Winona State University OpenRiver Winona Daily News Winona City Newspapers 3-10-1969 Winona Daily News Winona Daily News Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/winonadailynews Recommended Citation Winona Daily News, "Winona Daily News" (1969). Winona Daily News. 855. https://openriver.winona.edu/winonadailynews/855 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Winona City Newspapers at OpenRiver. It has been accepted for inclusion in Winona Daily News by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE RIVER Yesterday 6.68 Read By More Today .. 6.56 Crest Than 90,000 1965 ... 6.23 20.75 1952 ... 5.74 17.93 People Every Day 1951 .. .. 5.39 17.35 Nixon Relaxes AGREES TO 99-YEAR TERM In Florida . KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) controversy and other matters, — President Nixon, described wore a plain gray sweatshirt, as near a decision on deploying dark gray slacks and gray Ray Admits He of a "thin" antiballistic missile shoes on the cruise. W shield, remained at his water- At the staff meeting were spe- front Florida retreat today for cial assistant H. R. Hildeman some final hours of relaxation and White House counsel John before returning to the White D. Ehrlicbman. Aboard the Ju- House. lie for the cruise was his friend Nixon, who flew here late Fri- and neighbor, C. G. "Bebe" Re- day for a respite after his ex- bozo, millionaire banker and Murdered King hausting European tour, was ex- real estate financier. pected to be back in Washington As is Nixon's custom during MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)- Tex. "It took me months to of the slain civil rights leader, tonight. Florida visits, the President James Earl Ray pleaded guilty prove to myself . .. that it was said he had no comment on With the weather damp and spent much of his free time with today to murdering Dr. Martin not a conspiracy." Ray's plea. Mrs. Martin Luther dreary on Saturday, it seemed Rebozo. On Saturday night they Luther King Jr. and agreed to Five witnesses then testified King Jr., widow of the slain for a time that the chief execu- surprised patrons of the dining accept a 99-year sentence in the to the actual fact of King's slay- man, was reported to be out of tive might cut short his Florida room at the Key Biscayne Hotel Tennessee State Penitentiary. ing, at the Lorraine Motel here the city and not immediately stay. But the sun shone brightly by showing up for dinner. He said, however, that he did April 4, 1968. This is necessary available. Sunday and—following a two- The White House said there not agree with a theory— appar- under Tennessee law in a case Testimony in Ray's trial today hour morning staff meeting at would be an announcement in ently held by his own lawyer— where the death penalty could began simply to establish the his home—Nixon went aboard Washington today on the new that there was no conspiracy to be involved. fact that King was killed. Five the Navy' s 64-foot cabin cruiser, administration's choice for as- assassinate King. But, he said, Then the jury must retire to witnesses were called, in this the Julie, which took him down , sistant secretary of state for in- "I agree with the stipulation" to go Ibvou-'h the formi iity of set- order : Biscayne Bay to the point where ter-American affairs. plead guilty. Samuel B. Kyles, "¦¦¦¦ *¦¦ ¦ ting the 99-year sentence. —The Rev. the big pond in his front yard A presidential decision on the PBBsawwwrar'WWBraBigMi ^^ A_MFV •*¦. '- ¦Wfcg-jww-"- . - ¦a.wwwwwuii -piiiw. • ¦* JW .HWH ^mmwwmmm—_. -./ c__.»w<g»x<tiw ^; "I've never had hopes of any- a Memphis Baptist minister joins the Atlantic. The jury was chosen from a ABM, which has aroused strong MOTHER IN ANGUISH . .A South Cong rocket attack on the waterfront of Sai- thing except . to save this ago, Nixon, who did not attend venire picked two weeks (Continued on Page 2A, Col. B) opposition in Congress and some Vietnamese woman screams hysterically gon. Her children were feared dead in the man's life," said Ray's lawyer, but the jurors themselves had Sunday church services but con- ) RAY communities, was not expected after her home was destroyed by a Viet rubble of wood and tin. (AP Photofax Percy Foreman of Houston, no idea, a court spokesman ferred with aides on the ABM until Tuesday or Wednesday. said, that they would be as- signed to the Ray case until WEATHER ANTIMISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM court began this morning. Criminal Court Judge Preston Egypt Prepares FEDERAL FORECAST Battle asked Ray, who was WINONA AND VICINITY - called to the stand, whether