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TIMES MALTA
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FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1968
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THE NEED FOR TRYING
1 As Senator RoBERT KENNEDY is laid to rest wthin the 1
sakred precincts af Arliknggton: that have guarded the remains E
of his assasslnated bother for the last fve years, many In
Americaand elsewbere mdglt 'echlb tbe anguiishedi cry %f the
1 negro in Lls Angeles who, on hearing of the attempt, V
exclatmed 'What's tlie use of aS trying? What's' the use?" S
Slncce then, the Seiator ihas paissed on to join the vast; 9
throng 0f those who-have given ah for their ideals and
priniciples; his death should prove an incentive-to all to go
on trying tlll the dar when the iunge Of wanton -destruction f
life is stilded_
It was traglc indleed itihait; ROBERT KENNEDY should have
been mown down in a moment Cf triumph, Iut it was also
Ognifcant, fcr tricirih Of ssme spe"s defealt for cithers,
and the forces of evill db not wilingly subject themseives to
thoce cf good. Tine Kernedys haid czme to syrlblolze what is
more elevating in the Amertcan way of life youth,
progress 'and unbounded energy _
Progress In Amerikca in the age we Live in should not ke
interpreted onlyy in termns of sclentific achievement end
miltary supremaky bbuut in sodal security, in racial equalty,
in orportunities at work &nd fair conditions of employment,
in am end to vblence:
Vlplenre bas aften fgured In Amer can history. It was
this vibllence that ROBERT KENNEDY sought to conquer but of
whikh he fell victlm.
It bas been thhe sad lt of Frresildent JOKNSON, from the
dawn %f ls presidency even unto Its setting; to alppeal to
the nation against' volence and to declare days of national
mourning as hls 'apealls went unheeded It is uuntil they are,
Americans and perople everywineree must follow in the
Kennedys' footsteps. and gU an trying.
Ithhe
that
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June 2,1968
TIMES OF MALTA, FRIDAY Jun
Senator Kennedy's tragic death
(Cont. from page 1) cilice at al at first_ Later he The scene Is now more con-
FamHy memlers On bpard @egan talking to nis inter- Tused than ever in this
included the Senator' $ 40- 1ogators, tut not about tihe wAlly-upredkctable presiid -
year-Old wife Eiuhel, expect_ shootingi entlal race_
ing 1h chnild and her Sirhan Who has - ved in Fictures On p. 12)
Uee eldevit cnldren, the Calijfornta for tbe past 11
Senator s oxlly survivng years; wais identified oniy LATE NEWS
brother Senator Edward atter tine 22 calibre revalver
Kennedly, andas_Jacqueline uucedi xn mhe shooting had WASHINGTON, June 6.
Kennedy, Widow @f President been traced to him. The United (Sta House
Kennedy He had' fbur '10d-dollar Of Representatives today
Other passengers included (atbouub; 240) bus In his passed a Bill forbidding the
Ms Cbreiata; widowof pocket wihen arrested and
a Sale of handguns by Inter-
Negrro civl rlgnts Dr_ nemiapaper dlipping jnfaV- State mai} order.
Marttin Luther Eing who olalble to Senator Kennedy,
was aSsassinated in Memphls; Folice sald_
Tennessee, anly two mpnths Los: Angeles -Maypr Sam
2g0.
Yorty tod reporters yester-
In New York the Senator's daw that entrv in a dary
bay will' be taken to St.
aleged-tto belong to Sirhan
Paurtekts Oalthedral where:
hadtS botieaat9" Junanedy
it wl lie in State tomorrow_ to be kiked py Jine 5
A Requiem Mass will be the flrst; annuversary Of the
celebrated in St. Patrick's on start 0f the sx-day Israel-
Arab war Saturday Ths hais led to specilation Tight SecuiriTY that the motlve for_the kall-
PRECAUTICNS wias Senator Kennedys
New York Police are al- surport of Israeli cause_
ready makdng security: Senator Kennedy's death
airangements, likely to be the threr te American palltical
tightest in the city's historv , scene into turmoil for the
for American and foreign second time in nine weeks
dignitardes at the service; the first beinig President
The Senattor s death was Jonnsor's unexpected decision
announced by one of his not ito run re-election:
aides just over 25 hours after
he was shot through the LOS ANGELES POLICE
head and neck in a
Angeles 'htel as he was cele- SEEK POSSIBLE CONSPRRATOR
brating his primary election
vctory in Caiifornla_ (Reuter's Service)
Surgeons carried out a LOS ANGELDJ, June 6
three-and-a-half-hour ope - Los Angeles Police todlay
ration %o remove the bullet igsued an all-points alert ' for
from hls brain but he never the apprehension of a
regained consciousness There woman -Whcm they said:
had been fears that, even if mightt have been involved in
he survived, his faculties the murider of Senator
would be permanently Robert Kennedy_
damaged. A Police spokesman said
Shortly after Senator Sirhlann Bishara Sirhhan, suS -
Kennedys death Los Angeles Bectator;, 'of shooting the
police said a charge against was seen with a
Sirnan Bishara Sirhan, & 24- woman shprtly before the
year-old Jordanian-bred im- attack
migrant Reld for the shoot- Eyewitnesses of the assassi -
ing of the Senator, would! be nation in a hotel here
presumla bly changed to called thatt a woman member
murder_ cf Kennedy $ campaign staff
Initiallly, after beinig ar- said she saw a girl with a
rested in @ stnugiglle in the "funny nose and "polka -
botel he was accsed of dot dress running towards
assault with intent to kiq en exit;
Senator and other people The girl shouted shot
wounded in shooting him; shot him; the
Sirhan reused to speak to woman said_
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FRIDAY . JUNE 7, 1968
KENNEDY'S DEATH
T the Los Angeles convention eight years ag0 John AF_
Kennedy is said to have presented a cigarette
case to his brother and right-hand man Robert.
On it were inscribed the words: "When Im
through, how about you?" This story may be
apocryphal, but it has dramatically turned out to
be true. Barely five-years after President Kennedy
was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas,
Robert Kennedy succumbed to the wounds
inflicted by the bullets fired by Palestinian Arab
Sirhan BJ Sirhar_
Calamity, which seems to stalk the Kennedy
family unrelentingly , has struck again: It struck
when the New York Senator was celebrating the
biggest political victory of his life, the California
primary election. He was committed to California
to retrieve the prestige that had been shaken
at Oregon. His success is now to no
Kennedy was ma himself felt with a political identity of . his own a New Frontier, a
shade beyond the boundaries of President Lyndon
Johnson's Great Society_ Considered as the third
force in American politics, he had made himself
a voice of dissatisfaction with the way things
were: going on in Vietnam, in Latin America, in US
cities and the ghettoes:
A fast-moving man he lived in the moment
and did not count too heavily on the future
He once said: 'Existence is fickle, fate is fickle
So you do what you can while you're here and
the future ;will take care of itself 9} How true this
is, can; be seen in the context of his death:
Hig abrupt shooting depresses the reasonable
man and makes him reflect On the extent to
which American life is dominated by violence.
Senator Kennedy, his brother President, Dr Martin
Luther and for that matter Malcolm X, are
the victims of a sick society where rootlessness
and frustration abound The outcry for strict
jaws controlling the sale and possession of guns
wbich was raised after the assassination of
President: Kennedy has not served much;
On the political front, the Democratic and
Republican candidates are still dazed by the
shock; the latest in months of political upheavals
and surprises_ have suspended electioneering
indefinitely; indeed none of the contestants has
been left with a coherent strategy. It may take
weeks for matters to sort themselves out into
a clear pattern: But when they do it may be
found that the major beneficiary of the Kennedy
tragedy is Vice-President Hubert Humphrey.
Moreover; would not be surprising if in the
end Humphrey_McCarthy ticket would emerge_
avail,
king
King,
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MALTA
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1,180 FRIDAY_ JUNE 7 1968 3d_
Kennedy burial on Saturday
WASHINGTON, Thursday_
body of Senator Robert Kennedy, who died after being shot at a Los Angeles hotel, is
being flown to New York_ A special airliner provided by. President Johnson is carrying
the body, members of the Kennedy family and Mrs Martin Luther King, widow of the
Negro leader who was assassinated last April.
The flight of the Presiden- Many world leaders have
tial jer with the' body of Robert paid tribute to Senator Ken-
Kennedy to New York was de- nedy and sent messages of
layed to avoid any such con- sympathy_ The Queen has sent
troversy as the one still sur- a personal message to Mrs
rounding the slaying of, his Kennedy: Mr Wilson in a mes-
brother in Dallas. sage to President Johnson
said the *whole British people
In New York Senator Ken- share America's sorrow "
nedy will lie in state in St Pat- The Pope offered special
rick' s Roman Catholic Cathed-
ral. There will be a Requiem prayers and sent his profound
Mass on Saturday morning: He condolences.
will be buried later in the In Washington President
at Arlington National Ceme- Johnson said that althongh
tery outside Washington, close Senator Robert Kennedy had
to the place where President had far more of his share of
John F Kennedy was buried in personal tragedy he never lost
1963 , faith in the United States. AlI
President Johnson has dec- the contenders for the Presi
lared Sunday
a national day dential nominations have paid
Struck by an assassin's bullet, Robert Kennedy drops to the ground of mourning: tribute to Senator Kennedy
and sent messages of sym-
pathy_
In Los Angeles Police are
taking extra precautions to
protect the' alleged attacker of
Senator Kennedy, the 24-year-'
old Palestinian Arab Sirhan B US flies at half-mast at
Sirhar. A grand jury is to be Valletta Consulate
asked to exercise a charge of
murder.
Maltese Prime Minister Dr
Giorgio Olivier has sent
a message of condolences to
Mrs Kennedy_
Earlier today, US Charge
d'Affaires at the US Embassy
in Malta Mr C.E. Beaman said
that Senator Kennedy' s death
was a great loss to the Ameri-
can people. he would have
given much to the Nation and
the world, had he lived, said
Mr Beaman.
THE
day
flag
Borg
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MALTA'S UNLY INDEPENDENT EVENING DAILY
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
False ambition severs [he neck_
J.L. Burckdart_
Editorial Office: LUX PRINTING PRESS, HAMRUN Phone: Cent: 22336
No_ 4,779 Fridlay June 7 1968 Price 24
Senator Kennedy
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Lying In State
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PAID TKEIR LAST
RESPECTS TO THE LATE SENA TIR ROBERT KEN-
NNEDY, AS HE LAY IN STATE IN ST PATRICKS
CHURCH, NEW YORK OFFICES, MUSEUMS,
ISCHOOLS AND OTHER BUILDINGS WERE CLOSED.
AFTER A REQUIEM MASS FOR HIS REPOSE , THE
BODY WILL BE TAKEN TO ARLINGTON CEMETERY
NEAR WASHINGTON, WHERE HE WILL BE BUR-
RIED NEAR HIS BROTHER, THE LATE PRESIDENT
J.F KENNEDY WHO WAS ASSASSINA FED IN 1963.
The body arrived In New murder against Sirkan; this
York early today, by a special system has been adopted in
Presidential 'plane, and Sena- order to continue with the
tor Edward Kennedy as weli maximum secur:ty that has
as two of the late Senator' > been maintained throughout
sons, were amongst the pall - the incident. By this
bearers The body lies in 4 Sirhan does not to
black draped coffin at St. appear in Court.
Patrick's Church_ Crowds had Meanwhile, the US Congress
lined the streets prior o: the has passed a law banning ihe
arrival and many were seen sales @f arms by mail, Rifles
to be wearing black arm- are not included in the Iist of
bands_ prohibited arms. President
In Los Angeles, a Grand Johnson has imeanwhile sert
will be sitting to see an appeal to Congress to en-
whether there is a case for sure that 'mail order murder
be eradicated_
sy3tem
have
Jury
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Friday, June 7, 1988, The Gyli e TIN
TODAYS FOREIGN COMMENTARY
The tragedy that has cowardly gangsters are
befallen the Kennedy anti-Catholic and anti-
family has touched the can it be that
heart of all those who the Kennedy family is
not only pity the dead on the black list of this
victim, but also the murderous organisation
destiny, if destiny is because the Kernedys
the right word, which are a
Catholic family
has befallen victim' s their internal
wife his ten child- tics favour the integra-
ren tion of the negro
The death of Robert groups ?
Kennedy is not only a Another , possible hy-
national disaster; but it pothesis is taht the
is also a family misfor- Jordanian murder kil-
tune. The murderer is led Senator Robert
non-European fanatic Kennedy because of his
Jordanian who abused support for Israel
American hospitality against the Arabs. But
by killing one of its surely there are
most prominent public such supporters of
figures But it is evident Israel in the U.S.A If
that this foolish Arab this was s0, why single
assassin was not alone. out Robert Kennedy ?
Who is the fugitive Where must the killing
young woman seen in begin and erd ?
his company who ran Behind the murder
away shouting we of the Kennedy s there
have shot Senator Ken- is much more than
nedy 29 meets the eye. Consi-
We do hope that the dering the serious
American F B. 4. will threat to the survival of
be quick enough to free democracy in Am-
catch this missing link erica, one can only wish
of evidence in the con- and pray that the Gov-
spiracy of some anti- ernment and the FBI
Kennedy organisation_ will track down every
American society is, evidence to the very
unfortunately, at the source where political
mercy of a current or- murders are first origi-
ganisation, the Klu nated and planned
Klux Klan, notorious The American Gov-
gangsters,_but many of ernment must vindicate
them well connected the wrong done to Dr.
and high up in business Martin Luther and the
society whom one two Kernedy brothers
might describe as the three distinguished
filthy Mafia of Ameri- figures of contempor-
ca. ary Americans life.
These hooded curses
Negre
poli- and
and
many
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Times OF- MALTA; FRIDAY JUNE 7; 7988
The late Senator Kennedy with his family at their residence.
Left to right: Matthew 3; Christopher, 4; Kerry, 6; Courtney
11; Kathieen 16; Mrs: Kennedy holding Douglas_ who is just
over one; Senator Kennedy;_Joseph, 15; Robert, Jr. 14; David
12; -and Michael, 10. Mrs Kennedy is expecting: their 11th
child in January 1969.
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This diagram depicts the spot behind Senator Robert
Kennedy'$ ulr where the bullet entered the Senator$ head_
Senator Kennedy lies 0nthe hotel floor soon after he was
shot; limply holding a robrY, a symbol of the Faith that has
sustained this family in its tragic moments:
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan; 24
year-old immigrant Irom
Jordan being taken to the
Hall o Justice in Los Angeles
for arraignment on charges
of assault with intent to
commt mnrdcr; As his iden-
tity_ was then not yet known,
he was arraigned under the
[name of John Doe and batl
Was set at 250,000' dollars, Two men struggle with .the alleged assailant as they attempt
(8105,080) _ to wrest a gun away from him, aiter he shot Senator Kennedy_
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It-Tieni Sena Ntru. 38. IL-GIMGHA, 7 TA' GUNJU; 1968. 3d.
Il-katavru: tas-senatur
Kennedy
ti New York
Messaggi ta' simpatija mid-dinja kollha
NEW YORK, iL-Humis
Wara Hi s-senotur Robert Kennedy miet fl-isptor ta' Los Anqeles minn qrieh:
#qurreb (rosu woru tiri spurati minn ussussin; i--kotuvru tieghu ttiehed bX-djru
Kjn Net' York Jokkumponjuw il-katavru kien hemm membri tol-familia tieqhu
EH ukoll Mrs: Mertin Luther Kina; Ii zewqha qie wkoll ussussinat fApril iu' din is-
84 Fi New York il-katavru tus-senutur Kennedy tpoqqa fil-katfidral kattoliku fu'
ErA Putriziu; fejn nhur is-Sibt Ii gej qhundhu ssir quddiesd tul-meitin qhur-ruh is-
senatur. Ward |-quddiesa |-kutavru se jittiehed lejn Washinqton Qhac-cimiteriu
cuzzionuli ta' Arlington qhad-difna; Is-senutur Kennedy se jindifen vicin hafma tal-
cobar tas huh, i|-president John F. Kennedy, li wkoll kien qie assassinat (+1963.
Is-senatur Kennedy miet ftit aktar minn erb-
gho u ghoxrin siegha wora Ii ntlaqat minn spara-
tura f-lukanda fLos Angeles. Qatt ma rega* gie f'
Bensih woro I-operazzjoni ghat-tnehhija tal-balla
1 I-ossurin minn mohhu. Martu Ethel u qrobo
ohra inktuza |-mara tal-mejjet president John F,
Kenaedy kienu hdejn il-katavru fl-isptar. Prezenti
wkoll: kien hemm sebgho mill-ghaxar uliedu. Il-
mewt tas-senatur Kennedy, fit-tmienja
U erbgha &
erbghin minuto hin ta' Greenwich, thubbret mill-
press socretary tieghu tmien sighat wtru I-ahhar
bollettin mediku.
E-president Johnson iddik- mara tas-senatur Kenne-
jara li nhar i]-Hadd jitqies dy. II-prim ministru in-
bhala jum ta' luttu naz gliz Mr_ Harold Wilson
Zionali I-president qal 1i baghat messagg KlI-pre-
fhajtu s-senatur Robert Ken- sident Johnson i fih we-
nedy Ta bizzejied tragedji ra d-dispjacir kbir tie-
personali, izda detjem baga" Lercisaof ta Can-
jenmen f:d-dicenza ta 1- terhury qa] Ii jiddisria-
amerikani Ji jridu I-paci u cih hafna.
jeibu E-beita ta' kulhadd Hekk kif F-ahbar tal-
Qal li 1hxia publika garbet mewt ta' Kennedy woS-
tclfa hil-mewt tieghu_ let il-Vatikan ii-Pan" SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN
I'-president ordna li Lban- Fawlu VI wagqaf Iac-
rlier amer kana tittajjar ghv biex jitlob ghal rh is- dent John F. Kennedy.
mtezz'as*, mal-paijjiz kollu u senatur. Wara bagha; tele Fil-Kajr , ufficja] tal-gvern
Fistazzjonijiet amerikani bar- gramm ta kondolianzi_ ta 1Egittu qal 11 lqtil tas-se-
ra I-pa}jiz sakemm isir il-fu- FI Irlanda Ebnadar ittaj- nafur Kennedy ghandu jigi
nera] tas-Senatur Kennedy. jru mezz'asta b'siniia] ta' lut- kkundannat hu min hu |qat-
Il-vici-prcsident amerikan tu, I-prim ministri ta' 1-Aw tiel.
Mr_ Huher Humphrey stralja u New Zealand kollh: Il-korrispondenti {lzrael
Ji huma tilfu ?merikan kbir esprimew is-= ~soghba profond: sabu -missier taz-zaghzugh
L talab Hif'-pa;jiz biex jilqa' taghhom ghall-mewt t1 Ken- gharbi tal-Palestina, Sirhan
Iprincipji ta I-umanita 0 J- nedy_ Bishara Sirhan ta 24 sena, li
gustizzja individwali J kien Messaggi ta' kondoljanzi qatel lis-senatur Kennedy.
jemmen f'hom is-senatur Ro- waslu minghand il-gvernijiet Missieru, li ighix fuq in-naha
bert Kennedy ta 1-Uganda, it-Tanzanja, tax-xellug tax-xmara tal-Gor-
Mid-dinja kolha qeghdin Zamhiia u 1Kenja. dan, gal lill-gurnalisti li jid-
jaslu mess?ggi ta simpatija L-agent sindku ta' Berlin dispjacih hafna ghal dak li
L kondoljanzi Minn Lond- tal-punent qal Ii Fmewt ta ghamel ibnu: Qal li jekk ib-
ra r-regina Elizabetta bagh- Kennedv tellfet Iil Berlin ha- nU hati hallihom ja-
tel messagg persolali lill: bib kbir daqs il-mejjet presi- ghal pagna 2
ghu.
qal
huwa
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Inthpnak
I-orizzont
}
1,723 I-Gimgha, 7 ta' Gunju, 1968 3d.
Kennedy jindifen is-Sibt
LOS ANGELES, il-Hamis.
L-KADAVRU tas-Senatur Robert F. Kennedy, li miet wara li sparaw fuqu Plukanda hawn-
hekk, se jigi mebud New York: Ajruplan specjali ipprovdut mill-President Johnson ghandu
jiehu Hkadavru, membri tal-familja Kennedy, u lil Mrs. Martin Luther mart i-mexxej
iswed, minn hawnhekk:
Tard il-lejla thabbar li ]-ajru- FMarzu li ghadda dahal fit-
plan presidenzjali kellu jittard- tellieqa ghan-nominazzjoni Pre-
j, sabiex jigu evitati kontrover- Sidenzjali tal-Partit Demokrati-
sji simili bhal dawk li kellhom ku: It-tema principali tieghu
Xjagsmu mal-qtil ta" huh fDal- kienet li "L-Amerika setghet
Jas: taghmel aktar" specjalment fil-
Fi New York -il-kadavru ta' kwistjoni tal-Vjetnam_ u dik
Robert Kennedy se jkun espost tar-razez fil-pajjiz.
ghall-puhbliku fil-Kattidral Kat-
toliku ta St. Patrick fejn MESSAGG TAL-PM;
gbandha sSir quddiesa De Re-
quiem nhar is-Sibt fil-ghodu: M-Prim Miistru Malti Dr G.
Olivier baghat dan il-mes- Huwa ghandu jigi midfun ak- sagg Hl Mrs Ethel Kennedy:
tard matul il-gurnata, fic-Cimi- "Ghan-nom talGvern_u I-pOP-
terju nazzjonali ta' Arlington, li ku ta' Malta, kif ukoll ghan-
jigi barra Washington, vicin il: nom tieghinifsi nixtieq nob-
qabar ta' nuh il-President John ghat i-kondoljanzt sincieri fk-
okkazjoni tal-mewt tragika u Kennedy, Ji gie assassinat f1- ghal gharrleda tas-Senatur
1963 nedy. Malta kolhha tisab ixxok-
Il-President Johnson iddikja- Sihan Sihar @ qauel
kata bdan Fatt klefer ta' vjo
ra li phar il-Hadd li gej ghand-
tieghu meta huwa miet, u bo-
{epacitontra T-mexxe] Ji jhobb Robert Kennedy jidher mixhut ma 1art malll huwa gie ferut:
ha tkun gumata' ta' luttu naz- ta mill-ghaxart itfal tieghu kie-
zjonali_
nu 1-isptar:
Is-Senatur Kennedy li kellu F'Washington i-President
42 sena miet fl-isptar ta' (The Johnson qal li ghalkemm Ro-
Good Samaritan" hawnhekk, 25 bert Kennedy, daq sewwa 1
Siegha wara li safa milqut_ imrar matul hajtu, huwa gatt
Il-mara tieghu Ethel, u qra- ma tilef il-fiducja tieghu fl-Ista-
ba Ohra kienu hdejn is-sodda ti Uniti ta' ]-Amerika:.
Il-pulizija f'Washington tqegh-
du fuq "extra duty" u 450 "Telfa kbira"
gwardji nazzjonali gew imsejj-
ha. Is-sindku ta' Washington
Fi-nugqas t' FAmbaxxa qal li mhux mistenni li jinqala'
tur Amertkas MrChester_E 1-inkwiet, izda ha dawn il-passi
Beaman # Charge? #Affaires
4 @roint : minhabba 1-kwistjoni emozzjo-
'Tmemt tas-Senatur Ro- nali mganqla mit-tragedja_
bert Kenuedy telfa kbira Is-Senatur Kennedy kien wie-
ghall-poph Amerikan Ikko- hed mill-figuri kontroversjali
munia' Amerikana fMalta fil-politika Amerikana: Wara li
ttsab soghbiena bit-itraged-
kien assistent ta' nuh stess, u Ja Anna ninsabu xxokukjati
blatt orribbh H gab i-mewt ha hsieb F-elezzjoni; huwa ser-
tiegtu qabel Iwaqt va bhala Attorney General fl-
"Bnal tuh) #-mefjet Presi- amministrazzjoni ta' Kennedy
dent Jom F Kennedy, huwa fejn hadem sewwa dwar il-le-
seta' ta tatna ka-Nazzjon gislazzjoni tad-drittijiet civili.
E-dinja kieku ghex "
1o
King;
Borg
Ken-
hija
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JI |
Wetqe
Ghadd . 11,152 IL-GIMGHA_ 7 TA' GUNJU, 1968 Jinbiegh 3d:
KENNEDY JMUT
WARA 25 SIEGHA
Se Jindifen Hdejn Huh
(Reuter's Service= Los Angeles:
L-FRESIDENT Johnson il-bierahipproklama jum ta' luttu nazzjonali
ghas-Senatur Robert Kennedy, Vitma ta' qtil li ganqal in-nazzjon
koliu. Robert Kennedy, li miet fis-1.44 a.m. f1-Isptar "Good Samaritan"
se
jindifen magenb huh; i-Presiden & J o h n F. Kennedy, fic-Cimiterju
Narzjonali ta' Arlington.
