European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 06, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes Bobby Kennedy shot. Critically wounded 6, 1968 continued from Page senator. Al mid morning the suspect was identified As Sirhan Bishara Sirhan 24, of Pasadena five other persons in the Surg ing crowd around the Victorio California primary candidate were wounded. Kennedy s wife Ethel who expecting their Lith child a not Hurt. She Bent Over her husband As he Lay bleeding from the wound near his right ear a another in his neck whispering to him and trying to console him just As Jacqueline Ken Nedy had Bent Over her husband in a convertible in 1963 in Dallas a third Bullet grazed the senator s forehead. Believed Deaden. Kennedy was taken by ambulance to Central receiving Hospital where the examining physician or. Victor Baz fir believed he was dead. He slapped him on the face saying Bob Bob but he did not re Spond. After 3 hours and 40 minute on the operating table in go Samaritan Hospital to which Kennedy was moved Deputy mayor Joseph Quinn said the doctors told him that the sen Ator s condition was encouraging. There apparently is , but they won t know for three or four Days he Johnson awakened at the White House shortly after the shooting at 12 20 put 8 20 . Get ordered secret service agents immediately assigned to All major can suspect. Continued from Page states As a permanent res Denton Jan. 12, 1557, at new York had made several Campaign appearances recently before jewish congregations in California calling for Arab recognition of Israel and an end to jordanian aggression against the jewish state. Wednesday was the first anniversary of the Start of the mid East said the suspect had four $100 Bills and a newspaper clip Ping critical of Kennedy in his after the identification Yorty said the prisoner refuse to identify himself. In san Francisco atty. Lynch said the weapon was a .22-caliber Iver Johnson with a 2-Inch barrel. The weapon fires .22 Long shells which havea greater Impact than Short bul Sirhan was arraigned at 7 . As John Doe and bail was set at $250,000. Police had booked him on suspicion of As Sault with intent to commit murder. The arraignment Wason six such counts. Chief Reddin said the suspect was very Cool very Calm very stable and Lucid under a drum fire of questioning after the a number of lengthy conversations he talked freely and with interest until asked who he was and anything Abou Kennedy Reddin said. Any time the questioning go around to the gunning Down of Kennedy at the ambassador hotel the Man would say i prefer to remain weather partly Cloudy with intermittent showers. Little to Liana Friday. Frankfurt Heidel Berg High 72, Low 52. Temperatures re corded wednesday get 4 4 am pin 68 82 Adana p 68 77 Athens p 6-j 73 Aviano p 64 64 Berlin p 54 70 Frankfurt p 65 63 London p i Cloudy a partly Cloudy a rain. 2nd weather Vina 4 4 am pm 49 82 Madrid p 52 64 Munich p 55 64 pans p 50 54 Prestwick r 64 68 Rome r 72 73 wheelus cd dilates in the 1968 presidential Angeles police chief Thomas Reddin said the gunman apparently acted alone. So far Reddin said there was no Evi Dence of a conspiracy. The Man was held under maximum Secu Rity at the los Angeles City jail. Kennedy had come Down from his suite in the ambassador hotel to speak to his supporters massed before television Camer As in the embassy room an claim Victory. He was narrowly leading his main opponent sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy but was steadily drawing away in the California think All these primaries have indicated it is quite Clear that we can work together in the last analysis and that what has been going on the last three years the divisions violence disenchantment with society be tween Black and White poor an affluent can be healed he said. Then Kennedy left the podium and was pushing his Way through hand shaking and cheer ing supporters with a sort of flying wedge led by his aide Bill Barry a former Fri Man Roosevelt Grier a 300-Poundtackle for the los Angeles rams suspect arraigned the suspect in the shooting of Kennedy is taken to the Hall of Justice in los Angeles for arraignment. His Bond was set at $250,000. A photo Frk beats Mccarthy in key California voting los Angeles up f. Kennedy Defeated sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy in tues Day s democratic presidential primary in California before hews shot Early wednesday. Victory in California meant 172 democratic National convention votes the richest Harvest in an presidential primary. Or. Max Rafferty an out spoken conservative Defeated . Sen. Thomas h. Kuchel assistant Republican floor Leader for the Republican Senatori Al nomination in California. Former state controller Alani Ranston won the democratic nomination beating state Beilenson Public util lies commissioner William and two minor Oppon its. The democratic primary Wasa contest of