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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1968
Page
1
Saigon faced its heaviest bombardment as 100 pound Russian rockets hit central districts and Cholon causing widespread fires. Government officials criticize enemy attempts to shape headlines while defending the capital and surrounding areas.
In Kennedy's exit Democrats wrestle with a power vacuum as leadership struggles surface. O'Connor, Travia, Wagner, and Levitt emerge as potential rivals while Humphrey forces push for Burns' removal. Travia may have stepped in before a federal judgeship redirects him.
Thousands file past the Kennedy casket in New York as Robert Kennedy lies in state beneath St Patrick's Cathedral towering spires. Family and officials guard the casket while crowds endure heat to view the slain senator before a planned Arlington burial.
Rev Dr Franklin Clark Fry, leader of the Lutheran Church in America with about three million members, dies at 67 in New Rochelle Hospital after cancer battle. He resigned as church president two weeks earlier and had led the church since 1962. Previously headed United Lutheran Church of America since 1944 before mergers formed the current body.
A Kennedy family portrait of calm resolve as Jacqueline Kennedy and relatives receive the body of Senator Robert Kennedy at LaGuardia. The widow and sons display composed dignity, mirroring past public strength shown after President Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Los Angeles County prosecutors will urge a grand jury to indict Sirhan Bishara Sirhan on first degree murder for the Kennedy assassination. He will be arraigned within 48 hours in Superior Court with trial likely within 60 days. Five additional indictments for others at the Ambassador Hotel are expected. Security at the jail has been tightened amid bomb threats and heightened police activity nearby.
San Francisco reports Mayor Joeph L. Alioto announced a gun surrender drive to run from July 4, encouraging public participation as a tribute to Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The proclamation frames the initiative as a meaningful civic act.
London AP reports British commentators say Sen Edward M Kennedy will pursue the American presidency, continuing a family political tradition after the assassinations of his two brothers.
Patchogue, N Y AP FBI agents recovered more than 304000 dollars in newly minted dimes tied to a half million dollar shipment hijack from a Railway Express Agency truck. Police say Charles Curiale 40 of Brookhaven N Y president of West Avenue Sportswear Corp was arrested charged with possession of stolen interstate goods.
A Kennedy family spokesman said Mayor Sam Yorty would be welcome at the slain senator's funeral as the official Los Angeles representative, after earlier reports indicating Mrs. Kennedy did not want him present. Riot police fought tear gas and stones as autoworkers and University of Paris students protested at the Renault plant in Flins, while France's strike wave waned and attention turned to de Gaulle's TV interview. Oberlin College students face reduced felony charges after earlier marijuana trafficking arrests and subsequent fines.
Workmen at Arlington National Cemetery will prepare the final resting place for Senator Robert F. Kennedy less than 24 hours before his burial. The exact plot in the Kennedy memorial area was not announced, with discussions unfolding after his casket enters St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. The area includes a grassy slope below President Kennedy's grave and an oval plaza, with potential plots near the Lincoln Memorial.
Rep Hale Boggs a Warren Commission veteran says the Eisenhower Commission will be broader in scope and will hold open hearings unlike the Warren probe into John F Kennedy’s assassination. Judge Higginbotham adds focus on poverty and discrimination as roots of violence and urges a hopeful, proactive stance.
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