Mexican police question US citizen as Ray look alike
US citizen Daniel David Kennedy was questioned in Sonora Mexico who resembled James Earl Ray the man wanted for the King assassination and released without charges. FBI said no resemblance and Ray’s aliases traced through Galt.
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Mexico City
Martin ‘Luther King Jr
Daniel David Kennedy
Baltimore
Sonora
King
FBI
Mr. Smith
James Earl Ray
Hermiosillo
Fletcher
Caborca
Hermosillo
Arizona
Phoenix
John Mull
Nogales
Ariz
Ray
Ciudad Victoria
Fire Destroys Albion Barn Complex Killing Stallion and Six Mares
In dawn blaze at Albion New York a six barn horse farm consumed a stallion and six mares with foals. Nearly 100 volunteers from Albion Barre and Knowlesville fought the flames and saved many horses including Adios Boy. The fire damaged 150 tons of hay and 100 tons of straw with electricity suspected as the origin.
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Albion
N.Y
Foels
Barre
Robinson
Legion commander in Fulton urges unity for Vietnam war
National Commander William E. Galbraith of the American Legion spoke to about 400 Legionnaires at the Polish Home in Fulton. He urged unity and support for the Vietnam War while defending the right to different views, condemning demonstrations that tear down America.
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National Legion
Fulton
William E. Galbraith
American Legion
Vietnam
Galbraith
North Vietnam
South
America
Hold Boy After Blaze Leaves 600 Homeless
A 13 year old boy was held for his protection in a Newark youth shelter after confessing to arson that left 600 people homeless in Central Ward. Investigators said he set the fire from a rooftop as it spread through a two block tenement area. He faces juvenile delinquency charges and has not been attending school near the scene.
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Bling Ray
FBI
Eric Starvo Galt
King
Memphis
Tenn
Bureau
Galt
Ray
Missouri Penitentiary
St. Louis
Newark
John Caufield
Caufield
Abernathy questions conspiracy to kill civil rights leaders
Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy who leads the Poor People's Campaign raises the possibility that forces oppose the movement by killing leaders. He cites King's murder and says conspirators may try to defeat the campaign with staged attacks as the nationwide drive begins May 1 culminating in a May 30 demonstration in Washington.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ralph D. Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Forces of
Tually
King
Memphis
Tenn
FBI
Missouri
James Earl Ray
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Atlanta
SCLC
Washington
Marks
Miss
Spectacular Minuteman I Missile Flight Seen Across States
A Minuteman I intercontinental missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Los Angeles created a dramatic daylight display seen across several states. Officials reported the missile stayed on course and reflected sunlight at high altitude.
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Vandenburg Air Force Base
Los Angeles
South Vietnamese Paratroopers Move Near A Shau Valley
South Vietnamese paratroopers push east of A Shau Valley to block North Vietnamese buildup and supply routes toward Hue. U S forces strike with B52s as 20 enemy battalions threaten Hue. Operation Lam Son reported with 10 trucks destroyed and 330 pounds of dynamite seized southwest of Hue.
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Saigon
Shau
Hue
U.S
1St Cavalry Division
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
A Shau
Boumedienne Slightly Injured In Algeria Gun Attack
President Houari Boumedienne was slightly injured when an assassin fired a machine gun at his car after a cabinet meeting. His face was cut by glass and his chauffeur was wounded as guards crowded the palace. Fate of the gunman was not immediately known.
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Algiers
Houari Boumedienne
Boumedienne
Pope Paul VI Warns Against Unauthorized Vatican II Changes
Pope Paul VI told 30,000 pilgrims at St. Peter's Basilica that a whirlwind of unauthorized ideas threatens the vital renewal decreed by the Second Vatican Council. Renewal yes but not arbitrary change, he warned during the weekly audience in Vatican City.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
St. Peter’s Basilica
Boys on water tower start fire at Rochester warehouse
Three boys aged 14 and two 12 year olds fled home to live in a water tower on a warehouse roof. They smoked carelessly, triggering a blaze that caused about $75,000 in damage. Fire officials said.
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Rochester
N.Y
AFL-CIO Teachers Launch $1 Million War Chest Drive
The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers announced a drive to raise a $1 million fund to fight court injunctions fines and jail terms against striking teachers. President P L Siemiller of the AFL CIO International Association of Machinists will chair a May 29 dinner in New York to launch the effort.
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Washington
Afl-Cio American Federation of Teachers
P. L. Siemiller
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
New York
King Olav of Norway Visits White House in 1960
President Johnson greets King Olav of Norway at the White House and vows continued U.S. involvement in European affairs. This marks Olav’s first U.S. trip since his 1957 accession to the throne.
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Dent Johnson
King Olav of
Norway
White House
Contin
Ued
U.S
Olav
United States
Cortland College president resigns to lead national program
Dr Kenneth E Young resigns today as president of the State University College Cortland to become vice president and director of the American College Testing Program in Washington. His resignation is effective August 31.
Reds Pressuring For Warsaw Site
Washington reports indicate North Vietnam is pressing to move peace talks to Warsaw Poland and to use Warsaw as a leverage point. President Johnson prepares for prolonged hard negotiations as officials warn the site fight could strain ties with Saigon and widen political pressure in Washington.
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Washington
North Vietnam
United States
Warsaw
Poland
Johnson
U.S
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Saigon
White House
State Department
Night Classes and Students Seize More Columbia U Buildings
Columbia University canceled evening classes and sealed its campus as demonstrators occupied Hamilton Hall Avery Hall and Fayerweather Hall. The protest over a Harlem park gym and a link to the Institute for Defense Analysis drew about 200 outside Kirk’s office and included threats of violence. A faculty committee urged halting gym construction but preserving IDA ties.
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New York
Columbia University
Hamilton Hall
Avery Hall
Fayerweather Hall
Kirk
Columbia
Harlem Park
Institute For Defense Analysis
Harlem
Students For A Democratic Society
S.D.S
IDA
No Agreement On Site For Peace Talks In Laos
The State Department says there is no site chosen yet for preliminary U S North Vietnamese peace talks. Ambassador Sullivan met for 30 minutes with Nguyen Chan in Vientiane Laos, but officials indicate the impasse over the site remains unresolved.
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Washington
State Department
Vientiane
Laos
U.S
William H. Sullivan
Nguyen Chan
Robert J. McCloskey
Johnson Administration
Nation wary as rioting dominates public concern
A survey of 50 congressmen after an Eastern vacation shows most Americans fear urban riots more than war or tax issues. They call for stronger law enforcement, less appeasement, and faster action to curb domestic unrest amid King’s assassination fallout and post riot tensions.
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Washington
Vietnam
Associated Press
Delbert L. Lotta
Ohio
Robert L. F. Sikes
D-Fla
George D. Aiken
Johnson’s Non-Candidate Duty Tour Delights Chicago Crowd
President Johnson on a post withdrawal tour stirs suspense with brief quips at a Democratic fund dinner in Chicago. He teases convention rumors while stressing unity and the goal to win peace, then reiterates his role as President not the nominee and accepts Chicago mayor Daley’s banquet invite.
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Johnson
Chicago
Senate
Richard J. Daley
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