Kennedy Eulogized by Edward Kennedy at St Patrick's Cathedral
Sen Edward M Kennedy eulogizes his brother Senator Robert F Kennedy during a funeral Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral New York. The service precedes a train ride to Washington for burial at Arlington beside John F Kennedy with President Johnson and dignitaries in attendance.
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New York Philharmonic
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Cooke
Richard Tucker
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Cushing
Hubert H. Humphrey
House
Sen
Atlanta
Marin Luther King Jr
Kenney
Saigon Civilian Toll Rises in Fifth Week of Shelling
Civilians in Saigon suffer 196 killed and 672 wounded as shelling and clashes mark a fifth week of attacks tied to the Paris peace talks. In Cholon and central Saigon, government troops report Viet Cong casualties, surrenders, and renewed fighting near a Roman Catholic church. An assassination attempt on a U.S. ambassador’s residence is reported in central Saigon.
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Saigon
House of Representatives
Ngo Cong Duc
Paris
Cholon
Gia Dinh
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Integrated Honor Guard For Slain Marine Officer
The father of a white Marine killed in a Washington shooting asks for an integrated honor guard for his son's funeral. William G. King Sr says the move aims at unity and harmony. King Jr., 21, and a friend died. two others were wounded in the incident linked to the Poor People’s Campaign.
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Fla
Washington
William G. King Sr
William G. King Jr
Hamburger Loans
Resurrection City
King
Thaddeus Lesnick
Fishtail
Mont
Elsworth Kramer
Arlington, Va
Barbara Kelly
Adelphi
Ham
First Woman Receives Heart Transplant in Dallas
Esther Matthews 41, a Dallas mother of five, became the first woman to receive a heart transplant. The heart from Bobby Blocker, 26, functioned normally for about 90 minutes before failing for unknown reasons. Blocker died earlier from a Dallas car crash. Six other recipients remain alive in Houston Paris London South Africa Brazil and Argentina.
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Tex
Parkland Hospital
Esther Matthews
University of Texas’ Southwestern Medical School
Bobby Wayne Blocker
Euless
Blocker
Watts Webb
Medical School
Thoracic and
Houston
Paris
London
South Africa
Brazil
Argentina
Bishop Sheen Prays for Kennedy Then Sees Country Needs
In New York AP report Bishop Fulton J. Sheen knelt at Robert F. Kennedy's coffin to pray but withdrew, saying Kennedy's death exposes national issues. He decried red in the flag and violence while urging unity and reflection on affluence and morality. The bishop hopes tragedy may awaken love and decrease hate.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Fulton J. Sheen
Rochester
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Martin Luther King
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Kennedy
Sheen
South Korean General Sues North in Vietnam War Report
Lt. Gen. Chae Myung shin said North Korean troops are likely operating in South Vietnam with the Viet Cong. He cited a west of Nha Trang action 10 days earlier in which the Korean White Horse Division killed eight enemy soldiers who proved to be North Korean psychological warfare personnel.
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Saigon
Chae Myung-shin
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nha Trang
White Horse Division
Milan Students Clashes End Night of Rioting in Milan
Rioting students and police clashed across Milan on the first hot night since disturbances began last winter. By daybreak more than 200 demonstrators were jailed, scores of police and civilians were injured, and wrecked cars and broken store windows littered the streets.
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Milan
Italy
Red Ships Shadow Our Warships in Sea Exercise
Soviet bombers and warships shadowed American and Japanese vessels taking part in an anti submarine exercise in the Sea of Japan, the U.S. Navy said.
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Tokyo
Japan
U.S. Navy
Tony
Veep Cancels College Talk in New Hampshire
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey canceled a scheduled commencement address at St. Anselm's College in Manchester New Hampshire. Governor John H. King will replace him. The college president said the VP canceled all speaking engagements for the near future after the Kennedy assassination.
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N.H
Hubert H. Humphrey
St. Anselm’s College
John H. King
Placidus Riley
Oak Eee F. Kennedy
Newark
Queen Honors 135 Women on Birthday Honors List
Queen Elizabeth II honors 135 women and creates five new peers while decorating notable sports figures on the birthday honors list. The announcements accompany the monarchs birthday celebrations in London.
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London
Couple Mark 70th Wedding Anniversary
AttleboroMass AP reports Mr and Mrs Israel Mercier celebrate their seventieth wedding anniversary. born in New England they wed in Central Falls Rhode Island in 1898. Mercier is 94 and his wife 88 with no formal ceremony planned.
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Attleboro, Mass
Israel Mercier
New England
Ers
Central Falls, R.I
Mercier
Mother of Three Earns Summa Cum Laude Degree
Mrs. Frankie Mae Paulson, 42, mother of three, graduates summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota in psychology. She completed her degree via extension and correspondence, traveling about 100,000 miles between Aitkin and campus over nine years. Her husband Dr. Clifton Paulson, a veterinarian, accompanied her on 54 hour round trips.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Frankie Mae Paulson
University of
Grand Jury Indicts Sirhan for Kennedy Murder Charge
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was indicted by a Los Angeles grand jury on murder charges in the killing of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The judge ordered a ban on discussing or releasing case details to protect a fair trial and scheduled a plea entry for June 28 after psychiatrists assess Sirhan.
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Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
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Jordan
Robert Francis Kennedy
Arthur L. Alarcon
Alarcon
Ambassador Hotel
Kennedy
Wirin
California
Ment
Ray
Memphis
Hoover
England
Ottawa
King
Lisbon
Portugal
New York
Sen
Coretta
Atlanta
Five Men Die In Explosive Blast At Iowa Army Depot
An explosion in a warehouse storing land mines at the Iowa Army Ammunition Depot near Burlington killed five workers. Four named victims are Gary Wayne Lawrence, Gary Raymond Young, Robert L. Walker, and Willis Bogan Henson. a fifth name was withheld. The plant, operated by Mason and Hangar-Silas Mason Co., employs over 7,600 people on a 20,000 acre site. The blast caused major structural damage to the tile walls and roof while adjacent warehouses were undamaged. This follows two prior blasts at the same facility within a year.
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Burlington
Iowa
Gary Wayne Lawrence
Lomax, Iil
Gary Raymond Young
Keokuk, Iowa
Robert L. Walker
Willis Bogan Henson
Lexington, Ky
James Earl Ray Arrested in London on Passport Scam
James Earl Ray, chief suspect in Martin Luther King Jr. slaying, was arrested in London by Scotland Yard detectives while traveling under an assumed name. He faces passport fraud charges and possession of a loaded pistol while authorities pursue extradi tion orders.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Scotland Yard
Brussels
Clark
Hoover
Ramon George Sneyd
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