Solemn JFK 50th anniversary ceremonies planned in Dallas
Dallas marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination with a solemn Dealey Plaza ceremony featuring brief remarks by Mayor Mike Rawlings, a 12:30 p.m. moment of silence, readings from Kennedy speeches, a Naval Academy Glee Club performance, and an Air Force flyover. About 5,000 tickets were issued for the free event near the Texas School Book Depository.
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Oswald Burial Newsroom Pallbearer Recalled in Fort Worth
A Fort Worth AP correspondent recalls assisting as pallbearer at Lee Harvey Oswald’s burial at Rose Hill Cemetery on November 25 1963 the day after the Kennedy assassination. Reporters from rival outlets stepped forward when officials asked for pallbearers leaving the writer to accept the task amid sparse mourners.
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Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel walks free on bail in Moxley case
In Stamford Connecticut Michael Skakel, Kennedy cousin and former prisoner, is released on 1.2 million bail while prosecutors appeal a ruling granting him a new trial in the 1975 Martha Moxley slaying. He must live in Connecticut and wear a GPS device. Skakel, 53, “one of the most recognized faces of America,” expressed happiness as supporters watched.
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