IL-PAFA JQADDES
Il-President Jonnson f1- ighal rufu & tigi ielebrata
mroklamazzjon; H ghamel i1- i-Kattidral `ghada. GHAL RUHU
bierah qal: It-tragedja u Il-mewt tas-Senatur Ken -
1-violenza Ibla sens tal-mewt nedly thabbret mimn wiehed Belt tal-Vatikan.
ta_Robert F.-Kennadythxhet_ mli-kolleigi tleglu 'ftit biks L-PAPA Pawlu I-bierah
dell #kran ta niket ma: wara 25 siegha 7 qala tiri gaddes quddiesh ghas -
1-Amekka koBha: u mad frasu u fghonqu flukanda SSenatur Robert Kennedy
dinja" '#Las Angeles Xhin kien qed M-Para baghat messagg ta
D-President ordna 1 1-ban - jicielebra r-rebha ki ghamel kondoljanzi Qil Mrs Ethel
diera Amerlkana tlttaiar n-Elezzjoni Primarja ta' Kennedy u 'Jill-President
mezza asta man-nazzjon kol - California. Johnson
1u, u habbar #-Tadd 1-gna - Kirurgi ighamlu operazzjoni Mara Mdahhhla Fid-Delitf
L-PULIZLJA ta' LUq Angeles il-bierah taw ordni liti-nies
taghhom kollha biex joqoghdu ghassa halli jaqbdu wahda
mara' li jahsbu li seta' kellha xtagsam fil-qtil tas-Senatur
Kennedy_
Keliiemi ~qal J sqtilnieh, qtlnieh:"
Sirhan Bish=
tnaroulizilrh.a]
ara ji Meta giet mistoqsija Hil min
sara tuq Kennedy; rawh ma" sparaw it-tfajla wiegbet
sara itlt qabel [-attentat_ "Sparajna ghas Senatur
D-mara_ giet amisemmtja Kennedy I-mara qalet
bhala Ibajda, gnandha bejn meta t-tfaljla spikcat titkel-
23 U 27 sena_ u twila hames iem wiehed ragel ghadda jigrt
pied u sitt pulzierd minn kuribur tal-lukanda u
Il-buletin tal-pulizija gal telaq maghha;
li meta; rawina ma' Sirhan # -
mara klenet Wtebsa libsa bajda
mtektka bi-iswed, zarbun
skur u b'xaggharha stil bur -
fant: Ma nghiatat I-ebbda
Jentita ohra
Nies 1 kienu fl-lukanda
Ambarssalor fLas Angeles
wagt ]-assassinju galu, 15
takru Ji wanda min-nisa ta
Ji staff Rennedy qalet elet:
tonali ta' Kennedy li rat
tfajla ~bimnieher tac-cajt" u blibca polka dot"' tigri lejn
bieh % jaightl ghal barra.
da tal-funeral Ibhala jum L-VITTMA U L-ARMLA_ Is-
It-tifiajla bdiet tghajjat
ta' Jttu nazzjonali Senatur Robert Kennedy u
I-katavru It a$ Senatur martu Ethel fil-bidu tal- andia, Sirhan igie lakkkuzat 3
Kennedy ittiehel bl-"jTu minn kampanja elettorali _ gnamel , attakk bF-nseeb
IAs Angelles ghal New York joqtol is-Senatur iU hansa
i-bieran fajruplan tal-jet 11 ta' tliet'sieghat u nofs biex min-Inles onra -1 ndarbu f-
nbbaghat apposta minn Mr_ inehlauu |-balla minn mohnu_ inkident
Jchnson_ Faq ]-ajruplan kien iida S-Senatur qatt ma rega Is-sindku ta' Los Angeles,
tal-familja gte fsense Kien hemm n- Sam Yorty qa1 Iir-reporters
hemm memibri biza. lj' 'anke kieku fieg, m- d-bieral Ai nota li nstalbet fi
Kenneav uu nbieb fosthom fakiltaiet teghiu ' kienu idb- dijarju ,li jinighald . di hu ta
i-rmo] . ta tiiet ` vittmi ta qgluu bx mankament ghal Sirhan_ klenet tghid Ji
assassin al ghomrul S-= Genaitur Kennedy Kellu jigi
Il-membri- tal-familja kienu Fitit wara ]-mewt tas- maqjtui sa' 1-5 'ta' Gumitu
jinkudu 1mara tas-Sena - Senptur Kennedy_ m-pulllzija 4-ewwel ~anniversarju mill-
tur; Ethat; ta" 40 sena; Ji qed tar Lxs Angeles qalu 1 1-akk- bidu tal-Gwerra ta' Sitt Ijiem
tistenna i-ndax-il tarblja, u kuza" kontra Sirhan: Bishara ta" #ejn 1-Gharab u 1-Lhud
t-tlet itfal il-kbar taghha, IS_ Sirhan; Immdkrant mull-Gor- Milnhabba dan kkien hemm
Geaatur Edward . Kennedy, H dian ta'.24Isena, 1 gie airestat- spekularzioni # 1-mottivv tai-
h -uniku wened minn Qutu dwar dan; Id-delitit_ 6e tgi qtlliiklen minhabba ,1 S-Sen-
subien ghadu haj. 1 Mrs. mibdula awtamintikament; atur, Rennedy klen Jappogga
Jacqueline Kennedy _ 1-ammla fakkuza ta' qtil 1-kaiza ta" Irael Bar
tai-Pres_ent' Kennedy Fost Ghall-ewwvel; wara -li "gie maighruf '1i Sirhan -kien
onrajn fuq 1-ajmaplan kien artestat ftaqitielgla fill-Juk- Kommunlst_
bemm Mrs Coretta King_
arnla tal-kar tad-drittijiet 'Inhossni Mnixxef bDak Li-Ghamel Ibni
divil tas-Erwed, Ir_ Martin
Luter Klng,li gie maqtul ISSIER i-zaghiugh Ji jemmen 1.ibnu 1j hu tant
IMemphis Tennesse xab-
M
8 @ a r 2 ghas-Senatur intelligenti waiqa" hekk fl -
rejn biss #lu Bobert Kennedy qal lir- barx_
reporters i-bierah: ` "Inhossni Beshara Sirhan qa1 li
Ethei Eaward' u Jacqueline mnixxet bdak li ghamel ibni" _ jisghobblh nafia . dwwar :l-at-
Kennedy kdenu ndejn 1s- Meta ' sabuh ~ir-reporters takik fiun; Js-Senatiur Kennedy
s3at3s-Senatur meta miet. fr-ranal zgbir Gharbl ta" 1 kien jammlra lill-mejjet
Fi New Yor? il-katavru tas- Taiviba_ qrib Gerusalem President John Keninedy.
Cenatur Be jittiehed fl-Kat- Beshara Selame Slrhan ta 52 Beshara bena hu stess Id-
#dra} ta St; Patrick" fejn se _ sena; qal H Sema' T-anbar dar fejn joqghod ma' ommu
In jista' jareh M-pubbliku kerha fuq Ir-radju ta' xiha: D-mara tieghu, Mary _
Quddiesa De Requte Amman. Hu qal h ma setax togghod 1-Amerka.
juf -
pukoli
~um
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RIRATM MiLHAJJA
HADDIEM
T
KENNEDY:
(A
~Pagni 4.U.5)_
WorcD Mournf Kenner
Motgha; 7 ta' Gunju, 1964 June 1965 Nru; 1,300 2d_
Td-Dinja Tibki Innedy
Los ANCELES, il-Hamis.
Id-dinja Ilum bkiet kif semghet li s-Senatur Robert Kenned miet 25 siegha wa-
ra Ii Shiran: Bishara Shiran sparalu fI-Ambassador: Hotel: Il-kadavru tas-Senatur
Kennedy illum ittiehed mill-Isptar Good' Samaritan lein New Yorkzb'ajruplan provdut
nill-White House: _
Fuq 1-ajruplan ` kien hemm H-pulizija U: n-nies ta: kon-:
Mrs: Ethel Kennedy_ Mrs. tra n-nar gew imgeghda fuq
Jacqueline Kennedy u
memb ? duty specjali flimkien ma' 450.
ohra n tal-familja; Gwardji Nazzjonali. Is-Sind-:
Fuq H-ajruplan maghhom ku Ita' Washington qal li ma
kien bemm ukol: Mrs. Martin kienx jistenna storbji, izda
Luther King li r-ragel taghha dan ghamlu minhabba ]kwist-
gie assassinat f'April li ghad- joni tal-qtil.
da_ Il-Pulizija :ta' Los Angeles
Fi New York hu ghandu %it- qeghdin ` jiehdu prekawzjoni-
pogga fi-Kattidral Katto 'iku: jiet kbar fug Shiran u gurija
ta' St_ Patrick fejn ikun se tigi mitluba ssibu hati ta'
@UTTU
jista' jarah il-pubbxtku Is-Sibt qtil.
filghodu fl-istess knisja ghan- Is-Senatur Robert kien wie-
dha ssirlu quddiesa praesen- hed mill-aktar kontroversjali FMALTA
te cadavere fl-Amerika: Wara Ii kien as-
Wara 1-kadavru tas-Senatur sistent ta' huh John u mexxie-
IL-BELT, #-Hamis: Kennedy ghandu jittiebed lejn lu ]-kampanja presidenzjali fl-
Malta Kun kienet mitfu- Washington ghad-difna. Hu 1960 u nhatar Attorney Gene-
gha Pluttu ghas-Senatur se jigi midfun FArlington Na- ral tejn ta sehem kbir fil-le-
Kenned. Bopta, bnadar tional Cemetery fejn hu mid- gislazzjoni tad-Drittijiet Civili.
iF-bjut gew imtellghin fun huh, F-ex-President John Wara hu hareg ghas-Senat u
mezzta # r-ritratt juri H F Kennedy` F-qabar ta' Ro- f'Marzu li ghadda dahal ghall-
bandiera Amerikana ta' F bert mhux se Ikun boghod g'ieda presidenzjali:
Anbaxxata 4
Hbandilgra wisq minn dak ta' huh. It-tema tad-diskors tieghu
AwstraJijana tal-Kummissjo Il-mewt ta' Kennedy grat
deiiem kienet:
ni Gholija ta' !-Awstralia meta hu anqas biss gie "L-Amerika tista'_ taghmel
mezdeata PAtrways House, fsensih wara ]-operazzjoni
L
aktar, partikularment fl-isforz Wicc Kennedy ftit wara li gie ferut:
tas EVema ahbar nghatat minn Frank biex ittemm il-gwerra fil- iehor "Il-hajja pubblika taghna
Dr & Olivier; Prim Mankiewicz, ufficjal tal-istam: Vetnam u '~glied razzjali in- 'SIzda hu qatt ma abbandu- giet imnaqgsa bit-telfa tie-
Minltru benat dan Ames- pa tas-Senatur. Hu wagaf ghal tern na ]-fidi tieghu f'-Ista Uniti_ ghu; qa] ix-President" John-
#eg t' kondolianza #i Mrs. minuta ssummat quddiem il- Il-President Johnson sejjah qa] il-President; Hu komp*a; son.
R Kennedy: guralisti. Fdagga wahda lill-poplu Amerikan biex nhar s-Senatur Kennedy ried li jah-|
Hu ordna li ]-bandiera Ame- GChan-nom tal-Gvera u F ~Kennedy miet: il-Hadd josserva gurnata ta' dem ghall-paci u jaqta' X-xew
poplu ta' Malta kdf ukoH luttu ghas-Senatur Kennedy. ga tal-Amerikani li jigu mtej- rikana tigi mtajjra mezz asta
Dan id-diskors sar tmien il-bini kollu fl-Amerika 4 Snan ton tegtt inttsi Qix- sighat mil-anhar bulletin
me-
Hu qal li Kennedy kellu trage- ba ]-kundizzijonijiet tal-hajja;
fl-Ambaxxati postijiet ohra tieg nianat kondolianzd sin- dikus_Ieta ntqal fi s-Senatu dji personali akktar minn hadd- 'ghal kulhadd: Amerikaniatpajjio:
ohrajn: dleri f-okdazjoni takmewt
tragtke #
guah-gtarrieda Kennedy kien fkundizzjoni Il-President Johnson waq- tan Senatur Robert Kennedy. kritika Taina L-ASSASSIN:
qaf kummissjoni taht il-presi-
Malta koBha tinsab txxuk-
Hdejn is-sodda tieghu kien denza ta' Milton Eisenhower,
kiata
bdan ]-att kieter ta' hemm martu W grabba ohra 4 hu ~president Eisenhower,
violenza kontra mexxej
l ftit qabe} ma miet, uhud mit-
Hass: it-Telfa tal-}
~biex tinvestiga I-kwistjoni tal-
jboeb M-padir_
tfal tieghu gew imsejha fl-is- vjolenza fizika: Hi 'ghandha
ptar biex-jarawh rtistharreg jekk din hix gejja Gharab
'mill-pregudizzju, idejologija, XQALU L-MEXXEJJA
politika ugenn:
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan kien Fxandira li ghamel lin-naz-
Richard Nixon, il-kandidat principaligghalli-kandidatura Re-
hass wisq wara t-telfa Ghar- zjon' il-President Johnson ap-
pubblkana qal hekk dwar is-Senatur Kennedy: bija ma' [-Lzrael. Kien Zamm pella lill-Amerikani biex tis -
'Kien bniedem ta' energija tremenda 1 vitalita' u wiened
'fmothu Lkliem li kien qal ppicca - 1vijolenza. Hu qal:
mili-akbar mexxejja popolari fi-istorja Amerikana
Robert Kennedy lilest Hi "F'gieh Alla ejjew nirrisolvu li
B-Viei-President Hubert Humphrey, li kien qed jopponih jaghti-ajruplani lill-[zraeliti. nghixu taht il-ligi_ Johnson
ghall-kandidatura Demokratika: Hu kien jabdem f'post tat-
appella biex il-ligi Ji tirres-
{Tiifna ragel @bir: Hu , appella il-poplu Amerikan tigrija, inaddaf u jiehu hsieb
tringi 1-bejgh:tal-armi tghaddi
jikkommetti ruhu ghall-principju tal-umanita' u J-gustizzja in- iz-zwiemel. Izda xi xhur ilu-
mill-Kamra-tar-Rapprezentan-
dividwali li flh kien jemmen i8-Senatur Kennedy telag: Il-Pulizija sabulu djarju
tanti:" Hi diga' ghaddiet mis-
Senat. ~Is-Senatur Kennedy Ir-Regina Elizabetta baghtet telegramm lil Mrs Ethel Ken- fid-dar tieghu u fih kienet im- kien qal li j-ligi kienet dghajfa.
nedy waqt li 1-Prim Ministru Wilson baghat iehor lil Johnson. markata d-data 45 ta Gunju
H-Papa Pawlu waggaf konferenza fik-Vatikan biex jitob 1968" Fewwel anniversarju
ghas-Senatur Kennedy. tal-gwerra Arabo-Izraelita:
Sirhan ghandu erba' hutu u
Kelliemi ghall-Gvern Ejizzjan fil-Kajr li hi xinhi n- kien: joqghod ma' ommu f'Pas- nazzjonalita" tal-assagsin il-qtil tas-Senatur ghandu jigi kun-
sadena, Kalifornja. Kelliemi
dannat. ghall-ufficju tal-Immigrazzjo-
L-Agent Sindku ta' Berlin ga] li ]-mewt telfithom habib li ni Amerikana qa] li Sirhan
ma' ssibx ienor bhalu bhal meta miet huh il-President: mhux cittadin Amerikan u ex-
employer tieghu Ii hu kien
B-Pregident De Gaulle u ]-President Luebke tal-Germanja
bass hafna t-telfa Gharaba: tal-Punent it-tnejn urew is-soghba taghhom: taht il-hakma Izraelita: Hu
Korrispondenti f zrael sa- li nhasad kif sema" bl-att ' Ji'
n-Prim Ministru Cernik tac-Cekoslovakikja wera S-simpa - bu li missieru jogghod f'raz- ghamel it-tifel tleghu
ttija tieghu: zett fin-naha tal-Punent tax- "Jekk hu hati, halli joqtluh;'
FMoskow [-ahbar tal-qtil inghatat minghajr kummenti: Xmara Gordan li Ilum tinsab qal missieru:
fuq
Borg
qal:
fug
Wisq K-ex-E
34
biex
qal
qal
gai
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IL-HADDIEM, il-Gimgha 7 ta' Gunju, 1968
I-HADDIEM, il-Gimgha,
ta' 1968_
Pi $
EDTeciAt
BOB KENNEDY
Cwer.
Robert `jidher miexi ` lejn
il-White House,id;dat ital-Pre-
sident, il-post' ma lahaqx
WasaH F'kull ajruport li fih kien
jinzel I-ajruplan ta' Robert dej-
jem kont tiImah ]istess 'Xe-
na gruppi ta' .nies jisten-
newh biex jehdulu b'idejh:
L-aktar Ii kienu jhobbuh
0
[qanawb ub-kiered -Boddieier fe-
0
hem il-problemi taghhom kol-
Zha u weghedhom sincerament
li jissagrifika hajtu ghalihom:
0
Robert ma' martu Ethel,
-akbar ghajnuna li kellu fil-
hajia tieghu.
Robert jidher qed izieghel
b hbintu, Mary Courntey, qabel
mar ghal wiehed mil-hafna
vjaggi tleghu
L-imhabba kbira Ji kellu
lejn uliedu 10 kienet
akbar diffikulta' gha] Bob
biex ilahhaq ma' 1-impenji
kollha tieghu Li hafna drabi
rieduh mifrud mil-ghe-
ziez tieghu.
L-isem
L-ahhar ritratt ta' Robert
Kennedy fl-Ame- Kennedy huh Robert. Robert qabel sparawlu bis-Sinjal rika sar qisu l-isem ta' famil- kien beda t-triq biex jasal tar-rebha Ii kiseb fil-Kaliforn- Dehra ta' Robert ma' jarriali; Il-popolarita' tieghu hi
wasal huh imma "|-id qattiela ja whud mill-ghaxar uliedu Xl- effett ta' Linfluwenza kbira li tal-vjolenza qerditu kif qerdet
kelhom fil-hajja pubblika lil huh_
familja dejjem kenet il-ghax-
Amerikana I-President John F. qa , tieghu_
UP Ten
Robert flimkien ma' ghadu jaf li kellu jindifen fl- whud mill-familja tieghu qed istess cimiterju u ta' ]istess
jitlob fuq il-qabar ta' huh; il- eta' kif ukoll bl-istess mewt President maqtul: Ma kienx vjolenti!
Gunju,
fejn -
ikun
fejn
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IL-RADUICYL U-Uu1+gUA, La" Luxj4, IJuo:
4 ~ IL-HADDIEM, il-Gimgha 7 ta' (iniu_ 1968.
EDIFFUSION
EDITORJAL
4ve
NAZJONADS
5_ Robertu _ AAb-
DRACULA
We SacuTe
"QoBeer" VennE6y]
Talba; 6.05 Rediffusion'5
Ist Show Sur Edi
Sinjal tal HTin Talba Apos
INSELLMU LIL ROBERT KENNEDY
Il-Ha:
of Praycr Anbarijiet Reli- Rumanz Misterjuz ta' Bram Stoker
Jum i]-}
Nerfghu Qlubna
Maqlugha [mwlet Avvfzi Wara izjed minn 24 siegha bejn il-hajja u I-mewt, Robert ejali -
Tvalinake; ake; Daxoe MHiuksewivios maqlub ghall-Malti Kennedy miet; vittma tat-tiri li sparalu qattiel zaghzugh: Jix- hed gh
raq li nsellmu lil dan il-bniedem li kien tant kuntrarju' ghall- Isahhah
LAhbarijiet ta Malta {Tl-qo- 4 jtejje
J.ui5 Il-Hajja tal-Mara; 10.30 minn Guze' vjolenza u ntant kellu bhal huh imut mewta vijolenti:
Saivinoskeiaeca 10.50 M-Kwar-
Diacono
Kulhald hass qalbu tinghafas ghal Robert Kennedy hikazzji
diSawiskettiera; 11,J5 L-Anjar izda nadd daqs il-fqar kollha ta' L-Amerika, anzi tad-dinja kol- I-kOI
Regina Cocli; 12.03 The Menu Zha. Hu kien sinjur kbir imma kien kapaci jifhem u jhoss il- Knisja
edarghezoy; Orbison i Rabarilied and (Jaqbad mal-harga tal-bieran) lejn il-punent u kemm lejn in-nofsinhar_ naha u ohra
Problemi tal-fqir tas-suwed, tal-Puerto Rikani, tal-Messi- minn ta
Ita tad-dinja [il-gosor; 12.33 hemm precipizzju kbir. Il-kastell kien inbena, hekk li tliet kani, tal-haddiema u ]-bdiewa ta , 1-Amerika tIsfel, Hu stess lura ha
'Wara
Sidu
idogtaT-Mewpromovela - Izda dawk 1-istess hsus tieghi nbidlu fi stmellija u twer- nahat ma' jista' jilhqu hadd, u hawnhekk ghamlu twieqi kbar kien stqarr: 4 'Jiena ghandi simpatija lejn in-nies I-izjed mal-pro
thjny Crcmona wir meta rajt lir-ragel kollu kemm kien johrog bi]-qajla ]-qajla fejn la vlegeg u anqas balal ma setghu jasiu, u ghalhekk hawn per ezempju S-suwed 4 I-portorikani, ghall-imcahhdin. Dawn dem mi
Hit Parade Amerikan; 1.30 L mit-tieqa U jibda jitkaxkar mal-hajt tal-kastell fug dak I-irdum setghu jkollhom daw] u kumdita' _ li ma setghux ikollhom f'na- naf Ii jzommu mieghi; 9} Mhemmx dubju li kien sincier fl-im- Tasse
Hlebu1-'valt Malla Malla Mhgazief tal-biza ; wiciu '] isfel, b'mantaru miftuh madwaru tisthajlu ha ii kellha tkun mghassa. habba Ibira li dejjem wera.lejn dawn in-nies- nijiet 8
Itetvall; 2.00 Hlt Parade Inter- gwienah kibar; Ghall-ewwel ma stajtx nemmen lill-istess ghaj Meta fl-1966 mar vjagg fl-Amerika t'Isfel kellu okkaz- ghad fe
1ali; 2.30 Qari bil Malti; 3.00 nejja. Ghidt li d-daw} ta' qamar kien Gieghed iqarraq bija, ii Lejn il-punent kien hemm wied kbir, imbaghad fil-gholi, joni jzur (fplantation" ffejn sar jaf li I-haddiema: kenu mhallsin isehh il
fia NhanntaMcingregerO5 Mir kien xi effett tal-ghageb imnissel mid-dell; izda bqajt inhares, fil-boghod igbla kbar u
blatin, quccata wara quccata, miksijin
bpaga inqas mil-minimum stabbilit bil-lgt. I-proprjetarju: tir tal-i:
Eegnu; 3,30 H-Lubranos. ma kontx gieghed nara hazin Rajt is-swaba' ta' jdejh
aelejh bis-sigar tal-fraxxnu tal-muntanja u sigar tax-xewk, bl-gheruq Pprova jichad imma Robert ma riedx jemmnu: 'Illum dort haf- du jkur
;aosbnrijies 'ordsaland "Mtadc jaqibdu ma truf il-gebel, fejn Is-snin kienu kielu u
u
t-
imqabbda fix-xqug, il-gsim u ]-hofor tal-blat: Deher tajjeb Ji na f'dawn ]-inhawi u Smajt proprju I-kuntrariu ta' dak li qed kattolik
'don Macrae Johnny Mann Sin-
{aj,ou Eekk bil-ghgfpenalean kliEeblaemahrelga 4] bagqgtu
u ta'
din kienet it-tagsima tal-kastell li kienet mghammra fiz-zmien tghid int; U allura hallini nghidlek haga: 'int sejjer lejn ir-rO- il-garre
Salome; 4.30 Rapport tat-temp kull xagg: fil-hajt, baga' niezel '1 isfel b'heffa kbira F-istess
1-imghoddi, ghaliex I-ghamara hawnhekk kienet tidher aktar vina, se tingered bl-armi tieghek stess Se; teqred lis-socjeta' mas-SO( Jil Zssays Mzoinzraqea Crares bhalma gremxula timxi ma' hajt komda mill-ghamara kollha li rajt hawn gew s'issa: tieghek; dik ]-istess socjeta' li tiftahar li ftha tinsab imsieheb, zmten
wizz| W Joan Azzopardi, Xi
It-twieqi kienu' bla purtieri, u d-daw] ta' gamar safrani, Ji jekk ma thallasx lin-nies pagi decenti' _ 99 kellhon
Tkanta Doris Curmi; 5.15 Artf bniedem huwa dan, jew xholqien huwa taht is-sura ta' kien jidhol mill-hgieg tat-tieqa, urieni sahansitra 1-ilwien, waqt antikw} 5.45 Avvizi tal-Gvern; 6.00 bniedem? Qieghed inhoss li ma niflahx aktar ghal]-wahx ta' taffa
Fost il-fqar li kien ihobb kien hemm post specjali ghall-
triliet ta' Malta; 6.10 Malte Ma- dan il-post tal-biza'_ nibza' nibza
Ii I-ghabra tat-tralb li kien hemm kollox u xi ftit heba immankati u' Linkapacitati. Kien jaf xi ,problemi . ghandhom whud i)
6.25 Hin ir-Requesls (Part 1); qieged wisq u ma nis- wkoll il-hsara taz-zmien u 8-susa. Il-lampa ftit jew xejn swietli hom gl ~~Anbarijiet tal- ~BBC bil-Malti; tax nahrab: minn kuli naha ninsab imdawwar b'uhux li angas id-dawl
nies bhal dawn, ghax ohtu: Rosemary hija wahda_minnhom .
