Cloudy Cool with occasional rain or drizzle today and tonight. Wednesday mostly Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers Likely. Low temperatures tonight near 60 highs wednesday in die 70s. A More than a dozen top lawyers who have volunteered to take Sirhan Scase without pay. He name the lawyers. Leonard s. Janofsky president elect of the bar association issued a statement which said his group had no official request yet to help choose counsel for Sirhan but would act promptly if asked. Sirhan a native of Jordan admitted to the United states As a permanent resident has been represented by a Deputy Public defender Wilbur Littlefield. Meanwhile the bystander most seriously injured when Kennedy was shot Early wednesday said he does no to know who fired the shots. Paul Schrade 43, Western regional director of the United Auto workers Union was one of five shot. He and another bystander remain hospitalized in Good condition. His head wrapped in bandages Schrade told a Hospital news conference that he was five or six feet from Kennedy when he saw flashes and heard sounds like explosions. A i did not see him go Down a he said of Kennedy. Schrade recovering from a shot in the head said Federal Bureau of investigation agents questioned him. A i saw nothing in terms of prosecution a Schrade said. The status of the investigation into the shooting of the new York senator during a Celebration of his Victory in the states presidential primary remained secret. Law enforcement officers Public officials and others connected with the Case have been enjoined from discussing details. Superior court judge Arthur l. Alarcon a Security order came Friday when Sirhan was arraigned on one charge of murder and five counts of assault with intent to commit murder. Blaiberg gets liver ailment avg rockets bombard Saigon in hush hour Richard Nixon front runner governor Rockefeller pushes the race Rocky launches intensive drive to overtake Nixon treatment apr or. Philip Blaiberg the worlds longest surviving heart transplant patient received emergency treatment for a liver complications today groote Schuur Hospital announced. In London or. Christiaan n. Barnard who headed the surgical team that gave Blaiberg a new heart Jan. 2, said Blaiberg has hepatitis and his condition is a not Barnard on his Way to Cape town after visiting the Netherlands said he talked by Telephone with doctors at groote Schuur Hospital who gave him a report on Blaiberg a condition. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. A this condition is not critical a Barnard told newsmen. A but i am disappointed that this happened. I have not Given up Blaiberg 59, returned to the Hospital for routine tests june 4, five months and two Days after he received the worlds third transplanted human heart. He was transferred monday to the special sterilized suite he had occupied after the operation. Meanwhile Britain s heart transplant patient Frederick West 45, was suffering from a Chest infection that developed three Days ago. But the National heart Hospital in London said he improved slightly monday night and the improvement was maintained today. West was operated on May 3. Since the historic first transplant operation on Rashkansky 20 other heart transplants have been performed. Washington apr gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller stressed a theme of a new leadership for a new american today As he launched an intensive Campaign to overtake Richard m. Nixon the apparent front runner for the Republican presidential nomination. In a speech prepared for a National press club luncheon Rockefeller said americans a want nothing Short of a new government a new party in Power and a new Leader at the head of that the new York governor said a there is around us a new National mood and a new National resolved to find a new leadership toward a new America. The old politics no longer a the men of the old politics do not understand change a Rockefeller said. A they do not appreciate the significance of the emerging forces. And they do not seem to sen. Robert f. Kennedy died the governor said a because he dared to speak out on the issues before the american Rockefeller said his candidacy was based on a deep conviction that he could a carry Forward the great unfinished Mission of building a better the governor charged that a the old politics talks about its concern for the poor the jobless the Urban decay but dismisses Concrete plans for action As a pie in the a new leadership a Rocke fal Ler continued a can recapture control of events master them rather than let them master us restore direction and assert meaning and purpose in All our National life. It is to offer this new leadership that i am seeking the presidency of the United Rockefeller begins an intensive television and newspaper advertising Campaign in an Effort to Sway Public opinion and Republican delegates from Nixon tonight with a nationwide television address. The half hour address was scheduled for 9 30 . Edt on the Columbia broadcasting system. One aide indicated the Campaign will concentrate on Rockefeller a differences with Nixon on the issues and the governors theme that he is a Winner and Nixon is not. On the democratic Side sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy has scheduled a meeting with advisers reportedly on strategy to win away democratic National convention delegates now favouring vice president Hubert h. Humphrey. Mccarthy had already set a pattern of meetings with state delegates with a trip to Phoenix ariz., last tuesday before Kennedy was shot and campaigning was suspended. The Minnesota senator plans