Sunday declared a day of mourning for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. President Johnson speaks. Looting and violence in Harlem, in aftermath of the King assassination, Mayor Lindsay comments, description of death scene at the Memphis, motel. 

Jim Jensen reports.                         

Today in Memphis, reported by Tom Jerrold, Ted Koppel reports from the Memphis airport, Jim Burns reports on the hunt for King's assassin, Jose Williams remember's Dr. King's final words.

From NBC News: man on the street interviews with Gabe Pressman reporting, President Johnson speech, Robert F. Kennedy reflects in a speech, a statement from Jackie Onassis, commentary from ABC's Howard K. Smith.             

Steve Rowan from Washington, DC-Looting and rioting
Dan Rather-Report on the president
Ike Pappas- In Memphis, Tennessee- Details before Dr. King was shot.
Bill Plante- Reporting from Memphis
Peter Burns- With Dr. Ralph Abernathy
John Hart- With Robert F. Kennedy- mindless violence.
Also comments from Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes plus world reaction from Pope Paul VI, Britain's Parliament, The Soviet Union and Stokely Carmichael.
Comments from Robert Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Carl Stokes, plus world reaction.
Civil Rights Bill not passed, 
Bert Quint reports from Hanoi, 
Eric Sevareid with commentary on Dr. King.


Host: Walter Cronkite. With commercials. 
                                                                             

          Walter Kiernan is heard on this WBAI radio broadcast  with his commentary, "THOU SHALT NOT KILL."

We hear the final five minutes of  a speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King on March 10, 1968 at Hunter College, taking a stand on liberty and justice for all.   

Latest news heard regarding the body of Dr. King being taken from the airport to the  funeral home. 

    Harry Reasoner anchors this Special CBS News Report on the Assassination  of DR. Martin Luther King, yesterday.  We hear a speech given by the late King, Mayor Richard J. Daley, Whitney Young are heard, as well as comments from President Lyndon B. Johnson. News of rioting in the streets of Detroit, Boston, Chicago and New York are broadcast. 

Correspondents reporting include, Steve Rowan, Nelson Benton, Dan Rather, Peter Burns, Ike Pappas, Bill Plante, John Hart and Roger Mudd.   

Events of April 5th, 1968, concerning the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

12- Today Show Interviews 4-5-68 with James Farmer and others
13- CBS News Bulletin (joined in progress) with Dan Rather concerning looting in Washington and Federal troops sent into Washington.
14- CBS News with Walter Cronkite 
15- Huntley- Brinkley Report segment (NBC)
16- WTOP News Special Report  with Stephen Gear about rioting in Washington.
17- WMAL (ABC) News Special Report with Steve Schatz concerning rioting and curfew in Washington.
18- WTTG News Special Report with Wally Bruner and John Goldsmith
19- WMAL News Special Report with Steve Schatz (joined in progress) reporting tanks in Washington 
20- WTTG News Special Report with Wally Bruner and John Goldsmith.

The latest news from WCBS News Radio 88.             

The latest news from CBS Radio. Alan Jackson reports. A Chevrolet commercial included.           

Charles Collingwood reports from Tokyo, Dr. Martin Luther King memorial service on Tuesday, Memphis, Tennessee march on Monday.
Commercial for Chevrolet.            

Events that happened in the past week
North Vietnam willing to talk peace terms with the USA
Wall Street surge, breaks all records
Hubert Humphrey
Dr. Martin Luther King Assassination
An excerpt of King speech night before killing. 

Host: Reed Collins


                                                             

Vietnam peace talks in Hanoi
Martin Luther King funeral on Tuesday
A memorial to Dr. King today at 1:30 PM.   

Rod MacLeish reports for CBS news.
Also, an excerpt from WABC Radio news with George Hayes.
WABC-Music, news, George Hayes on rioting reduced in Washington, Chicago, Baltimore, Pittsburgh...King funeral to be held Tuesday...Today a memorial to King at !:30pm...WABC news, Monitor radio news...walk of understanding in New Jersey, Rally in East Harlem, Marion Anderson to speak tonight...all sports postponed tonight, museums closed, Broadway is closed, comments from mayor of New York John Lindsay, Ewin Newman Special Report "National Day of Morning"  /WCBS News Radio 88 WNEW  news...Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee read from the Bible, WINS Radio reports "...looking for the killer." WCBS news 88 WNESW news with Gene Wyman, Sam Donaldson "Martin Luther King special memorial tribute report  ABC TV "MLK: The 26 Non Violent Way"   Nelson Rockefeller, Roy Wilkins, Sammy Davis Jr....short round table discussion.                             

Live NBC Radio Network  Special on the death of Dr. Martin Luther King.

An NBC Radio Special Report hosted and narrated by NBC correspondent Bill Ryan. 

Includes many testimonials and tributes from celebrated individuals and from the "Man in the Street."

