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U.S. NEWS Monday 2 SepteMber 2019
RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan

stable after prison stabbing

By DON THOMPSON ernment source with direct bassador Hotel when he
Associated Press knowledge confirmed to decided to walk through
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The Associated Press that the hotel kitchen. He had
— Sirhan Sirhan, imprisoned he was the victim. The stopped to shake hands
for more than 50 years for source spoke under con- with a busboy who had de-
the 1968 assassination of dition of anonymity, citing livered food to his room the
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, prison privacy regulations. day before when he was
was hospitalized Friday af- The stabbing was first re- shot in the head. He died
ter being stabbed by a fel- ported by TMZ. the next day.
low inmate at a San Diego Corrections officials re- Sirhan was originally sen-
prison. ported that the alleged at- tenced to death. But when
A statement from the state tacker has been identified California briefly outlawed
Department of Corrections and has been segregated capital punishment, his sen-
and Rehabilitation said the from the rest of the prison tence was reduced to life
stabbing occurred Friday population pending an in- in prison. He has been de- In this Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, file photo, Sirhan Sirhan reacts
afternoon at the Richard J. vestigation. nied parole several times. during a parole hearing at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional
Donovan Correctional Fa- Sirhan, 75, was convicted Five bystanders were Facility in San Diego.
cility near San Diego. of shooting Kennedy shortly wounded during the shoot- Associated Press
“Officers responded quick- after midnight on June 5, ing. In the chaos, Los An- As a high-profile prisoner, years ago that he would
ly, and found an inmate 1968, immediately after the geles Rams football great Sirhan had once been kept prefer being housed with
with stab wound injuries. New York senator had de- Rosey Grier, Olympic in a protective housing unit the general prison popula-
He was transported to an clared victory in the previ- champion Rafer Johnson at Corcoran State Prison in tion, he was moved to the
outside hospital for medi- ous day’s California Demo- and others wrestled the Northern California. After Richard J. Donovan Cor-
cal care, and is currently cratic presidential primary. murder weapon away. he told authorities several rectional Facility.q
in stable condition,” the Kennedy had just fin- Over the years, Sirhan has
statement said. ished delivering his victory claimed to have no recol-
The statement did not speech to cheering sup- lection of the shooting or
name Sirhan, but a gov- porters at Los Angeles’ Am- his initial confession.

‘Straight pride’ parade

draws marchers, protesters

Counterprotesters, including one wearing a horse mask, line the route of the Straight Pride Parade
in Boston, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019.
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — A “straight pride” parade and counter-demonstration went off in Bos-
ton Saturday without any major conflicts reported between the two groups.
An organization calling itself Super Happy Fun America announced the parade as Bos-
ton celebrated LGBTQ Pride Month earlier this summer, saying it believes straight people
are an oppressed majority.
Counter-demonstrators accused those organizers of promoting an atmosphere of vio-
lence toward the LGBTQ community.
The parade, with marchers carrying signs such as “2020 Trump” and “Build The Wall,”
moved from Copley Plaza, through major downtown streets before ending with a rally
at City Hall Plaza, where the crowd and speakers were outnumbered by those protest-
ing them from behind barricades.
Several arguments and minor fights were reported on the parade route and police
made over 30 arrests, but did not report any major confrontations. Four officers suffered
minor injuries during the parade.q