in Hija Londra: biss nissogra nahseb fuqhom f'dak ta' qamar qawwi, izda fraht li kienet f'idi, gha- Darba mar jzur zewg-skejiel_ ghat-tfal inkapacitati 4
ta' tas-
'Zinal Boenera3o TahditPromotur liex f'dak il-post hassejtni wahdi wisq, 4 bzajt;
4 hassejt kes- dak I ra Xejn ma ghogbu;
YFiaggez
tas-Senat; Robert hekk Izda
nnu Malti" minn Chev G Di-
15 ta' Mejjy: Ghal darb'ohra rajt lill-Konti hiereg mit- ha fgalbi u roghda ma' gismi kollu_ tkellem: dwar 'dak li ra: Dawk i-poyri tfal: ma_aghmlux hag; ghagda
Debono; 8.30 Xjenza kontra
tieqa bhal gremxula Nizel dejjem ghall-genb, sa ma wasal xi Madankollu, ahjar hawnhek milli wahdi fil-kmamar li 'ohra Mlief jitbandlu: 1 quddiem U Jura- jogorsu l calxi # iig; ghandh;
Iati; 8.45 "Wied ta Mhabba Xot: mitt pied 1 isfel u
gibed sewwa lejn ix-xellug Hemm gheb go
issa tant sirt nistkerrah minhabba l-prezenza tal-Konti,,u wara f'Malta
*qox novella Ia Joe Aglus; xi toqba jew tieqa, Meta' rasu ghebet; jiena xxabbat 'il barra gieldu bejniethom H meta: jkunu: kwiett fisser li jkunustawhom
#rbarijiet ta Malta fil-qosOr_ biex
ftit ta' ]-isforz biex nikalma ruhi hassejt mistrieh helu jinzel i-pilloli kalmanti L-istaff_ta'. dawn Liskejiel;ted ighix bhalliv 'tajjeb
Ahharijiet Sportivi; 9.05 Baned nara narax aktar, izda .ghalxejn 'i1 boghod kien kbir fija_ jeb .ta'
a; 9.35 Kuncert ta Nhar ta wisq biex jien inkun nista' nara tajjeb hemm isfel, Issa kont
kieku cert li mhemmx. Soluzzioni, ghal_din: #-problema ,Kif
a; 10605 LRapborilies Let-Terv Malta naf li kien telan mil_boctn"l hcin+ 1i cohil; tridu li ssi: xi bidla; jekk qabel Xejn:wiehed.ma_jahsibx biex Mhe:
'Or' kta) (22) jibdel radikalment;is-sistema edukattiv ta' . dawn. L-iskejjel?" minn d
Fil-Qaija pubbliika' tieghu Robert_jibga' msemmi,ghas: bu ,fi F
sehea kbir tieghutii ien il-presidenza:ta' huh; John . Bhalma ebda: ra
Neu;,2393 qal Lord Harlech 'Robert kien:prezzjuz-ghal hub;; kien; Il-valve piex,na
tas-sigtrta' tieghu,wiehed L Jlu 1-president seta' ighidlu ezat: mu be
tamert ,dak li kien jahseb:" gurnali
Igga Kien Robert ,li bhala . Attorney General irnexielu jnad: Il-ko
belt u daf .#-qasam trade-unionistiku mill-korruzzjoni u t-terrur .ta' tajjeb
{ ukoll! James Hoffa; il-famuz mexxej tat-teamsters u tefghi: ]-habs kompet
n sejf 5 wara min jaf kemm I-attentat kien .Sar qabel biex jippruvaw komuni
(4_ i-ntija tieghu. Kien Robert li dawwval lil huh fil-krizi ta' Kuba permez
minn u fil-qawmien tal-moviment ghall-jeddijiet civili tas-suwed: ha ebd
Isfel 18 Robert kien bniedem Ji jhobb il-familja. Ghalih martu, sens,
tas- Ethel; U 1-lO itfal tieghu; kienu I-bejta fejn_tissokta ]-ghaqda u 'oggezzj
h6}; xit: I-imhabba ghall-kuragg Ii dejjem ezistew fil-familja Kennedy: ta' gur
Kien Kattoliku ferventi, derra 1-familja tieghu ddahhal nofs edituri
oni Ii
I10 112 113 Inq kulijum ta' talb fil-programm tal-gurnata quddiem il-Kurcifiss differer
ien Ilu sabin ta' Lalique li kellhom fid-dar; rabbihom fl-imhabba lejn kwistjo
15 l-ezercizzju fiziku U r-rebha id-diffikultajiet tak-hajja: nijiet
x wlsq
16 Rebent . kien . sinjur: Kellu , renta 100,Q00 doliaru fis- m'humi
bhal sena, frott I-investimenti tal-familja Kennedy 4 tieghu perso- qas ta
tzobe;; nali. Is-salarju tieghu bhala, senatur, li kien jammonta ghal Knisja
30,000 dollaru fis-sena, kien kollu jaghtih ghall-ghajnuna lill; bdu ha;
18 fqar u E-inkapacitati: g It-tliet kotba tieghu jisimhom "The enemy within" MIn gurnali
(4_ 9 Hlejjug bix-xewk 6)_ search of justice" u ' Honest Friends and Courageous enemies"' li n minn mizza (5) _ 1L Naqasni -almu (5)_
'a1-karwana , ()_ 12 Profeta
Bil-mewt tragika tieghu L-lista tan-nies kbar; li ghand; Ir-riz
1 tbleghed mir-Russja? 14 Abita nti
{5: wied
iI-Ghasel? (5)_
hom ideal quddiemhom u ghaljh jissugraw kollox, regghet naq- hadd n
hlas
15 Jilbsth iS-slavag u n-nies clviliz- set fid-dinja prerenti Jalla; kif i-Papa Pawlu Vi jd_
'6; zatf (4) konfuzj
demm-generuz T-annar_demmi Ji xtered kkazzjor
SOLUZZJONI TA, L-AHHAR TISLIBA
N: J, Rigress; 5 Bahar; 6_ WEQFIN: Rahal; 2: Gara; 3. Eza-
M-Gimgha, 7 ta' Gunju 1968,-
9. Bilkej; JO. Kaptan; mi; Stokk; Blokka; Djarna;
Cnut; 17, Zejda; 18_ Or- 9. Bin; 1 Pinto; 12, Antik; 14, Bajja;
15: Izld_
Dewmien filLands , 01
pra; Sqara Familia
Sur Editur; generali ,u nerga' nghid li dan f'dipart
Inkonvenjenzi, serji li jirrif- hu principju ta' gustizzja Ji persopa
lettu fuq ir-regponsabbilta' dan id-dewmien jinvolvi haf- bzonn;
IKABU:L-MEJTIN 'tal-Gvern huma d-dewmien na konsegwenzi u telf ta' flus: ghandhi
esagerat: li qieghed jittiehed IJ-Gvern ghaadu jhoss id; jekk ml TAGHKOM FIHA: .
mid-dipartiment t a 1-Lands dover ji jiehu passi, u jekk Pieta
INKITBU: INTOM UKOLL_ biex ` ij-periti ;tal-gvern jagh-
mlu: . I-istima;.taghham xi
Hlas: wirt -imholil jew biegh bi ska-
Ik FATtIcl UNTHTEI
pitu tal-werrieta fejn iko - daw] li E1 IOs. darbakullpersuna_ ihom jistennew mhux xhur
OPERAT@RS:
Gball imma snin sa ma jsir dawn k Sur Editur, GW.U VANTAGGI istimi .U din hija ingustizzja.
Zewg quddisiet fil-gimgha (1OO fis= Qed niktiblek ghan-nom 1-hamsa
sena) gha] dejjem: . Il-Gvern.:lj: jaf jibghat ord- tieghi u ta' shabi li taht jidhru tiehu d
Talb tat-tfal ji jattendu ghall-qud; nijiet u jiffissa l-granet biex ghaliex issa xbajna nistennew.
dies: tmur tballas xi kont; ghandu ina li Itqajna sena, fii-Work-' Il-Belt:
jkollu : wkoll . rispett min ers Memorial Building
u sa -
xi taghrif , Cemplu jew iktbu lid-Direttur; Istitut idum -jistenna S-snin biex jit- lum mhux tallj ma Itqajniex Nota
Familja; Mediatrix Place, Zzbbar Dia] 22270 tiehdu decizjonijiet bhal halli tal-G.W.U. jghidulna lra kien
dawn, f'hiex waslet il-claim imma kuli wuie
Fuq dil-haga hawn ilment anqas tisma jew tara xagq ta membru .
Fuq
Roy Fuq fug
fuq
foqra;
fuq
ika;
fuq
fug
ta
fejn.
hu
ridan gal
ikun
Ao;
fuq
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Y
:} TRAGEDJA po
LU
zaghzugh,
AMERIKANA
simpatiku, mimli bl-idealizmu, mogh-
ni bkapacita' politika eccezzjonali, Robert R.
nedy, kien figura tar-realta' 4 figura tal-holm: B'ku-
Id-Disa' Sena Nru: 738 Il-Gimgha; 7 ta' Gunju, 1968 Jinbiegh 2d
ragg fiziku 4 morali Ii rari ssibhom fi bniedem wie-
hed, bkonvinzjoni u b'sens tad-dinja; Ii flimkien ge:
CQuCL Deazh DF rFK:
neralment ma joqoghdux, b'mezzi ta' miljunarju MEWTA KIEFRA TA'
IL-MEWT
b'segwitu ta' imgewha, suwed; bojod, Lhud
Irlandizi; kampjun ghall-artisti, ghall-intellettwali;
TAS-SENATUR ghall-istudenti;, benjamin ta' Hisportivi; imdawwal ROBERT KENNEDY
ROBERT KENNEDY
imma mhux eklissat bid-dija ta' huh; b'gibda
ja ghan-nisa u b'seher iz-zghazagh, b'appell uni-
Ghalxejn id-dinja stenniet herqana Ii Robert Kennedy johrog Il-Prim Ministru ta' ku minhabba r-religjon Ii jhaddan u jipprattika ghal
Malta, 1-Onor Dr; G.
rebbieh fil-glieda Ii kellu ghall-hajja. Robert miet il-bierah fid: Olivier; baghat dan il:
kull min jghozz il-valuri eterni; kien iktar milli poli-
9.44 am-, 24 siegha wara Ii gie assassinat Kien qieghed jitteleb- messagg lill-Mrs: Kennedy: tiku; ragg ta' tama:
ra r-ebha tal-primarji elettorali f'Los Angeies California meta "Ghan-nom tal-Gvern U Dak ir-ragel xipli, imma qisu fjamma, kien jaf
intlaqghat minn zewg tiri. Ghalxejn issieltu tTobba biex jaghtuh b-poplu ta' Malta kif ukoll il-hazen tal-politika fuq ponot subajh: Kellu organiz
iH-Eaija u jevitaw tragedja ohra ghall-Amerika
ghan-nom tieghi nnifsi zazzjoni perfetta. Kien jaf juza |-bnedmin Kien jaf
nintieq nibghat kondoljan-
zi sincieri fl-okkazzjoni
jaghzel il-mument; Kien jaf jiddiporta ruhu fit-telfa
Ghal familja Kennedy, famil- sident tal-Istati Uniti kien qie- tal-mewt tragika u] ghall u kien jaf izomm il-qies fir-rebha: Determinat; jasal
ja ta' politici brillanti jidher H ghed lill-pajjizu fuq wicc F-idejn gharrieda tas-Senatur Ken- 4 jwassal. Kellu I-kuragg jibda jikkritika |-gwerra
hemm stilla ta' malawgurju man-nazzjonijiet kollha tad-din- nedy Malta kollha tinsab tal-Vjetnam, anki meta dan ma kienx il-hsieb, tal- ssegwihom kull meta xi badd ja. Wara dan 1-assasinju, assas- irrukjata b'dan l-att kiefer
minnhom ikun ser jilhaq il-quc- sinju li ghadna s'issa ma nafux ta' vjolenza kontra merxej
maggoranza ta' |-Amerikani: Kellu Ikuragg jidhol fit-
tata tal-karriera politika tieghu. bizzejjed dwar min veru ikkom- li jhobb il-paci_
tellieqa ghal presidenza meta hafna hasbu Ii mhux il-
Ingas minn hames snin ilu mettieh jew min kien hemm wa- waqt:
nu Robert; John F Kennedy, ra 1-assassin, kellna Fincident Kien kapati jgennen il-folol. Mhux billi jappella
gie assasinat waqt li bhala Pre- bl-ajruplan ta' Edward 1-izghar fost I-ahwa, li kkraxxja waqt li ghall-istinti Hhziena 4 elementari, bhal vendetta:
kien qieghed jikkontesta 1kari- Mhux billi jimxi lejn I-opinjoni tal-maggoranza, im-
ga ta' senatur; post li xorta wah-
da kiseb.
ma billi jgib il-maggoranza biex temmen bhalu f'dak
Issa ]-familja Kennedy tinsab huwa kien ikkonvinca ruhu Ii huwa sewwa, Ii hemm
mill-gdid rinfaccjata b'assasin- bzonn isir . Minghajr: ma jdarras iz-zejjed u 6'doza
ju, pass viljakk, baxx U degra- megjusa ta' sens komun:
danti kontra Laktar zghazughlt Imma hafna minn dan kien: wirt tad-demm jew
fost il-kandidati Epal presiden-
za ta' FIstati Unlti,, Aktar Ji
don tan-natura: Anki fil-kuragg kien imdorri
u kien
attentat mhux; Ex-xoghol ta' imfassal: Il-mertuakbit tieghu huwa fil-ghazla Ii gha_
bniedem' wiehed Wara 1assas- mel: fis-servizz ta' min 4:ta' xiex tefa' dik |-energija
sin jew assassini Kien hemm bla fini;, |-intelligenza, is-simpatija, il-kuragg, flusu,
ghaqda, ghaqda ta'. nies li haf: sahhtu, |-esseri
na jansbu hi gwidata minn ka-
tieghu:
pitalisti, li staghnew dejjem Fis-servizz ta' min 4 ta' xiex. Kien wild ta' klas-
minn fuq 1-armi u li jaraw si sinjura u mrobbi fix-xabgha: Kien ghamilha ma'
f'Robert Kennedy, bhal fhuh Lahjar imhuh 4 habib ta' |iktar familji gholja: Kellu
John, bniedem tal-paci, Hafna !-ambizzieni ffissata lejn |-iktar pozizzjonijiet fil-que-
estremisti fl-Istati Uniti, li din
is-sensiela ta' assassinji fuq per:
cata ta' |istat Amerikan: U dan ma kkorrompihx:
sunaggi popolari prominenti Fis-servizz ta' min 4 ta xiex. Il-kumdita' ma kel-
gibditilhom istmerija tal-popli, lu il-bzonn Ii jfittixha. Kien jaF jaghzel I-ahjar
jidher li mhux talli ma jinko- vilel u villeggjatura, 4 kellu |-gosti ta' min sab dej:_
raggiex politici ta stamina ta jem madwaru !-ifjen; I-isbah; Fiktar lussuz Il-vjaggi,
sens u ta' dover anzi jaghmlu
minn kollox biex iwarrbu dawn
Hisport, tax-xitwa u tas-sajf, It-teatri. II-Yachts: I:
it-talin minn nofs. Dawn . I-est- pjaciri kollha Ii jistghu jinxtraw bil-flus jew bl-at-
remisti jidhru li ghandhom 1- trazzjoni ta' persuna simpatika, 4 brillanti. U |-ghass;
appogg ta' nies gholja fis-sod il-lussu; |-egoizmu, ma rebhuhx:
jeta tali kwalita' ta' persuni Fis-servizz ta' min U ta' xiex. Tar-razza sewda; li gha-
li dak li ma jirnexxilhomx jik-
sbu bis-sewwa ma jiddejqux
dha lura, vjolenti, bla razan, bla qies tal-mezzi, bla
igibuh bid-dnewwa_ sens tal-bzonnija tal-ghaqda, bla taghlim; bla xoghol;
Sadattant il-mexxejja kollha
bla rispett'ghaliha nfisha; bla fiducja fiha nfisha; im-
tad-dinja ikkundannaw bil-qaw-
tahhda mid-drittijiet taghha
u bla idea tajba fuq I-ah-
wa dan 1-attentat viljakk. Il- jar mod kif tiksibhom u malajr. Tal-foqra kollha tal-
Kunsill tas-Sigurta' li Itaqa' Amerika, b'xorti forsi aghar minn dawk ta' pajjizi oh-
biex jiddiskuti I-glied tal-ahhar ra, ghaliex imdawrin dawra mejt bil-gid 4 I-ghana
bejn Lhud u Arab ha pass li
ma gara qatt qabel, aggorna 1-
Fidejn haddiehor. Taz-zghazagh" ta' pajjizu mehuda
1-laggha indefinitivament fuq gwerra qalila minghajr fini ta' rebh veru u min-
proposta tad-delegat Algerin, ghajr rizultati Ii jiggustifikaw tant demm: Tad-destin
bhala Sinjal ta rispett ghas-Se kbir ta' pajjizu, mitluf fl-istess qawwa enormi tieghu,
natur Kennedy u jafx fejn sewwa sejjer. Tal-paci fid-dinja, mizmuma
Il-President Johnson li kel: mhux bil-minacci, imma bl-uzu tas-sens, bit-tixrid tal-
lem lin-nazzjon dak in-nhar ta
attentat ordna bodyguards
progress imma minghajr il-biza' Ii jtellef kollox tal-
ghal kull kandidat presidenzja- mexxej dghajjef:
li u skorta ghal familja: tagh- Klen hemm-min ma hamilx Kien -hemm min: ma
hom. Hatar ukoll kommissjoni felahx ihallih jilhaq il-ghan Ii jkompli fejn'halla huh
biex tistudja xqieghed iwassal
ghal dawn latti baxxi. Il-kandi- John: Ma' |-ewwel sinjal ta' rebha riedu jeqirduh. Kien
dati kollha ghan-nomina presi- qieghed jiccelebra |-akbar vittorja politika tieghu: Ix-
denzjali ftehmu li jwaqqfu xena nbidlet minn wahda ta' ferh ghal wahda tragika:
battalja taghhom elettorali, Zewg balal minn pistola indifnu F'rasu u kull attentat
bhala sinjal ta' rispett; u ghan- minn sitt professuri biex igibuh f'sensieh falla-
dhom jiltagghu aktar tard g0
Washington biex jiddiskutu 1:
Robert Kennedy miet u d-dinja tinsab imkexkxa
4
pass li jmiss. mbikkma b'din it-tieni tragedja tal-familja_Konnedy:
Eni Si_-
CD: Ine
Ken-
foqra;
qawwi-
fuq
Borg
qatt
ghal
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1-(fimgha , 7 te (#uuju, 1968 L-B E R Q A
WARD LETTERARJU Kenna Korn
LL BOb KENNEDY
Hstbijiet ma' k-ahbar
ta' attentat fuq il-hafja
ta' dan i2-2aghztgh politku_
Is-Scklu Gboxrin
1s-seklu tal-progress
is-scklu tal-kisba spugjal
F-sokl tal-mibegnds,
qawmicn u rvelljiet;
gned Ilf-Vjetram
fil-Lvant Nofsani
u mkejjen ohra
fejn jghammar il-bniedem tal-lum,
Is-Seklu Ghoxrin
is-seklu tal-firda razjati.
is-seklu tal-progress?
Khir bbal huk;
0 bhala stajt vittma ta' dell iI-mewt
li riedet teqirdek
biex ma tistghallx rebhiet ghaqlek u dehnek. Xi grajja mhux tas-soltu
Eabbejt il-Iqar, tqanqal hafna ghagha 4 hse:
XHin |-Astratt
ubied ie-eanda bijiet 4 I-poeta ma jongosx Ii
u dawk ta' gilda gewda_ jittiehed minn dan it-tqanqil
Taghhom kont il-missier,
4 jfissru fil-berah biex kul- Jiehu |-Materja _
fsalt riedu joqtuk I-ghedewwa hadd ikun jis t a' jaghraf
u jballu 1 uliedek ilticma fhemtu: (Miktuba saghtein wara
bhalma gralhom bu-mewt Hekk gara ma' I-ahbar l-attentat ta' atil fuq
tu' buk, u I-mexxej Luther King. dwar |-attentat u I-qtil tas: Robert Kenneiy)
Fuq min se jaqghu? Senatur Robert
Lil min huma Se jgbarrfu hekk bmissierhom? meta kien ghadu ferhan Sallbu! Sallbu!
rebha !i Kiseb fit-tellieqa Ghajtu ]-kotra_
M-bniedem tal-lum ma jridx paci, Presidenzjali, safa vittma ta' Oqtlu! Oqtlu?
sedg, rizq u hena; min ma gherafx I-idejali Qalu n-nies:
irid #-flied, gholi ta' I-umanita:
mibeghda , L-istess bhalma ma gara dan min hu
qerda ta' sliem. fil-qtil ta' huh; il-President biex
n-bniedem modern Jchn F Kennedy 4 ta' Dr. f'din id-dinja
irid il-m.e.w.t Martin Luther il-mex- halef
blki fost il-gnus_ xej tas Suwed; xi poeti has- ried jagbmel il-gid?!
Sew ik-lehma tal-poezija
Rabat: 5/6/68 PAWLU CACHIA wkoll minn din il-grajja. Mutu! Mutu!
Ghajtu z-zghazagh:
Tuna! Tuna!
Ir-regim:
daWn min huma,
nies jew boloh,
dawn xi jridu,
ghilt jew qtil?!
Idfnu! Idfnu!
Ghajtu 1-boloh_
Izfnu! Izfnu}
Werzqu -qliel:
dawn min huma,
fart tal-genna
jridu ighajjxu
lill-bnedmin?!
0e
Idhku! Idhku!
jasa} geh 'mkom:
Ibku' Ibkut
Imsejknin! BIEX TISTABAR
Xmn L-asttatt
jiehu I-materja,
Fl-Okkaezjont tal-attentat min se Jkunu
fuq il-najja tal-politikant I-qalbenin?!
Amerikan Robert Kennedy.
5 ta' Gunju 1988 CHARLES XUEREB
Meta tkun taf li joboghduk haj,
demmek jiksah g0 fik; jinqata' n-nifs;
sakemm tiftakar
li tal-mibeghda S-galtna ghaddiena wisq
u wisq qasira; u li triq I-imbabba
bla tmiem u twarrad xoghlijiet bezlin
Li I-qalb jimlew bil-ferh u 1-mob:h bis-sliem!
Mela hallihom joboghduk ghax haj
I-aqwa li gbadek haj; u ahdem, akdem;
halli I-imhabba tixghel fik lampier
ta' dawl fid-dlam bejta ta' hniena!
Mallih warajk Il min jaqta' 1-qalb irid;
insieh! L-Istarja I-hafna hajna nsiet
ghad li bla ghadd nisllhom & t-tajha ttlt.
b/v/'68 WALLACE PH GULIA:
'ma
Kennedysir;
King;
ghax
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okizzon
IL GIMGHA 7 TA' GUNJU; 1988
Mitbugh fiUnton Ptery, Vyktta Iel_ 25636 'u 271913_ Rn Ta'
ANOMAMENTI CHAL SNMI Milt "CEwde @: 78s;.6 ' Tbb PosD)
E4. 4: Bta min ` Malti ' {EJ-IOs o4:.'0.1d4 inen!
pasb skend)Jkk Im Mibe tkordd ala Atbulad
bor MD tlbet #ar Ma Retati ~dekkljke; "Poehl; -12
Tendten Ilnnartu fovur) IFUnion
Jitres
~nmel
WARA - L-MEWT TAS-SENATUR KENNEDY
'Amerikan Robert F Kennedy miet Ismu terta-
ment 'ghandu' jitnizzel ma' 'nes ohra kbar li gew assassmati
fl-Ametkka bhall-Istess '#uh il-President John F Kennedy, Dr
Imitti' Lutter" d-President Abraham Ltcoln u-onratn Dm
#j# Laatedia Lca e PIstati Unit] ta' |-Amerika Hija wkoHl
xejn ingas tragedja ghad-diia .kola:
Ilum; wara I-mewt vjolenti tas-Senatur Kennedy, I Kien
Kged jikkontesta I-elezzjonijiet ' presidenzjali - flAmerlka li 'ghand-
hom isiru fNovembru 1 gej, istmerrija tad-dinja -kontra dan ~ 1
assassinju wanxi - tkompll tizdied: FlPwaqt li Fumanita' tinsab
imaikkta; hlja WKoll fl-istess waqt ttrsab mimliija bik-gnadab u
Tlwwaqt li trlob ` hagq' skond il-ligi; -tappella'" ' wkoll biex min hu
responsabbli fiehu dawk ik-passi, kollha *mentiega biex affartjiet
bhal -dawn" ma Jergghux Jigru:
Mpoplu Amerakan 'Hb 'qed ioss gewwa fih misthija kbi
'ra qaddtem "%-dinfa kollha `ghal din i-grajja mill-izjed kerha
gtalkemm - mgnandhiex tebek 'nazzjon shiha ma' bniedem fanati;
ka u mghmi bik-pssjon # -nehha I-hajja ta' polittkai kbir barma
{tan-nar; [idar Jekk --Amerikani qeghdin . jtsthu 'minnhom infus-
hom; daqsbekdk . iehor- ghandhdvghax tisthi minnha nfisha Listess
'umanita kollha gnaxahna-Koll ahwa ta' xulxin
Bilmewt ta' Kennedy FAmerika u ddinja kollha tilfu bnie-
dem F kelhu Pkwalitajiet kollha sbieh ta' mexxej: kbir, bniedem
ta' ispirazzjont u Ii-seta' jnissel: tama kbira fil-geiiieni Ghalhekk
dan | asoassinju-mhux-biss :nehha ]-hajja ta' bniedea, imma faqqar
Jill-Amerika u lill-umanita' kollha Nistghu nghidu 6 ma ntilfitx
Biss" i-hajja ta' -bndedem 'imma ntilfu wkoll hafna tamiet sbien
mill-umanita' KoHha' Qudddiemu Kennedy kellu prospetti khar Hi
fista"-jkun il-President ta'' ]-Etati Uniti u hekk il-possibilta' li
Igb bidla kbira ` fil-qaghda' attfija kollha kemm hi_
Intqal [ s-socjeta" Amer Kana marlda marda Berja hafna
na: Hima mhux E-socjeta' Amerikana biss ged tbati minm din il
mardda' imma nietghu nghidu . kull poplu iehor li hawn fid-dinija.
Ankt-g-socjeta' -taghna -Maltija 'hija marida bmard ta' intolleran:
i7a, poltttka # religtuta, biH-fanatizmu qawwi bil-mbeghda bej
klassi u Ohra
U dak li ighaddbek Lizied u ` jnissel fik stmerrija U: tkexkix
kbir huwa kif nies li Jistghu ikunu ta' gid kbir ghall-umanita' ji:
gu meqruda. hekk hesrem u vjolentement, Il-bnedmtn kollhay , wa;
r din it-tragedja Amerikana jentieg H jidhlu dahla Sewwa fi:
hom infushom .U jfeiiqu Lmard Ikrah Hi ghandhom li I-medicina
ghalih hija , t-tolleranza, Himhabba, @-gustizzja, iFkomprensjoni,
i-koperazzjoni bejn wiebed u dehor affarijiet li kemm-il
darba' ippriedka s-Senatur Robert F_ Kennedy-
11+ teh
tux
[S-SENATUR
Rng
hija
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KENneDY Famicy feem s Do . MED For TRAGeDY
12 IL-B € R Q A I-Gingha , 7 tu (+unju, 1968
IL-FAMILJA TA' ROBERT KENNEDY_ II-Familja Kennedy Donnha Mathheez, %6 8 Mis; CeuieophepougksTH' gbarcurtuiey
minn sena;
3es-S65i0
Robert Kennedy; Joseph, 15; Robert
Jr,, 14; David, 12; u Michael, 10
Ddestinata
Ghad-Dizgrazzji
Mir-Reporter Taghna
L-MEWT ta' Robert Kennedy, bbullet ta' agsassin, kompliet ziedet F-ideja fl-Amerka li
1-Familja Kennedy hija ddestinata' ghall-akbar unuri u glorja fl-Istat u F-akbar tra-
gedji H wiebed jista' isotri, jigitieri I-mewt vjolenti.
