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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1968
Page
5
ROSIE LISTER reports a shift in Easter gifts with plastic wheelbarrows, wagons, buckets and toys replacing plain eggs. stores showcase plastic rabbits on wheels, dump trucks and toy planes, plus princess phones and giant baskets. enthusiasts note in store interviews that bundling candy with toys cuts costs and increases value for shoppers.
Memphis AP report notes a neat clean man with a long sharp nose sought as a suspect in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. U S Attorney General Ramsay Clark and police chief Frank Holloman expressed optimism of a quick break, but no arrests were announced as investigators withheld details.
Franklin County deputies arrested two Kansas City area men after spotting an unfamiliar pickup northbound on Lane Lane toul road. The pair, age 26 and 35, were detained at gunpoint until back-up arrived. Huffman reported many items boxed in the store but nothing was taken. Local agencies from Miami, Anderson, Linn and Osawatomie aided the response.
Increasing cloudiness for tonight with not much cooler conditions. A chance of rain showers or thunderstorms developing early Sunday. Low in the mid 40s. Friday high 62, today’s low 34. Year ago highs 79 and low 65. Record high 87 in 1954, record low 20 in 1936. Barometer 30.05.
A memorial service for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held during the noon hour Monday on the steps of the Franklin County Court House. Ottawa Ministerial Alliance led by Rev. S. E. Hopkins will conduct the service, with Rev. Hopkins delivering the eulogy. The public is invited. W. G. Ransom, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce president, said businesses may close or adjust hours to allow employees to attend.
A fresh looting wave hit Negro neighborhoods in Washington with 82nd airborne troops flown in from North Carolina to bolster police and National Guard. Five dead, 734 injured, and over 2,000 arrests reported as fires spread through downtown and surrounding districts after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Memphis slaying. Fire crews battled blazes while curfews lifted at dawn and police continued patrols amid looted stores and shattered windows.
National Guard troops and police restored calm after a night of fire bombings looting and shootings in Chicago nine people died. Brig. Gen. Dunn and Mayor Daley said order was under control as 3000 guardsmen patrolled West and Near Northwest sides with bayonets fixed. Fire crews battled blazes as looting spread from West Madison to West Roosevelt and Northwest Side.
Detroit calm today under police and National Guard patrols after last summer's racial disorders. Gov. Romney announced a curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. with few exemptions remaining in effect.
The battleship USS New Jersey was recommissioned at Philadelphia Naval Base after a decade in mothballs, with Navy Secretary Ignatius praising the crew and expressing confidence in her role. The ceremony drew thousands as the ship prepared for service in Vietnam.
At Ottawa University two locals recount King’s gentleness and drive while a sniper’s chronicle unfolds. Dr. Fred Gibson and Irving Hamer discuss his mission, the civil rights movement, and the deadly shock of his assassination. Opposing forces and hopes for a new King surface amid memories of Birmingham and Selma.
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