The search is on for whoever struck and killed a 70-year-old peace activist in New Haven and then sped away. Amid concerns about speeding on Whalley Avenue in.
New York. On April 4, 1968, 56 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a distinguished fighter for peace, equality and justice, was assassinated in the city of Memphis (Tennessee, USA). He was then a prominent leader of the progressive and anti-war movement in the United States and around the world.
A two-month effort to lobby the Board of Alders for a ceasefire resolution, uniting New Haven groups and Yale students, has met opposition from some Jewish residents. Top alders told the News that they are hesitant to take an official position on the divisive proposal.