Violence in America Deepens After Kennedy Assassination
Prominent figures from historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. to psychologist Albert Bandura and clergyman Billy Graham lament a culture of violence in the wake of Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s shooting. They cite gun deaths, media influence, and societal pressures as roots of “a violent people” and call for study and restraint.
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Albert Bandura
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France
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Lemberg Center For the Study of
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Johnson names nine to probe causes of violence
President Johnson announced a nine member commission to seek causes of violence after the Kennedy assassination. The panel includes Milton Eisenhower Archbishop Cooke Albert Jener Patricia Harris Eric Hoffer Senators Hart Hruska Representatives Boggs McCulloch and Judge Higginbotham. He urged a return to the rule of law and warned against tolerating violence in any form.
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Special Commission
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Johns Hopkins University
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Terence Cooke
New York
Albert E. Jener Jr
Chicago
Warren Commission
Patricia Harris
Luxembourg
Eric Hoffer
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Roman Hruska
Rneb
Hale Boggs
Sueppel urges respect for law after Kennedy assassination
Iowa City leader William Sueppel of the Kennedy for President drive says the Kennedy assassination shows danger in a government dominated by the anarchy of assassination. He emphasizes that Americans must respect and obey laws and that due process is essential to solving problems.
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UPI
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Nation mourns Kennedy as nation halts in sorrow
President Johnson proclaims national day of mourning for Robert F. Kennedy and orders flags at half staff on federal buildings and vessels. Leaders including Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. King express grief as Nixon Rockefeller Mansfield Humphrey and others issue statements of condolence and resolve.
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Governor proclaims mourning period in Iowa for Kennedy
Iowa Governor Harold E Hughes declares a period of mourning through Sunday and asks residents to fly U S and state flags at half staff. He urges reverence and prayer, dedication to equality and justice, and a national day of mourning on Sunday per President Johnson. An Iowa Des Moines area soldier, Spec 4 Dennis D Dunn, 21, among nine U S servicemen granted asylum in Sweden, is noted.
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Iowa
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
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Senator Kennedy
GOP Platform Amendments Prompt Debate At Convention
A GOP platform discussion features Turner led amendments aiming to cut points and push brief principles. The committee rejected most changes, retaining planks on education age, funding per pupil, loan programs, law enforcement salaries, and limits on legislative size and sessions.
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Sirhan described as fanatic by coworker and owner
LA reports Sirhan B. Sirhan, 24, Jordan native and Kennedy assassination suspect, is an intelligent immigrant kept in check by colleagues who portray him as honest and hard working yet a fanatic on religion and politics. Mayor Yorty cites a diary entry predicting Kennedy’s assassination before June 5, 1968 and notes anti Israel and pro Nasser sentiments.
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United Arab Republic
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