to resume formal campaigning thursday with a speech to the new York Fellowship of reconciliation. Former Alabama gov. George Wallace resumes his third party presidential Campaign today with a 12-Day swing through Southern states begin Ning with a Stop at Memphis Tenn. It is his first campaigning since the death of his wife gov. Lurleen Wallace May 7. Other political activity today includes primaries in Illinois and South Carolina and party conventions in Texas. Illinois democrats select48of their 118 National convention delegates and republicans name 48 of their 58 delegates. Saigon apr the Viet Cong switched to daytime bombardment of Saigon today slamming some 30 big rockets into the heart of the City during the morning Rush hour. The barrage killed at least 19 vietnamese civilians and wounded 106. It was the heaviest casualty toll and the first major daytime bombardment since the Viet Cong began almost daily shelling of the capital 38 Days ago. The barrages have killed at least 128 persons and wounded 519. The six foot 122mm rockets exploded in the Vicinity of major government buildings but did Little damage to most of them. However one landed on the roof of the government communications Headquarters and knocked out most telecommunications abroad including lines leased by a number of american firms. The barrage began about 6 15 a.m., and a Little More than five hours before Gen. William c. Westmoreland relinquished his command of . Troops in Vietnam and left for Manila Honolulu and Washington. Westmoreland told a Farewell news conference monday it was almost impossible a to Stop the indiscriminate firing of a few mortar rounds a few rocket rounds in consideration of the wide pen and very chopped up and difficult country around he conceded that a civilians Are getting killed and some houses Are being damaged a but he added As he Lias said before a a it a of really no military consequence. It does make headlines i must some observers disagreed. The shelling is spreading fear among the population and undermining Confidence in the South vietnamese government they said. The rockets were fired from a supreme Lour i Pohls Stop risk practice Rice Paddy area about six Miles due East of the Center of the capital. Counter artillery fire was directed at the area and just after the barrage troops of the . Lith armoured cavalry regiment swept the area. The Viet Cong apparently have rocket units on All sides of Saigon having shelled the capital from the North West and South As Well As the East. A . Spokesman said it would Lake at least four divisions of troops to throw a protective Circle around Saigon seven Miles out the maximum Range of the big russian rockets. Instead the . Command says Allied troops constantly patrol the outskirts of Saigon and observation planes and armed helicopters patrol the area 24 hours Aday. Allied radar installations pick up the trajectory of the incoming rockets and guide the counter barrages toward the enemy firing positions. Allied forces also use helicopter gunships fighter bombers and Llares hips against the enemy firing in is tons and Send out ground sweeps by infantrymen to comb the area. However . Officers Point out that the enemy gunners can get off several rounds quickly pull out before the allies can pinpoint the firing positions and retaliate and resume firing from another previously established position. The rocket attack today was the 23rd since May 5, when the Viet. Cong started a a peace talks offensive against Saigon. New peace talks tactics expected Wallace resumes Campaign Montgomery Ala. Apr bolstered by reports of enough signatures to gain ballot space in Illinois and North Carolina George w Allace swings into an 11-City Southern tour today his first Public appearances since his wife a death. We Allace leaves for Memphis Tenn., where a fund raising dinner and a rally Are on his schedule. Not since gov. Lurleen Wallace died of cancer May 7 has Wallace made a Public appearance on behalf of his third party presidential bid. State sen. . Mccarley of a Tauga county Ala., reported from Springfield 111., monday that Wallace supporters there have gathered More than 40,000 signatures 15,000 More than the necessary number. Mccarley said he will file the petitions Between july 29 and aug. 5 to Complete the Legal requirements for Wallace to appear on the Illinois ballot in no vember. W Allace a former news Secretary de Ewing said in Raleigh n.c., that the former governor has thousands More signatures than Are needed to gain ballot position in that state. Ewing said he gave North Carolina elections Board officials petitions containing More than 16,000 signatures at least 6,000 More than the number a third party candidate needs to Quality in North Carolina. He said about 60,000 More signatures Are waiting in Montgomery if needed. Earlier w Allace told a news conference in Montgomery that a your nations leadership he said he blames the nations problems on those a who have brought about the breakdown of Law and Wallace also told the newsmen a those in High places who have encouraged violence have created a referring to the assassination of sen. Robert f. Kennedy Wallace said the nations streets Are no longer Safe for presidential candidates or the average citizen. But Wallace said gun control Isnit Likely to solve the problem of violence. Washington a the supreme court accused for years of handcuffing the police has bowed to the judgment of the cop on the beat. As a practical matter said eight of the nine justices monday he can to be expected to run off to a judge for a warrant every time his practice Eye picks out suspicious behaviour. Moreover