D-familja Kennedy origi- tiku. Qatt ma hareg fil-berah Shipyard meta 1-industriji
nariament iienet emigrat biex jikseib popolarita, imima kolllha i-AAmerka kienu qed
mi-Inlande 1-1848 minhabba kien: jatdem: mnn wara jirduppijaw 1-isfbrzi tagh -
1-g kbic li kien hhemm 1-kwinul bbtex 'izd 1-voti minnabba }~gwerra Pl-
fdak M-pajjiz Patrick gnall-Partit tieghu Kien ma - 1920 Empla zed #-gld 11
Kennedy , li kien bidwi, meta tul dan i7-zmien li Patrick kien ga,akkumula 4 anki
em-gra i-Ameka danal jan- Kennedy ibeda jakkumuula ndanal 1-industrija tal-flms
diem ta' haddlem kwalunkwe -fortuna immensa li gnam - fHollywood Kien ghaqli biz-
f Boston 4 ieta mlet ghaxar litu kwazi miljunarju sa ftit zejied biex jara minn zmien
snin wara, ftit wara li twe - snin wara.
qabel li 1-Amerka kienet ries-
ld ibnu Patrick . Joseph, Lil ibint Joseph Patrick qa kriz iilnanzjarjl u
kien ghadra fqir u jghix minn baght jistudja_fBoston u f- ghalhelkkk ha passi biex Isan-
garnata ghali-chra daqs dik Univezzita Harvard Dan nah M1-gid tieghu b'passi
in-nhar Ji kien telaq mill- it-tfajjiel kien il-missier tai -
Eedtiestr abel Ieaiasabosta
id-dzasttru Irlanda Frestident ' Kennediy. Wara M finanzjieri u kapitalisti Ame - Pacrick Joseph fetah hanut spicca 1-Oniversita, Joseph rikani aillfu gidhom 4 najjit-
tax-xordb u fdan M-hbanut Patrick lzewweg Hil Rose hom Kien fdan iz-zmien li
bdew jingeghw ghadd ta Fitzgerald hi missierha kien Jasepph Pattrick sar habib ta emerantl Irlandizi li xtaquu li wiehed mmill-aqwa nies f}- Franklyn D. Roosevelt.
jkclnom xagel ta ]-atari politlkafil-belt ta' Boston_ I}- Joseph Patrick kellu gid:
teghil biex jirrapprezenthom Kardinal OConnell zewweg immens; kellu: familja ta'
f]-Gvern lokali F1-1886 111 Joseph Patrick 4 Rose Gisat itfal_ u Ighal xi zmien f-
Patrick Joseph gie elett Fitzgerald ftieg li baga' jis- gwerra klen Ambaxxatur
Membru tal-Kamra tar-Rap semma gal haina zmlen Amerikan 1-Ingiterra. Rut
prezentanti ta' Massachusetts" Joseph Patrick beda jah - nies kienu jafu Ii bintu
U sitt snin wara rnexrilu jik- ~dem ta bankier u f1-1917 1-kbirra Rosemary kienet
seb post 9s-Senat bhala 1 a h a q 1-Manager tad - menitalment ritardata_ @-
mebru tal-Partit Demokra - Beitlehem Steel s Fore River gwerra bdieit is-sensiela ta
tragedii gihal din 1-familja
kienet tihder T hi manluqa
ghall aqwa unuri_ Fl-1943
Ibnu Jark salva b mirallu
meta 1-bbastiment tieghu
ghereq: Sena wara, fit-2 ta'
Awissu 1944 wasket 1-ahbar
1i ibnu iehor Joe Jundor kien
tiilef hajitu Iybomber Hi
kien fuqu
Inefioda
f-ajru.
Gimaghlteln wara 1-Markiz
ta Hartington, ir-ragel ta'
Kathleen Kennedy miet ukoll
@-gwerra wara erba xhur
biss mlzzewgin_ Fl-1948
Kathleen mietet hija wkoll
meta 1-ajruplan taghha
kkraxxja go muntanja f1
Franza_ Fl-1955 mart Bobby
Kennedy tilfet M-genitufi
taghha 1 krax iehor bl-ajru
u 1-1988 tilfet ll huha
George bl-istess mod_
Eawara Kennedy, iben
Jenor minn ddn #-famllja, 11
wkoll Senatur ghaldagsxejn
ma miebx ukoll fIndldent
rGunju ital-1984. Klen kiser
Is-Sinsla ta' dahru u klen
ghamel iien twil fis-sodda
gabel ma seta' jimxi mill-
gdid
I-ql tal-Presldent John
F Kennedly ftit snin flu
I-istess tragedija 11 messet 1il
hun_Rohert, jumejn jlu, zie -
det fmonh M-pubbliku Ame
rkan dak Is-sens ta' fatalita
donnu , sar haga wande
mal-Familja ta' Kennedy.
(Mix-xelluex
'izjea
hom
Jejn
Ia'
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TIMESTFMALTA
No. 10,183 SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1968 Price 4d.
A
LAST TRIBUTE
The list of 'Five"
DETECTIE TESTIFIES
Rebert Kennedy lies in State
(Reuter'$ Service) NEW YORK June 7
An undercover detecttve testifying several hours atter
Robert Kennedy Was shot in Angeles told the (Reuter' $ Service). NEW YORK, June %: York State Supreme Cotrt he had been informed the Sena-
More than 4,000 mourers an hour filed_ tor was,on @ list of five people "who should be assassinated:"
weeping and grim-faced past the closed coffin of The detective' said he had infiltrated an organization known
assassmatcd Senator Robert F. Kennedy in St. as the Action Black Brotherhood Improvement Association_
Patrieks Cathedral here today.
Fn Jess than sit bours after daTn, when the maS-
Hearing of evidence
sive doors of the Cathedral swung open to admit them,
mhore than ` 25,000 people were estimated to have : passedl (Reuter'9 Service) ges againlst Sirhian- B'shiar a_
the black-draped cataffalque where the coffin LOS ANGELLES, June 7: Sirhan the 24-year-cld Jor-
Fburteen women and nine danian-bred' immigrant aC- A long procession pf griev- minute vigkls around the men sat behlnd closed doors cused 01 being the assassin:
ing mburaers of a1 aiges, miahagany colfin, flanked by on the fifth fioor 0f the Hall Amicng the flrst witnesses
rares and rengions. and many Six yellbw candles_ of Justice here today and be- caled was Dz Henry Cuneo,
nationalities, wciund back The Negro civil rights gan hearing evdlence about who operated, an Senatcr
from #he doars around the anthem 'We zhal Overcome the iassassination Of Senator Kennedy_
neant 0 Manhatitan for over roSe_above the sad sound of Robertt Kennedy Amcng cthers in: tihe wit-
a dozen 'ity blocks the grim shumling as tbe mourners The task cf this Los Angeles ness roomm were Jesus Perez,
quele grew hour by hour_ fled past the Senator_ County Grand Jury is to a kitchen wCrker at the Am-
Fundreds waited all night chhampion Of the poOr and decide whether there is @bassador Hotel where the
to pay thetr last tribute. underprivlleged: enough evdence to tile char- shooting tcok clacee, and two
Those arriving during the pecile whn were wounded in
morning had to wait up to the shooting_ Ira Gpldstein
three hours to get in. anid Irwin Stroli
Mothers cradling babres
fofixteeearancesseshcegistered
aprearrance befcre the children; blind men, eldzly Grand although 26 had cripples shufiling forward Cn been subpoeniaed.
crutches_ and young students
many weeping openly, flej
LATE NEWS
sadly past. LOS ANGELES_ June 7: Rellatlves and rides 0f the The Los Angeles Sheriffs dead Senator. and iis friends Office announced today that
among tne stars and cele - the woman in the polka dot brites from ell walks of life dress wanted for questioning
took turns in keeping 30 - in connexion with the shoot-
ing of Senator Robert Ken-
nedy had surrendered to the
police. She identified herself
as Kathy Fulmer, 19, of Los -
Angeles She Said She had no
connexion with Sirhan Sir-
han.
Los New
lay .
Jiury_
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MLIT
SUBSCRPTION. RATES
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SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1968
Observations
by Paul Xuereb MP
On Kennedy
HAVE just heard the most disturbing news that has for the third time in
five years shaken the worlds conscience: Senator Robert Kennedy cele-
brating his California primary victory was shot; taken. t0 hospital and found
to be in a critical condition. (He has since died).
Wbat can one say on this tra-
gic event? There are no fit
enough words to express one's
disgust and one's sorrOW
American morality has never
figured in my estimate any-
where near an acceptable level.
A rich country that has SO
many poor and outcasts may
boast to be 0 democracy, but it
is nothing more than a big jail
of human misery and a savage
jungle: But then what can One
expect? Most of the films com-
ing out of America deal with
blazing guns speaking death
and the most cruel and barbar-
ic instincts of human nature:
am quite sure this SO-called cul-
ture inevitably has a very bad
effect on American morality
and if such films have not, in
such a small place like ` Malta,
it is only because we tend to
Jook at film episodes as
pening thousands of miles
away and can therefore never
bappen
The leading country of fin-
ance in the world is also the
leading country of assassins.
Few in Malta are perhaps
aware thet when President
Franklin D Roosevelt was
campaigning for his first Presi-
dential election an assassin al-
SO intended to finish his life_
The bullet hit and killed a0-
other person, if I remember
correctly, the mayor of Chicago.
Whatever the past, it is the
present that is more important`
and at the moment America is
a country covered in shame
hap-
here:
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MALTA NEWS Saturday, June 8, 1988
Ezze
robert
KENNEDYI
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Iehen is-sewwq
Is-Sibt, 8 ta' Gunju, 1968 40 Sena Nru. 5307
ROBERT KENNEDY SER JINDIFEN QRIB HUH
It-tragedja
tal-Familja Kennedy
Nhar il-Hamis li ghadda, 25 siegha wara Ji gie milqut
mill-balal ta' assassin Gharbi S-Senatur Robert Kennedy,
kandidat ghall-Presidenza Amerikana f' din is-sena, miet mill-
griehi kawzati u b'hekk kien it-tieni Kennedy fil-familja li gar-
rab tragedja hekk kbira_
Nhar il-Hadd li gej il-Pre- il-qattiel ta Robert Kennedy
sident Johnson iddikjarah qed isir tiftix biex tinstab
bhala jum ta luttu nazzjona- xkienet ir-raguni li wasslet
Ii ghall-Amerika kollha_ Mill- lil Sirhan Sirhan jaghmel az-
espressjonijiet ta" kondol- zjoni bhal din. L-assassin
janzi Ii waslu lill-familja ma kienx maghruf bhala
Kennedy f'dawn il-granet; u kriminali, jinghad Ii ghex haj-
mill-importanza moghtija Iil ja maqtugha mill-politika u
din it-tragedja gdida, jidher hawn min isostni Ii kien jam-
Ii i-mewt ta Robert Ken- mira |-politika tas-senatur.
nedy tefghet lid-dinja kollha Mill-erba' ahwa subien tal-
f'niket kbir. Kennedy issa baqa' Edward
Il-katavru ta Robert Ken- maghruf bhala Ted Ii hu
nedy gie mehud fi York wkoll senatur: Ted kien ik-
fejn gie mqieghed fil-Kattid- kraxxja b'ajruplan fl-1964 u I-familja Kennedy 11-1962 . Fic- rah Kattoliku ta' St Patrick. ghal xi zmien kien mahsub centru bil-wieqfa jidhru I-mejtin
Hawnhekk ghandu jibqa sal- li ser jibqa" mmankat_ X'ak- President John huh Bobby.
lum is-Sibt u gmieghi kbar tarx Ii Ted jiehu fidejh it-
mart Bobby tidher I-ew-
ta nies marru juruh ir-rispett wel mix-xellug, missier Bobby,
tmexxija tal-politika tal-fa- Joseph, Hi ghadu haj _ hu t-tieni taghhom, hafna minnhom milja Kennedy u hawn min ragel mix-xellug filwaqt Ii Edward ,
bid-dmugh f'ghajnejhom_ Is- jahseb Ii ser johrog bhala I-unaku mis-subien najjin, jidher
senatur Robert Kennedy kandidat ghal vici-president bil-qieghda ndejn Jacque ine
kien elett minn New York u Kennedy , I-armla tal-mejjet
ta #-Amerika presiJent John Kennedy _ hemm kien mahbub I-aktar
mill-Amerikani_
Robert Kennedy ghandu
jigi midfun fl-Arlington Na-
tional Cemetry ta' Washing-
ton hdejn huh il-kbir il-pre -
sident John Kennedy. F' dis-
kors maghmul mill-president
Johnson qal: 'It-tragedja
U I-vjolenza bla sens li kkaw-
zat il-mewt ta Robert Ken-
nedy titfa' dell ta niket
#-Amerika u id-dinja kol-
Iha"
il-Q.T. il-Papa qaddes
ghall-bzonnijiet ta ruh Ro-
bert Kennedy Nhar is-Sibt
ghandu jsir il-funeral solen-
ni fil-Kattidral ta" St, Patrick
mill-Arcisqof ta York,
Cooke Ii kien habib perso-
nali tas-senatur.
Sadattant ghad Ii instabu
nafna informazzjonijiet
New
Ethel,
fuq
fuq
New
fuq
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TlusawDj Fice PAst
KFk QAsket,
HADDIEM
Is-Stbt; 8 ta' Gunju 1968.
ELUF TA' NIES IMORRU
JARAW IL-KATAVRU
TA' ROBERT KENNEDY
NEW YORK,il-Cimgha:
E4 tinles itnaabu ghaddeijin minn hdejn #katavru-tas-Senatur Robert Kennedy, Hi jin-
sab f#Kattttral Kattolku ta' $. Patrick fi New York H-purelssionl twila, li tinklud+ nies minn
kull 5u t kul rellgon; kienet mistennija # tkompli sa tard bil-lejL. Bosta minn-dawn in-
nies Edewr jbku pubblkament & chrejn resqu kjn it-tebut halil jmissuh jew inkella jbusuh:
Fmument minnhom meta dikjara li nhar il-Hadd se jkun
omm Kennedy dahlet fil-Kat- jum ta'.Luttu Nazzjonali:
tidral, wiehed mi-tfal ta' Ro- Il-kaz te' Sirhan Bishara
bert he poste fil-Gwardja ta' Sirhan, iz-zaghzugh emigrant
L-Unur li kieaet prezenti' Ghanbi, Ji hu akkuzat li spa-
Matu] il-ejtf Ji gaadda, ]-uni- ra fuq is-Senatur Kennedy; il-
ku tifel li ghad _ fadlitha baj lum kellu jidher quddiem
Mrs. Kennedy, iS-Senatur Ed" Grand Jury' fLos Ange.es,
ward Kennedy, Gaghad: hdejn biex jigi dediz jekk hemmx
il-katavru ta' hub: kaz ta' omicidju:
Bini Pubbliku; skejijel u kul- Korrispondenti Ji
leggi fi New York, kienu: ntghazel ` il-'Grand ghal
maghluga matu} i]-jum, Ghada skopijiet ta' Sigurta' minhab-
se ssir quddiesa tal-mejtin 4 ba Ii b'dan Sirhan ma jkollux
wara 1-katavru ta' Robert bzonn jidher quddiem il-
Kennedy jittiehed ghac-Cimi- Qorti . Diga' kien hemm thed-
terju Inrernazzonali ta' Ar- did biex jogtluh
lington;, barra Washington: LAssemblea Generali tal-
Hu se jindifen grib il-qabar Gnus Maghquda osservat mi-
ta huh, il-Piesident John F nuta silenzju bhala tifkira
Kennedy li gie assassinat fl- tas-Senatur Kennedy. Dan
1983. kien attribut mhux tas-soltu
IJ-President L. Johnson id- gha' ci:tadin privat.
I-Kattidral: _ta _ S Petrick fejn gleghed ~Lkatevru tas-Sena
Jur Robert Keanedy
galu
Jury'
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"Iehen IS-sewwa' is-sibt, 8 ta gunju, 1968_
ROBERT KENNEDY
lehen IS-SeWWQ
Pajjizna_ghadu_iemmen fI-opri
ti tieghu kollha,
tajba
ma jirbahx fi (Minn "WIEHED MINNKOM" )
MAARUG MILL-AZZJONI KATTOLIKA MALTIJA Kull min segwa fuq it-television Taljan nhar |-Erbgha, Franza u jirbhu I-partiti tal-
Dirazzjoni U
Amministrazzjoni: Istitut Kattoliku, Furjana
ta" Robert Kennedy, ghad ghandu, vjolenza, dak li gara fi Fran-
Ii ghaddew, it-tragedja za jista' jigri kullimkien. U
Telephone; 25847 biex nghid hekk, ix-shock go fih u ghad ghandu fwidnejh il- jekk il-miljuni li ttamaw fir -
Stampat: "Empire Prass" Furjana
biki, 1-ghajjat ta' paniku, F-isterizmu tal-folla u
quddiem riformi ta I-ahwa Kennedy
ghajnejh Iil Bobby Kennedy ghal tulu fl-art; b'ghadira demm uU fl-apostolat ta Luther
Is-Sibt; 8 ta' cunju, 1968
bil-qassis madwaru. Tragedja terribbli: Assas- jitilfu t-tama, id-dinja
taht rasu, tista tghaddi f'qasir zmien
sinju selvagg: minn sighat koroh. Huma
MEWGA TA' VJOLENZA
It-televizjoni Ilum qiegh- ghagglu r-rivoluzzjoni tek- miljuni ta nisa fqar u suwed
da tohodna madwar id-dinja nologika tad-dinja: U Ilum ! fl-Amerika Ii qeghdin jibku
u bhallikieku taghmilna pre- individwu jinsab kwazi
ma omm u mal-mara ta IDDINJA MHASSBA
zenti ghal kull ma jigri. Fi-is- mghatfeg taht il-hakma tal- Bobby Kennedy kif bkew
tess hin it-televizjoni qiegh- magni. Meta I-istudenti jik- ma omm u mal-mara ta
is-Senatur Robert Ken - da tiddistruggi 1-fruntieri kundannaw certi aspetti tas- John Kennedy u ftit xhur ilu
L-atlakk infami J sar fuq
kollha u
qieghda xxerred socjeta t a 7 konsumaturi mal-mara ta Luther nedy bil - konsegwenza tragika tal-meut ticghu, ta skoss
bhal rih qawwi fil-foresti in- ghandhom ragun: Is-socjeta
qawwi Iill-opinjoni pubblika amerikana_ Nies Inaghrula
cendji ta pajjiz fil-pajjizi Ii hi mmexxija mill-interess IT-TBISSIMA
stacsew
x'Sef isil mill-Amerika jckk tkompli mniexja fit - ohra kollha_ L-irvellijiet ta' tal-qliegh u tal-flus u tal- TAL-PAPA GIOVANNI TAS triq tal-vjolenza u tat-terrorizmu ? L-incident ta Robert istudenti fic-Cina u f' Parigi, kummerc biss U li ma tagh- Pajjizna hu zghir U,
KENNEDY
Kennedy fakkar f'dak ta Marlin Luther ftit xhur Ii bdew sena ilu, xterdu tix kkaz tal-problemi socjali
sa issa, allavolja s-shab ilu
(JissokizRAdEpagna 4)
ilu u f'dak ta erba snin ilu tal-President Kennedy hu fbosta mill-bliet tad-dinja: kbar ta zmenijietna, 4 tal- jingema ghadu ma nqa- ta' mhabba, qatel Iil min se-
S- Senalur Robert_
fil-Polonja, fBerlin, fTokyo futur ta' eluf u eluf ta'
badx f'din is-sakra selvag- ta ghamel gid lill-fqar u Iill
II-Prcsidcnt Johnson ikkwalifika daw F-incidenli fRuma_ fil-Kalifornja, f' Mad- zghazagh, ma tistax tixghel
ga, kodarda, krudila u dizas- maghkusin ta" 1-Amerika_
bhala fcnomenu tragiku ulant hu Inhasseb clan rid, f'Londra, f'Belgrade_ fi iseucenazmspealaltenturi-is-
truza tal-vjolenza bhala ar- FMalta ma ghandniex
i]-fcnomcnu li Kummissjoni biex tistudja ]~kaW - Brussels, fi Praga ecc_ Iz - istudenti; specjalment
ma ma politika: Kellna ahna zmien x'nitilfu: Huma hafna waqqaf
Fost il-membri {a din il-
zghazagh ta pajjiz jaraw tudenti tas-jojologijbidej
wkoll mumenti koroh li gew r-riformi Ii huma mehtiega_
'i ta din il-mewga ta vjolenzi
xsar f'pajjiz iehor jistghux ma jmissux
dominati: Kummissjoni hemnm !-Arcisqof Kattoliku ta _ Vew York Illum il-fruntieri bejn il- hom il-falliment ta" socjeta li
issa salvat-
Imma fpajjizna ghadna nis -
is-successur tal-Kardiual Spellman_ Mons_ Cooke, Din 1- pajjizi geghdin jispiccaw_ tghallimhom haga u tipprat-
Irtagura li sa
kattolika
tghu nirriformaw: Ghad ma
ghazla ma hicx minghajr tilsira Il-Knisja Kattolika dej; fruntieri godda huma dawk tika I-kuntrarju: Taghnat ;~tradukiojona
fil-fa-
hawnx generazzjoni li trid
jem hadet pozizzjoni cara u soda konlra kull, ghamla ta bejn generazzjoni U ohra_ L-edukazzjoni ta' hafna
milja taghna u t-taghlim re-
tegredakerlox Jtredeiha.
ni-
vjolenza U1 1-infiuwenza taghha _ fid-dinja tinhass anki pajjizi qieghda ssir atea_ Al- ligjuz li naghtu Iil uliedna, xeghlu fil-qlub taz-zghar
mill-mexxejja ta 1-Istati. Sir Winston Churchill meta IL-FROTT SKOND IS-SIGRA la ma jidholx fl-iskejjel qalb Ir-religjon fl-iskejjel, fil- taghna |-fjamma ta" E-imhab-
darba kien talab Iil Stalin biex jaghti ]-liberta ill-Katto- Tabilhaqq il-generazzjoni it-tfal, II-familja hi mhedda Museum, fid-dar "fl-Ghaq- ba ta Giovanni nis -
lici , ghall-mistogsija ta Stalin kcmm ghandu suldati 1
ta' qabel dik tallum ma nis- mid-divorzju u
ghiaziagmobia
diet kattolici, fuq l-istess ghu nharsu Iejn il-hajja bi
tghux nifhmu bizzejjed il- lita. U allura z-zghazagh, Rediffusion U Television tbissima ta" mhabba: kien wicgcb li 1-Papa giandu miljuni ta' fidili mentalita, il-filosofija tal-haj- ideali, Ii jibzghu Fi ma` jsibux
taghna, allavolja Ilum qiegh- mxerrda mad-dinja kollha, Ji jistghu jinfhtwrenzaw i]- ja, |-ideologija, il-karattru, posthom fis-socjeta_ jirvel -
da fil-perikolu serju Ii tigi
It-tbissima ta Papa Gio-
hajja tad-dinja. aspirazzjonijiet taz-zghazagh iaw kontra s-socjeta u jsiru
Igata mill-materjalizmu, mill-
vanni u mhux ir-rabja feroci
Hv bir-ragun li ]-vjolenza thasscb lid-dinja . Li taghna F' pajjizna, Ii hu paj- anarkici u jridu jkissru S-sis- immoralita, mill-amoralita ta
ta" min joqtol.
tehles minn mexxejja iilli tispara fuqhom flit kolpi ta' jiz zghir bi tradizzjoni katto- tema kollu_ Certament haf- certi films, kotba U gurnali !i
pistola mhux_biss igib nuqqas ta demokrazija , izda tis-
iika ii ghadha qawwija, alla- na zghazagh ghandhom se- ta kuljum qeghdin jinjettaw
ta tgerrex lill-ahjar nies tad-dinja milli jkomplu jiehdu
volja |-art qieghda ticcaqlaq hemhom tal-htija ghaliex il- fiz-zghazagh U fiz-zghar ukoll
sewwa taht saqajna, din id- vanita_ il-prusunzjoni, I-arro - il-velenu ta filosofija paga - sehem attiv fil-hajja politika; Il-President Johnson
differenza bejn generazzjoni ganza, |-immoralita taghhom na, ghadha issostnina_ ji " din il-vjolenza lista' teqred 1-ahjar nics fostna DaWnl
u ohra, allavolja tinhass U ikomplu jitfghuhom fuq it- L-ispirazzjonijiet taghna
1-atti ta vjolenza huma attentati konlra ]-ispirlu palri- kemm tinhass, mhux hekk triq tal-vjolenza u tar-ribel- ghadna nehduhom, ghall-
jottiku ta da#k Ji 6'sagrificeju iridu1 jiddedikaw ruhhom qawwija u radikali daqs Ijoni. grazzja t'Alla , mill-hajja nis -
ghall-gid tal-pajjiz _ Xiellu `bzonn , pcr ezempju , kemm hi fhafna pajjizi ohra: Izda I-qofol tal-marda ranija_ U I-eroj, ukoll |-eroj
mhux ghax imheggcg minn scns gholi patrijottiku is-Se- L-irvellijiet ta' I-istudenti taghhom hi dik li , fil-parti zghar taghna, mhumiex
natur Rolert Kennedy Inissicr ta ghaxar ulied, li jichu f'hafna pajjizi, specjalment kbira taghhom, kellhom edu- dawk li juru xejra vjolenta
schem attiv fil-hajja_politika ta 1-Amerika : dak kollu li qanqlu f'Parigi, kazzjoni bla bazi religjuza_ fl-irvellijiet tal-pjazez, imma
Ir-rizultat tal-Kummissjoni ta inkjesta , imwaqqfa gie_bhala sorpriza ghal mis- It-tragedja tad-dinja tal- dawk Ii jaghmlu opri tajba_
sirijiethom U ghall-istess lum hi dik li donnha kastig Il-Gvernatur u |-Awtorita -
mill-President Johnson_ biex tistudja 1-kawzi tal-mewga
gvern_ U jekk ahna ma nis- Dawk li jfittxu li jsalvaw is- jiet taghna ghadhom jam- tal-vjolenzi ,Scr ikun interessanti. Fil-fehma taghna wah- tghux nifhmu I-generazzjo- socjeta qeghdin jigu jew im- miraw liz-zghar, Ii bis-sagri-
da mill-kawzi hurna dawk il-[ilms kollha li isiru u nijiet ta warajna inqas hu- warrba jew maqtula. It-tliet ficcju taghhom jaghtu
jinxlerdu b'clul u li ma jurux hlief xeni ta vjolenza 11 ma ma jistghu jifhmu Iilna li leaders kbar ta" I-Amerika, Ii ezempju tajjeb Iil shabhom_
sadizmu. I bosta Ininn dawn il-films il-vjolenza hi in- donna naghmlu minn dinja ppruvaw idahhlu socjologija Il-premju ta Papa Giovanni,
koraggita u anki ineta 1-Iilm ikollu li jaghti messagg ohra nisranija fil-hajja politika dik |-idea sublimi Ii jorganiz-
kontra [-konsegwenzi tal-vjolenza
SddSkfighGnijicts
hu- B' danakollu , jekk irridu Amerikana u ma ninsewx za ta kull sena Padre
Ina ma_ ghmula b'tant hajja li mninflok jilhqu )-iskop tagh- nkunu gusti u ma nikkun- li Ilum I-Amerika qieghda nisju Mintoff naghtuh Iil tl-
hom kuntrar dannawx biss iz-zghazagh, tmexxi d-dinja wiehed fel Ii , fil-hajja zghira tieghu, jilbaq skop ju jehtieg li nirrikonoxxu Ii wara I-iehor gew maqtula. ghamel I-isbah opri Ii gejjin Hemni bzonn li anki ['Malta U Ghawdex nibdew
frott tal-lum gej mis-sigra Il-balal Ii qatlu Iil John mill-qalb_ nirrealizzaw li permezz tat-television geghdin jinghataw
taghna u ta missirijietna_ Kennedy, Iil Martin Luther Malta; Ii ghadha kattolika,
lczzjonijiet ta delitti u vjolenzi li jidhl bii-mod fil-
Id-dinja qatt ma kienet King u Iil Robert Kennedy, ghadha kemm ippubblikat
mohh M fil-qalb tal-generazzjonijict laz-zghar U taz-zgha- tajba. Izda ma tul I-ahhar qatlu wkoll it-tama ta" milju- fil-gazzetti taghha r-ritratt
"agh u li '[ quddiem jistghu jhallu effclti hziena _ Tajjeb generazzjonijiet id-dinja , ftit ni ta suwed, ta fqar, ta im- ta Joe Azzopardi Ii din is -
li dawn 1-affarijiet nintebhu minn issa qabel ma jiun ftit, bdiet titbieghed mill-fi- gewhin fl-Amerika Latina U sena rebah il-midalja ta Pa-
tard ftit_ bdiet titbieghed mill- fid-dinja kollha, li issa facil- pa Giovanni. L-Amerika kel-
L-attakk is-Senatur Robert Kennedy, forsi seta filosofija nisranija tal-haj- ment jaqghu vittmi ta" min Iha tippubblika r-ritratt ta
jnessi ghal murnenti , atti ohra ta vjolenza !i jigru ja u taccetta filosofija ixewwixhom ghall-vjolenza. guvni assassin li, flok opra
fl-Ewropa u li ma humiex inqas gravi.