Mahalia Jackson is heard singing "Take My Hand."

From past speeches we hear Dr. Martin Luther King and his philosophy of non violent protesting. 

Jay Barbee reports at the Sisters Chapel in Memphis Tennessee where people pay their respects to Dr. King as he lies is state. Barbee interviews those in attendance asking the question, "What did Martin Luther King mean to you?"
and "Opinions of race relations now in the South."

Coretta King speaks about Dr. King's relationship with the Reverend Ralph Abernathy whom King elected to replace him at such time of his death. She reminds all that her husband believed it is not how long you live but how well you live. 

Mayor of New York City, John Lindsay gives tribute as well as Jackie Robinson who states that Martin Luther King has been the greatest leader in the country of the 20th century. 

Sammy Davis Jr gives tribute to Dr. King.

Leontyne Price sings "This Little LIght of Mine."

NBC's Mark Lanzman reporting and interview with Mayor of Memphis, Henry Loeb.

Abraham Joshua Heschel give tribute.
 
Reverend James Watson is interviewed. 

Dealy Mallory 3rd states current attitude in the white community at this time. 

Oratory and eulogy given by Dr. Joel Nederhood "The Power of God."

From August 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King's address at the March on Washington, "I Have A Dream" speech. 
                        

Live radio special about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.         

Radio coverage of the news with Dean Mell.            

A radio broadcast of the day's news from WGY in Schenectady, NY.           

Mike Rich reports on the rally for Dr. King in Memphis, Tennessee
NBC News Monitor- Comment from NBC Newsman Elie Abel (Radio)
WNBC-TV Commentary- The World in Washington with Herb Kaplow
Bill Fitzgerald-WNBC (Radio) Monitor News-Curfews in Pittsburgh and Baltimore
Frank Reynolds-ABC News-Vietnam report
Charles Collingwood (CBS) on Vietnam-Roger Mudd on Dr. King
Dr. King's Memphis march, Coretta King in attendence, Nelson Benton (CBS) on curfews
Hunt for Dr. King's assassin
Eric Sevareid (CBS) on the Vietnam war
Cronkite sign-off on CBS-TV.
An announcement that CBS will telecast Dr. King's funeral tomorrow. 


                                     

Live coverage and highlights from all three networks and Radio of Dr. Martin Luther King's Funeral.                                      

The funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, 100,000 to 150,000 people in the march, how "Luther" was added to his name by Chet Huntley, Dr. King's beginnings.            

Today's events: A look back
Retrospect from Roger Mudd
March on Washington 8-28-63
Nobel Peace Prize acceptance
Response to "Black Power" ethic and incident with James Meredith
Open housing in Milwaukee (Dr. King interview)
Mountain top speech "non-violence" stand
Walter Cronkite comments on "Free At Last" tombstone
Charles Kuralt at Moorehouse College
Excerpt of NBC News with Chet Huntley and Edwin Newman


             

The day's events of Dr. Martin Luther King's funeral.            

A WCBS-TV editorial with Michael Keating.            

Dr. Martin Luther King's memorial and final rites. In Mexico, the search for DR. King's assassin, Charles Evers appeals for calm, Dan Rather reports on peace talks with Hanoi.            

Live TV and radio coverage of the funeral services for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Radio coverage provided by WGY, Schenectady.                      

National news and news from Saigon with Charles Osgood. 

Dallas Townsend host.             

The civil rights bill is passed. Eric Sevareid reports.

Host: Walter Cronkite.                          

Oscar results, the civil rights bill is passed, housing commissioner Roy Ennis comments. "George M" opens on Broadway.

Bob Teague reports.            

24,500 reservists called up for duty
Hanoi-US negotiations for peace talks (First for Vietnam war)
21,000 US troops killed since 1961
The civil rights bill is passed, becomes active in 1970

Host: Jim Hartz. 
            

Tracing the assassination of Dr. King
Charles Kuralt-On The Road in Fredricksburg, Indiana

Joined in progress.

An excerpt of NBC Nightly News with Chet Huntley.


            

The poor people's march planned for second week in May. 

Joined in progress. Sponsored by Chevrolet.             

Charles Collingwood on Hanoi peace talks.
White Mustang found in Alabama- possibly owned by Dr. King Assassin?
Review of Dr. King's funeral. 

Host: Reed Collins                                

Hanoi report with Robert Pierpoint reporting from Hawaii
Johnson meets with South Korean leaders
Kennedy honors Bay Of Pigs fighters, Bob Gregory reports.
Sports with Harry Reasoner.

Host: Harry Reasoner. 

            

President Johnson in Hawaii
Vietnam report with Charles Collingwood
West Berlin demonstrations succeed
Soviet Union nuclear weapons increase
Dick Gregory against demonstrating at Chicago convention
Robert Kennedy spending more TV ad money
USSR space report
Eric Sevareid on UN talks.

