Warren Commission Finds Oswald Acted Alone in Kennedy Killing
The Warren Commission reports Lee Harvey Oswald killed President Kennedy without a conspiracy. It criticizes Secret Service, FBI, Dallas police, and media while urging new protections for a president and better interagency coordination. Ruby acted alone in killing Oswald. no evidence linked them to a broader plot. The report rebuts foreign conspiracy theories and details Oswalds motives and lone gunman evidence.
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GM Threatens Court Action Over Picket Access at Plants
General Motors warned the United Auto Workers of legal action over illegal picketing that blocked nonstriking employees from eight GM plants in Indiana Michigan California. GM vice president Louis G. Seaton said protests hinder local bargaining and that court action may follow if the situation is not corrected.
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Khanh Forces Take Rebel Camp as Hostages Released
Viet Nam battle reports reveal Khanh forces capturing Buon Sar Pa camp near the Cambodian border after paratrooper and ranger support. 60 hostages freed. US helicopters evacuated Col. John H. Freund and 12 Special Forces, rebels surrender conditions discussed in Ban Me Thuot. coup fears ease in Saigon.
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Six year old swaps dog for little brother on beach
Plymouth boy trades his Irish terrier Rusty for four year old Clive to a girl in a seaside swap. Police and parents search as the children roam the waterfront. The boy later returns with the dog and the brother, and the family learns a new baby is due in December.
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Speeding Train Collision Kills Four in Illinois
A Burlington passenger train struck a Rock Island train near Montgomery Illinois killing four crewmen and injuring about 40 passengers. The Rock Island train was reportedly stationary and both engines were derailed as wreckage scattered across the tracks. Names of the deceased include Russell Reeves R L Parker George Donaldson and George Lincoln all from Illinois towns near Chicago.
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Mokena
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Aurora
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Keating Seeks Democratic Votes In New York Senate Race
Republican Senator Kenneth B. Keating campaigns for Democrats in New York as he seeks a second term. He speaks at a Democrats for Keating event in Manhattan while Robert F. Kennedy addresses voters in Ithaca after a Union Square rally. Both emphasize Israel’s security in the Middle East.
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USS Alabama Becomes Memorial in Mobile Park
Mobile police reported long lines of motorists along the Mobile Bay Causeway as the battleship Alabama was berthed in a park site. The 35 000 ton ship is being enshrined as a memorial to the state's war dead and drawn crowds on Sunday.
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Migrant Worker Charged in Stabbing Death Near Bath
A migrant worker named Valiant Ford, 51, is charged with first degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of roommate Jimmie Lee Small, at a labor camp about 11 miles northeast of Bath in Steuben County. Deputies described Small as the victim and Ford as the suspect.
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Johnson vows riot control boost to National Guard units
President Johnson announced a four point plan to curb riots including stepped up riot control training for National Guard forces after recent disturbances in Rochester and eight northern cities. FBI chief Hoover said riots were not nationwide organized and called participants young punks. In Providence a motorcade fire erupted behind him as he toured New England delivering unscripted remarks.
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Why Did Oswald Kill Kennedy Motive Unanswered
AP Analysis notes the Warren Commission failed to determine Oswald’s motive for assassinating President Kennedy. It cites the suspect’s history of defeatist feelings and possible desire for acclaim, plus prior failed attempt on Maj. Gen. Walker, and suggests motive may remain a historical enigma.
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