he Fair through Tuesday. Colder understood that his guilty plea tonight; little change in tem- meant he waived aU rights to Hero's Burial perature Tuesday. Low tonight Scaled Down Plan to Cut Opposition? appeal. He also was Igfced if the 2 below to 6 above; high Tues- WASHINGTON (AP) - An sites than originally planned estimated at $5 billion to protect group of senators, which in- the system and that was the decision to plead guilty was his day 24-28. Outlook Wednesday: expected move by President and further away from major against Chinese communist cludes Edward M. Kennedy, D- 1968 high water mark for oppo- own and of his own free will. Temperatures below normal Nixon to scale down plans for population centers. rockets to a $40 billion system Mass., and J. W. Fulbright, D- nents. "I agree with the stipulation." For Army Chief with little or no precipitation. the Sentinel program may less- Senate Democratic Leader geared against the Soviet Union. Ark. who have beera fighting Nixon is expected to call for Ray said, and then told the TEL AVIV (AP) - After two en opposition to the antimissile Mike Mansfield said in an inter- They see this as a major escala- immediate deployment of the resumption of work on the sys- judge he wanted to add some- days of heavy shelling, the Suez LOCAL WEATHER tion of the arms race. Sentinel missile system. tem which started under the Official observations for the defense system, especially in view that a cutback in the pro- thing. Canal was reported quiet again posed number of missile sites Even supporters of the Senti- An Associated Press poll over Johnson administration and was 24 hours ending at 12 m. Sun- Congress. today. Egypt prepared a hero's Nixon studied the controver- "will satisfy some people" In nel admit the high cost, that it the weekend showed 47 senators frozen last month amid contro- Asked what it was , Ray said funeral for its army chief of day: he wanted to go on record as Maximum, 25; minimum, 3; sial antiballistic missile pro- Congress who are worried about would take three years to build opposing funds this year for versy over its cost, effective- staff , Gen. Abdel Moneim Riad, saying he did not agree with noon, 20; precipitation, none. gram over the weekend in Flori- the cost of the proposed ABM and would be capable of inter- Sentinel sites, 24 in favor of ness, danger to cities and effect who was fatally wounded by an Official observations for the da and is scheduled to announue program. cepting only small numbers of going ahead with the work and on possible disarmament talks. "the theory that there was no conspiracy. Israeli shell Sunday. 24 hours ending at 12 m; today: a decision early this week to Critics fear the system once unsophisticated intercontinental 29 undecided. The administration has indi- " "They are burying their gen- ballistic missiles. Last year only 34 senators cated it wants to proceed with a In Atlanta, Ga,, the Rev. Maximum, 28; minimum, 17; employ a modified "thin" sys- started will grow both in cost eral at noon so we don't expect and intent from one originally Mansfield is one of a powerful voted to delay deployment of revamped version. Martin Luther King, Sr., father , noon, 27; precipitation, .01. tem with perhaps fewer missile trouble today," an Israeli mili- tary source said. So True 30 KILLED, 705 HUR T U.N. observers blamed Egypt "Nice weather" is what for the start of the artillery duel The Events That the people back home are Saturday .They reported to U.N. enjoying while you're away headquarters that they observed on vacation . There's a the Egyptians firing from one to hotel*j:planned -.fpr Miami 32 minutes before the Israelis Brought RFK, . ,/Beacfi"that'll be so , formal opened up along the blocked men will have to wear ties waterway. in the solarium... A B'way Israeli shells hit Egypt's oil character . says his wife has refinery at Suez tor the f ourth Sirhan Together bought so much at those time since the 1967 War, and tho Israelis said a petrochemical By HARRY F. ROSENTHAL warehouse sales he had to Paratroopers Hit buy a warehouse to keep it plant and oil storage tanks were LOS ANGELES Wi — On the fourth of June last year, Sir- all in . , Pulling a tooth (AP) ' armed forces grew stronger, still burning today. Egypt said han Bishara Sirhan mulled over ways to spend a leisurely, SAIGON — Hundreds of fense Secretary Melvin R. Laird used to be called! simply an enemy troops ambushed about told newsmen as he left Saigon But he would not give any three tanks were set afire. warm day. He says he considered the races, a gunnery range, extraction.