Walter Cronkite host: Some commercials
                          

Three boys found dead. Alan Jackson reports.             

Disorder and rioting continues in Chicago, shoot-to-kill order by Mayor Richard J. Daly- Bill Plante reports
Eric Sevareid-commentary on Mayor Daly
Jackie Kennedy to campaign for Robert Kennedy
Charles Collingwood reports from North Vietnam
Novelist, playwright, Edna Ferber (Showboat) has died at 80
GNP soars to new record-Booming economy
Children go hungry-Daniel Schorr reports from Alabama
Kent Cigarette and Miller Beer commercials.

Host: Walter Cronkite. 


                                                                

Produced and reported by Charles Collingwood. Collingwood gives personal observations about the current US status in Vietnam
including a Hanoi report. This special is an Emmy-nominated personal view of the North Vietnamese Capital (Hanoi).
              

Mayor John Lindsay of New York City says it's improper to kill looters and arsonists. 

Host: Tom Dunn.             

Editorial response to school decentralization, Frank Reynolds reports.

Host: Bill Beutel.              

Secretary of State Dean Rusk- attempt to produce peace with Hanoi
Mayor Daly of Chicago explains his views in detail about the deadly use of force in Chicago by the police
Eric Sevareid reports on the presidential campaign
Includes commercials. 

Host: Walter Cronkite.             

Governor Rockefeller to achieve and plan for the next decade to create the best future society
Senate sub-committee hearings on progress needed for proprietary owners
Rebellions this summer: How to control them
Report from Vietnam by Hughes Rudd. 

Joined in progress.

Host: Walter Cronkite.             

40-year-old James Earl Ray is identified as the assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, Eric Sevareid reports. An extensive report on the details regarding the shooting by Mike Wallace and Bill Stout.
Nixon predicts Robert Kennedy will run against him
Communist nations seek their own communist ID's not relegated to duplicating the USSR.
Robert Kennedy campaigns in California, Roger Mudd reports. 
Also, an excerpt of NBC News: Report on the North Korean crisis and "Pueblo." Report from the American crewmembers disparaging the US.

            

The Indiana primary, editorial by Eric Sevareid
A tornado in Arkansas
The North Pole is reached for the first time in fifty years  
Airline movies-Drinks remain cost-free. 
Washington, DC returns to normal after violence when Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. Neil Strauser reports. 
Walter Cronkite signoff. 

Walter Cronkite hosting.        

The World This Week with Reed Collins.

Richard Nixon asks President Johnson for a ceasefire 
Moratorium on criticism of the USA
James Earl Ray ID, warden remembers Ray as a prisoner "not a racist" and "not a violent person."
Sanitation strike in Memphis
Charles Kuralt on the success of the North Pole ascent to the top, 90 degrees North Latitude, the first time in 59 years. 
Camel Cigarette commercials                                                                       

Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy. 

A review of the week's top news stories: 
10-year-old Steven Samples is bitten by a shark in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Attacks in Saigon
Hubert Humphrey says he would defeat Richard Nixon



 

Narrator: Fred Foy.   

NOTE: Fred Foy, best known for his voicing the opening of THE LONE RANGER on radio joined the ABC TV announcing staff in New York in 1961. For ABC RADIO he narrated the award-winning news documentary, VOICES IN THE HEADLINES a 25-minute weekly wrap-up of salient news events of the week with sound bites representing the news as it was recorded.                                                                                                                                          

John Schubeck host. Includes commercials.             

Don Webster reports from Vietnam
Campaigning in Indiana for the primary with Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy. David Schoumaker and John Hart report.
The court has the right to restrict youngsters from viewing certain adult motion pictures.
Morley Safer reporting from Athens, Greece regarding Spanish influence in the country.
An editorial on Clark Clifford's speech today by Eric Sevareid
South Vietnamese army will soon be able to take over for themselves. 

Host: Walter Cronkite.

                        

Editorial related to South American treatment of Negroes. Boycott movement at Olympics protesting second class citizen treatment.             

London's first anti-discrimination bill, George Wallace and Eugene McCarthy are profiled. Commentary on the "integrity of today's press."

Fred Darwin: Host             

Don Webster reports from Vietnam
Bob Gregory reports on 1400 man battleship crew
A report on the United Methodist Church
George Wallace presidential campaign commercial
Morley Safer reports on man buried alive in coffin for 61 days.

Walter Cronkite Host. Includes commercials.                                       

New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor John Lindsay, continued search for James Earl Ray
Convict who knew him interviewed about a million dollar bounty.                         

Eric Sevareid commentary about United Kingdom non-discrimination bill, UK has 2% negro population versus 12% for the US.
South Africa excluded from 1968 Olympics.
Charles Kuralt reports on latest fad, "space sleds."