Second Bullet Killed Kennedy Not First Shot
A source familiar with autopsy findings says the first Kennedy shot hit his back without major injury while the second shot to the head caused instant death. The account notes Gov. Connally was wounded by the second bullet as Kennedy was turning after the first shot. The five to six second interval suggests Kennedy might have survived if he had dived to the floor.
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Johnson Talks With Farm Chiefs on Wheat Program
President Johnson meets with six national farm groups at the White House to discuss a new government wheat program aimed at preventing a potential 600 million dollar income drop next year. Farmers split on controls with Farm Bureau resisting and others favoring production limits. The groups invited include Farm Bureau Federation Grange National Farmers Union and others. The administration seeks early action but has not released formal proposals.
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Near Collision At Orly As McNamara Plane Skids
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara and aides narrowly avoided a collision on takeoff from Orly Airport. His K135 Air Force jet blew tires when braking to avoid an incoming plane, stopping about 500 feet from runway end after attending NATO talks.
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Ghanaian pupils riot in Red Square near Khrushchev
Several hundred students from Ghana and other African nations stormed into Red Square near the Kremlin protesting a Ghanaian student’s stabbing by a Russian. They clashed with police, breached barriers, and shouted slogans as they pressed toward Khrushchev’s office, with the scene recalling 1917 upheaval.
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Orthodox Leader To Meet Pope In Holy Land Encounter
Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople will meet Pope Paul VI in Jerusalem during the Pope's Holy Land pilgrimage January 4 to 6. Officials describe the meeting as a courtesy encounter, the first between a Roman Catholic pope and an Orthodox patriarch in over five centuries.
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Burglars Target NY Apartment. Sign Warns Thieves Stolen
After four unsolved burglaries in 16 months residents posted a warning sign in the building entrance. The note lists cam eras, hi fi systems, radios, diamonds, pearls and jewelry as stolen and warns thieves there is nothing left to take. The sign itself has been stolen.
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Ohio Edges Into Appalachian Redevelopment Plan Interest
Ohio officials say they may join the federal Appalachian Redevelopment Program if benefits outweigh costs. Southeast Ohio counties including Adams Athens Belmont Brown Clermont Gallia Guernsey Highland Hocking Jackson Lawrence Meigs Monroe Noble Pike Ross Scioto Vinton Washington are in the regional plan. An Ohio program in Southeastern development funds industry growth job training and tourism infrastructure. Jackson prepares to train about 900 unemployed next year in auto mechanics welders clerks nurses aides and more.
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Foreign Aid Heads For Senate Fight
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved 3.2995 billion in new overseas aid, vs 2.8017 billion House figure. The panel dropped a House amendment barring private financing guarantees for US grain to Communist bloc nations. Majority Leader Mansfield aimed to bring up the bill under a unanimous consent pact before Christmas adjournment.
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Meigs County Engineer Blazewicz Dies at 76
Stanley E Blazewicz 76 Meigs County engineer died suddenly at son Dr Selim Blazewicz Lasley Street Pomeroy of heart attack A former Ohio Department of Highways engineer he won a 1959 GOP primary for Meigs County post defeating E D Hartinger His term faced a hostile commission and funds were allocated piecemeal Funeral arrangements by Ewing. Wayne Fogle Ohio Youth Commission said Hopalong Cassady has begun work with the commission.
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Parole Probe Focuses On Baker Cash Funds
Senate investigators questioned how Robert G. Baker acquired thousands of dollars in cash kept in his Senate office. President Johnson signed an order allowing access to Baker's tax files as the Rules Committee probes Baker's business ties and potential conflicts of interest. Gertrude Novak testified she handled large sums for deposit to the Carousel Motel project to cover construction and operating costs.
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No Sign Of Letup From Cold
The Associated Press reports December’s cold and heavy snow persist across the eastern half of the nation with a storm dropping nearly 15 inches in Muskegon Michigan and sub zero winds across the north central region. Temperatures fell to more than 20 below in parts of South Dakota Montana and Minnesota. Havre Montana recorded 25 below and Aberdeen South Dakota likewise had extreme lows. Kenton’s San Antonio Hospital, a Catholic facility, has been sold to the Hardin Memorial Hospital Board.
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Yale Mail Rush Of Prediction
Washington reports the Christmas mail rush may miss the record volume predicted as John F Kennedy’s death is blamed. For the first half of December mail volume ran 2.5 percent below the year-earlier period, with a peak expected this week to determine if the 1968 Christmas total reaches 10 billion pieces or falls short.
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Nelsonville Job Hopefuls Near 2000
The Ohio State Employment Service reports 1914 job applications in Nelsonville for a potential garment plant. More are expected as the survey identifies the Hocking Valley labor pool, with women the primary hires. Deadline to send applications to the Logan OSES office is Saturday.
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Pine Poachers Pose Problem In North Georgia
State Senator Zell Miller announced plans to seek a law allowing state patrolmen to stop vehicles carrying trees or shrubs and demand proof of ownership. In Delaware, a bakery and adjacent grocer suffered fire damage in Ashley, causing losses estimated over 50 000 dollars.
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Feighan urges halt to US Soviet cultural exchange
Congressman Michael Feighan chairing the House immigration subcommittee said the United States should end the cultural exchange program when its authorization expires December 31. He noted unanimous support to halt after testimony from Yale Professor Barghoorn, who was imprisoned by the Russians for 16 days on spy charges.
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UN closes 18th General Assembly amid Cold War lull
The United Nations General Assembly wrapped its 18th session amid a cooler East West mood and rising African attacks on segregation and colonialism. Delegates felt anxious over Kennedy's assassination impact but were reassured as President Johnson pledged to continue Kennedy era policies. In Washington a dispute between the AFL CIO Machinists and United Air Lines was reported settled after threats of a Thursday strike.
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