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City Recalls Visit of Kennedy During Presidential CampaignBY KENT HARRISTerre Haute Friday mourned assassination of PresidentJohn F. Kennedy, recalling the warm October da\ in 1960 whenmthe then junior senator fromMassachusetts visited the citywhile on a whirlwind tour of Indiana cities during his exhausting campaign for the presidency.On that dav—Wednesday, Oc-w • •' +* ¥ 'tober 5 — thousands of local residents greeted the Democratic presidential nominee as he traveled down Wabash Ave-Kerner Cuts ShortConference StaySPRINGFIELD, 111.Governor Otto Kerner has cut short his stay at the Midwestern Governors’ Conference at Omaha, Neb., to return to Illinois.The Governor and his party are expected to arrive inSpringfield Friday evening. In a statement issued in connection with the death of President Kennedy, Kerner said:“All the world should cry at this loss. We have lost our President and the free world has lost its leader. He was a great humanitarian and one of the noble men of our times The task now for all Americans is to rally behind our new leader—Lyndon B. Johnson—whonue to the Court House where he made a brief ‘off-the-cuff”speech. jMore than 5.000 persons; packed the west side of the Court House lawn to hear Ken-nedy. Some 20,000 persons lined the streets of the motorcade I route to cheer the smiling nominee as the official convertible automobile made its wav from Hulman Field to the Court House shortly after noon.+ + +then junior senator, his staff and corps of 80 newsmen traveling with him were whisked to the airport to board three waiting planes. He made a major speech at Evansville that night.Riding in the car with Kennedy were the mavor, Letzkus,-'3gg?lt; ” . -cT? wSenator Vance Hartke and Matthew E. Welsh.+ +IN THIS 10-minute talk. Kennedy dealt mainly with economic issues of the campaign. He hit only lightly on foreign affairs.OTHER DIGNITARIES in theparade down Wabash Avenue included Democratic State Chairman Manford Corey and then Sixth District Congressman Fred Wampler.The Terre Haute Star in a news story bearing a top headline, “City Greets Kennedy in Brief Visit,” quoted the nominee.“All of the issues which are nignificant to us in this campaign are gathered together in the state.” the Senator told a multitude of listeners.Included among those persons who greeted Kennedy at the airport and the Court House were Sheriff Herbert Beasley, Prosecutor Ralph Berry, Recorder Ralph Baxter, County Clerk Catherine Fee. Superior Court Judges Albert R Owensand Harold Bitzegaio. CountyTreasurer Paul Sheehan and City Controller RaymondThomas.+ 4- +HE COMPARED United States productivity with that of Communist Russia and East Germany and reminded the crowd that the “strength of the UnitedStates depended on Indiana.” Running an hour late. Kennedy was met at Hulman Field-by a large local delegation headed by Mayor Ralph Tucker and county and district Democratic chairman L. V. Letzkus.Also Freida Terhorst. George! Albright Jr., the late Oren Myrtle. Jack Mankin, Ralph Johnston and Birch E. Bayh.Kennedy was introduced by Tucker. City Judge Everett S. Everett acted as master of ceremonies.KEcJcI}EFFINGHAM BUYSLAND FOR HOUSING J(Following the brief talk, the*******EFFINGHAM. 111.—(Special.) £0r The Effingham County Hous-Mrs. Lavelda Hall Ising Authority has purchasedcopadditional property on NorthWh
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Terre Haute Star
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Sat, Nov 23, 1963
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