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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poor 24 d the stars and stripes monday Robert f. Kennedy Laid to rest in continued from pave in the mid 80s and humidity in the High 60s.one Veteran Soldier observer estimated that by 3 . Fou hours before the cemetery s Clos ing time about 100,000 had filed past the new grave. A Kennedy family spokesman said the graveside in which Ken Nedy s casket now rests within Avault will not be the permanent burial place but the latter willbe in the same general area. He said. Some simple memo rial will be designed but no plans have been drawn no architect has been selected and no landscaping features have Bee decided upon. These procedures Are expected to take considerable time and meanwhile the casket will remain in the Tempo Rary location he said. President and mrs. Johnson looked on As they had at Funer Tito stakes leadership on ending revolt Belgrade a president Tito Sundy  his presidency and leadership of the communist party on a bid to restore peace among rebellious students. The communist Leader intervened in the seven Day old strike of students of Belgrade University in a radio and to address to the nation. Tito said the student revolt was partly the result of the fact that he had often raised the Sam questions that students have raised now but they were still not solved. Would not stay this time i Promise student that i will wholeheartedly Endeavor to find solutions an students must help me in this. If i am not capable of settling these issues then i should not remain on my  he said. While promising students Satis faction of their justifiable demands and calling on them to return to academic work the speech was directed at worker sin an apparent move to prevent the unrest from spreading to the working class. Tito said that the communist party s presidium and executive committee met sunday to discus the situation and that a program has been worked out for improve ments of the political and economic situation in the country. Party overtaken he said the student unrest had overtaken the party. Tito charged that hostile elements infiltrated students ranks after the riots started spontaneously a a Eek ago and said that reactionary and extremist left Wing elements influenced by Mao tse Tung we retrying to take Over leadership of the , he said i can say that 90 per cent of students Are honest youth whom we did not take care of  troop costs. Continued from pays t stability of the Dollar is defens costs not foreign Aid he said. Foreign Aid is not the problem. We Don t Send out dollars. The real Issue is whether we can keep the huge number of troops around the , a High level financial policy maker said americas ends $3 billion annually to maintain . Troops in other lauds. Al services saturday morning i Majestic St. Patrick s Cathedral in new  did other High dignitaries of the government and emissaries of most of the nations on Earth. So too did a delegation of the poor from resurrection Ity across the Potomac River. It was a Climax to the Days of mourning and sadness since Robert Francis Kennedy was felled by an Assassin s Bullet last wednesday in los  Shadow of Shock and grief that spread across the nation encompassed the High and the of the Rich and impoverished the proud and the Humble and the political apostles and Politi Al opponents of Robert Kennedy. Kennedy s body was set i place at the open grave just 47 feet from that of his  the spot where the former president lies the new grave is a Short distance away Anda bit Down the Hillside looking Down toward memorial Bridge with its rows of lights to the Lincoln memorial to another martyred president and on to the glistening White Needle of the Washington Monument and floodlit dome of the  the slope to the rear the Custis Lee mansion glowed Golden in the headlights with the american Flag flying at half staff before it. A representative of the National Park service which is in charge of the Home said that sofar As he knew it was the first night time funeral at Arlington where upwards of 150,000 per sons Are  services were Short and unpretentious. There were Only prayers no Eulogy or ceremony. The coffin in which Kennedy body was brought from new York on a special train running hours behind time was carried from a Hearse by 12 pallbearers headed by his 15-year-old son Joseph Iii. The Flag upon it was ruffled by a gentle Breeze. At the end the pallbearer folded the Flag and gave it to former astronaut John glennjr., a close Friend of the Kenne Dys. He gave it to sen. Edwardm. Kennedy the slain senator s brother who in turn handed itto Tho widow. President and mrs. Johnson spoke comfortingly to mrs. Ethel Kennedy and to Edward Ken Nedy the Only surviving one of the four Kennedy  of the family the president and close Friend Knelt in prayer at the graveside. The Black veiled widow he face Graven in grief touched her lips lightly to the Africa mahogany coffin. Grocer from i or Dan slain Chicago a a Southside grocer who came to the United states from Jordan was shot to death saturday in his store and police speculated the killing May have been in re Venge for the assassination often. Robert f. Kennedy. The Man charged with Mur Dering Kennedy Sirhan Bishara Sirhan 24, is a native of  Rayyan 55, the father of nine children was shot in the Sirhan father lays slaying to 1948 War Tayyeba israeli held Jordan a Bishara Sirhan father of the Man accused of killing Robert Kennedy said sunday that childhood memories of Theara israeli War of 1948 could have pushed his son to shoot the head As he Bent Over a vegetable bin his daughter Zuhde a 22, who witnessed the shooting told police. She said two negro men entered the store one of them pulled out a pistol and the walked silently to where Ray Yan was  gunman put the pistol be Hind Rayyan s left ear and fire twice she said. The second shot missed. Without saying a word Bot men then walked out of the store the daughter  s Nephew Nasuf Jaba 35, was also in the store at the tune. He told police the gunmen acted As if they were going Over to a table to pick up a pack of  Rayyan left Jordan 16 year Sago and lived in South America until 1963 when he came to the United states.  