materjalista. II materja- Jekk De Gaulle, bid-difet- (Jissokta fil-pagna 5)
Id-distorbji anqla fl-Ewropa mill-istudenti ul/i-
lizmu tal-lemin, egoista,
mimli reghba, bla gustizzja
versitarji ma humiex inqas gravi: Meta nabsbu li [-islu- socjali, hu hazin daqs il-ma-
LIL ROBERT F. KENNEDY
denti ta 1-Universitajiet huma 1-mexxeja ta ghada _ terjalizmu tax-xellug Ii hu
ghandna nallarmaw ruhna serjament dan il-fenore- mibni fuq il-mibeghda u fuq Bhal berqa griet malajr mad-dinja kollha,
nu- Dan il-fenomcnu wasal bicx jiddomina anki studenti il-vjolenza u fuq (-idea rivo - Id-dinja tkexkxet b'din |-ahbar; u bkiet
kattolici bhalta huma ]-istudenti ta 1-universita katto- luzzjonarja. Il-materjalizmu Lil Robert Kennedy Ii minn il-folla
lika ta Milan, universita Ii kif jaf kulhadd sal- filosofiku tal-lemin gieb il-li - Intlaqat bballa f'rasu, u I-ghada miet:
bierah tat lill-Italja ]-ahjar mexxcjia politici taghha; beralizmu lajcista Ii , bhala
B'mewtu fuq |-art intfiet vampa ta mhabba
Il-mewga ta vjolenza li tiddomina f'parti kbira reazzjoni wara r-rivoluzzjoni
U xeghlet kewkba tiddi fis-smewwiet;
tad-dinja hi sfida iill-istcss civilta tad-dinja . Jckk fic -
isdociaiamu' IEwrigta; gieb
I- B'demmu Ii carcar minghajr I-art ma tabba
civilta " tal-lum il-materjalizmu jiehu post is-sens tal-
korociaimuu
U fid-dinja tal- Kiteb storja ta' gieh, ferba' kelmiet:
gustizzja , ta' 1-imhabha u ta 1-ordni, 1'ser isir mid-dinja
lum hawn I-ingustizzja kbira "Id-dinja kollha thossha ghalija mrieghda,
ta ? Scr tibda s-saltna tal-kaos 0 ta' min ghandu z-zejjed U
kaz Ghax ridt is-Sliem bejn |-ahwa sfajt maqtul;
ma jghinx u ma jaghtix
ta' min ghandu |-guh: Din /- Qabel ma d-dinja tohnoq il-mibeghda
ingustizzja socjali hi wkoll M ghandhiex tistenna sliem u kwiet Ii jtul:
ingustizzja internazzjonali: Jibqghu jfakkruh il-gnus, kif fakkru 1 huh
ILSIERA TAL-MAGNI
Li b'mewtu ghadhom s'issa jimshu d-dmugh:
Iz-zewg gwerer komplew P Mattew Sultana_ Kappuccin_
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ISunday
V
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0eSofMalha
Awarded by To Malta
George VI April, 1942
Na2,457 SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1988 6d:
THOUSANDS WEEP At
KENNEDYS FUNERAL
MRS_ ROBERT KENNEDY (left) . blows a kiss to the oasket Of her hushand as she
stands behind his: bier in St. Patrick' S Ca thedral in New York last Friday People
from all walks_0f life moved past the casket (right) frends of Kennedy Johnson Leads
family stand 1s guard at the foot and the head Of the catafalque mourning
(Reuter $ Service) NEW YORK June 8_
WB boxy dt the murdered Senator Robert F. Kennedyy left
Tw Yort pbderd @ blark-draped train Itoday on 4 faur-
hou Joumey to bia Bast restng-plake relongside his
essasamated broittet te late Presldent John #. Kennedy_
afthcusands 0f New
Yorkeus, many weeqlng
opelt Uned the ctege DAY OF MOURNING
mute to Pay thear Iabt re8-
pect ta the Eknatar ater; a
TODAY
Ret 6i Mass whare_Fres- RESIENT Jotnson
dent JJahnsn f second
P ias
deciared torday
time i arilce Ied the nation to be a Nattinial
in mpunning 0 murdered of Mauminlg in thle
Kemnedy_ Url @ell Stlates af
Te most_mowg mrmeni Amierda for Senator
0f te tw-hor neearal ser- Robert Kennedy
vice came eten the dead As & miark Of rerpect,
on au8 public
bui Oldings in Malta wim
be flown at half mst
bullet-proof carwerk both
flown to New York and he
waIS uixder ccstant watchh by
armed agents even' through-
cut Mass.
Duainlg the #Regttem Mrs_
Dtihiel Klennieldy , velled in
back her mving in
sillent prayer still loked
stunned:
Beuoite Mass began Edward
Klenmledy , thae ycunger brathler
cf tle dweaid Senlator stareld
fixedlv fOr Jcnig mlnutas at
sinple makroglant Cofiin
draped with the Stars and
Stcipes:
Arlington burial
Stringent securitty pre
19-YEAR @LD BANCER, Kat_ Qautionls Seallied off'` Penmisyl -
hy Fulmer, detained for vamdia stamton as tlhe funeral'
questioning by te Pelice in tradn malter to stanit its
connection Rth Senator jourmiey b0 Washington for
Kennody' $ aBusmnation, has tble burial at Arlinggtoni
been released: Ste categori - Natball Cemletery There 0n cally denied having said a grassy Mside gverlonking
shot hin? a8 reported by wit- the , Capital Senator Kennedy
negseB who attributed the Will' be_placed beslde ms
werds t a in a white pol - brrther
ka dess
#o /
ran out @I the
botel after the shoating: WOMAN WITH
prerdlenttal candidate'S
THREE CuN8
bather, genator Bawvard LOS ANGEEES_ Jiune &
Keunedy ueed the woaldd to A woman accused Of trying
Temetber ns babther "isim- to smugglle three loaded gums
Ply _ 8s 9 go0d and decenit into iae Js Angeles prison;
mao wuo Saw wiong and mhere the Alleged assascln of
trled to right *t" (See page Sleniaitor Robert Kennedy js
14)_ being held bas been charged
'Tbe tentest_ever senuttty with taking frearms Into a
sr a preMential wiett herte penall Inistitutdon:
wa8 clampe dowm for Mr.
Jonnson s Wi 8 that n
ciber grim magedy wod
mar this ty 04 bltber
maquing.
Te Frebldent a1 Ms
King
Four the
Tens
tae
Day
fUags
lios
tihie
Vwe
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THE SUNDAY Times €iF MALTA, June -9, 1588
The Sunday SENATOR EDWARD KEMNEDY SOBS
Times of Malto
'UNcdY Jone 9 41958
Funeral oration to slain brother
Oue * @_ 8. Gi: Abroad 8 6
Eni
Cheques; Postal Oeatorewseavod Etat "Tne (Relter's Service)
Altled Newspeners N NEW YORK, June 8_
Landon" Oijice: ba t House'
9
natoemctinna, tunenal oraitionapreceding the requiem Maiss For Senator Robert Rennedy
Feter Lane, EC_ Telephone Senator Edward Kennedy asked the Forid to remember his elder brother " Simplly i85 & gqod
O1-353 0861 _ and: decent man whb saw wrong and tuled to right It.
prttel 44 Babllehed by t2 Allled He described his bmther a9 and decentt man wto saw gies the buiilding of En 67 Eeurs Td 5t8eo555730 "a man who Boved llfe com- mronig and mied io rgbt Jt;
and honcemnieingt%n great
pletey and Jived Jt intensely: who Saw sufrering and trled to Especlally ,n dhig Incilr W?
Hs voice was Inoken at.tne teat #t; who Saww war and must keep faith mitn' WEATHER FORECAST gtart But he then ddeclaimed ted Io stop 1. and hen idestiny,
Amerlca
General Statement Slow moving in ringing tones lengthy ex- "Those &f uS who loved him npt botsake
and we must
Lroush of low Ereceure extends tracts frcm the idead Sena- and who take him to hls rest other_
our tuist 'In 'each
from: Sicily t0 wbflst a
weg cell 0 bigh pressurre covers tcr s 1986 ispeech to young todlay, pray Ihlat wihat he was "Fresldent Jclnson
East Tunisie rcNd Tripolinania_ Southh Afiicanis youth to ad what he miahed @r thils
ffered
Fee Mvt Dawn to Midnlsht everwhere to play full others Will some day come to nation' Wise counsel When
viselkyT: Gooa;y {eand _ 574 par t in shlaplng a new world palss for BCB the world; 8e-
honPameicous that 200 milt-
Mixht
teCgod; Wild: nodeinte without duccrimination Cr @p-, nator Kennedy said:
Americans did not fre Ie
later; Ser:
Za
moderate rreiriiicn shot thlat ended Seniator EDWARD KENNEDY
later; Swen: or KOw. E8: Then Senator Kennedy al- One man's,act Kennedy s Ife Thhe act Of one delivering the oration
(TF; #er Ixnlbor: Mex Flntem?. modt brake down his valice man: must not demoralise and Frcncunced blesslng over
Bu49 Onservattons Sat tremtling Wlth emotion @nd
funecnibisndre Crkisedn the Incapacitate 200 milllon Eenaconceennedy
IS coffin, 'and
Mema Sed Lavel Pressure: 101a $ mbs_ half-stifled Scis, a8 he said: ddead
seddrors ctherls;" the Archbishop gaid_ conduicted the finall corrittal
i;n Weaitby 489.86 7 tobes 'My brcither neer nct be
dnad sense aforupogenerosity Mrs. Jacqueltne Kennedy ceremony.
Reletlve Huidity 77% tdealhised 0r: enlarged in death "We must find the courage
deno"JcnnesassiEetene Fresi- As Mass ended, President
EEAGOc_iecinie beyond wiat (he was In ife to take uup lagaln the laporluls 'dent F Kennedy AT - Jchnson moved ~to the front
Hours_ sunshine 9.4 The dead Senator should be work to wlich Senator
serged "he mnistc fcr: today's pew, sihzok hhands gravely
Rinti Ps 3 hours remerbbered 'smply a8 a good Kennedy devoted ill hls ener - Bernrltein,
with Leonard wiltlh Mrs Eilhel Kennedy and
9ince 1 "18.67 inches_ ihe well known exchanged a few words with
Max Shade Temp_ Gay 24*C_ conductor and composer nner; 075*5) Nin" zjenz" ajring prevtous (632ht One .9f the hymns sung was Praitestant iand Orthodox
Teo. Of &84 "off" St. Angeloc
21'C
LONDON MOURNS
thhe "Niav Hymn" ralso Church dignitaries lined wlthh
(69*F)
rtlayed at President Ken- Ithe Catholic churchmen in
nedy's ifiunerail in tribbute to procession the coffin.
THE
Senaitcr Roberit Kennedy's Singer
Endt;
Wllliaims; a TRAGEDY Of ROBERT KENNEDY
two years' serviice with the grelat friend *f the deiald Se-
VIOLENGE Navy from 1944 IO 1946. nator slowly iintoned the
TDE temite tragedy of ONDDON NUWS tMis week
Mrls Kennedy wore Ia bilack "Battie Hymn of the Repub -
Senator Kennedy s a1saS-
L dace mlanmtllia, and 'sat bet - lc' with the chcir taking up
stnatzon at ithe moment has been almost totally BY OUR LONDON
ween her cihiildren John Jr the chorus "Glory, Giory
cf victory in the Caiifcria eclipsed by events in the CORRESPONDENT and Carcline. Several of the Halllelujah
Temary €lecton, came Ibo
United Altates News on ather young igirls of the As Ithe 'cofifin wias bcrrne ut
s-lemn end yecterday
witi Wednesday morning that Kennedlv manalily ware Whlite through the doors cf the
Mass in St_ Patuicks Cathed- Senaitcr Robert Kennedy had dressels 1S a symbol pf Cathedrad, the' chcdr 'zang the
Tel, New York; and gubsequent Ibeen sihot stunned London hcppe. "Hallilelujah chcius' from
tuel at the national ceme-
into chockeld disbellef As the Mass began, eigihit of Handel's Messiah"
ter c Anlinglton_ By-Thunsday night, follow the youungest children lf the Tlhe pail-bearers, who in-
There Senatcr Kennedy ing" the Senaltor' $ death _ Kennedy familly moved in cluded former Defence Secre-
rojs doce to hs elder over 5,000 people hhad signed solemn Boocestiaii up to Arrch - tary Robert McNamara, gent-
ther, President John Ken- Iooks a conxolence at the bishop wilth Ithe bread ly placed the Coffin in 'a grer
nedy _ a80 Eiled by a muur -
Unted States [mlbia= in 'and wine to be consecrated hearse
derer' s bullet in ssamae Grosvenor Square_ It ,as at As Itlhe members of thhe Evoking poignant memcries
canrse af tolerance anid narial 7.30 whenn I vstted the pm - Kenmiedly tflahitly Itook com - cf Itihe funerall If ithe late Pre-
trcthectoxd ~bassy to siign book my- munion Verdi's "Requiem 'slent, Wihen Rcibert Kennedy
The #oleat death af the two self: Aeternam" was playedd: and comifcited and suported the
Kennedys and Of the Negro I joined a queue of about suniter widowed Mirs_ Jacquellin?
leader; Dr_ Manttin Luuther fonty peqple who flled commundon Boston' s Kennedy_ Senator Fdward
'has roused American towards Iwo black books be- Cardinal Rlichard Cushing Kennedy helped Miris Ethel
democacy to the danger of side a ramed photograph of Iang-tlme friend and conf- Kennedy down the steps, 'Of
sthe filnger on: mhe trigger thhe slain Senator in the danit of-the Kennedy familly the Cathedral and into a car_
wp- setting the verrict of #he baasy$ marble entrancce hall_
most overwhelming majcrity Not a worddll was spoken and
0t eleotus_ there was obvious grief on
Ite undeed & tbougiblt-pro- the faces 'of many wbo haa
motg redlection ahatt; the come tO pay Jtrtbute youig
US4, tue most poweriul de and od
miotzecy in mhe worild today, one enitry in the book
wlatch 19 donag $ much to sald: youtl; te meant
malp tbd defence and develop . hope Another "God forgive
70 ment; & ather free democra- uS
Oles shonrd ttself fare "a seri- On Wednesday evening
Ous danger fom percons wto Sammy' Davis_Jnr_ a close
expters tnerr opindon mor tiend of tlhe Kennedy family,
wreely Wath their_guins than told berore he appeared on
by democratie uSe Of a the istage in London "No
vote goodi wll icore of tbis as-
The United States have suf - sassinatlon_ When Jonn
fered % ias.38 a result Rennedy everyone
of mnadrdited wolence: Viol- Ihoughlt ihat (scme gocd
ence @ogrever , 13 not restudci- would icome, his Ideal
ed ta' tiae Unated etaltes: In would' never die: When Martin
tco-many cantres volces are Luther Klng was murdered I
heard wolence 25 thoughit the same again. But
a
MeEectere
method 0f nothing has ever emerged 'It
echietng polical @aims won t now that Bobbys dead
and exuberant ~We seem to be lving in an
vearatty Etdenbs in S0 many age where the bad Iian lives
pubrean kntntes have and Illhe good man continual-
been mcted bo viollence ly dles
@Eatot me; establchhment Wordls cannot measure iihe
Tbe tragedyof Kennedy S a8- tragedy % (Senator Kennedy's
Iation Qmes aS @ pign- assassation He represent-
ant temlader tialt tbe theory ed hope tor the future to
yiolenee as &' weanon Of many 6xh in the United
Gecal bemlet; %: & genseless States a9 well a8 overceas. LS hueteaeboyseiteee4 Tragdcallly , no Jezson was
aehees' nothing Iuutt learned trom the deaths of
84 e0 mtent_
President Kennedy Or Martin Eurent
Jeadere every- Luther Eing We must pray
weepave Sxareesed their tbat now cme good come
9e016 Teeies "0f borrcr from tbe tragedy:
lt dealth 0f
Aa48r Keinedy.and bave
Ieaced #alr hearttelt
Qeay t the Benatcr s
thiaren @nd pacents
Veikas to the Government
peppte of te Unlted
4#te3
Betore_ the never-ending
tielesseeos ct deatb; noma -
tg remats but to pray God
4nat Rennedy$ jhfrenz ec-
Dupe MT net be in]vatn *ut
W4 Cerve to ferther nls caure
Fn1 Amnerica and the woria
Dert orbt
New
uein ats Qus
85
ni} .
Seot:
bro-
SiSy
the
the
Klng
Em-
"Tb
me
the
died, gaear
that
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grlef
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MALTESE
OBSERVER
No. 215 SUNDAY, JUNE 9th, 1968 PRICE: 3d,
KENNEDY
Malta' s people , ever-ready to
share in others and to merge
their sorrow and prayer with those
directly afflicted, extend the deep-
est sympathy to Mrs. Ethel Ken-
nedy , mother of ten children, in
the dark hours following the mur-
der of husband and father Senator
Robert Kennedy _ Shot down, as
was his brother the President, Sen-
ator Kennedy dropped the torch
which was lighting a way for poor
and suffering fellow-beings.
Picture above shows the Holy
Father with Senator Robert IS ANYBODY SAFE?
Kennedy . The Senator a devout
Catholic , had been received by
Senator Robert Kennedy by Pope Paul on severa] occasion.
was gunned down at Los On each and every occasion the
theme of their talks had been that Angeles on Wednesday and Herbert Ganado
of world peace; Mr- Kennedy
died on Thursday last favoured descala tion in Vietnam .
Before he lost conscious-
ness he asked: "Is every-
body safe?' It was most very short history and an at- challenge against society
touching that his last tempt on the iife of two itself.
thought was for the welfare other Presidents, Roosevelt The student anarchists
of others_ and Truman, also had been are to the left of Commun-
'Bobby Kennedy_ as he made_ ism itself: They look upon
was affectionately known The United States is still Communism, and upon
was profoundly Ioved by his a melting-pot of races and Soviet Russia, as
a move -
supporters , cordially hated peoples_ There is unfortun- ment and as a country sold
by his opponents_ ately in it, although a count- out to materialism, subject-
His too-clever handling ry of affluence, a rising ed to too much discipline, to
of politics, which at times tide of violence_ as the bureaucracy, to economics
seemed to border on
Catholic Archbishop of New and to political manoeuvre_
portunism, alienated from York has just stated and a Their ideology is a vague
him much public sympathy national trend towards viol- ideology of their imagin-
even in his Party_ But his ence as President Johnson ation. 'Imagination has
sincere and deep interest told the nation: seized power said one of
for the poor, the hungry and the Paris posters_
the oppressed, his cham- FATAL TREND The leaders of the revol-
pionship of the Negro 'Unfortunately there is" al- utionary section of the
cause , his concern for the so an international trend to- University students take
Minorities and the under- wards violence. Vietnam_ their inspiration from Gueva-
dog, rallied around him the the Congo, China, the Mid- ra, the Cuban revolutionary
under privileged of the dle East, Nigeria, the riots in from Lenin and Trotsky:
States and of Latin America_ the American cities and the Their contemporary philo-
University scenes of viol- sopher is the German-born
MELTING POT ence in so many world cap- American Professor Mar-
The disappearance , the itals all constitute an cuse.
violent disappearance of the alarming feature of the inter- THE 'ELITE'
two Kennedy brothers from national situation_ 'Students writes Mar-
the political scene, surely The world is definitely cuse, 'are almost the only
must have an impact on
entering into a critical period adults not absorbed
American history. of its history_- Undoubtedly the productive sphere_
It might generate a violent the collapse of religious Special therefore_ have a
reacticn from the Negro and moral values is at the opportunity to form
world: The American root of this crisis_ that enlightened elite which
Negroes lost their three alone can define 'true and
greatest friends in Martin VIOLENCE "false" needs and decide
Luther and the two
The most disturbing, not who is to be tolerated:
Kennedys_
to say alarming, aspect of 'The workers have be-
Senator Kennedy' s words this new tide of violence is come dependents of the sta_
contained a challenge_ the fact that the philosophy tus quo. The only immediate
'Is everybody safe? was
of violence, as a social allies of the elite are those
his last question: The weapon, is getting hold of who know they are exploit-
question which the world, the young generations and ed, such as the Negroes,
torn by violence in so many especially of the University the very poor and the
of its parts, is now asking is students in so many parts Of students_
this: 'Is anybody sate?' the world_ 'The role of the elite is
Violence and political It is not an idle exercise therefore to agitate and
murder are undermining to underline the that the provoke the system until it
America' s world leadership.
murderer of Robert Kennedy unleashes the police. This
The United States , the
is a frustrated angry Arab of will then awaken more and
greatest and most powerful 24 years_ more people sO that there
democracy, stands for ANARCHY will be a spontaneous
liberty and freedom. And
The unnatural state of revolution.
yet four Presidents have frustration among the young Maturity will bring to the
been assassinated in its
is surely an outcome 0f the young students of today a
state of contemporary socie- new outlook on life_ But
ty after Iwo World Wars many of them will be the
and the reaction to a dom- ring leaders of the upheavals
inant cynical materialist of tomorrow_
philosophy , which is under- Only religion can save the
mining Christian civilisation: world_ And the world is
The challenge of the throwing religion overboard.
young students is not a The three great American
challenge forreform, which leaders with a moral social
would have been a healthy ideology have been mur-
impulse, but a destructive dered:
grief
op-
into
King
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Times Of
Mhlta
Jun 9 1968
43Z
THE VOTE 0F THE GUNS
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QAWMIEN
MEsa' Seea N# 13 (45 m-Hadd, 9 ta' Gunju, 1968. Jinbiegh 4d.
IL-QATTIELTAZKING MAQBUD HFuneraH Ta' Robert-Kennedy
WASHINGTON;. is-Sibt; kien ser jigi mehud ]-Amerika
FKonferenza Stampa msej fejn hu mfittex dwar il-qtil ta'
NEW YORK, is-Sibx National Ceme:ery
jha malajr F-Attorney Gene Dr. Martin Luther
#-Kattidral kaitoliku %a' New York St: It-tren beda jimxi bil-mod
ral ta' H-stati Uniti qal Ji I-kap ta' [-FBI Hoover fxi nhawi biex il-fo.o] mig
John Ear] kien gie arres- 'qa] Ji 1-arrest kien sar minn Pexick'$ Cattedral, kien ix-xena ta' I-ah- burin ikunu. jistghu jaghtu tat ` fl-ajruport ta' Londra U ufficjali ta' Scotland Yard u her qina , moghtia Iil Robert Kennedy _ ahhar; qima taghhon:
Ii kien ser jigi mtella' 1-
Quddiem 04 4 ra mmexxijq mill-Presi-/ AKKUZAT BIL-QTIL TA' BOB Qorti f'Londra wkoll ak- SIHRAN kuzi li kellu passaport falz u dent ta' Hstuti UnatiLynden Johnson, [-Ar-
LOS ANGELES, is-Sibt: ment. Il-Qorti, li Itagghet f'sa li kellu fuau arma bla per-
Cisqof ta' New York iccelebraqudrliesa tal- Sihran . Bishara Sihran, ta' la apposta fil-habs ghal ragu mess.
mepin U mbagEad ghamel ir-ri} funebri: 24 sena; dalghodu gie akkuzat nijiet- ta' sigurta' _ accettat it Ray, li jidher li fi zmien il-
Qabe} il-quddiesa _ Edward u ftit qabe: ma wasal iFP-c_ formaIment minn Grand Jury talba_ qtil xahrejn ilu kien qed juza
Kennedy , I-unika wiebed mill- sident Johnson arrestat rage
bil-qtil ta' Robert Kennedy- Aktar kmieni ]-pulizija ar- F-isem falz ta' Eric Galt;
erbat abwa li gbadu ha;, gara li kien hdsin i.-bieb u ki ke lu Sihran li ilu fl-Amerika 1[- restaw mara, Edith Grant, 55, ghandu hajja xejn sabiha V
diskors fuq huh: nistola fil-but. i] sena U li twieled fil-Gordan- li sabu fugha tliet pistoli kka- kien il-habs diversi drabi, L
Fid-diskors is-Senatur ta.ab Aktar tard it-tebut gie me- ja gie akkuzat ukol bhames rgati. Hi marret fi.-bieb tal- ahhar sentenza tieghu kienet
Kj hu ma jigix idealizzat wa - hud bi tren, akkompanjat charges ohra ko ha ghan habs b'typewriter f'idha u qa-= ta' 20 sena izda hu harab wa-
Ta" mewIu aktar minn dak li minn rembri ta'-famil:a Krn- hom xjagsmu ma assa" _ b let li kien kitbilha ghaliha ra seba" snin.
kien fhajtu. Meta tkel em fuq nedy gha: Washington _ fejn intenz oni ta' qti!_ wiehed mill-habsin_
dik i-bidma ta' Bob hu qa' il-mejjet Robert ser jindifen L-avukat ta' Sihran talab li
Ji kien bniedem tajjeb u de- hde n huh John f'Arlington hu jigi ezaminat psikjatra-
centi Ji kien jara ]-hazin u jip-
prcva jirrangah, kien jara t-
ALJQ
tbatr;a u jipprova ;nehhiha, u
kien jara l-gwerra u jipprova
jwaggafha:
Set
xkattidra] ta' St. Patrick
kellu jaghag hafna wara ma
kien previst Gabel il-quddiesa
ghaliex eluf kbar riedu jidhlu / t
jaghtu k-ahhar tislima lis-Se-
natur Demokratiku Hu kalku-
lot li fella ta' 140,000 ghad- ZUN
diet minn quddiem it-tebut
tieghu fl-ahhar Sieghat:
H-pulizi;a Amerikana badet
AQLA'
mizuri strettissimi ta' sigurta"
166
%un
FIS-SOD
Tista' tagla' bhafna modi _
SODIZZA Kont ta' depositu ma' Lompbard Banking jghat %
imghaA mill-ahjar flimken ma" sigurta assoluta ghai flused
li sserra ek rasek ghal kollox. Il-kont tieahek huwa msahhah
minn Kapitalimhalias kolhu uriservi lijiskerrut-E12,500,000_
GBID TA FLUS: Tista tizbed flusek bil-heda skon ; kif tkun
ftehimt meta itaht il-kont tieghek. Kundizjonijiet' Biex tiehu
imghax Izejjed li Lghti avVIz ta' sitt xhor Izda ]-ewwel
E100 tista' tiha ha fil-pront:
FLUSEK JOKTRUU: L-Ugtax jista' jizdied mal-Kont tieghek
jekk hekk tixticq Tiskanta-kif il-kapital jikber clajr mas-
snin meta thalli -inegharjizdied.
