Suspect May Seek Added Legal Stall
James Earl Ray appeared in Bow Street Court in London and signaled he would contest the U S extradition for the King assassination. He was ordered held without bail for another hearing on June 18 as investigators pursue the case. Ray, using an alias, faced charges on a false passport and a loaded revolver without a license, under tight security and with a crowd outside gathering for details. The U S seeks rapid extradition, while Ray requested court assistance through a lawyer.
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London
James Earl Ray
Bow Street Court
U. S
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
America
United States
Memphis
Tenn
Ramon George Sneyd
Fire Damages Three Shops In Sun Day Wabash Block
Firefighters probe a Sunday morning blaze in the Erwin Block at 506 to 510 Wabash Ave. damaged Kittle's Furniture, The Shoe Box, and Jack and Jill Children's Shop. Estimated losses near $125,000. two firefighters treated for smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion, in fair condition.
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Kittle’s
Wabash Ave
Shoe Box
Erwin
Kittle
Jack and Jill Children’s and Maternity Fashions
Wabash
Virgil Allen
S. 7Th St
Robert McGruder
N. 8Th St
St. Anthony Hospital
Walter Feller
Michael Dwyer
S. 17Th St
Daniel Budd
Dwyer
Jack and Jill
Tune
Tune Brothers Clothing Store
Terre Haute Commercial College
M. M. Sigler
Prosecutors Close In On Sirhan Case Holes
Los Angeles AP. Prosecutors meet daily to close gaps in the Sirhan Bishara Sirhan murder case against the slaying of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Sirhan, 24, faces murder charges and will plead June 28. The investigation questions a possible conspiracy and the identity of the girl described in a polka dot dress.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Los Angeles County
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
New York
Sandy Serrano
Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
Miss Serrano
Kathy Fulmer
Pasadena
Penn Central Losses Told To Chamber
Penn Central reports losses of about 2.5 million dollars annually for four New York to St Louis trains serving Terre Haute due to unfilled coaches and lower passenger demand. Spokesman John E. De Grange told Chamber of Commerce transportation committee members at a breakfast meeting that the railroad seeks consolidation of the four trains into two, a petition already filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. If approved, Nos. 3 and 31 westbound and Nos. 4 and 30 eastbound would be combined. a June 22 Terre Haute hearing will consider the proposal.
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New York-St. Louis
Penn Central
Terre Haute
Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee
John E. DeGrange
DeGrange
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Commission
Spirit of St. Louis
Penn- Texas
Chamber
No Fire Reported in Weston Mosquito Control Fog
Weston Massachusetts AP reports a ladder truck and three engines, nearly the entire fire department, responded to a reported smoke cloud in a wooded residential area. The smoke was identified as a chemical fog used for mosquito control.
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Weston
Mass
Clay City Youth Drowns In Pit Near Clay City
Seventeen-year-old Joe Zurcher of Clay City RR 1 drowned in a pit near Peabody Coal Co. property north east of Clay City. His cousin Terry Zurcher, 18, attempted a rescue and went under. Joe was a Clay City High junior and active in church and Future Farmers. Funeral services set at First Church of Christ with burial in St Peters Cemetery.
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Clay City
Ind
Joe Zurcher
RR 1
Indiana
Peabody Coal Co
Here
Greene County
Terry Zurcher
Clay County
Glenn van Horn
Terry
Urcher
First United Church of Christ
St. Peters Church
Youth Fellowship Organization
Future Farmer of America Association
Vernon Zurcher
Connie Jo
Vernon Zurcher Jr
Kent
Pete Zurcher
Ohio
Schoppenhorst
First Church of Christ
Karl Kirkman
St. Peters
Weather summary for Terre Haute region
The River Stage sits at 6.4 ft and falling. Yesterday's high reached 90 and the low 66 with no precipitation. Partly cloudy, hot and humid through Tuesday with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight and 40 percent Tuesday. Indiana and Illinois notes align with mild to warm temps and storm chances.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Brown Draws 6 Month Term and Fine in Reckless Homicide
Robert L. Brown a 43 year old former Vigo Area Planning Commission analyst was sentenced by Sullivan Circuit Court Judge Wendell Tennis to six months at the Indiana State Farm and a $1000 fine for reckless homicide and involuntary manslaughter in a Memorial Day 1967 head on collision near Riley. The accident on Ind 46 killed 18 year old Jeffrey Henderson Rivers of Chicago a passenger in a car driven by Walter F Thiele of Chicago. Rivers died instantly and Thiele survived.
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Riley
Vigo Area Planning Commission
Robert L. Brown
S. 6Th St
Indiana State Farm
Sullivan
Wendell Tennis
Vigo
Brown
Jeffrrey Henderson Rivers
Chicago
Rivers
Walter F. Thiele
Court Clears Way to Hear Parochial School Aid Issue
The Supreme Court opened the way for taxpayer lawsuits challenging federal aid to parochial schools. In a split 8 to 1 decision led by Chief Justice Warren, the court allowed the case, brought by six New York City residents, to go to trial, rejecting the notion that the issues were purely abstract. Justice Harlan dissented.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
White
Earl Warren
John M. Harlan
New York City
Rockets Hit Saigon Wounding 35 In Fresh Attack
Fifteen 100 pound Russian rockets struck central Saigon early today wounding 35 and setting several houses on fire. The assault raises the civilian death toll past 100 amid 22 days of shelling since May 5. U S officers say the aim is to undermine the government and show military strength. At Khe Sanh area, 12 enemy and 7 Marines died as fighting raged for 90 minutes before being halted by air support.
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Saigon
Paris
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Crowds Honor Robert F Kennedy at Arlington Grave
Nearly 60,000 mourners braved heat and rain to pay respects at the newly marked Arlington grave of Senator Robert F Kennedy. Ethel Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and children prayed beside the site near John F Kennedy's memorial as a national day of mourning was observed.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Ethel Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
John Jr
Caroline
National Cemetery
Robert
Jacqueline
John
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Walt R. Mears
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White House
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Andy Williams
Roosevelt Grier
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