claimed his son Sirhan Sirhan had seen a jew kill Alarab and had also gone through what the father called a heavy shelling attack on the Mussara Quarter of Jerusalem where the Sirhan family lived in 1948. The remarks constitute a about face by the father who last week said he could think Ono reason for his son to kill Kennedy. He had described his son As quiet studious kind harmless and religious Kennedy was killed by disown Tongue Sirhan s father told newsmen referring to Kennedy recent statement supporting Israel s stand against the  father said he agreed with a statement by Mohamme Mehdi head of the american Arab action committee in Newyork blaming the assassination on the volatile Middle East situation. Officials9 silence on Sirhan sought los Angeles a theman whose office expects to prosecute Sirhan Bishara sir Hanfor the murder of sen. Robert f. Kennedy said saturday Hewon t tolerate Public statements which could jeopardize his Case. Dist. Atty. Evelle j. Younger said he will do anything to Stop officials police or prose cution figures from making comments which could damage the state s Case. Sirhan 24-year-old jordanian National has been indicted by the los Angeles county grand jury on a charge of first degree murder and five counts of As Sault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder. A to Tal of 22 witnesses testified Fri Day. The one time Racehorse exer Cise boy was subdued Early wednesday seconds after Ken Nedy was shot after claiming Vic tory in California s democratic presidential primary election. In the county jail Sirhan washed without Bond under the tightest Security with an unarmed guard inside the isolated cell with him and others armed outside. Superior court judge Arthurl. Alarcon set june 28 for a plea or further proceedings. Then he la Debatt scores sunday s major league Len scores by the associated press american league Cleveland 000 010 100- 240 Detroit 000 000 0000 4 0 Riant and Azcue Mclain Dobson 9 and Greehan. A Tianlu 9-4. Or Mclain 9-2. Or Cleveland Sims 7. First game California 000 000 001 1 10 2 now York Oil 015 Fox 8 10 1 Clark Byirt Sincius Hamilt Oneaver 61, 1 attic 8 and Salvia no Bali sen and Gitlis. Vav Bali sen 6-2. A Clark 0-0. Minnesota 1000020014 7 0 Washington 010 Uoo oox713 1 Stu Ritt Miller 4i, Hall 5i, Roland 7.1  look Coleii Ian and . Vav col cum 1-ii. A Merrill 4-5. Or Minnesota kill brew 12. National league first game Atlanta 000 201 0104 8 2 Chicago 0 000 0000 9 0 k. Johnson Raymond 9 and Toore Jenkins Hartenstein 8 and Hundley. W k. Johnson 4-3. L Jenkins 5-7. Or Atlanta Toore 2 6. First game St. Louis 000 otlo.10 00010 16 4cincinnati 320 300 000 8 11 0 curl ton Gilson 4willis 5 and Mccarver Arrigo Lee 5kelso 5aber Nathy ii  8 and Bench. W Willis 1-1. L Lee 2-3. He St. Louis Brock 4. Pittsburgh 200 000 0103 11 0 Houston 000 000 0101 5 0 Moose Kline and May Cuellar Gladding i and Brand. A Moose 1-4.lcuellar, 3-2. Ordered All persons connected with the Case and All Public officials to refrain from making Public statements on matters which May become evidence inthe Case. Younger is one of several state and local Legal officials who have been critical of los an Geles mayor Sam Yorty s release of some of the contents of diary or notebook purportedly found among Sirhan s posses Sions in his Pasadena Home. Yorty quoted the diary As say ing Kennedy would be assassinated before june 5," anniversary of the Start of the Arab israeli War. Younger skirted a question on whether Yorty could be shut up by judge Alarcon s and disown warnings to keep silent on matters of evidence. It was noted that Yorty is a lawyer. Los Angeles county s top prosecutor was asked again whether he thought a conspiracy existed in the Kennedy killing and again he said he had no  the session had been re Quested by a news Media Mem Ber As an Opportunity to receive guidelines from younger on coverage of the sensational Case. Younger kept about two thirds of the a hour session off the record. Anything said in that period could not be quoted. Younger noted that he had received congratulations from All Over the country for the Way his office and police have handled the Case and protected the constitutional rights of the accused Man late sports Paris a Nanc Richey 25 year old Amateur from san Angelo tex., upset British professional mrs. Ann Jones 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 sunday Towin the French women s Tennis title. Miss Richey earlier Defeated mrs. Billie Jean King in the Semi finals. Isott ssh. Ban to help  h was just�l2minutes from t neral service i the Kenned Saway. More than eight of i were spent on the raid own from new York. For two Days that Shad offered Devotion lers and homage to from new York 6 Sei Friday was the Day f of a i _ i. A ii v of m j talc a who stood in line in for hours to so Enrite Kennedy Frlj Patrick s Cathedral. They by the tens of thou least 150,000 of the saturday was the Day total and pageantry tinged i Antiquity the roman requiem mass. There were moments Ohn Ancy and heart tugging gentle tears. President Johnson an Kennedy family were in near the front. Archbishop Terence a of new York was the Prim celebrant of the mass and a inscribed sen. Kennedy As a i who died while attempting1building of a great and hoi ble nation he said that we must the courage to finish two months before he Kennedy had attended the neral of the Rev. Marti King jr., in Atlanta. Salt King s widow was among mourners once again at Cathedral and at Arlington but it was sen. Ted Keni who provided one of the dramatic moments in Eulois his dead  with feeling and i Tion struggling to tears he said that Robert Nedy would be Remen simply As a Good and Man who saw wrong and Ito right it saw suffering i tried to heal it saw War tried to Stop  those of us who loved and who take him to Day he said Pray that he was to us and hair wished for others will some come to pass for All the Shaw quotation and then he repeated brother had repeated times in Many parts of Tea quotation from George Nard Shaw some men see things a Are and say Why. I dream Otthat never were and say with the services at the ill aboard the Kennedy train earlier was a gig Washington to bos on night aboard an. Een ithe Cardinal who Nas ing in recent years was to bed at his Midnight. Friend gushing a 1 � in d the Kennedy Tara Lin scheduled to Pitit Cpd graveside Ceres non i ton  
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