Kennedy Slaying Witnesses Describe Quick Fire At Range
Witnesses testified the gunman fired rapidly on the range about twelve hours before Kennedy was shot. They said three bullets hit Kennedy, contradicting earlier reports, and that Sirhan Sirhan smiled as he shot. The transcript of 258 pages was released with grand jury findings and details of the Ambassador Hotel incident.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sirhan Bisehara Sirhan
Sirhan
Ambassador Hotel
New York
California
Henry Adrian Carreon
East Los Angeles College
David Montellano
Robert Kennedy
Vincent Thomas di Pietro
Thomas T. Noguchi
Carreon
Sirhan Sirhan
di Pietro
Noguchi
LBJ Heads to Texas Ranch for Father's Day Weekend
President Johnson returns to the hill country for a long Father’s Day weekend at his Texas ranch. He arrives from Washington aboard a jet with daughter Luci and grandson Patrick Lyndon Nugent as 90 degree heat grips the area.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Texas
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Luci
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
City auto tag check reveals 4603 owner William Bridgeforth Sr
Readers are asked to verify car tag 4603 registered to William Bridgeforth Sr. The note forecasts a warm weekend with highs in the 80s and sunny mild conditions Sunday. Overall temperatures are expected to stay below normal over the next five days.
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William Bridgeforth, Sr
Rocket Offensive May Stop Paris Peace Talks
Western diplomats warn a sustained Viet Cong rocket offensive on Saigon could derail the Paris talks. U.S. Ambassador Harriman warned Thuy that attacks on Saigon could have serious consequences for negotiations. Officials hedge on exact U.S. action, noting Johnson would decide any major shift.
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Paris
Saigon
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Pe Xuan Thuy
Vietnam
Harriman
Thuy
Harriman Comacy
Johnson
South Vietnam
Missiles Found as Guerrillas Hit Saigon Area
In Saigon's rocket belt, U S soldiers seized 32 enemy missiles and killed 26 guerrillas. Despite 12 000 allied troops in the area, Viet Cong rockets struck Tan Son Nhut airbase, killing one American and damaging a plane. Major rocket caches were recovered northeast of the city, with 22 rounds of 107mm Chinese rockets and 10 of 122mm Soviet rockets found in canal, sampans, and firing sites nearby.
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Saigon
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Poor People Get Permit To Remain Near Lincoln Memorial
National Park Service planned to grant a temporary extension for the Poor People's Campaign encampment at Resurrection City near the Lincoln Memorial. The extension would be shorter than the 30 days sought by campaign lawyers, with leaders signaling progress amid marches and tight city scrutiny.
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Washington
National Park Service
Lincoln Memorial
Resurrection City
Nash Castro
Castro
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
Agriculture Department
State Department
Congress
Apple Crop of 9 Million Is Expected in Virginia
Horticulturists at a twilight meeting estimate a nine million bushel Virginia apple crop this year. Dr. Howard Rollins of Virginia Tech and Horticulturist George Williams say after consulting sources the figure is closer to nine million. Damage mainly north of Roanoke and west of the Blue Ridge, with Winchester Mt Jackson and Staunton areas affected. Meeting held at Deerfield Orchard on the Middle Road.
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Virginia
Howard Rollins
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
George Williams
Roanoke
Blue Ridge
Rollins
Winchester
Jackson
Staunton
Ralph Bauserman & Sons
Deerfield Orchard
Middle Road
EUB Assigns Pastors as Session Ends
The Virginia Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church concluded its annual session with pastoral appointments. A vote yesterday approved uniting with three United Methodist Conferences on January 1, 1970, as part of the Methodist EUB merger. Bishop J Gordon Howard chaired the closing sessions. he will transfer to another UMC jurisdiction and be succeeded by the Virginia Conference bishop.
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Virginia Conference
EUB
United Methodist Church
UMC
Evangelical
United Brethren Conference
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
United Methodist
Baltimore
J. Gordon Howard
East Central Area
Floyd L. Falk
Howard
Hippies Seek Refuge as Icarus Passes Near Earth
In Sugar Loaf Colorado John the Freak leads a small camp atop 8000 feet amid hippie settlers praying for safety as scientists say asteroid Icarus will miss Earth by 3.9 million miles. Boulder area reports rising hippie arrivals and a jump in drug arrests since last year.
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Sugar Loaf Mountain
Nature
Icarus
California
Atlantis
Boulder
University of Colorado
Boulder County
Snow Flurries Reported in Mount Storm West Virginia
Snow flurries fell off and on all day Thursday in Mount Storm West Virginia about 25 miles south of Oakland Maryland. The town sits 3 600 feet above sea level on the Allegheny Front high plateau with no heavy accumulation.
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Mount Storm
W.va
Oakland
Student Musicians Head for Europe Tour of 11 Countries
Young music students from across the nation prepare for a 34 day 11 country European concert tour. About 275 arrive for rehearsals at Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music. The All-Student Band Orchestra Jazz Group and Chorus perform publicly Monday evening in Shenandoah auditorium and fly from Dulles to Prestwick Scotland next week.
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Shenandoah College
Shenandoah Conservaory of Music
Shenandoah Auditorium
Dulles
Prestwick
Scotland
Paul B. Noble, Jr
Conservatory
U.S.A
Noble
Hopewell
Cave Spring
Roanoke County
Lions Clubs of Virginia
France
Lee
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Holland
Europe
Tornado hits Tracy Minnesota killing at least ten
A destructive tornado tore through Tracy Minnesota causing at least 10 deaths and widespread devastation. More than a dozen missing and over 20 hospitalized as guard units assist in search and cleanup. The twister damaged half the town's dwellings and disrupted power water and phones. Governor LeVander ordered National Guard assistance and portable generators.
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Tracy, Minn
Tracy
National
Tracy Hospital
Minnesota
Marshall and Slayton
Bernard Helm
Helm
Harold LeVander
National Guard
Marshall
State Highway Department
Pleasant Richmond Weather With Sunny Skies
A large high pressure area covers the eastern states and moves eastward toward the Atlantic. Virginia enjoys sunny skies and mild temperatures as the system influences the region.
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Richmond
Atlantic
Virginia
Auction Tonight At 7 30 P M Jimmy s Auction Howard Johnson s
Auction action listed for 7 30 P M at Jimmy s Auction on Airport Road plans and Saturday shoppers special spaghetti meat sauce priced at 85 cents. A corrected dance ad appears on the back page noting music by Phil Young for the Winchester Moose Club event.
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Jimmy
Airport Road
Howard Johnson
Phil Young
Winchester
Moose Club
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