the eight agreed it is Only reasonable that he Pat Down the suspect or suspects if he fears his questions May be answered with a Bullet or a knife sweep. A such a search is a reasonable search under the fourth amendment a the justices concluded a and any weapons seized May properly be introduced in Evi Deuce against the person from whom they were Paris apr the possibility of new moves by the United states and North Vietnam focused attention today on the deadlocked Paris peace talks As negotiators prepared to go Back to the conference table after a six Day recess. The meeting wednesday will be the eighth Between . Ambassador w. Averell Harriman and his North vietnamese counterpart Xuan Thuy since the talks opened May 13. While none on either Side Here expects any major breakthrough for some time perhaps months Western diplomats expect occasional tactical Maneu vers by Hanoi and Washington of importance to the Long Range peace Outlook. Harriman returned monday night from a weekend trip to the United states to attend the funeral of sen. Robert f. Kennedy. He also conferred with pres ident Johnson and if he came Back with any new ideas they would presumably begin to show up in the discussion wednesday. . Diplomats also Hope to get some indication soon perhaps wednesday of the significance of the assignment to Paris of a member of the North vietnamese communist party politburo. Be due Tho arrived a week ago t / serve As a special Counselor to Xuan Thuy. Ile did not attend last wednesdays meeting the explanation being that he was tired from travelling. He is expected to show up wednesday. Each Side is trying to Wear away the position of thy other by a combination of patience propaganda and diplomacy All based on what is happening in the War. With no major victories ii either Side on the Battlefield the positions in Paris have held firm. The North vietnamese communist newspaper nhan Dan revived monday the 1966 threat of president to Chi Minh that his people will fight on for 20 years or longer if necessary to defeat the unite i states. The threat appeared Art of Hanoi a continuing Effort to maintain Public opinion pressure on the United states to Stop bombing North Vietnam. The argument is that if the United states does no to lilt the bombing the Paris talks will get nowhere and the War will go on for Many years. . Diplomats say privately that Johnson has gone As far As he can to limit attacks on the North without reciprocal moves by to Chi Minh to scale Down operations. Paris red killed in new crisis peril Paris apr a communist Union militant was killed today in a clash with riot police in a provincial City As student and striker turmoil threatened to plunge France into a new major crisis. In Paris latin Quarter University students rioted and built barricades and appealed to the Trade unions and people of Paris to join them in a mass Demon Ethel 4 children visit crave Washington apr Ethel Kennedy with four of her to children returned at dusk monday to the grave of the assassinated sen. Robert f. Kennedy. The senators widow also had visited the simple White Cross on a slope at Arlington National cemetery sunday the Day after his funeral and burial. Accompanying her and the children were Gen. Maxwell Taylor former astronaut John Glenn and former olympic de Cathalon Champion racer Johnson All Long time family friends. Some 20, people visited the Flower strewn Hillside earlier in the Day. Some 60,000 thronged the site sunday. A memorial plaque in Moscow the sudden release of two captured . Soldiers a toy dog for a Little girl hospitalized in new Jersey. As the tributes flowed the Kennedy family deep in its own grief found time to share the grief of others. At the request of Ethel Kemie by a Large stuffed toy Dalma Tion dog was presented to Debo Rah Ann Kwiatek of Linden . The 3-year-old was hospitalized saturday at Elizabeth . After her grandmother hurled her to safety from the path of a train while they awaited passage of the Kennedy funeral train. The grandmother Antonnette Severini of Elizabeth had been holding the girl in her and standing on the tracks when a northbound train approached. Mrs. Severini and a Man were killed. Five others were injured. The stuffed dog was delivered to the Hospital where Deborah is of Condo. Of those bearing a recovering from head injuries. The Kennedy family also sent Flowers or telegrams Lences to the famine injured and killed. A memorial plaque photograph of Kennedy and an inscription in russian with his name the dates of his death and birth and the words a of eternal memory remained at the Entrance to Moscow University through noon monday. It had been put up Friday by american students and later adorned with Black ribbon and Flowers by russian students. Stratton tonight against president diaries de Gaulle s government. Several thousand citroen Auto Plant workers streamed toward the labor ministry shouting for a Freedom to work after having been turned Back from their Plant by strike pickets. The prefect governor of the so Chaux Region Bernard Vau gon told a news conference that the Union member identified Only As be lot 24, was fatally wounded by a Bullet in his Chest. The prefect did not say who fired the shot. The Bullet was being examined to attempt to determine its origin. Sharp fighting Between riot a olice and strikers broke out at the Peugeot Auto Plant at so Chaux after workers had voted narrowly 2,664-2,615, monday for a return to work. I Oday s Huckler Small boy just Home from school a i Learned something new from the school psychologist today. Its called a

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