King Assassin Captured In Cumberland Foothills
James Earl Ray the confessed assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was captured hiding under leaves in the Cumberland Mountains after a 54 hour escape bid. Donald Ray Caylor was arrested in Oak Ridge and Donald Shelton was cornered nearby as authorities recaptured the fleeing convicts. Ray, exhausted and muddy, was returned to Brushy Mountain State Prison and placed in administrative segregation awaiting further disposition.
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Tenn
UPI
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Cumberland Mountains
Ray
Tennessee
Donald Ray Caylor
Oak Ridge
Staney Lane
Donald Shelton
Lane
Caylor
Brushy Mountain State Prison
Con
Washington
Regional Auction Looms as Jackson Property Sells
Regional Report notes Jackson property to be auctioned soon. River stage shows 1.2 ft and no precipitation. Terre Haute vicinity forecast: partly cloudy tonight, partly sunny tomorrow with highs in the low 80s. Extended outlook calls for warm midweek and possible showers Thursday and Friday.
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Jackson
Terre Haute
Interrogation Aims After King Case Breakout
Washington UPI The Ray escape renews conspiracy theories about Martin Luther King Jr. death and prompts plan to resume interrogations. House subcommittee chair Walter Fauntroy says officials will press Ray for answers while Louis Stokes leads efforts to question Brushy Mountain officials over security lapses.
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Walter Fauntroy
House
King
Ray
Dr. King
John F. Kennedy
Louis Stokes
Cleveland
Jack Kershaw
Nashville, Tenn
Kershaw
Brushy Mountain State Prison
One Dead and Six Injured in West Terre Haute Crash
A head-on collision on U S 150 near the West Terre Haute landfill killed 21 year old David O Elliott and injured six others. Dennis Taparo and his son Anthony were hospitalized with facial fractures while four other passengers were treated and released. Elliott crossed the center line while passing a vehicle. Funeral services for Elliott are planned for 1 p m Wednesday at Bedino Chapel of the Valley with burial at Pleasant View Cemetery.
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Carolyn Toops
West Terre Haute
U.S. 150
David O. Elliott
Vigo County
Dennis Taparo
Anthony
Union Hospital
Taparo
Northside Hospital
Judy
Michael
Barbara Howard
Christopher
Anthony Taparo
Indiana
Bill Walls
Terre Haute Regional Hospital
Bedino Chapel
Leion Guinn
Pleasant View Cemetery
Elliot
Gilbert Elliott
Elliott & Sons Auto Wrecking Company
Josephine
Gilbert Lee
Patricia Boatman
Debra Elliott
Goldie Baugh
Terre Haute
Carter Names Five Contenders To Head Troubled FBI
President Carter weighs five finalists for FBI director as morale woes and a New York wiretap indictment shake the agency. The panel pared 235 names to 50, then to five, with John Van de Kamp and Sheriff William Lucas among possibles.
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Carter
FBI
Washington
UPI
U.S
John van de Kamp
Los Angeles County
William
Clarence Kelley
J. Edgar Hoover
New York
Employment Up in Terre Haute Area Says State Service
Terre Haute area shows a marked employment improvement says the Indiana State Employment Service. Joe H. Petty reports unemployment below five percent with more work available and placements up. Construction activity and hiring of college students are noted as contributing factors in the five-county region.
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Jack Hughes Tribune
Terre Haute
Indiana State Employment Service
Joe H. Petty
Petty
ISU Campus Boys' State Outlines Busy Week of Nomination and Elections
About 950 Indiana high school seniors participate in Hoosier Boys State with party conventions on Tuesday and state and local elections on Wednesday. Activities include a talent show, marching band, and speeches by State Rep. Jack McIntyre and officials from the FBI and Indiana National Guard ahead of Friday’s Governor’s Review.
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Hoosier Boys
Jack Hughes
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Hoosier Boys’ State
Grand Review
Bernard Gordon
St. Mary Navilleton Catholic Church
Floyd’s Knob
Jack McIntyre
Bloomfield
HBS
General Assembly
Vigo Circuit Court
C. Joseph Anderson
Indiana State Police
American Legion
ISP
John Shettle
American Legion Indiana Department
James E. Gallagher
Frank Lowie
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clyde Wright
Indiana Army National Guard
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House of Photography
Lucas
Wayne County
Detroit
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