Sirhan Guilty in Kennedy Killing. Penalty Phase Ahead
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is found guilty of first degree murder in the Kennedy assassination. The same jury must decide life in prison or death in the gas chamber during a penalty phase starting Monday, with life locking in no parole for at least seven years.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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New York
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Palestine
Cooper
Herbert V. Walker
John E. Howard
Howard
Sit In at Columbia Sparks Violence as 200 Occupy Hall
About 200 students seized Philosophy Hall in a seven hour protest led by Students for a Democratic Society demanding open enrollment for New York high schoolers. Security guards clashed with the crowd, three students were injured and one official cut, after which officials fled by chairing a window.
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Columbia
Philosophy Hall
Andrew Cordier
Students For A Democratic Society
New York
Harvard
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Cambridge
Mass
Construction Laborers Wanted
Laborers needed for construction work in Alexandria Virginia. Call 703-751-3000 or apply in person at 145 Duke Street.
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Alexandria
Nixon Says Vietnam Peace Prospects Improve
President Nixon declared that prospects for peace in Vietnam have significantly improved since he took office. He said reconnaissance flights by American planes off North Korea will be continued and protected, following the shooting down of an American plane with 31 lives lost.
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Nixon
Vietnam
North Korea
Southeast Asia
Sirhan’s Father Vows Revenge After Kennedy Kill
The father of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, convicted of killing Senator Robert F Kennedy, swore revenge on American politicians if his son is executed. He said his son killed Kennedy but blamed the senator for provoking him and claimed “my son did well.” He attacked deputy prosecutor David Fitts and said many Americans were glad Kennedy was gone.
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Prague Quiet as Dubcek Ousted by Moscow Backers
Police and soldiers guarded strategic points in Czechoslovakia after the dismissal of Alexander Dubcek as Communist party chief in favor of Gustav Husak. CTK confirmed changes including the removal of Josef Smrkovsky and a reduced Presidium as Moscow warned troops to stay ready.
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Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek
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CTK
Josef Smrkovsky
Dubcek
Karel Polacek
Petr Colotka
Arriba's Prima Donna Repeats Best in Show at Shawnee Kennel Club
Arriba's Prima Donna repeated her best in show win at the 10th annual All Breed Dog Show of the Shawnee Kennel Club held at Winchester Recreation Park. Jane Forsythe held the winner's leash while judge Louis Marr pinned the ribbon in working breed competition as about 1,000 entries competed.
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Shawnee Kennel Club
Winchester Recreation Park
Jane Forsythe
Ler
Louis Marr
Mary Helen Massie
Four Frederick County Boys Held After I-81 Chase
Four Frederick County boys ages 14 and up are in the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Detention Home in Staunton after an incident that began in Middleway West Virginia and ended in Augusta County late Wednesday night. They were driving a car owned by Henry Earl Smith Jr of Summit Point West Virginia and stopped for gas at Sunoco on I-81 at Woodstock before fleeing without payment.
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Rt. 42
Woodstock
Rockingham County
Fighting Continues in Mideast Across Borders
Israeli forces clash with Egypt over the Suez Canal for the 12th day and engage Jordan near the Jordan River cease fire line for the fourth day. An Israeli spokesman reported Egyptian artillery north of Port Taufiq and El Qantara with returned fire. Casualties and damage were not yet known. Jordanian fire hit Israeli troops near Kibbutz Hadmia and later mortars struck Moaz Haim.
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Jordan
Jordan River
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el Qantara
Kibbutz
Hamadia
Sea of Galilee
Moaz Haim
Guards Alerted as North Carolina Rights March Near Raleigh
National Guardsmen on alert as 450 on duty near Raleigh guard a two week march led by SCLC demands abolition of capital punishment and broader desegregation. Rev Ralph Abernathy to speak at noon on capitol grounds. protest aims to pressure legislature amid anniversary of King’s assassination.
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North Carolina
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Ralph David Abernathy
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Edenton
Frinks
Rocky Mount
Marie Hill
Raleigh-area
Montgomery
Selma
Wiliam Land
United Church of Christ’s Committee For Racial Justice
Nixon extends reconnaissance flights after North Korean attack
President Nixon confirmed orders to continue unarmed reconnaissance missions near North Korea after the EC121 was shot down. He said flights will be protected, stressing the 56 000 U.S. troops in South Korea and noting 190 prior flights in the area as part of defense policy. The incident cost 31 American lives and led to a diplomatic protest rather than a new air strike.
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International Sea
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United States
Tornado Warning Bulletin Issued For Southeast States
Weather Bureau issues tornado watch for portions of South Carolina North Carolina and southern Virginia from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. EST Friday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds forecast. Greatest threat along and within 70 miles of a Rocky Mount North Carolina to Augusta Georgia line.
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Augusta, Ga
Weather showers and storms expected across Virginia today
Richmond area forecast calls for showers and thundershowers from an active weather system moving from the Ohio Valley toward the Gulf coast. Weather advisory potential, with unsettled conditions continuing tonight.
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Ohio Valley
Gulf Coast
Virginia
Prices and sales note at Boyer's Cash Grocery
A correction corrects the previous ad price for eggs at 95 cents a dozen. The notice lists a Boyer's Cash Grocery sale with spring coats and suits and a hat and dress shop run by Margaret L Hodgson.
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