Ikteb illum lill-Gene Manager biex jibghatlek Ya talk-
'jeb Bank Deposit caount No. AO 342_
KAPITALI KOLL IA MHADDMIN MILLBA
JISKORRI I-e150,000,000
Ghal kulltgha
Y ghaJnuna, irrikorru
~04,.St;Paul: Street; Valletta:
LOMBARDABANKING
LTMTEL
Uffriju-Ewlieni? OMBARDHOU CURZON STREET;
PARK LANE, NDON;W1 Psvenor 4111 (30 lines)
Robert Kennedy Bir-kury" LrRuaturidu
fatals Zar Fu
King:
Ray
Ray
fuq
kvp
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QAWMIEN [-Hadd; 9 ta' Gunju, 1968.
L-ewwel rltratt:
Robert Kennedy, fuq Il-ie-
min, 4 huh Edward jiehdu MAGHNA U
gurament fls-Senat Ameri-
kan.
It-tieni ritratt:
Robert Kennedy u imartu
MADWARNA
Ethel fiimkien ma' tmienja
mill-ghaxart itfal taghhom fil-
'gnien tad-dar taghhom minn ARGOS
ckory Hill ftit 'il
Tboghoa
minn Washington.
li z-zewg doveri ta' kull cit-
It-tielet ritratt:.
tadin li huma jirrapprezentaw Ii-familja Kennedy meta TISLHMA
sabu fi-fidi shiba li kelu John lahaq President; Bil-wie-
Kennedy n-nixxiegha qfa: Ethel Shakel, mart Ro-
L effetti tal-mewt ta' bnie- taghtihom '-haia, bert; Stephen $, Smith ragel
dem kbir jitqisu hafna mir-
Jalla jkunu hafna dawk ta' Jean; Jean; John; Robert;
riperkussjonijiet li jhallu wa-
li, bhal Bob Kennedy, jaghr- Patricia; Robert SS Shriver;
rajhom Fikaz ta' Robert
fu jaghmlu uzu mir-religjon 'ragel ta' Eunice; Joan Ben-
Kennedy; maqtul miH-id kru-
li jhaddnu biex ikollhom iJ- nett, mart Edward; Peter Law-
dila tal-vjolenza li ftit gim-
kuragg li jrawwmu familji ford, ragel ta' Patricia. Bil-
ghat Diss ilu hasdet lil Martin
tajba u cittadini li jaghtu ser-
qieghda: Eunice; Rose, I-omm;
Luther King, bhalu fl-ewwel
vizz lil pajjizhom: Joseph, il-missier; Jacqueline,
fruntiera fil-glieda ghall-paci mart John; Edward.
u t-tolleranza dawn ir-riper-
kussjonijiet jinhassu mux
biss Fpajjizu izda wkoll fir-
ribelta tal-politika internaz-
zijonali.
Bob seta'- ma jasalx ghall-
vittorja f]-elezzjonijiet pre-
sidenzjali, seta' anke jitlef 14-
glieda' g h a" n-nominazzjoni
demokatika, imma 1-impron-
ta tieghe fug Ipolitika Ame-
rikana, Iolitika li maghha hi-
ja bil-bosta marbuta I-politika
ta' tant pajjizi fid-dinja, kie-
net destinata li tkun impron-
ta qawwije; li ddum 4
b'effet-
ti importanti:
L-istorja mghoddija tieghu
tixhed bizzejjed kemm kien
vicin ta' huh, il-mejjet 4 daq-
Su mibki John F Kennedy,
meta dan kien jokkupa I-ka-
riga presldenzjali u specjal-
ment fiz-zmien krucjali tal-
krizi ta' Kuba_ Jixhdu wkoll
I-attivitajiet tieghu f'dawn
K-abhar snin, u b'mod
kolari f'dawn [-ahhar xhur,
meta hadem tant biex tinsab
soluzzjoni pacifika ghall-
gwerra tal-Vtetnam
Fpajjizu mbaghad hu kien
fost F-ewlenin fit-taqbida
harxa ghall-egwaljanza tar-
razez u ]-yot pozittiv li tieghu
kien ged jiccelebra I-vittorja
fil-mument tragiku ta' hajtu
huwa xhieda ta' kemm tas-
sew in-nies fogra;, dawk it-
trattati Eazin, ic-iittadini !i
qeghdin isofru d-diskriminaz-
zjoni, kienu jharsu lejh
bhala sostenitur tad-drittijiet
taghhom.
Dan hu passat glorjuz Ii
kien joffri mera Sabiha ghall-
futur. U forsi huwa ta' kon-
solazzjoni ]-hsieb li t-triq li
kien miexi fiha u li fuqha kien
imexxi lil haddiehor wa-
rajh mhix ser tibqa" vojta:L-
ideja] ta' Robert Kennedy ma
mietx. Dak Ji Zera' mhuwiex
ser jibqa' mghotti tabt il-
hamrija li, msoggija bid-
demm' tieghu, tibqa hamra
biex twarrad mill-gdid:
Fdin: i-pagna Ium irrid
infakkar pero' bmod parti-
kolari -zewg aspetti tal-hajja
ta' Robert Kennedy, dek ta
bniedem tal-familja u dak ta'
bniedem moghti ghas-servizz
ta' pajjizu; U dan ged negh-
mulu billi nipprezenta ritratti
tal-hajja familjari tiegbu u
a' d1 publika fi-gadi tad-
dmirijiet ta' Senatur 0
Dawn i-ritratti mghand-
hom bzonn ta' ebda kumment
imana =idx nongo8 agnid
parti-
qed
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TTTORCA Il-Hadd; 9 ta' Gunju, 1968
Pity ANd Di S Grnce
bidlu popolarita'
Hafna jinnotaw li kien wara
HASRA U GHAJB
LesEugepoliticcartleghuerkonura
Johnson fil-preliminarji ta' New
Hampshire, li Robert Kennedy
Hstati Uniti jinsabu Pluttu ghall-mewt ta" Robert Kennedy Ii ndifen il-bierah. Il-qtil intefa' fil-glieda presidenzjali;
tas-senatur Amerikan ikkummenta kulhadd ghax hu avveniment li tista thares Iejh Hu ammess li wara kollox Ra-
bert Kennedy kellu cans kbir li 6' diversi manjieri: Hu grajia Ii ggiblek hasra: Ifisser ukoll ghajb kbir ghall-Amerika.
'ma kienx jirbah in-nominazzjoni
FHistess hin: ihalli vojt fi-politika Amerikana Ii ma jistax jitbassar kif se jimtela. Demokratika ghal President, Pe
D-familja Kennedy kellba er- 3o383s33s3"888 drittijiet civili u nforza d-deciz- ro' , gewwa jew barra ]-White
bet irgiel: wiehed miet f'diz- joni tal-1954 tal-Qorti Suprema House, Robert Kennedy kien
grazzja ta' !-ajru, jl-President dwar desegregazzjoni ta' I-iskej- xorta wahda jibqa' t-TAMA
John miet assassinat u +istess
FtIT TAL-
jel. Huwa ggieled ghad-drittijiet ta' dawk li kienu jemmnu
gralu huh Robert Kennedy_ Ir- tas-Suwed fis-Sud Huwa uza t fih
raba' wiehed, Edward Kennedy
KUMMENTI
truppi federali biex jinforza d- It-tragedja ghall-armonija in-
kemm kemm kien helisha minn dritt taz-zaghzugh Iswed James terna fl-Istati Uniti qeghda fil-
dizgrazzja ta' 1-ajru: Dan bar- Minn Meredith li jattendi ]-universita' fatt li bniedem bhal dan mhux,
ra mwiet u mard' jehor fil-fa- ta Mississippi. ma telax President; izda twarrab
milja. John u Robert hallew Dr J. Micallef Stcfrace Robert Kennedy kien bassar li u. halla VOJT_
familja. L-assassinji graw waqt 338888 fi zmien 30 sena 1-Istati Uniti I-periklu hu li ]-accentwazz-
li ]-genituri, il-Kennedy ix-xjuh, kien ikollhom President Iswed |joni tan-nugqas ta' armonija
ghadhom hajjin: Dan kollu jpog- Hart (Demokratiku, Michigan) li kif ukoll fid-dinja. Huwa kien irrizenja mill-Metro- twassal ghal iktar estremizmu_
gi iwl-familja Kennedy bhal kien favur il-kontroll ta' }-armi_ Hafna jifhmu li Robert kien | politan Club ta' Washington me- Bdizastru ghall-Amerika
familja sfortunata, minkejja 1 il-personifikazzjoni tat-tama tag- ta rrifjutaw li jdahhlu bhala | ghad-dinja:
flus, minkejja p-fatt Ii membri TLIETA MNFILA suwed, tal-Messikani, tal-Kosta- socju lil George Weaver, segre L-awgurju taghna hu i f1-
tal-familje okkupaw karigi im- rikani, tal-fogra u tal-batuti: tarju ta' ]-istat Negro. Amerika 1-mexxejja li ghadhor'
portanti ghal snin shah. L-Amerika llum hi prezentata Huwa kien jirrapprezenta 1 Dwar dik li hi politika inter; helsuha mill-bullet (W) jifhmu li
Ghalhekk
fuq il-pjan familja-l guddiem id-dinia bhala pajjiz KOMPROMESS nazzjonali, ma' Robert Kenne dak li kien jirrapprezenta Ro-
ri, il-femilja Kennedy hi prezen-
(fejn ebda politikant jew figura Hawnhekk iridu niddistingwu: dy forsi wiehed kien jaf ingas bert Kennedy ghadu hemm av-
teta bhala familja sfortunata
importanti mhu Cert li mhux se Huwa kien jemmen fil-kompro- hu volja bit-tnehhija ta' Kennedy u
Familja kollha duluri_ U
mindiaqa' vittma ta' bella ta' assas-
mess ta veduti izda mhux fil- Veru li dan 1-ahhar hareg Luther forsi m'hemmx vu-
dal-lat #-tragedja ta' Kennedy sin. kompromess meta jigi biex je- b'ruhu u bgismu favur il-waq- ci soda u rispettata biezejjed
iossuha ]familji; ir-romol, 1-
~Lassassinji politici gew tlieta | segwixxi
dak li jifhem li kellu fien ta' ]-ibbumbardjar tal-Vjet- biex dan izzommu kontinwa-
ommijiet 4 1-morda tad-dinja infila: fit-22 ta Novembru; 1963 | jsic.
nam ta' Fug, imma fil-karattru (ment quddiem I-opinjoni pubbli-
kolla: basdu . lil John Kennedy; tix-5 ta' Waqt -amministrazzjoni ta' ta' Robert Kennedy (forsi tal- Ka Amerikana u mondjali
April 1988 hasdu lil Martin Lu- John F Kennedy, Robert Ken- Kennedys) wiehed jinnota Ii T-moviment ghadu hemm Tda forsi dan hu k-aspett 1: ther King u ezatt xahrejn wara nedy kien Attorney General: |popolarita' hu kien ihobbha u ghalkemm forsi temporanjament Ingas importanti tat-tregedja: nizzlu lil Robert Kennedy huwa inizja legislazzjoni dwar kien jaf jiehu pozizzjoni li tig- m'ghandux il-portavuci xerqa_ Ghalkemm ikun zball li nisgot- ~Quddiem id-dinja ]-Amerika
tovalutawh, Ghax forsi LAme [qed tigi prezentata bhala paijiz
rika Ilum tinsab Fhiex inhi pro-Ital-gangsters Pajjiz kollu kor-
prju kawta tal-fatt li fl-imghod:- (ruzzioni_ Pajjiz ta' kapitalizmu
di vicin issottovalutaw is-Sinji- sfrenat qatt m'inti dert li
fikat ta' dawn it-tragedji famil- quddiemek ghandek opinjoni
jari li minnhom il-pajjiz ra haf- genwina u sinciera.
na Pajjiz minghajr rub.
Tragedja familjari' mhux mis- Art 1-iktar ghanja fid-dinja
tenni li jhossha mill-vicin poplu izda li fl-istess hin tittollera fa-
Bhia. Ida meta 1familji mnik- qar enormi f'nofsha:
kta mill-vjolenza ikunu bafna Nazzjon li tilef' !-indirizz tie-
allura bis-sahha ta' [-istatistika; ghu_
bis-sahba tan-numru, il-fatt job- Poplu li ma jafx xirid 4 '[
rog mill-ambitu familjari 4 jsir |fejn jaqdef.
problema nazzjonali. U E-vjolen-
Ghal hamsa u ghoxrin sena za fl-Amerika kienet 4 hi pro- shah ]-Amerika ddominat il-Pu-
blema nazzjonali ghalkemm
nent izda llum donnha tilfet 1- bafna stinaw ,rashom li jirrifju-
awtorita' morali li taghmel dan_
tew Ji jaraw Ji hi problema
Fghajnejn kulhadd 1-Amerika nazzjonali saret xi haga donnha ta' stmer-
rija: mhux meta thares lejn dak
KUMMISSIOM
li jippriedka dak u -iehor im-
ma meta tara 1-fatti u tara ]-is-
Isga !-President Johnson wag- |tejjer ta' wara -kwinti.
qaf kummissjoni biex tistudja 1
gheruq tal-vjolenza fil-hajja LIBERTINAGG
Amerikana.
nl-kummissjoni hi presjeduta Huma sbieh il-priedki dwar id-
minn Dr; Milton Eisenhower, hu |demokrazija, buwa sabih li nit-
1-ex-President Dwight Eisen- baddtu fuq 'consensus politics
hower u m qabel kien president |imma meta nigu ghall-fatti nsi
tal-Jon Hopkins University. bu korruzzjoni enormi, kumplot-
Fost membri obra ]-kummissjo- ti u terrorizmu li fnew lin-
ni ghandha lill-arcisqof Kattoli- |nazzjon_
ku ta' Ncw York, Mons Terence Ghogobni hafna -kumment
Cooke; Mrs; Patricia Harris, pro- tal-Prim Ministru Holyoake ta'
fessur tal-ligi fHoward Univer- New Zealand: "For the United
bity u li kienet F-ewvwel ambax: States to loge its gifted men in
ratur - negro mara; u Zewg be- this way is a sad distortion of
naturi, Roman Hruska (Repub- the freedoms which they in turn
Jikan, Nebraska) li kien kontra Ihave fought to preserve" .
Ikontroll ta L-armi 4 Philip Ghax fl-Amerika 1-liberta'
donnha ddegenerat flibertinagg_
Dana bi skandlu ghad-dinja kol-
Iha _
X'inhuma 1-implikazzjonijiet
tal-mewt ta' Kennedy ghall-fu-
tur?
DDAQS TAT-TELFA
L-ewwelnett irridu naraw xti-
Iet |-Amerika meta tilfet Iil Ro-
bert Kennedy, apparti mir-riper-
kusbjonijiet ta' ]-aseas8inju Fih
innifsu u ]etfetti ta' Fiskandlu
Ifib innifsu sew nl-Amerika etegs
ILLUM
fuqu
fejn
King
fejn
qed
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Torca Jun (96 8
Osservazzjonijiet tal-gimgha
WART li taghti bhal Dr Martin Luther
abhar qima tagnha, il-
4 bhal Robert F. Kennedy
lum ia-dinja ghadha tinsab li Ikoll juru hila u determin-
ixxukkjata u mbellha bil- azzjoni Ji , jfejiqu dawn ily
atil tas-Senatur Robert F feriti li jekk ikomplu jikbru
Kennedy. Sal-lum hafna mhux biss jipperikolaw i]-
minnha ghadhom ma jist- pajja tal-poplu Amerikan
ghux jemmnu kif_ ghal darba izda ]-istess umanita' thoss
darbtejn u tliet darbiet il-weggha taghhom
Ftemp ta' zmien hekk Izda ghal tliet darbiet
iI-poplu ta' ]-Istati Uniti ta Amerikan kellu 1-
#-Amerika kellu jkessah lid-
ipoRlu jansad
u jkessah lid-
dinja bassassinji politici dinja b'assassinji politici
hekk krudili. hekk koroh_ Illum, mad-
Bhal hafna nifhem Ji min- difna tas-Senatur Robert
habba ghemil ta' individwu F Kennedy, id-dinja difnet
mghandux jehel nazzjon shih ukoll kull tama li 1-naakior
Jekk ninsew I-assassinji 1i li jippretendi li hu
saru qabel Ji fihom Presi- kampjun tad-demokrazija
denti Amerikani sfaw vittmi jasal biex bgustizzja jsolvi
u niehdu J-ahhar kazi indi- jProblemi razzjali li
vidwali li basdu lill-Presi- u jehles iil hafna fa-
dent John Kennedy Dr JIKTEB milji li jikkomponuh mit-
Martin Luther King 4 tbatija bla htiega li
lis-Senatur Robert Kennedy
TONI FARRUGIA isofru minhabba gwerra li
dejjem nistghu naslu jinsabu Maduina fiha bla
gbal xi kwalita' ta gudiz- Leffett fuq il-popli F-ohra_ (ntiega. tas-Sena-
zju li 1-poplu ta' ]Istati Ghalhekk kull dawl li jfegg tur Robert Kennedten Etl
Uniti bhala tali jista jigi li jista' xi wahda darb'ohra qed kull
eskluz minn kull htija. Ida minn dawn mhux sens ta tolleranza li jifta-
jekk inharsu _ lejn dawn id- biss jigi milqugh bik-ferha har biha T-poplu demokrati
delitti kollha minn hafna Amerikani im- ku Amerikan. Mad-difna ta tnepotticaw
Tideat; ma anke 1-bqija tad-dinja Kennedy qed jintradam 36zoi
u 1-politika li tinghaqad 4 taghti F-appogg ukoll kull sens ta fiducja
jhaddnu 1vittmi tagh- taghha li d-dinja seta' kellha fil-
hom 4 nbarsu lejn in-nug-
Nistghu nghidu_ li 1-prob- |poplu Amerikan_ Ghal darba
qasijiet tal-poplu Amerikan lemi Ii qed jiffaccjaw lill- ohra in-nazzjon 1-a kta r
lejn il-popli Fobra tad-din- poplu A m erikan huma sinjur u setghan hu hati ta
ja ma nistghux inkompku | problemi li jolqtu lilna nuqqas 1-umanita
nduru mal-lewza 4 ma nak- wkoll_ Ghalhekk bil-fors 1- Ir-rispett u 1-luttu osser-
kuzawx T dan il-poplu bkor- | interess taghna fil-grajjiet vat fdawn il-jiem huwa itit
ruzzjoni 4 intolleranza. Amerikani_ Ma jistax ikun li Gisdiet biex ipattu ghan-nuq-
ahna ma nurux id-dispjacir ta dan ld-popli:
minnu li n-naz- taghna Ji nazzjon hekk set- |Mhux se jkun ghada 1- Hujoz
zjon Amerikan huwa 1- ghan jinsab mifni bi_glieda fiducja mitlufa tecgajtt tintre-
aktar nazzjon sinjur; ]-aktar razzjali hekk . harxa Ii mal- bah_ Izda jkun jekk
nazzjon b'sahhtu naz
mixja taz-zmien qed dej: dawn it-tliet tragedji_ ma
zjon li jidderiegi
4-destz jem thalli aktar vittmi iwasslu ghal xejn. Jista dan
ta 1-umanita' Ida b'dana- kaaspiaciniex Ma nistghux ma il-poplu 1i Sbogbut-tlietireroj
kollu r-ruh ta' dan in-naz-
ghat-tragedja I-gisem ta' eroj
zjon hija imhassra: Huwa
ii , I-gwerra tal-Vjetnam qed jirrepara billi jaghti hajja
jinsab mifni
ringrairda Lli tfisser ghal bosta familji lill-memorja taghhom u jara
ca fost il-poplu tieghu ]-ew- Amerikani_ jitwettaq dak kollu li min
wel Permezz tal-problema nabba fib_ John F Kennedy
razzjali u t-tieni nett min-
MiiBhxpA F-ohra ma Martin Luther u Rol
habba 1-indhil tieghu fik- nistghux ma nifirhux bert F Kennedy, ghazlu li
gwerra tal-Vjetnam meta naraw li fost dan Tliitilghu ]-altar tas-sagri-
Dawn huma -aktar poplu, li kulma jmur qed |ficcju: Jekk jaghmlu dan
gwajjijiet li mhux biss
iged]
Jitlef 'is-sens ta fiducja_ mal- tista d-dinja, li mhix se tin-
jifnu lil-Istati Uniti ta' 1 popli !-obra, kultant ` ifeggu sa n-nugggasijiet ta' dan_ if-
Amerika izda r-riperkussjo- nies hekk nobbli bhail- |poplu, ghall-ingas tasal biex
nijiet taghhom ikollhom !President John F Kennedy, tahfirlu:
qed King
gasir;
ged
qed
ifeijad-feriti_
Edaq; |
lejn
King
ged
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IT-TORCA " DHadd, 9 ta' Cunjus 1968
Is-Senatur
Robert Kennedy
L-AHBAR ghall-gharrieda ta' kassassinju tas-
Senatur Robert Kennedy kienet F-akbar
grajja tal-gimgha u ma setax ma jkunx
hekk minhabba E-implikazzjonijiet Ii dil-
grajja ggib maghha:
Fi programm ta' ahbarijiet qeghdin nisimghu battentati si-
it-T.V_ smajna lis-Senatur mili minn imgienen u kull at- jistqarr li huwa ddecieda li tentat li nisimghu bih, ikun sar
rog ghall-Kanditatura tal-Presi- bi skop determinat
denza biex jitnehhew id-diffe Dan l-ahhar grajna ktieb gdid
renzi bejn Fqir u Ghani_ Amerikan "Imperial Agent"
Iswed 4 Abjad,._ u li biex "Th e Goleniewski-Romanov
dawn ]-affarijiet ikunu jistghu | Case" 4 minnu rajna kemm hu- badaddawu ia-nentiet jmeru jit- ma efficjenti S-servizzi sigrieti , Z EWGT AHIWA BDESTIN WEEHED L~ahwa Kennedy, Robent u John; it-tnejn id-
Amerikani_
1-amministrazzjoni, jigifieri Pre- Frattant dak li nistghu nghidu dedikaw_ruhhom sabiex jegevolaw lill-poplu Amerikan mill-korruzzjoni
u
1-ingus-
sidenagdidqaddeat godda, gus hu li s-Servizzi Sigrieti Ameri- tizzji li jinsab mghaddas fihom: It-Tnejn halfu li jaghtu hajjtthom ghal: dan il-
Fil-Kalifornja kien ghadu kif
hani ph: Baalibbux -Freenentr-Eel; ghan u
jahdmu biex il-paci tirrenja fid-dinja. Izda' L-poplu Amerikan, Ii jahseb li
wettaq rebha kbira fuq ir-rival nedy kien gie assassinat u forsi hu Laktar poplu civilizzat, ma gharafx japprezza [-hidma sinciera ta nles hekk
tieghu Fit-Texas ma tantx se Langas isibu ghaliex dal-Pales-
ta jirbah minbabba 1-fatt tinjan Ji ilu hdax-il sena fl-
nobbli. Forsi Janqas ]-istess ahwa Kennedy specjalment meta kienu flimkien
Texas hija fortizza ta Johnson Amerika, wettaq attentat meta ttiehed dan ir-ritratt gatt ma bassru 1-hias Ji se
jimisshom ghall-hidma
u ghalkemm Mr Johnson se hekk barbaru: Forsi, jekk tinsab
jwarrab,_ M-partitarji ma #-veru raguni;, Fiskandlu Ii tiehu
taghhom: Dejjem hasbu li se jibqghu xulxin izda gatt li jaghmlu dan penmezz
tantx jahmiu li min ikkonfu- |a dinja jkun akbar ta tri minn assassini differenti.
ta lil Johnson taghhom fuq haf-
na Principji, fosthom il-gwerra
tal-Vjetnam:
GHALIEX?
Hafna stagsew ghaliex is-Se-
natur Kennedy kien il-vittma ta"
dan I-att hekk barbaru_ Mhux
ghalkemm wiebed jiddetermina
sewwa u bcertezza_
Hafna galu li 1-Amerikani
dardru d-dinja b'dawn l-atti ta
vjolenza Lassassinju tal-Presi-
dent John F Kennedy mhux
biss li ghadu ma ntesiex imma
qisu sar il-bierahl
PERSUNAGG
TAL-
GIMGHA
Wiehed irid iqis li_]-Amerika
hija kontinent U ghalhekk meta
nitkellmu fuqha ma rridux nah-
sbu dwarha bmentalita ristret- ta ta' Gzira ta' itit mili! Konti
nent ikollu problemi kontinwi; bhalma huma dawk tar-razez kulturi, religjonijiet, politika
In- ternazzjonali ece , ecc
Issa nafu ]-assassin min kien
Huwa gal li kull ma ghamel, ghamlu' ghal pajjizu! Din F-is- tqarrija hija skuza Verament iv-
vintata u Ji ma ssostnix' Pajji-
zu , jekk kellu ma kienx jinsab
f'ebda perikiu mill-Amerika bbala tali abseb
u ara mis-Se-
natur Kennedy li kien_ ghadu '1 boghod hafna mil White
House"'_
Min qatel lill-President Ken-
nedy ghalfejn kien qatlu?_
Xi hadd jista' Jghid bcertezza?
