Kennedy Dies After California Attack in 1968
LOS ANGELES AP Sen Robert F Kennedy died at 1 44 a m PDT after being shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles He would be buried in Arlington and his body flown to New York for funeral rites Saturday The assassination halted the presidential race and prompted a national day of mourning by President Johnson and a Calif state mourning declaration.
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Saigon battles flare after Cholon victory claimed
Fighting resumes as Viet Cong grip persists near Cholon and Gia Dinh. Government tanks blast a building as Marines, paratroopers, and combat police sweep Gia Dinh to drive retreating forces into open paddies around Saigon. American casualties rise with 438 killed and 3870 wounded last week.
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Vietnam Peace Talks Go Into Longest Recess
In Paris AP report says the Vietnam ceasefire talks paused for the longest recess yet as U S Ambassador Harriman and North Vietnam's Xuan Thuy meet for nearly four hours in session seven over four weeks. They made no clear progress toward de escalation and adjourned until next Wednesday at North Vietnam's request.
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Kennedy Death Shocks Democratic Presidential Race
Sen Kennedy, a leading challenger to Vice President Humphrey, dies in a tragic shooting. The event shifts the 1968 Democratic nominating battle, as Kennedy’s absence leaves Humphrey with a powerful party establishment base while McCarthy and Kennedy had clashed in primaries.
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Rockefeller to appoint senator to fill Kennedy seat
Albany reports Governor Rockefeller will appoint a U.S. senator to succeed Robert Kennedy after his death. State law requires a general election in even years for vacancies, so the appointee would serve through December 1970, with the vacancy potentially affecting the 1970 primary scheduled June 18.
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Randolph Churchill Dies at 57 in London
Randolph Churchill son of Sir Winston Churchill died early today in London at age 57. He had been ill for some time while pursuing a planned life of writing about his father. He was twice married and divorced, leaving a daughter Arabella and a son Winston. His mother Lady Spencer Churchill serves in the House of Lords as a baroness.
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Transport Moves in France Public Transit Restores Service
Public transport started moving again across most of France today after 20 days of strikes and unrest. Paris subway and bus lines quickly returned to near normal operation order.
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Columbia suspends 73 students after campus unrest
New York AP reports Columbia University suspended 73 students for at least a year due to conduct during demonstrations that disrupted the 25 000 student campus for weeks.
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Five Kennedy shooting bystanders improved in Los Angeles
Five bystanders wounded in the shooting that killed Senator Robert F. Kennedy were reported in improved condition. Ira Goldstein of Encino, hit in the left hip, was among those expected to be released. Encino Hospital noted he was doing very well.
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Tropical storm Abby lashes Florida with deadly winds
Tropical storm Abby blamed for seven deaths in Florida hurled 65 mile per hour winds at Jacksonville beach toppling trees and power lines and flooding streets. Storm warnings and a hurricane watch were in effect from Melbourne to Charleston South Carolina.
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Walters wins 41st National Spelling Bee title
Robert L. Walters, an eighth grader from Russell Kansas, clinched the 41st National Spelling Bee championship in a tight finish against Ann Johnson of Richfield Minnesota. Ann misspelled the final word myosin, spelled myocin.
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Preliminary Hearing Set For Sirhan Sirhan Monday
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, a 24 year old Jordanian, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 8:30 a.m. Monday before Municipal Judge Joan Klein on charges related to the Kennedy assassination. Investigators say a grand jury may indict him for Kennedy’s murder and note a prior arrest in Pasadena file records.
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House Moves to Ban Interstate Mail Order Pistols
The House appears ready to pass a bill banning interstate mail order sales of pistols. Rep. Cahill credits late Sen. Kennedy for pushing the measure and notes his brothers had sought a broader ban on rifles and shotguns, which the Senate rejected.
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Johnson Declares National Day Of Mourning For RFK
President Johnson proclaimed Sunday a national day of mourning after the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He ordered federal buildings to fly flags at half staff until Kennedy's burial, and leaders including Humphrey and Nixon expressed deep sorrow and resolve. Governor Reagan declared a California state of mourning.
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LBJ Names Group to Probe Causes of Violence in U S
President Johnson, shaken by the Kennedy shooting, forms a 10 member blue ribbon commission to urgently study the violent surge in the United States. He warns against the sway of violent men and calls for steps to stop the murders and assassinations.
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Giap Says North Vietnamese Fight On All Battlefields
General Vo Nguyen Giap, commander in chief of the North Vietnamese army, asserts that "our people are fighting on all battlefields" from the southern tip of South Vietnam to the DMZ. The remark signals North Vietnamese troops active in the South and influences Paris peace talks.
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