Hidden Sniper Shoots Negro Peace Leader
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot in Memphis and died shortly after. President Johnson delayed departure for Hawaii to address the crisis as civil rights leaders met at the White House. In Albuquerque a candlelight memorial sparked arrests while NAACP officials planned another service. Mrs. Kennedy issued a statement of grief and a call for love over hate.
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Bill Johnson
Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
Johnson
Hawaii
White House
King
Memphis
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Washington
Clark
Ralph Abernathy
Andrew Young
Martin Luther King, Jr
Albuquerque
Civil Rights Organization
U.S
Tenn
National Association For the Advancement of Colored Peoples
NAACP
Edythe Franks
David F. Cargo
Cargo
Ray Harawick
Carlsbad
Dr. King
Albert N. Johnson
Las Cruces
Citate
Tallahassee
Uia
Florida
4. & M. University
Harlem
Detroit
Brooklyn
Bedford Stuyvesant
Jackson
Miss
Jackson State College
Nashville
Newark
Boston
Martin Luther King
Mayor Proclaims Teachers In Politics Weekend in Silver City
Mayor Lowell Cain declares a nationwide Teachers In Politics weekend in New Mexico with events in Albuquerque and Silver City. The observance includes a state political clinic at Del Norte High School and discussions by gubernatorial candidates, party chairs, and educators on education policy and voting records.
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Silver City
Lowell Cain
National Education Association
Almeda Oberg
New Mexico Education Association
Southwest
Virginia Hein
Silver Classroom Teachers Association
New Mexico
Albuquerque
del Norte High School
David Cargo
Yen
Mack Easley
Bruce King
Bobby Mayfield
Fabian Chavez
Calvin Hoyn
Rex White
Harold Wolden
Rex Mattingly
National Education Assn
New Mexico Education Assn
New Mexico Council For the Improvement of Education
A.C. Woodburn
Nmcie State Board
Cain
Gabe Anaya
Silver Classroom
Two Central Brothers Face State Narcotics Charges
Two Central brothers face state charges in separate narcotics cases. Max Lina of Central awaits a preliminary hearing in Silver City after recent NM State Police Narcotics Division and Grant County deputies arrest for possession and sale of marijuana. Albert Luna has a Las Cruces jury trial scheduled, with a March 1966 Silver City preliminary tied to a large narcotics raid. he is serving a sentence at La Tuna Federal Prison Farm for a narcotics smuggling conviction. District Attorney Dave Senna and assistant William S. Martin Jr. will prosecute both cases.
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Central Brothers
Max Lina
Central
Silver City
New Mexico State Police
Grant County
la Tuna
Anthony
Dave" Senna
William S. Martin, Jr
Army Warrant Officer Found Dead Near Gila Cliff Dwellings
Jerry Broadway 36 of El Paso is found dead in his late model station wagon in a Catron County park area near the cliff dwellings. A garden hose connected exhaust to a rear drain hole. six man coroner’s inquest ruled death by own action. Broadway was on leave from William Beaumont Army Hospital El Paso and reportedly told his wife he contemplated suicide. Authorities say military officials will assist in autopsy and ongoing investigations.
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Catron
John Lazowsky
Grant County
Steve Ray Aguirre
Jerry Brodway
el Paso
Gila
Lazewsky
Brodway
U.S. Army
William Beaumont Army Hospital
Lucille
Wayne Reynolds
Glenwood
Lazowsky
Mrs King Brings Slain King's Body Home To Atlanta
Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr arrives in Atlanta with the bronze casket of civil rights leader slain in Memphis. An orderly crowd of over 100 greets the chartered plane as Rev. Ralph Abernathy and SCLC aides assist with the procession to a waiting limousine. The predominantly Negro crowd waited hours for the arrival.
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Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
Memphis
Tenn
King
Ralph Abarnathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Nesgro
Siege of Khe Sanh Lifts as Marines Press Forward
A senior U.S. officer said the siege of Khe Sanh is over as the 20,000 strong relief force closes in from three sides. Marines moved beyond the fortress perimeter, repelled a night assault, and the operation to open Highway 9 marked its heaviest fighting yet with 180 North Vietnamese reported killed and 24 U.S. deaths.
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George Espher
Associated Press
Saigon
Khe Sanh
U.S
Vietnam
The
Sanh
USS
25Th Infantry
198Th Light Infantry
Mekong
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Navy Monitor
Weather Update: Clear and Warm Day Ahead
The forecast calls for mainly sunny skies and rising temperatures today with a high near 72. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cooler with a low around 42. Saturday promises a similar high near 72 with increasing winds and a cooler night.
Memphis Assassin Sought in King Slaying Case
Memphis police say a single white man, 26 to 32, about six feet tall and 165 to 175 pounds, shot Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from a second floor window of a flop house on Main Street. He carried a new .30-06 Remington rifle with telescopic sights and a new suitcase.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Frank Holloman
Holloman
King
Memphis
Holloran
Toom
Hollo Man
Banquet Tickets Still Available for Local Chamber Dinner
Silver City and Bayard chambers host annual dinner tonight at Stour Junior High auditorium. Guest speaker astronaut Harrison A Jackie Schmitt will address attendees and Grant County Citizen of the Year will be announced. Tickets remain available at the door.
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Silver City
Grant County Chamber of Commerce
Lew Foster
Foster
Bayard Chambers
Harrison A.jackie Schmitt
Grant County
Stour Junior High Auditorium
Swan Street
Flags at half staff for Dr. King amid nationwide unrest
Capitol buildings display half mast flags as Governor Cargo orders three days of mourning for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. amid violent outbreaks across major cities. Reports describe arson, shootings, looting, and deaths in Harlem Brooklyn Washington and other locales with hundreds arrested and numerous injuries.
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Santa FE
Capitol
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
David Cargo
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