Whitehall High School - Whitehall Yearbook (Whitehall, PA)

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Killings of Martin Luther Man lives in a world dominated by violence. An instrument simply called a gun can flicker or completely snufT out the flame of the candle of life. Yet the human race must go on even though there are obstacles along the way which encourage failure. As an illustration of life’s bitter pains, Robert Kennedy, Democratic senator from New York, was shot and critically injured June 5 in Los Angeles after acknowledging his Cali- fornia primary election victory. Approximately 25 hours later he died. Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, a Jordanian immigrant, was indicted for Senator Kennedy's murder. In April Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. His accused murderer, James Ray, was captured in June in England. Following the assassination, Negroes in large cities across the United States rioted. Rioting and burning occurred Welfare mothers march down Seventh Street in Washington moving past a store which was destroyed during the April rioting after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. About 12,(XX) troops were sent to the capital to end the violence. Mrs. King, the civil rights leader's widow, led the procession of about 500. May II. starting from a Negro playground named for the late President Kennedy. News 20

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Heart Transplant Operations Successful Communication establishes a basis for unity within a country and also among countries. As the world gets older and becomes more complex, the need for better communication among the peoples of the world becomes greater as a solution to problems. Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful heart transplant operation in December. Hostile Frenchmen rioted in Paris to rid the government of President Charles de Gaulle's power. A countrywide strike temporarily immobilized the country in May. In November the Russians celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution which was in 1917. Denmark drivers experienced confusion when they started driving on the right side of the road. In February Jean Claude Killy won three gold medals in the Olympic Games. Alexander Dubeek was chosen as Communist Party boss of Czechoslovakia in January. He was the first member of the country's Slovak minority group to hold the position and made major reforms. The war in Viet Nam continued. In May United States and North Vietnamese officials met in Paris seeking an end to the conflict. Great Britain, whose financial status was suffering, received aid from the International Monetary Fund. Talks between United States and North Vietnam began May 10 in this conference room at the Paris International Conference Center Ambassador to the United Nations, George Ball, right, who succeeded Arthur Goldberg, shakes hands with Secretary-General L Thant News i»

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King, Senator Kennedy Horrify Nation only three blocks away from the White House in W ashington, D.C. Garbage strikes in February in New York City and in Memphis in March left people living in unhealthy conditions. In October Carl Stokes was elected the first Negro mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, and in November, Negro Richard Hatcher was chosen Gary, Indiana, mayor. Robert McNamara resigned his post as Secretary of Defense in February and was elevated to the position of President of the World Bank. The political campaign for the nomination of candidate for president involved many aspirants on both the Democratic and Republican ticket. President Lyndon Johnson in March announced that he would not run again. A United States Navy intelligence ship, the U.S.S. Pueblo, was captured off the coast of North Korea in February. The Koreans claimed that the ship violated international sea law. Student demonstrations took place at many colleges especially at Columbia University in New York. The U.S.S. Scorpion was officially proclaimed lost at sea in June. On May 21 she filed her last “movement report before transiting the inadequately charted undersea mountains of the mid-Atlantic. During funeral services for her husband, the Negro civil rights leader. Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. sits in Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. She staled taler that it was Gods will for his work to continue. One of the most touching moments during Senator Robert F. Kennedy 's funeral is his son. Robert Jr., placing his hand on his father's bier at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York Kennedy was shot June 5 at the Ambassador Hotel after winning the California primary. News 21