Thousands Flock to King Home for Funeral in Atlanta
Thousands from across the nation converged on Atlanta for tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he neared burial at South View Cemetery after services at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Dignitaries and celebrities attended or planned to attend, with President Johnson or Humphrey possible, and private homes aiding lodging for mourners.
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Explosion Ruins Richmond Stores Kills Dozens
More than 100 injured and 39 bodies recovered after a blast rocked Richmond Indiana’s Sixth and Main area. The Marting Arms Co sporting goods store housed gunpowder and a large shipment reportedly arrived recently. Fire and collapse damage spread to adjacent buildings as volunteers, police, fire crews, and National Guard members searched debris. Eighten in hospital remain in critical condition. fifty or more cars were demolished and a temporary morgue was prepared at the armory.
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Parishioners Reject Windmill Removal at New Mexico Church
In Mosquero New Mexico parishioners at St Josephs Roo man Catholic Church vote 28 to 1 to keep an old windmill blocking the priest’s view from the rectory. Father Wilford Savard was lone vote for removal after a Mass discussion and secret ballot.
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Mexico City welcomes great grandson of Benito Juarez
Sgt Manuel Melendez Juarez spoke as a great grandson of Benito Juarez toured Mexico City with the U S Air ForceSergeants Chair. He said he was happy to visit his ancestral homeland while noting most living relatives were born in the United States and only his father was born in Chihuahua.
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New Commander Elected in Huron American Legion Post
HURON S D AP William P Mahone 74 one of about 15 Negroes living in this central South Dakota city of 15 000 has been unanimously elected commander of the Huron American Legion Post.
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