Memphis Faces Curfew as Guardsmen Guard Firefighters
National Guardsmen protected non striking firefighters in Memphis while police and fire unions faced a dusk to dawn curfew. About 39 people, mostly striking officers, were arrested. city officials counted applications for joiners as unions threaten a general walkout.
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Wildcat
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Robert Walker
Chandler
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Afl-Cio Labor Council
Tommy Powell
Labor Council
Lorene Osborne
Memphis Education Association
Elvis Presley
Vester Presley
Graceland Mansion
Presley
Tennessee National Guardsman
Tenn
Pathologists study MLK Jr. bullet to trace origin
Three leading pathologists examined bullet fragments and tissue from Martin Luther King Jr. as the House assassinations committee probes fresh clues. Dr. Michael Baden and colleagues seek the bullet's path, questioning whether it came from beyond the Memphis rooming house window as earlier evidence suggested.
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Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
House
New York City
Michael Baden
Memphis
Tenn
Baden
John I. Coe
Hennepin County
Minn
Joseph H. Davis
Dade County
Fla
Robert Blakey
King
King’s Motel
Roanoke City Council cuts taxes after year end surplus
Roanoke officials vote to cut real estate taxes from 1.60 to 1.50 per 100 and utility taxes from 17.5 to 15 percent, effective soon. The decisions follow a reported $5.795 million year end surplus and are expected to save homeowners about $55 annually but cost the city roughly $1.75 million this budget year.
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Roanoke
William Hubard
Council
Funnel Cloud and Waterspout Spotted Near Baltimore
The National Weather Service reported a funnel cloud over a populated area east of Baltimore and a waterspout in Chesapeake Bay. No injuries or damage occurred as clouds dissipated. Key Bridge observers and a Patuxent River vicinity sighting noted the brief events.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
National Weather Service
Francis Scott Key Bridge
Bethlehem Steel Co
Sparrows Point
Baltimore County
Weather Service
Point Lookout
Choptank River
Patuxent River
Bay
James Graninger Surrenders After Aug 1 Killing
James Graninger turned himself in to Frederick County authorities for the murder of Jesse James Sisk on August 1. He surrendered last night, ending a manhunt that spanned local police and state investigators.
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James Graninger
Jesse James Sisk
Frederick County
Nyad Abandons Open Water Swim Near Key West
Diana Nyad abandoned her 103 mile attempt about 85 miles southwest of Key West after her mouth blistered and tongue swollen by jellyfish. She was helped aboard her escort boat and could not reach the goal as Coast Guard spokesman Ray Baker reported. No immediate condition details were provided.
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Cuba
Key West
BEST
Coast Guard
Ray Baker
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