Hadd ma jista' jghid hlief
min kien qabbad lili-assassin
biex jisparalul Ikun ibleh min
jiblaghha li K-assassin tal-mej- jet President' Kennedy
ma qabbdu Ladd u li ghamel dak Ji
ghamel bi spinta personali
Manniex tant boloh}
U dal-Palestinian Ii spara fnq
is-Senatur. Kennedy, spara fuqu
'ghal paiiizu
Jista jigri L-kaz, gtax kollox
jista' jigri " Ii bniedem ittih fer-
neziia U iaghmel wahda minn
tieghu. Irius shan iezistu u nies
eccentrici wkoll imma biex wie
hed iidhol fil-folla u jispa-
Ta fuq persunasz ta" dik +-im-
portanza_ aktar irid ikun
hemm mohh Floku bi skoo de
termtnat quddiemu mili jrid
ium hemm mohh zbilanciat
Ratunar hhal Jindika !i 1
a8436in ried ikun imoabhad
minn haddiehor imqar jekk for-
91 kien: ta' Taatura ( ercentriku_
Ngfiduha kif iehi: Ma tantx
fuq
joh-
grib
kien
dan
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tdr C4 JuNe 9 779 6 8
Waqt il-quddiesa %de requie? ghal ruh {zereeo
ROBERT KENNEDY MIDFUN
DARLINGTON, . Virginia; is-Sibt; (11). Robert Jr_ ta' 141] sena
serva bhala abbati: TS-SENATUR Robert Kennedy, gie midfun i-lejla fic-ci-
quddiem kien hemm ukoll
miterju ta Arlington hdejn huh, il-President John Jacqueline Kennedy, li sfat
armla bl-istess mod ta' Ethel, Kennedy li wkoll kien gie assassinat; It-tren, li ngieb flimkien maz-zewg uliedha Caro-
t-tebut; kellu jnaggas mill-mixi meta ghadda line (11) u John Jr; (7).
Fnofs is-servizz il-hames mill--blet, biex il-folol ji kienu geghdin' jistennew ulied il-kbar ta Robert Kennedy
setghu jaghtu |-ahhar tislimiet taghhom: dahlu minn bieb privat tal-kati-
It-tren telaq minn New York pprovaitemmha_ dral u qaghdu bil-qeghda hdejn
wara k-quddiesa de requiem' fil- Il-quddiesa giet iccelebrata ommhom: Douglas Harriman
Katidral ta' St Patrick Fost minn sitt Kardinali, sitt Arcisq- Kennedy ta' sena, F-izghar mem-
1+2,300 mistednin biex jattendu fijiet, 18-il Isqof u 200 qassis: bru tal-familja, qaghad ftit
kien' hemm il-President Johnson '15i,000 ruh damu Sitt sighat hdejn it-tebut ta" barrsier-knisja im-
u rapprezentanti minn aktar fil-kju qabel il-quddiesa biex baghad ittiehed barra
minn 50 pajjiz. ikunu jistghu jghaddu minn minn nurse_
hdejn it-tebut: Omm Robert Kennedy ta' 77
Qabel bdiet il-quddiesa , is-Se- Ethel Kennedy,_ 1-armla tas-
sena kienet prezenti wkoll:
natur Edward Kennedy 1-ahhar Senatur dahlet fil-katidral ftit wienei Telogib: Juwq aKenedk|
Ji qabel beda S-servizz, flimkien ELIZABETH, New Jersey: Eemeduelojlitt_idolizzga} {qeuh
ma' hu zewgha, Ted Maghha Tragedja mhix mistennija
tu aktar milli fil-fatt kien fhaj- kien hemm erba' mit-tfal tagh- waggfet it-tren bit-tebut tas-
tu_ Hu ghandu jigi miftakar ha Kathleen (16), Joseph P. (15),
2
sempliciment bhala ragel tajjeb David (12) u Mary Courtney Ikompli fpagna
u dicenti li ra ]-hazin U*pprova
jirrangah, li ra t-tbatija ,U pprO-
va jwaggafha u li ra |gwerra-u
iT-
is-Senatux
Fuq
fugu_
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TIME
Times 0F MACTC
JuNe, ID (963
No: ' 10,184
A WDOwS GRIEF
America in MOURNING FOR
mourning ROBERT KENNEDY
(Cont. trom page 1)
(Reuter's Servtce) more, of a)] creeds WASHINGTON, June 9: races and colour; packed Pregidenit Johnsan and mil- their local churches in cities
lons of cidiiary citizens weze towns, viages and hamlets "ited in deep mourning On acroSS dhe states On this this Elack Sunday a8 the national day 0 mourning
Anerican nation showed its By mid ~morning some 25,000
angutsh over tha murder 0f pilgrimis had already filed Benatcr Robert Kennedy Iciadiky past the dead Tncusands who could Senlator'& (grave, and iS thhe reach here made thelr solemn day drew on ia constant
pligrimage to the Senator's mlow cf mlen, Wmen and
erave, In a sun-splashed hil- chdldren trod the Qatth io Ede overlooking tne capital_ Arlngton Cemetery
mhere he was lald to rest in paid thelr final the dari hours Of last night: personal tributes to the
(Cont backpage col 5) murdered Robert, many
paused agaln to Jook bitterly
towards grave Jf assas - Binated President John F Kennedy_
Early the widowed
Mrs Fthel Kennedy, and her eldest SOm Joseiph spent 1 Jong time near the grave
deep
Many
As they
the
today
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MALTA NEWS Monday, June 10, 1968
THERES GOING TO BE A LOt
Oxford
MKE stood in te corner of the common Ioom,
waving
a
hutter knife, his toast getting cold There's gaing
OF ANGER'
to-he a lotrof anger i Atrica, " he told us very mat-
ter-of-Fac
Whvy? Was he: popular one. Mike's lament' came veflous_ Now: he's dead. Sense-
there? rPapular? Tn Africa fom the heart. Perhaps "it was the numb- lessly slain by a
Kennedy is the only 'name For hours we had had a
ness which gripped me_ But bullet As his brother
we know His brother John,
sort of shuttle; service from the birds were suddenly was_ As Martin Luther LINO SPITERI
was: second: only t Jesus' the radio to the: library_ hushed: at the news and was. As hundreds
Mike i a Nedro frem the Te the sigh of the breeze of other; unknown: and of that. But again, will it?
Cameroons: He 1 a success-
news flashes were through' the grass and the therefore unsung; Ame- Only Americans can tell_
ful trade unionist, big and
siftly passed on: And then_
leaves 'sounded pregnant nicans have been in re- And their reply must not
uncomplicated;, good-natured
it came. with pain. cent years. be seen in their hair-tearing
and kind_ But he is very sHe' s dead; he is, with I did not particularly like A feeling of guilt now
this week, but in what
exene tef zia Mack skip;be-" omplete finality_ There is Robert Kennedy. To me, he grips America. And SO it do in the months
cree #
43 Ihat Peaple | nothing as final as death seemed too motivated by a should. And let us hope that years to come.
Skini iS not: white a5e_ Plater College is smack in thirst for power But Mike it lingers, that it twists and In the meantime,
in $ smany perts the Oxford green_ area, ak- did not think SO _ Neither "did turns in America' s chest there'$ going to be a lot
world Especialty in most engulfed by trees, the Mexicans, the blacks and gnaws at hrlr people's of anger And not just
tbe Jand 0fdes: bushes and other greenery_ and the 'white poor of Ame- conscience, till they demand in Africa_
shame- Where birds provide a back- rica To them he was a and the clean-up
{We-have #0 one to fight | ground of song to one's Messiah come to deliver that is required
OVt rights there, n studies, distracting but mar- them. Kismet cainnot be denied_
But fate is given: too much
help in the United States_
Guns are So common, So
available_ and life is So
cheap. not only have
guns; Ive just heard Mgr
Igino Cardinale 'say on the
radio. don't know
J} how to use them What
wais needed, said the . Papal
Nuncio to Britain, wzl; a
new moral 'awareness.
If Robert Kennedy's death
btings this about; he may
not have died in vain. But
wiHl it? Some control has
been: agreed to about the
sales of arms. But arms can
continue to be sold Over 50
per cent 'of American house-
holds have a gun An aver -
age of two people die of
gun shots every hour:
Still the National: Rifiles
Association remains mighty
and strong: Constitu-
tion continues to down
the right of people to own
arms. It dbes not matter
that 'these are the 'sixties,
that the of the frontiers-
man passed long ag0_ That
the casiual access to guns
could result in a
civi} war ttomorrow.
But it should ma Ro
bert Kennedy s assassina-
tion should be enough proofi
By
King
they
and
get
(They
"They
The
Iay
day
today
Itter
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L-oki22on7 June 10 196 8
Prayers For Sen, KENnEDY BY us Saicors
Amb, Smythe ATTENDS Reauiem Mass IN New Yorx
Talb ghas-Senatur Kennedy
L-BAHRIN tal-bastienti tas-Sitt Flotta Amerikana li jinsabu Malta
VALLETTA, i-Hadd
ghal ruh ts-Senatur Robert Kennedy. Dun Maurice offrew talb Specjali
bahrin u fizzjali Kattolici il-bastiment
Grech dal-ghodu &celebra quddiesa ghall-
tat-tiswija tas-Sitt Flotta USS Shenandoah:
Fuq listess vapur inzamm ntilef dan 1-ahhar.
servizz ghall-Protestanti u ser- Illum fl-Istati Uniti
bandieri kollha fuq bini pubbli-
vizz ta' tifkira ghal Kennedy u jum
nzamm ku bawn Malta llum kienu
ghall-ufficjali u bahrin tas-
nazzjonali ta' luttu ghas- mezz'asta bhala sinjal ta' ris-
so-tomarin
Senatur Robert Kennedy,
maq- pett: USS Scorpion' li tul minn tiri ta' assassin: Il- Il-vapuri Amerikani
u vapuri
ohra kellhom il-bandieri
mezz'
asta.
-AMBAXXATUR Amerikan
FMalta, Dr Hugh F Smy:
the, illum wara nofs in-nhar
wasal lura minn H-Istati Uniti
ta' ]-Amerika fejn attenda 1
quddiesa %de requiem' ghal ruh
is-Senatur Robert Kennedy, li
saret fil-Kattidral Kattoliku ta'
St: Patrick fi New York:
Matul dawn il-gimghatejn li
dam ]-Amerika, Dr Smythe kel-
lu diskussjonijiet u konsultaz-
zjonijiet dwar Malta u ghemel
@ffrew talb ghal rub Robert Kennedy. lecture f'wahda milll-Universi-
taiiet ta' York:
Ilum
fuq
New
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MALTA News June 10 [96 8
THE CAMPAIGNING KENNEDYS Senator and Mrs Robert F. Kennedy at a news con-
ference in April following his announcement that he is a candidate for the Democratic
Party's nomination as President of the United States:
Robert Kennedy n his way up
FOR
a time after the Dallas ` slaying of 1963 Ro also fell into line. Many De-
bert Kennedy was
a
shaken man, and for months af mocrats recoiled_
"The political arm twist- terwards he moved about only mechanically: But slowly
ing has been the worst Ive
the old combativeness to Ieturn and Bobby,
~ever seen, said Utica's Ri-
seventh of te nine Kenuedy dhikdren, was thermost com- chard H: Balch onetime
Sative of te'elan Democratic state chairman;
Noting that Bobbv's allies
"Bobby Kennedy said were running in three other
Dave Powers, White: House states ~ Piere Salinger in Ca-
courier in Jacks time, has
by
Jifornia, Teddy Kennedy n
to be first ial1l the- time '14 JAC Massachusetts, and Joseph
That goes for everything; Tydings, who was a: US Atz
from a game @f. touch: foot- torney under Kennedy, in
ball t0 'managieg his sweepstakes: in late July in Maryland with a total of
brother's Presidential race: that strange . impulsive per: 64 electoral votes among
When : he played touch: foot- fonmance in-which he simul them .on top.of New York s
bal} his daughtec Kathleen; | taneously ruled out alf Ca- 43, one Demncrat cried: "It
now 16, would Occsionally binet members: and -officials will' be a United States of
show up with her friends t who met: regularky with the Kennedy _
eheer: your hands Cabinet:
and: stamp YOUF. feet, "Cause Crestfallen . Bobby de- Ruthless
Dadkdy' $ team can't be ctared; " 'don't think
beat there is much future for In a meeting with
In the spring of 1964 me in this city now_
Mayor Wagner, a' group
"Twhen the first feelers Three weeks later he
of: reformers protested:
were put Out 'to him thought he glimpsed: 2'
"Bobby: Kennedy. is a
about the New Yak bearable . future in New
ruthless_ unprincipled;
Senate Fce, Bobby York and he jumped' in-
frighteningly. ambit-
seemed uninterested to the Senate race. "If ious young' man who
4 'All t hf n g s being the Democratic Party intends to use the New Aware. that ~the Liberals In Jamestown; wbere
equal be said, "it could have . agreed On
York State Democratic delivered 406,000 votes to GOP Vice-Presidential
would be better for other candidiate;' Party tolaunch his pre- Jack Kennedy in '1960_ candidate BBil} Miller
3 any sidental' ambitions: 1> more. than JFK's 380,000- had a crowd '0f '250, citizen of New York to he Said 4 wouldn't
Later 120 refacmers; in; vote statewide margin of Bobby lured 4,000_
run have come in. But there
t
cluding playwright Gore Vi: | victory Bobby - welcomed In: Giens Falls, Bobby ar-
In fact, Bobby had set his wasn any agreement
dal Niagara Falls Mayor their support; The first: days |rived just before 1 7m: sight on the Vice-Presiden ` Bobby& move provoked E Dent Lackey and: actor: of his . campaign were a |still ~found , 4,000 people
e But he w2s kidding inevitable cries of: "carpet- Pauk Newman established a _ wild: triumphal march He more than one-fifth 'OF the
hmself. For one he (bagger Despite his pro- committee to support his was swamped on Long Is- |population. waiting for_him,
and Lyndon Johnson had :ests tbat he had spent rival Keating: Bobby mere - land's beaches by hundreds | many in nightclothes. "1
ebrays beea able t0- res- more -time in New York ly snapped: "These ` people of thousands 0f , Labour Istill have .problems in this
traie thejr enthusiasm 6 than anywhere else, hate everything and every- weekend bathers: In 8 three- igtate; said Bobby; "but; at one -another, and' anyhows was Massachusetts-born and body even each other _ day swing around "the |1east Im getting a hearing:
Jobason.who understandably Orientated, and a resident In early September 1964, souther Tier' he made 51 But was he? Peopke were wanted to be kBOwn For his of Virginia besides. But he at a sweaty tumultous De- stops - in 21 cities, got such him; but the crowds
O' tachievements, had knew where . the power was mocratic convention in the an overwhelming reception 'did: more shouting than Jis-
polntedy advised longtime_ and he quickly lined up musty 71st Regiment Ar- that people began to talk and they ~ere Kennadr} aide_Kenny Opon-#New Yorks; Democatic moury on Manhattan's 1o- about "poor old Ken" voung crowds to:bbot "If I
nel enly one month after bosses: behind him; notably 'wec Park Avenue, Kennedy 'In Watertown he out-+ had my ~way, Bobby tbld
Dallas: 'T# never have a Buffato s Peter Crotty; stearrollered upstate Con- drew Keating 45 to 1. the: teenagers who thronged
Kennedy O the ticket_ -Bropkyn'$ Stanley Steingut; eressman Sam Stratton, his In Ogdensburg where bim-at every 'd-bwer
Stit Bubby pursued: the and Charley Buckley . of The old rival, 968 to 153. He Keating to-a Jo- the voting age t0 six be-
mirage; amtil Lyndon finally_ Bronx New York's Mayor won-the Liberab Party's en: nely knot of 24 Jisten- iore the: election:
seretched: Kennedyefrom_the !Robert_Wegner_ reluctantly_! dorsement the same day_ ers; Bobby drew 2000. {(Part,IL appears tomortow)
long
began
"Clap
tbing
Day
Bobby
lseeing:
itening,
stops
spoke
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LL_Bera 4 Jun 10 (19 69
Mrj, Qorert KemNeDy Pr AijEd For Her CournGe
MART ROBERT KENNEDY
MFAHHRA GHALL-KURAGC
(Reuter' $ Service) Washington.
L-FREESIDENT . Johnson flimkien miljuni ta' cittadini I-bierah inghaqdu fsoghba
wahda, meta ]-Amerka kienet fjum ta' Juttu ghas-Senatur Robert Kennedy. Eluf ta'
nics marru rWashington biex iuru I-qabar tas-Senatur fejn gie midfun tard bil-lejl is-Sibt_
Hatna onnaii; ta' kull 'diem I4-gabar tal-President difna
twemin, razza U iewn; J0- John F Kennedy Z8 jinsab Mnkejila 9-swied ta' qalb 1
ibleran imlew I-keiies Iokrali midfiun ndejn: Iluh Robert. kelilha, hi , stess . tallbet Ilim-Ar
tagnmom f-bllet M riala biex L-arla, Mrs. Ethell Ken- cisgof Terence Cooke li ]-Qud-
jutaikiu fh @t-talb taghhom nedy u binha 1-kbi Josepph li Idiesa aktar tul ]-ferh Nisrani
dan I-juim ta' Lutbu ghandu 16-W Isena, qiaighdu p: It-iama tat-twelid spliltwali
Filghoduu kmieni madwar ghial in fic-umiterju jitollbu mtl-gaid _muuli d-dieqa tall
3,000 tuh kienu ga ghaddew tdejn il-qabar Mris Kennedy mewit Mihialba fhekk, j
stekta mtnn ndejn M-qabar 1Iblerah giet_iifathra minn bbierah kulhad tallab fil-kiet
mal-Senatur u: aktar ma beda shafna ghall-kuragg @' wrlet mimiginlajr 1-ebdl sinjal ta
jghaddi 1hin in-nies aktar matul ic-Cerimonjd funebri vjolenza u ]-mibeghda 1 deh-
ibdiet iid @ kdllha denru sej- 1h ganu, #-aktar meta hi atten- t1U wiara O;qul tal-mexxej
rin ken #c-ciniterju ta dlet g h I #-Qulddiesa de tad-Drittijiet Civili _ @ghas-Su-
Arlington; Hafna min dawk Requiem li saret fl-Katttidral wed, Dr: Martin Uuther King,
I tamu %an kc-cidteriuu waq- tia' San patrizju f New York_ xalrein Jllu
fu wtooll #tlt waqteit qud- qabel ma sar _-funeral ghlad- M-Fresident Johnson i1-bbie -
rah attenda gghal servizz pri-
vat ]i sar @l-White House im-
mex minn Billy
Graham.
Sn & Ad
L-erba nisa tal-genb
jistghu jissejhu Romol
tal-Vjolenza billi bhal
mart Robert Kennedy
kollha . tilfu li zwieghom
bballa ta' assassin: Mix-
xellug jidhru Mrs: John 8
6
Reth Osredd Porter; Fers
0
Medgar Evers 4 Mrs:
Martin Luther King, Jr 0
I-President Kennedy
kien gie maqtul fit-22 ta'
Novembru_ 1963 fDallas,
Texas; Lee Harvey
Oswald gie maqtul ju-
mejn wara f'Dallas ukoll;
Evers miet fi-11 ta' €
Gunju 1963 fJackson;
Missouri ~4 Dr. Martin
Luther King gie maqtul
11-4 ta Apri, 1968,'
PMemphis, Tennessee:
ma'
Eal
Rev
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It-Tnejn, 10 ta' Guniju; 1968, #ADDTem
Mrs. Ethe] Kennedy, il-mara' tas-Senatur Kennedy u omm gha-
xart 'itfa] tidher flimkien mas-Senatur Edward Kennedy
Iharsu Psilenzju prafond lejn.it-tebut ta' Robert
JUM NAZZJONALI TA' LUTTU
FS Kennedy, huh is-Senatur FL-AMERIKA
Robert Kennedy u Dr; Martin
WASHINGTON; i-Hadd: Luther King; I-Papa , qal li 6
assassinju ta' dawn it-tlieta L-Istatl Unfti Hum- osservaw
ghandu jwassal ghal kundan-
Jum Nazzjonalt ta' Luttu na umana 4 nisranija tal-vjo-
ghall-qti} tas-Senatur Rob- Jenza u d-delitt.
ert Kennedy. Il-Knejjes ma- II-President Johnson i-bie- tu] , M-pajjiz ged jaghmlu rah attenda ghall-quddiesa li
servizzi specjali sejha saret lis-Senatur Kennedy fil-
tal-President L: Johnson Hi Kattidrai ta' St: Patrick u ghamel sejba Iill-Amerikanl mbaghad eluf ta' nies ta' kull
koltha biex jimxu flimkien lewn bid-dmugh f'ghajnejhom
Psebh @did ta' ghaqda ta'
raw ghall-ahhar darba ]-kata-
fejqan.
vru tas-Senatur ghaddej mit-
I-Papa Pawlu VI beggeg lil trigat ghac-Cimiterju ta' Ar-
kulbadd biex jimxi wara ]-ide- lington fejn gie midfun f'qabar
jali tat-tliet Amerikani maqtu- grib dak ta' huh'John Kenne-
1a, li huma 1-President John dy.
Tkc
NidleplosgweiL Qtil
DR: SMYTHE
LUQA il-Hadd: il-vijolenza emm jsta'
Dr: Hugh Smythe, ~-Ambax- jkun:
xatur Amerikan ghal Malta; L-Amerika bhalissa ghan-
meta wasa] Jura mill-Istati dha quddiema programm kbir
Uniti wara Gara ta' bmis- u twil biex tkun tista' tiehu
tax-i] jum hentnhekk, qal li hsieb i-problemi interni li
huma jiddeplcrew jqti: ghandha
tas-Senatur Robett Kenne- LAmbaxxatur Smythe qal
dy. Hu: : zied H` Amerika Xj j-bierah hu kien prezenti
ged tabdem hafptr tir-` gha"1-Quddiesa tal-Mejtin
keb hweied bb;]' dat u saret lis-Senatur Kennedy fil-
hija determinatefli tnagqas Kattidra] ta' St. Patrick
qed
fuq
biex
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Iz-ZMIEN It-Tnejn, 1Q ta' Gunju; 1968
L-Amerika u -qtil
ta' Robert
Kennedy
minn LELI ZAMMIT
L-ahbar tragika tal-mewt Dallas_ Huma jhobbu jitkel- henm ma' ]Amerika kollha
tas-senatur Robert Kennedy Jmu_ jsemmghu u jiftahru Wera 'L-opinioni li dawn 1~
xterdet nhar iL-Hamis Li bid-demokrazija anzi Jippre- affarijiet Ijongsu Jekk ikun
ghadda mad-dinja kollha tenduha Ii huma d-difensu- hemm kontroll ta' dawn 1
Hawn Malta bhal f'pajjizi ri taghha. Waqt li jitkellmu armi tan-nar
ohra ir-reazzfoni kienet li jridu diddefendu d-demo Ir-reazzjoni tall-folla kie-
wahda ta' moghdrija lejn i- kraziia Lamerikani bl-ghe- net li bdew ighajjruh li jrid:
familija tas-senatur u ta' mif taghhom gegndin joqt: jsir Hitler iehor_ Mara mill
ghadab F-assassin Juha Kif jistghu |amerika- folla gnajtet li huma jzom-
Ilymaltin hassew dik #- ni jitkellmu fuq id-demok- mu !-armi taghhom u jzom-
hasra lejn i-familia tal: razijb meta ma jrariux af- mu wkoll id-demokrazija_
Kennedys; -aktar familja farijiet li jeqirduha Din hija Imentalita' ta"
amerikana milquta minn Per ezempju fisem i-li-
xi whud mill-amerikanil IF
disgrarzji u tragedii. Malli berta' ta' Histampa jhallu pajijiz huwa marid seria:
sar maghruf li Robert Ken- ~jidhru artikoli Ji jkunu ment Is-Sistema li miexi bi-
nedy gie midrub gravi btiri mimlijin mibeghda Jejn ha hija haiina u perikoluza:
sparati Frasu f'Los Angeles nies li Jippruvaw jaghmlu Min huwa b'sahhtu gieghed
kulmadd ftakar fl-istess Xor- xi haga ghall-pajiiz Proprju ikompli jsir b'sahntu u H-fqir
t 1i messet Jil huh hames bMeiiu l ghadda-dehru ar- qieghed defjem jiftaqar
snin iu, meta 1-president tikdli horox mimlijin kliem Barra minhekk fil-pajiiz
John F Kennedy kien in- iebes 4 mibeghda dwar i geghdin jigu ammessi affa-
gatel b'tiri sparati minn aS- hajjja tas-senatur Robert rijiet l jeqirdu kull demo-
sassin f'Dallas: Kennedy u Hfamilija tieghu: krazija u liberta' _
Ftit wara Robert Kennedy
Kif diga' ghedt is-senat
miet ukol: Din hiija mhux IOMMU ARM
amerikan gieghed . iressaq
biss tragedija , hija_ BLA LICENZJA forma ta' jigi biex Farmi
kwazi haga %i ma titwem- jibdew jigu rrezistrati Is-
minx kif . zewgt ahwa # Kontra dak li jigri' fpaj- senatur Kennedy kkritika
kienu qegndm jippruvaw
ji ohra xi whud -minnhom nafna , dan; 1abborz ta' ligi U
jagdu , I-paiithom, sfaw:
civilizzati aktar mil-Ameri gal li-mhux qawwi, bizzejjed,
maqtulin b'tbi ta assassiui
ka in-nes. fl-Amerika jit- Riedu jkun aktar' qawwi bier
ROBEET halew fixbru u jbleglu ar- ikun effettiv.
