Johnson names panel to study violence in America
President Johnson announced a special commission led by Milton Eisenhower to explore causes of violence in American life after the attempted assassination of Senator Kennedy. He urged gun controls and called for national unity, while Kennedy remained in critical condition and other candidates paused campaigning.
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Johnson expands Secret Service protection for major candidates
President Johnson ordered FBI involvement in the Kennedy assassination probe while expanding federal protection to presidential and vice presidential hopefuls and their families. Secret Service guards will be increased. Nixon reportedly to receive six agents as defense plans outline contingency civil disorder measures.
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Kennedy RFK named in Queens conspiracy murder trial
UPI reporting cites detective testimony that defendant Herman Ferguson discussed a list of people to assassinate on May 18 1967 including Roy Wilkins Whitney Young and Robert Kennedy with Arthur Harris. Prosecutors say Ferguson and Harris conspired to murder civil rights leaders Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young.
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Paul Balsam
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Kennedy Family Tragedies Highlight a Century of Loss
A United Press International summary recounts a string of Kennedy calamities from 1944 to 1968. It lists Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Kathleen Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, George Skakel, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Patrick Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, and related events including plane crashes, a submarine mission, a stroke, a fatal Dallas assassination, a jet crash, and a fatal shooting.
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George Skakel
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Los Angeles
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