European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 d the stars and stripes nation s tributes pour in set Tyroy april 6, King s murder called an american tragedy. From a and a Dpi dispatches tributes to Martin t Ait her King poured in from around the nation including one from Al Cio president George Meany who said the murder of or. Martin Luther King is an american was killed striking members while aiding of an Al Cio Union in their struggle for human dignity. That is How spent his entire life at the Side of the most oppressed in this nation. He died in that struggle and All who cherish human dignity mourn tonight Meany closed All at lactic Gulf and great Lake sports for one Day. A spokesman j said the no work order would re main in effect until 8 . Sat urday. In Washington the National i maritime Union also urged its55,000 member seamen to stay off the Job until 5 . Satur Day. I the nation s capital was caught in a grip of Shock mourn-1 ing and fear of mayor proclaimed a Day of mourning some schools closed and flags flew at half staff. Mrs. John f. Kennedy whose husband also died from a sniper s Bullet appealed to the nation to let the assassination of or. King make room in peo ple s hearts for love not mrs. Kennedy said she wept for mrs. King and her children for the senseless senseless actor hate which took away a Man who preached love and will our country learn that to live by the sword is to perish by the sword i Pray that with the Price repaid his life he will make room in people s hearts for love not hate mrs. Kennedy said. Some people would never kill but even to speak of another with hatred is the same an causes sen. Robert f. Kennedy told predominantly negro audience thursday to Pray for King family but More important say a prayer for our own country which All of us Kennedy was informed of s murder when he and his wife Ethel arrived at the Indianapolis Airport on the last leg of a three City Campaign swing through Indiana. The new York Democrat who is entered in the May 7 Indiana presidential primary made Brief statement to newsmen at Weir Cook Airport saving reverend King had a life dedicated to peace Justice compassion and non violence. It is up to us to fulfil his Kennedy went to a rally on an outdoor basketball court before a predominantly negro audience. He recalled his brother s assassination. In an emotional voice Kennedy told the audience for those of you who Are Black who Are tempted to be filled with hatred at the injustice of an act i can also feel in my own heart the same kind of member of my family was killed. He was killed by a Whiteman. But we have to make an Effort in the this Tut states to co beyond this Kennedy said what we need in the unit states is what need in that United states United state is no but is love Wisdom compassion toward another Anda feeling of Justice toward Thow who still suffer i our country whether they be White or whether they be Black said. In san Francisco sen. Eugenej. Mccarthy declaring a King s death is on our min Sand consciences said the nation must How give negroes full membership in american society. In new York Richard galled on americans to Dettt this terrible act beating themselves to the ideals of nonviolence of peace Ful Progress for which he r sorrow an unidentified woman weeps at Memphis funeral Home Friday As she walks past the body of or. Martin Luther King. Hundreds filed by in tribute to slain Leader. A Carmichael promises retaliation Washington up Stokel Carmichael Friday characterized the assassination of Martin Luther King As an act of War against the negro people by White America and warned of retaliation in the have to retaliate for the execution of or. King Carmi Chael said. Our retaliation won t be in the courtroom but inthe streets of Carmichael who was among hundreds of demonstrators thursday night during several hours of violence in a 15-Block area of Washington made the statements at a news Confer White America killed 2 puerto Rico hotels blasted san Juan . Topi explosions of terrorist bombs ripped two luxury Beach hotel crowded with american tourists police said thursday f ires near the City destroyed six other Busi Rico s criminal investigation corps said the bombs exploded late wednesday at the la Concha and Condado Beach hotels and caused about $5,000 damage at each hotel. There were no reports of injuries. Fires destroyed five stores i Arecibo about 30 Miles West of the capital and a supermarket in Caguas a town South of san Juan. Or. King it declared War onus Carmichael declared. Black people know that their Way is not by intellectual discussions. They know the have to get guns. I think White America mad its biggest mistake when she killed or. King. She killed Al reasonable Carmichael said King was the Only soul brother to whom both militants and revolutionaries would listen even if they did not always agree with see no one replacing or. King the Black Power Leader said. That s Why All America said that on thursday night he had led negro youths through washing ton s Cardozo area scene of widespread looting to ask store owners to close Down their shops out of respect for want it Clear that we Are not stopping them from kicking in store windows Carmichael said. But he added that in the future we will Stop them from going out into the streets until they have asked by a White reporter if he feared for his life Carmi Chael replied to hell with my life you should fear for your people have to survive and the Only Way they will survive is by getting asked if his course of action might result in the death of Many negroes Carmichae responded Black men Are dying every Day. In Vietnam for example. They might take As Many Whit possible with during the conference he As bellmen As referred to president Johnson and sen. Robert f. Kennedy d n.y., As hankies and include them As part of White America he held responsible for King death. I Don t think there is an alternative to retribution car Michael said. I think Whit America is incapable of coping with the Black Navy lofts Bomarc a Vandenberg fab. Calif up a Bomarc a missile modified to serve As a missile target was launched from this base thursday by personnel fro the Navy missile Center at near by Point Mug designated thecqm10a, the target hew into the sea test area of the Navy specific missile Range for test and evaluation purposes the air Force reported. Also in new York former Wallace of Alabama the White supremacist contender forthe democratic party presiden tial nomination described the killing As Wallace said the regrettable and tragic act was another example of the breakdown of Lawand order in this country which must be . Edward Kennedy said or King suffered the Fate sen Edward Brooke the Only negro senator said the crime was unspeakable. The grief some speak i there were some who spoke ill of or. King even in death. In Montgomery ala., Jim Lark the sheriff of Dallas county when or. King launched Hiss e 1 m a integration Campaign there said i think a Man of violence died by violence. Directly and indirectly he caused every riot in the . Over the past 10 years. But certainly Don t go along with his being sen. Strom Thurmond r s.c., speaking at Virginia polytechnic Institute in Blacks Burg at a seminar on conflict had this to say i do not favor violence of any kind. I hesitate to say anything bad about the dead but i do not share a High admiration for or. King. He pre tended to be non violent. He said people of rap Brown s character will have Tobe watched in the aftermath of the slaying. Too spoke in place indy any southerner anguish. Violence said rep. Hal Boggs a la has no America. Anywhere,body." i Only regret that it i impossible in our nation to fully protect any citizen in his right to speak for and advocate the dictates of his conscience said sen. Russell b. Long a la sen. Frank Church Dillaho said we Are steeped in violence it is the curse of to g o