KENNEDY 4
MARTIN LUTHER KING mi minghayr permess ijew Issenatur Kennedy kien
licenzia Ilpajiiz inallihom gnadu ` jiftakar dak lt_ghad-
Lassassinjt tas-senatur jagpmlu den f'isem #hekk da . minn huh: John fDalas,
Kennedy wasal xahrejn Wa-: imsejia sHbetta" Kien. jaf ~ukoll li #istess xor-
Ta assassiniu iehor;-dak tal; Ftit; jiem ` qabel - mas-sena- ti tista tmiss `lilu "billi kien'
mexxej tas-suwed Dr. Mar-' ~ur Kennedy gie . assassinat; it-target ta' nies tanatiti;
tm Luther Daw i huwa kien mar f'Oregon: Minkejia-%i. kien' jaf dan kot:
zewg persuntiggi kellthomi Hemmhekk kellu laggna Ju, Robert kden-kuraggjuz
Qata . komtini _ gal Kulxin; 'gawivija' minn folla 'ta' u ma ~kienx irid . prekawzi-
kenu geliieda tad_dritti; ida: din 'id-darba ma kinux nijiet . ta' sigurta gnalih;
jiet, &ivili tas-suwed Iida } favuru imma kontrih Binli ' Kien jafda: wisq fin-nies_
avvenimenti fP-Amertka ju; kienu" jafu Ji $-senatur- kier Robert Kennedy.issd mes-
Iu Hj- dawk li' jsemmgnu Je; qieged jappogga moss? situ Fistess storja ta' buh
hinhon ` favur, is-suwed isibu senat: K: tintroduei
Sieeisi
Bhaky' minn-tiri bier
nuhom persegwitati , minac;" razzioni ta' barmi; huma ha miet martri balli jiddefendt,
'cjati tew maqtula' Ro duha_ kontrih u bdew jisfi; Ahajija publikka amerikana;
bert Kennedy 4 Martin Li: dawh_ Miet biex jara ]-ligi publika
ther sfaw assassinati Is-senatur . Kennedy kellim- tig pprattikata
u mhux il-
proprju 'fis-sena tad drltti- , hom: fuq ilviolenza 4 #qtl lgi tar-revolvers U,larmi 1
tap-bniedem_ bl' sens Ji qieghed `ikun ohra
huwa pajjiz
marid, pajjiz ipparalizzat
bil-biza' 4 mimlt indecizjo-
nijiet. I-vjolenza qieghda
tiddomina Lhajija amerikana
u dan gieghed ikollu riper
kussjonijiet diastruri. Ma
setghax jongos ghalhekk Ji
ssenatur Kennedy jisfa' vit-
tma ta' alt vjolenti bla sens
Mhux xi sorpriza Zi miet
b'att ta' vjolenza, gnaliex
din saret parti mill-hajja ta'
kuljum tan-nazzjon ameri-
kan
Ti-mewga ta' vjolenza u
'biza' ilha zmien tahkem 1-
Amerika_ Xi haga hazina
hemm fis-sistema Ii biha
miexi I-pajjiz. L-amerikani
ghadhom ma tghallmuhiex
i-lezzjoni ta' Passaasinju ta
Jejn
imma
King
nies;
ngatel
King
JeA-Aneribai
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lehen is-SewWd
It-Tlieta, 11 ta' Gunju, 1968 40 Sena Nru. 5308
Il-Papa baghat rapprezentant personall]
ghall-Funeral ta' Kennedy
Fil-funeral solenni Ii sar nhar is-Sibt fil-Kattidral Katto- zjara storika tieghu fil-Pa-
liku ta' New York il-Papa kien rapprezentat mill-Kardinal An- lazz tal-Gnus Maghquda.
gelo dell' Acqua, Vigarju Generali ghall-Belt ta Ruma: II-
IT-TELEGRAMM TAL-PAPA
Papa kien diga' iccelebra quddiesa b'suffragju ghal ruh
Malli kien sema bil-mewt
Robert Kennedy malli sema bil-mewt tieghu, u kien baghat ta Robert Kennedy, il-Papa
telegramm lill-President Johnson 4 lis-Sinjura Kennedy. kien baghat telegramm ta
kondoljanzi Iil President
Il-Kard. Dell' Acqua kellu pa, il-Kard. Dell'Acqua halla Johnson U iehor Iil Mrs.
nhar is-Sibt jibda vjagg Ruma gurnata qabel, il-Gim - Robert Kennedy _ It-tele-
ghall-Istati Uniti, Kanada u gha, biex jista jkun prezenti gramm tal-Papa lis-sinjura
Ingilterra_ talba tal-Pa- ghall-funeral ta Kennedy fil- Kennedy, mibghut permezz
Kattidral ta St_ Patrick fi tal-Kardinal McIntyre , Arci-
New York bhala_rapprezen- sqof ta" Los Angeles, kien
tant tal-Qdusija Tieghu: ighid hekk:
Qabel ma telaq_ Ru- "Waqt nassigurawik
ma, il-Kardinal Dell" m 1 5 simpatija profonda
ghamel dikjarazzjoni lill-gur- taghna fdin it-telfa tragika
nalisti li qallhom li kellu I- tieghek, noffru minn qalbna
inkarigu mill-Papa Ii jirrap- talb b suffragju tar-ruh tal-
prezentah fit-funerali tas-Se- mahbub zewgek; u nibaghtu
natur Roberr Kennedy. Hu lilek u Iil uliedek u lill-mem-
kien kommoss hafna ghall- bri kollha tal-familja, bhala
inkarigu moghti lilu: f'din ic- rahan ta qawwa u konso-
cirkostanza doloruza ghaliex lazzjoni divina, il-Barka Apo-
huwa stess (il-Kardinal) stolika taghna ta Missier.
Rien habib personali ta mis
sier Kennedy meta dan kien QUDDIESA F'RUMA
Ambaxxatur ta I-Istati Uni- Nhar is-Sibt fil-hdax ta'
ti f'Londra_ Il-Kardinal Del- fil-knisja ta Santa
1'Acqua fakkar kemm ris - Kusanna alle Terme, f'Ruma
pett u mhabba kellu Robert #-Arcisqof Mons. Martin
Kennedy lejn il-Papa Pawlu 1o'Connor, Nunzju Aposto-
Vl_ Fost affarijiet ohra iku f'Malta_ iccelebra qud-
Robert kien taha I-karrozza diesa b'suffragju ta Robert
personali tieghu Iill-Papa Kennedy ghan-nies ta
ghaz-zmien . kollu li Pawlu Ambaxxata ta' [-Istati Uniti
VI dam fi York meta I- u ghall-Amerikani residenti
Papa kien mar jaghmel iz- f'Ruma_
Fuq
einAcqua
iiilghodu;
New
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18 'lehen is-sewwa it-tlieta, ta aunjy, 1968.
I3 ND ConGer Ut 7+ u f
ROBERT KENNEDY M'GHADUX MAGHNA
Dawn |-erba' kelmiet bdejt cata tal-muntanja Ii tant kien
niktibhom ftit sighat wara Ii ilu jithabat biex jilhaq, meta
smajt L-ahbar tal-mewt tra- donnu li fdaqqa wahda, rig-
gika tas-Senatur Robert Ken- lu marret fil-vojt u tgerbeb
nedy. Ghalkemm illum li qed ghal isfel F f'waqgha Ii min-
tidher din il-pagna forsi xbaj- nha ma seta' iqum qatt aktar
tu taqraw u tisimghu dwar Il-bniedem jipproponi u Alla
din |-ahbar ta' swied il-qalb, jiddisponi nahseb li dan
ma stajtx inhalli barra din il- Ii ghadu kif gara, huwa huwa
grajja kerha Ii hasdet lid- ezempju haj ta' dan il-qawl:
dinja kollha: Omm Robert Kennedy reg-
Dan |-incident rega' hadna ghet ghal darb'ohra sofriet
lura hames snin ilu meta gie dulur kbir b'din il-mewta tra-
maqtul bl-istess mod hu S- gika ta" binha. U xi nghidu
Senatur Robert Kennedy ghal martu Ethel 4 ghall-gha-
il-mibki President John Ken- xar uliedu li sfaw bla missier
nedy: Din mhix xi haga gdi- hesrem, hekk kiesah u bie -
da f-istorja ta" I-Amerika, red? Kapricd ta bniedem
ghax jekk inqallbu I-kotba wiehed qered il-ferh U t-tama
tal-kapijiet poxitici Amerika- ta' bosta u bosta nies.
ni, issib mhux wiehed u Min jaf x'kellu mahzun
tnejn li ghaddew mill-istess f'mohhu, Robert Kennedy?
mewta tragika ta' dan is-Se- Mill-kliem Ii smajnih ighid
natur li kien mimli hegga U kellu bosta progetti ,sbieh_xi
mhabba kbira lejn artu: jwettaq ghall-gid ta pajjizu
Smajna hafna dwaru u ta' dawk Ii jghixu fih, |-ak-
kliem ta' tifhir, ta' hasra, ta' tar ghall-fogra u ghall-familji
moghdrija: Togghod tahseb numeruzi: Dawn it-tamiet
ftit, tiskanta kif il-folja fil- issa spiccaw fix-xejn, htija
hajja tal-briedem tista tin- tal-vjolenza, Ii regghet tat
galeb bhal lejl minn nhar _ daqqa ta harta kbira lill-haj-
Filli qalb Robert Kennedy (ja, politika Amerikana.
riedet ittir bil-ferh ghat-ta- Tghid din ser tkun |-ahhar
miet_godda u sbieh li nfirxu tragedja ta' din I-ghamla,
quddiemu, filli sab ruhu fdan il-pajjiz Ii huwa meqjus
f'temp ta' ftit sekondi jiggie- mill-aktar 'il quddiem fid-
led bejn mewt U hajja. dinja?
Kien ghoddu lahaq il-quc -
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Maltr NEWs
RFK_
en1 his; 4p (21
June (L 096 8
Kennedy'$ treuble with the Jews
THE _ appeal _ which Bob
Keiedy 'made to his
teenage supporters at
every stop 4n his 1964
York 'Senate cam-
paign was descrbed
his opponent Keating
as
a
"blatant' emotional ap
to screamers and
jumpers Attor-
ney General Herbert
Bromwell; who steered
Tom to promi-
nence and helped catav
General Ersenhower
Jnto the Ptesidency, dis-
liked it so much that he
emerged from seven
years of political retire-
ment to run Keating'
S
campaign: <
~This thing got me sore, he
said "If- Kennedy is elected it The primaries started rolling: New Hampshire, Wisconsin,
will establish that a rich man Massachusetts, Indiana California: and then
can come in make a deal with
bosses, and change our whole " do not campaign in
constitutional system. This is by search of a .Jewish vote or a
ouerageous_ Which of course J.A.C: Catholic vote or a Negro
it was not, for Keating and bis vote, said Bob. But there he
men were working equally pa - mittee and his seeming indif- was wearing a skullcap for
tiently on other groups: the Ference to the fine points of a chat with a Rabbi, there he
racia] religious minority civil liberties aroused further was at Grossinger's assuring
groups that made a majority of suspicions_ an audience that his father in
New York's votes Playing on these suspicions his Hollywood days, had been
No state in fact has quite the his opponents charged that so impressed at how Jewish
complicated ethnic mix that Attorney General Bob Ken- moviemakers like the Warner
New York has, and Ken Keating, |nedy had
made a 'deal' to
Brothers and Samuel Goldwyn
with 18. years of experience, sell off part of the Government- raised their children that he
knew almost instinctively what held General Aniline and Film had decided to his own
each o} tbe 'GrOups wanted 's assets to a Swiss hold- up the same way.
One popular sign for example /ing company that was
once run
proudly asserted that "Keating by Germany'$ IG. Farben;
a no-
suspicion
and Israel g0 together like ba- Itorious exploiter of Jewish slave
gels and lox" But Bob Kenne- labour_ During that 1964 campaign
dy no. Inthat same district he Keating- had proposed selling there had also been a lingering
spurned the ethnic diet, chose /the assets;_ some 6200 million {suspicion that Bob Kennedy
melon_ split-pea soup and cho- worth exclusively to US in- |hoped to use the New York Se-
colate milk terests, but in actual fact he: nate seat only as a springboard
In lower Manhattan's "Lit- made no protest when the deal to the White House someday. It
tle Italy" he asked for a was announced in 1963_ is well known how he denied
fork when someone offered Jewish Liberals now began this without actually slamming
him a slice of ` pizza. "You cbannelling their contributions the door_ At that stage in his
don't need a fork; he was to the Johnson-Humphrey.and career Bob Kennedy still saw
gently advised, the Keating campaigns_ shut- Johnson around after the forth-
ting Bobby out. Naturally Bob ' coming Presidential elections
To HIS dismay in fact Ken- had to dig deep into own and he did in fact speak in
nedy found: himself run- 810 million fortune to the terms of 1972, rather than 1988
ning poorky among New York's tune of some 81,500,000. Things of course changed fast
2,500,000 Jews, who gave nearly Among the Italian-Amecicans {very 'fast.
90 per cent of their votes to his Keating made inroads by Vietnam became hotter and
brother in 1960, its 1,500,000: playing on their resentment |hotter; so did civil rights the
Italians_ of the Justice rtment's | dollar, inflation and what not_
Valachi hearings in which lu- Came 1968 and the primaries
formula rid tales of hoodlums with started rolling: New Hampshire
Italian names were told tp the Wisconsin,_ Massachusetts, In-
Keating'$ managers talked of American public. California and
getting half of the Jewish vote, The Greek vote was also nai}- then_
two-fifths of the Italian vote ed down by condemning Tur- (concluded)
and that; combined with norma) key's actions in Cypris_ There
GOP majorities upstate and in were at that time only 31,000
the suburbs ` would be a winn- Turks in New but there
ing formula: also were some 77,000 Greeks
Kennedy'$ trqubles with the [Dfotta all this concerted ef-
Jews sberemed from the deys fort against him Bob Ken-
when his: father Joseph Kenne- nedy however still stood ihigh
dy, while Ambassador to Britain with other ethnic groups: the
delivered too-vigorous warnings Germans (some 675,000 in New
against going t0 war witb Nazi Ycrk) , the Frish (492.000) and
Germany and a too-gentle ap the Poles (685,000). As is well
praisal of Hitler known, and as has been repeat-
Jack overcame their dis- edly mentioned during these last
trust, but Bobby seemed | days, he also paid particular at-
more like his father' s son_ tention to the state's 2,000,000
And Bobby's onetime associa- Negroes and Puerto Ricans tra-
tion with Senator Joseph ditiqnally Pemocratic and over-
Carthy's investigation com- whelmingly anti-Goldwater_
way
New
by
peak
Former
Dewey
pult
and
bring
Corp-
his
and
Depa
diana
York
Mc
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Malta News Jun il 1968
RabertKennedy ' model father
VALLETTA Monday.
TIEE Cana Mowement: has chosen Senator Robert F_ Kenedy,
who was a-sas.inated' Iast week as the symboll ad model
father for th:s year Father"s whih is beng celebrated
next Sunday.
Te aims @f the 8re to years af @ge and the other for
tazour fathers to make the children in the 12-14 age group_
fthers " mission i the family
tozin %0 make chidren undef- Competitors are to submit an
tand that should respect | essays the theme of which is
(4 their fathers and to make The Father"_ Entries should
fathers recognise their respon-
reach tbe movement 3 offices
sibility and their share in the not Jater than Juoe 30. The
children 5 edration results ae to be announced in
The movemeat is bolding two early July.
competicons for the occasion, Fatherts started to be
One for children under 12 ( celelbrated in Malta in 1965.
(Mes OF MALTA
Matt# NEQs
Jun 1i 1968 Jun IU 19 6 3
MESSAGE: CF CONDOLENCES CONDOLENCES
The fciLcwing telegram 0f VALLETTA, Monday. A
cordnlences has 'been: sent .I telegram of condolences was the name Of Itte Ptrecldent and
members 0f tbe Walta sent last week to Mrs Ethel
Chamber of Commerce to Kennedy, widow of the as-
Mrs_ Ethel Kennedy sassinated Senator Robert
"Presdert and members of F Kennedy; by the Malta the Matita Chamber 0f Oci- Chamber of Commerce The merce bave bbeen greatly
shceked 'at tbe dastamdtly message said: "President
altne and wh to cchvey and members Malta Cham-
thelr deepent and most heart- ber of Commerce greatly felt spatby on ycut bragic shocked
#zjs at the dastardly
Tbe cable is jgned: by Mi. crime and wish to convey
Vctor" gallomone, the Acting deepest and most heartfelt
Arerdent cf the Ckamber Of sympathy on your tragic Commerce. loss_ The message was sent
over tbe signature of presi-
dent Victor Salomone_
Day
day
tbey
Day
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L-0kizz et Jun 1JJ9 6 8
PAUL CARACHI, MP.
KFF NAHSIBHA
#STAMPA it-Television u TRHju fdawa #granet im-
lety kull rokna tad-dinja bdulluvju ta' @buriet, kum-
menti diskorsi, zecw , dwar i-qtil *estjali tas-Senatur
Robert Kennedy It-tielet:rexxej-kblr Amerikan li gie
#sassinat- fdawn -L-abhar-#ames snln Ghalhekk innos
su kollu zejied li nzid ma' dak Ii diga' ntqal jekk mhux
biex, fl-isfond ta' din il-grajja tal-wahx,.inhares 'il gew-
wa lejn gziritna ckejkna mghammra b'poplu Ii jrid
igix filgpadi.u_'fil-liberta' _
Ghall-grazzja' t'Alla, il-poplu taghna sal-lum gie mehlus
milli jsofri Hbiza' is-swied il-qalb u ]-umiljazzjoni bhal ma
gew imgieghla jgarrbu . I-miljuni ta' Amerikani bojod . u
suwed fdawn ]-ahhar.granet, mill-esperjenza tal-gtil ta
Robert Kennedy. Izda dan
ma ,jfissirx 'li-dak ` Ii 4gera 1]
Amerika ma -jistax jigri fi-gzi
ritna. Bhall-poplu Malti; il-
poplu Amerikan; ukoll filimag ,
guranza :kbira' tieghu 'ihobb il-
paci u F-liberta' _ Imma gara
Ji dak li ma stennewx fmitt
sena, garrbuh ghal tliet dar-
biet fi zmien hekk qagir ta* ha-
mes .enin:
Hawn Malta m'ghandniex
il-liberta r'esagerata li ged
ihallsu gares ghaliha 1-Ameri
kani, jigifieri li kulhadd jista"
jagbad U jixtri auma: minghajc
ebda kontroll: ta' ~xejn, hi Xin-
:hi Ikondotta tieghek; bir-rix|
zultat ta' disat elef omicidju:
fis-sena: ` Ghalkemm dan ix-xiri U . bejgh ta bl-addocc
ighin ferm it-twettiq ta' delitt, b'danakollu J-kawza
'dipali: tinstab fil-passjonijiet mhux `imrazzna li jinbtu u" jik-
bru fil-bnedmin; minn ta' quddiem fost dawn il-passjonijiet
therm ' lghira; il-mibeghda, ir-rghiba ghall-poter u ghall-
flas:
Xejn inqas minn popli ohra, "%-poplu Malti wkoll ghan-
du fih dawn jxxorta ta passjonijiet li jridu jigu mghassa
kontinwament, ' kem-il 'darba ahna ma rridux nghaddu
mill-kalvarju ' li' mhux biss ' ]-Amerika, imma bosta pajjizi
bhra ghaddew -jew 'jinsebu" ghaddejjin minnu b'dannu kbir
~ghall-istess -paci, liberta' 'u progress . taghhom infushom u
bdannu: ta' popli-Obra:
TT TRACEDJA 'ta' Robert :Kennedy, flimkien mal-glied u
~dizordie qiet :fpajfizi'abieghda u fil-qrib madwarna,
ghandhom : iservu"biex vibzghu -ghal u nghozzu 1valuri
umani 4 spiritwali' tan-nazzjon" taghna daqs qatt gabel:
Fsocjeta demokratika bhal ma hi taghna, minkejja
d-difetti kbar li jista jkollha fid-dinja xejn mhu' perfett
kull , wiehed u wabda. minna_ghandna- Lobbligu_kbir~u
egravi: licnabutruhna-bmodilicpghinueu -mhux:infixklu ' t-
tnaddim a tain ' Ididembkrazija. IFtormola :hija sgemplici:
idak:Ji tixtieg' Illek, ` xtiequ:lil Bhajrek; - dak li ma 'tixtieqx
'lilek; tippilvax taghunilu *Jfll-gbajrak Dan huwa s-sigriet
tabili-pacihliberta' m progress fpajjiz.
Ghal dan il-ghan: hadem ' iFhabib- tal-fqar 4 S-suwed
Robert' Kennedy, -U: meta 'wasal biex ` jibda jwettqu ]-mos-
tru -tal-violenza . mill-gdid gholla "Tasu u hasdu bbalma
eghamel. Iil-huh John,' u lil; Luther 'Dawn it-tragedji
Ji mhux biss iibezzghu uU.-jnikktu, imma jikkonfondu , Isim-
buh ta'- min _ghix fididubjuedonnhom: jigri-biex"mix-xokk
taghhot igibuna Esensina-hilli 'niegfU . u -nahubu: Fdinja li
donnu mghadx bagghalha ~znien tieqaf
u - taheeb-sbiex is-
zsalva: lilha niifisha:`
armi
prin-
King:
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Lehen ij- ewwh
Juv (( 1968
Plakka tifkira
ghal Bobby
Bobby Kennedy kien
bub bhal huh John: U +-
tragedja tal-familja Ken-
nedy m'hix tragedja ta' fa-
milja izda wahda Ii minnha
tbati |-umanita kollha, im-
ma specjalment dawk il-
bnedmin Ii_ ghalihom il-va-
uri ta' hajja familjari in-
tegrita politika, dedikaz-
zjoni ghall-pajjiz, U,religjo-
zita huma mizmuma
b'mod [-aktar Ghal-
hekk pajjizna baqa' imkex-
kex mill-mewt ta Robert
Kennedy.
B'xorti tajba pajjizna waq-
tifkira denja ghall-mejjet
president John Kennedy_
Nahseb Ii tkun ideja sublimi
jekk f'dan il-post kwiet u
memorabbli issir Japida_din-
jituza tfakkar |-assassinju
ta hu |-President_ Tkun haga
Ii minbarra Ii tibqa memor-
ja ghal quddiem tinnobilita
Iil pajjizna ghax turi s-senti-
menti gholjin tieghu.
Nixtieq ukoll nissuggerix-
xi lill-Ambaxxata Amerikana
f'Malta Ii torganizza quddie-
sa De Requie ghal ruh Tl-mej-
jet Senatur. Hafna minna
Maltin kienu isegwu
b'ansjeta il-kampanja eletto-
rali tal-mejjet Robert Ken-
nedy u kienu jaraw fih tama
gdida ghall-Amerika u ghad-
divizjonijiet li hemm fiha. It-
talb 'taghna ghal ruhu min-
barra li jkun ta konfort spi-
ritwali ghalih; iservu biex
iqanqlu Iil Alla biex ihenn
ghal dan il-pajjiz hekk kbir
fit-tjubija ta nies li jipprodu-
ci, u hekk imtertaq mit-tra-
gedji ta grajjiet tal-biki.
mah-
gholi.
qaf
qed
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MALTA NEWS Tuesday, June 11, 1cX8
4
NOBLE LEADER
4 noble and compassionate leader;
a
coo:l and faithful servant of the people, in the
full vigour of his promise, lies dead from an as-
sassin $ iullet.
"The tragedy and the senseless violence
of Robert F_ Kennedy s death casts a
deep
shadow of across America and across the
world,
'This is a moment for all Americans to join
bands an:l walk together through this night of
co nmon anguish into a new dawn of healing
unity.
LYNDON B JOHNSON
The casket containing
body of Senator R Kennedy
is carried into St Patrick's
Cathedral, New York, on
Saturday. Among the
bearers are two of the slain
Senator's sons, Joseph (cen-
tre) and Rcbert Jr (left), and
his brother Senator Edward
M. Kennedy (between Joseph
and Robert
Senator Kennedy's body
was interred at Arlington
National Cemetery on Satur-
only a few yards away Looking down at the casket containing the body C: Senator
from the grave of his assas-
Kennedy are Senator Edward Kennedy, and next to him Mrs
sinated brother, President Robert F Kennedy and an unidentified sister of the dead Senator,
John F Kennedy. at Los Angeles Airport on Thursday. The casket was being
lifted into a Presidential jetliner for its flight to Newv York_
Brank Mankiewicz reads the statement announcing that Se-
nator -Robert F Kennedy (42) had died
Leaving St Patricks Cathedraj New York; following a 'private service for the late Senator
Robett E Kennedy are (left to right) the Senators brother,.Senator Edward Kennedy, his widow
Ethel and-his qldest: s0n, Joseph; at extreme;right In;tbe background is Rose Kennedy; the
gunned-down Senator' $ mother_
grief
pall-
Jr):
day,
Mrs:
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Forizzont L-Erbgha, 12 ta' Gunju, 10
Tyey Stot KEuN EDY Sparailb" ghat Kenneay
Santa Lucija.
Sur Editur,
Wiehed mill-posters tal-gurnali Maltin, kien igib dan il-kliem
hawn imsemmi Wara li grajt dawn il-kelmtejn, bdejt
inghid fqabbi: "Ghaliex sparaw ghal Robert Kennedy.u mhux
ghal xi haddiehor H qed jaghmel hsara lill-umanita"? Forsi
Bob ma kellux ideat umanitarji? Forsi dawn [-ideat jisthoq-
qilhom dan kollu? Min seta' kien hemm wara 1-kwinti?"
Dawn Faffarijiet, kollha ghaddewli minn mohhi hekk kif
grajt dan il-poster:
Dawn il-mistoqsijiet bawn | ghal dan il-qtil ta' Bobby Ken-
imsemmija, malajr gew im- nedy.
wiezba minn xi bbieb tieghi, Issa nigu ghall-pajjizi kattoli-
kemm haddiema, ukoll profes- ci u naraw Xjista' jsir bit-tix-
sjonisti, wix_ Fejn hemm dawk il-
Min seta' kien hemm wara 1 pajjizi li huma kattolici mija fil-
kwinti? Forsi dak li spara? For- mija, m'ghandix nahseb li jista'
Si kieku Bobby Kennedy, li kie- jsir dan, jigifieri qtil, izda jista'
ku sar President, din il-persuna jsir gtil xort'ohra, jigifieri li lil
ma kienx igawdi bhalma kienet dak li jkun joqtluh MORAL
sejra tgawdi I-umanita ? Mela MENT.
min kien sejjer ibati bdawn i]- Kemm sar qtil fid-dinja
hwejjeg? Hawn qieghed il-qofol ta' din ix-xorta? Kemm nies
ta' L-argument. gew irrovinati b certu tixwix?
Fid-dinja dejjem hekk gara; Kemm hsara saret fid-dinja minn
kull min ikollu ideat umanitarji; dawn in-nies egoisti li-biex ighi:
dejjem sab certu tfixkil Gha- XU minn fuq !-injoranza_ qer-
liex? Ghaliex fid-dinja jinsabu du nies li kieku kellhom il-hak-
nies 1i dejjem riedu jghixu bl- ma P'idejhom, kienu jaghmlu
injuranza tal-poplu: Dawn dej- gid bosta lill-umanita'?
jem fixklu lil dawk li riedu Bobby Kennedy miet, izda
jaghmlu 1-gid bil-mewt tieghu kemm [-Ameri-
Minn dawn ]-erba' kelmiet, ka wkoll id-dinja hadet taghli-
wiehed ghandu jahseb min kie ma li biha sejra tgawdi 1-umani-
nu dawk in-nies wara ]-kwinti ta' . Isem Bobby Kennedy, nah-
seb li sejjer jibqa' jissemma
ghall-gejjieni li ta hajtu ghall-
umanita'_
GEORGE PACE.
fuq
fuq
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I-orizzont
1,727 L-Erbgha, 12 ta' Gunju, 1968 3d_
Mrs: Rose Kennedy wahedha: (aloe)