Kennedy Mccarthy and an uncommitted Delegate late mostly favourable to Vic president Hubert h. Humphrey. The latest total precincts reporting 19,57792 per cent Kennedy 1,325,65947 per cent Mccarthy 1,197,74541 per cent uncommitted 347,22112 percent running As an unopposed favor Ite son gov. Ronald Reagan won the Republican presidential primary and 86 Republican National convention votes. Football team and Rafer John son former olympic decathlon headed into it Corr Tor leading to a hotel Kitchen seek ing to get on a freight elevator and Back up to the suite. Ken Nedy was shaking hands with a Young Busboy near a Row of refrigerators when the shots be Gan ringing out like a string of chinese los Angeles times photographer reporter Boris Yaro was standing a few feet away. Kennedy backed up against the Kitchen freezers As the gun Man fired at him at Point Blan Range he said. He cringed and threw his hands up Over his face. I turned around and saw Ken Nedy lying on the floor. Blood seemed to be pouring out of around in his head or ear. It seemed As though he was trying to say something but you could t hear they shot Bobby for a few moments the crowd jammed in the ballroom had no idea what had happened. Then shouts for a doctor went out Over the Public address system and the word spread the shot women began sob Bing and men fought to try Roget at the assailant. Barry wrested the gun fro the hand of the assailant who struggled wildly until Grier sub Dued him and sat on him on the floor. Mrs. Kennedy at first resisted id by the ambulance attend ants and As the senator was lifted up in a Stretcher he a or a , of no Don then the wounded Man and his wife entered the ambulance and were taken to the Central receiving Hospital where Kennedy received the last rites of theroman Catholic Church. The operation at the second Hospital began at 2 45 . Put 10 45 . Get and the City s Deputy mayor did not emerge with news of an encouraging Outlook until 6 30 . Put 2 30 . Get wounded As they stood Besid Kennedy were Paul Schrade an Al Cio Union official Ira Goldstein 19, a radio newsman William Weisel 30, a television cameraman Irwin stroll 17, and mrs. Elizabeth told aides who rushed to his Side help Bobby More details Kennedy s press Secretary Frank Mankiewicz gave a More detailed report on the senator condition following the opera Tion. Mankiewicz said Kennedy had been taken to an intensive care room and that his condition was extremely the vital signs remain Boutas they were except he is now breathing on his own which hews not prior to surgery he said. All but one fragment of the Jullet has been removed from he head injury. There is Stillone Bullet apparently somewhere n the Back of his neck although his is hot regarded As a major problem. Sen. Kennedy lost face amount it e/j0?d" oos Uit of the Bullet so s a re and passed teas Gibone on the Rich head and helped disarm crackers. Saw his the Man within seconds the hands of the people began to beat the Pat Murphy a hotel police charged into the crowd and formed a cordon around the mrs London up Jacqueline Kennedy wife of e late president John of Ken Aywas informed of the shooting 5 sen. Robert f. Kennedy i transatlantic Telephone Call from i Radziwill in London. Radziwill s wife Lee is s sister. She said her husband Tele phoned mrs. Kennedy in new York after being told of the shooting by a wire service and their conversation was the first news of he shooting the former first lady could t believe it mrs. Radziwill said. She kept saying no it can t have happened. Tell me " gunman and led him the others wounded mrs. Evans and Schrade suf Ifred Scalp wounds while stroll \ and Goldstein were hit in the legs. Weisel was seriously Hurt with a Bullet in the Abdomen. Bedlam for an hour the hotel was a bedlam for an hour after the shooting in the lobby several Hundred persons Knelt around a Fountain and prayed for the senator. One of the three surgeons who operated on him said Kennedy might not make or. Henry Cuneo said that even if Kennedy lives he May have suffered extensive brain damage. Cuneo gave his opinion to or. _ i i. Nn/1lawrence professor Pool director and of neurosurgery at Fiji Chaoui /4 �--4it doubtful that lie army hikes pm quota for june Washington is More enlisted Menand women will be eligible to Advance to the top four grades in june than at any time inthe past 12 months the army announced in releasing this month s promotion quota at the same time the army said it was Tak ing another step to relax at least temporarily some of its promotion restrictions. This month As an exception to regulations about 8,000 of the More than 20,000 promotions to e4 Mayto outstanding soldiers without regard of i Tion vacancy requirements provided Ines otherwise qualified and require no waiver. Last month the army dim naked monthly mos freeze in promotion we the june authorization Down As follows to e9 _1,936 e6, 2,185 e5, 9,106 and
