Kennedy Assassination Sparks Oswald Arrest in Dallas
In Dallas AP reports Lee Harvey Oswald, 24, charged with murder in President Kennedy's assassination. Gov. Connally wounded as Kennedy dies 30 minutes after being shot. Oswald, who had pledged allegiance to the Soviet Union, denies the killing. Police trace a trail from a Texas School Depository rifle to Oswald's arrest after the officer's death. The nation mourns as investigators pursue leads and prepare for possible trial within weeks.
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Funeral Services Monday Noon for John F Kennedy
John F Kennedy lies in state at the Capitol and White House as family and government leaders view the body. A public viewing follows in the Capitol rotunda Sunday, with funeral Mass at noon Monday at St Matthew’s Cathedral celebrated by Cardinal Cushing.
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Fire hits Norwalk area nursing home killing nearly sixty
About 60 people were trapped and killed when a pre dawn fire swept through the Golden Age Nursing Home in Fitchville Ohio. Eighty four residents were listed at the one story facility as the blaze raged, with 21 patients and 3 nurses saved at Fisher Titus Hospital in Norwalk. Local officials feared many victims were severely burned making identification difficult.
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New Executive Takes Over After Kennedy Assassination
President Lyndon B. Johnson faced a nation in mourning as John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin in Dallas. The suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald, was charged as Johnson prepared to take office and coordinate crisis talks with Dean Rusk and Eisenhower.
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Johnson Takes Oath of Office as President in White House Cabin
Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in aboard the presidential plane with Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy by his side. Judge Sarah T. Hughes administers, as Johnson's aides and lawmakers look on amid a nation in mourning for Kennedy.
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Kennedy Death Triggers National Mourning in Washington
Cardinal Cushing to celebrate a requiem Mass in Washington as President Kennedy lies in state. Harry S. Truman to visit to pay respects, burial plans undecided with possible sites in Brookline or Arlington. Mrs. Kennedy shows final farewell at Bethesda while Robert F. Kennedy and aides observe. Johnson takes oath aboard the presidential jet at Andrews, coffin transported by ambulance to the Capitol region.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Hums With Resolve Amid Kennedy Funeral Transit
Jacqueline Kennedy descends from the plane with head held high to accompany her husband’s body on the ride to the hospital. Two motorcycles lead an escort as the ambulance departs in the night. Lyndon Johnson, wan but composed, meets officials and media before a brief White House arrival.
Johnson Enters the White House
The newly elected president Johnson enters the White House after the Dallas trip. He walks through the French doors as reporters watch from the portico. He phones Mrs. Kennedy and Governor Connally from the plane and then returns to his Washington residence in Spring Valley.
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Crewman Drowns Cleaning Hull on Great Lakes Freighter
MILWAUKEE AP Emil L Sundquist 63 of Duluth a crew member and watchman on the freighter AMCO drowned when he fell from a skiff into Lake Michigan while cleaning the hull. Another man was with him. the ship’s home port is Whiting Indiana.
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Chief Sinks After Gulf Storm Tells of Corky Seas
Captain Winfield Scott McNab of the 130 foot vessel Chief described a Saturday night storm with wind rain and 20 foot seas that sank the ship early Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm caused the launch Links and crew to drift for 28 hours amid harsh weather and rough seas.
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Pope Paul VI Prays for U.S. Leader During Italy Audience
In Rome during his June Italian visit Pope Paul VI received the chief executive and offered prayers for him Rep. Henry B. Gonzales, D- is noted in the report as a U.S. congressman involved in the event.
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CBS Offers Free Prime Time Debates for Major Parties
CBS president Frank Stanton announced on Thursday that CBS would provide free prime time for presidential and vice presidential debates next year. The network sent letters to the Democratic and Republican chairmen outlining the offer from New York.
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