Nixon Candidacy Seen As Real Possibility For 1964
AP reports growing GOP interest in Nixon as a potential 1964 challenger to Kennedy. Johnson’s ascent prompts a strategic reevaluation, with Republicans eyeing a candidate who can out-Johnson Johnson on civil rights and welfare. Nelson Rockefeller emerges as favored but faces a divorce scandal hurdle.
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Television Coverage of the Nation’s Leader Funeral
Newsreel style summary notes that TV coverage continued through the funeral day with intimate scenes from the Capitol church and Arlington National Cemetery. It describes solemn beauty and formal pomp soothing a grieving public while cameras brought distant viewers closer to the events and President Johnson’s reception.
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Big Four Leaders Change Three Times This Fall
The leadership of three of the Big Four Western nations has changed hands this fall. Adenauer stepped down on Oct 15, Erhard became chancellor. Macmillan resigned Oct 18, Home became prime minister. Kennedy died Nov 22, Johnson succeeded as U S president. France’s de Gaulle attended Kennedy’s funeral in Washington. Armstrong urged young musicians to work hard. Networks staged Kennedy retrospectives and adjusted schedules.
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French youth killer’s act shocks Nimes in grim suicide
An 18 year old youth in Nimes France killed himself by pouring gasoline on his clothes and lighting a match police said he apparently chose the method after reading about gasoline deaths and Viet Nam Buddhist protests of the Diem regime. A separate Denver case sees a 12 year old testifying in a damage suit about an auto accident and a concussion described as when you tell what you know.
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Viet Cong Mounts Large Scale Attacks In Highlands
More than 1,000 mountain tribesmen are missing after Viet Cong attacks hit two strategic hamlets Dak Rode and Plei Kobay about 250 miles north of Saigon. Government forces reported 82 weapons captured and the loss described as the worst setback in the central highlands since January.
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Buttonmaker in Pittsburgh Fails to Find Buyers for Scranton Pins
A. G. Trimble, 83, president of A G Trimble Co, says his firm produced lapel buttons supporting Gov. William W Scranton on speculation and sent them to Harrisburg to test demand, but so far no buyers have appeared.
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Parliament Building Becomes Lovers Lane in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia's new Parliament Building attracts hundreds of couples seeking privacy in its gardens with police protection. The $5.5 million structure replaces perilous roadside courting locations once scarred by banditry.
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Kennedy Funeral Service Echoes Ironies and World Reach
Washington mourners watched Kennedy's Arlington burial as tiny ironies marked the day. Cardinal Cushing led the Requiem with Ave Maria sung by Luigi Vena while notes of the late president’s life echoed through the cortege. Across the Atlantic in Dublin Irish playwright Brendan Behan welcomed his first daughter as Mary Ann Ryan arrived from Ireland to the funeral. The gathering drew 91 countries, with 16 heads of state and numerous dignitaries including De Gaulle and Mikoyan, Haile Selassie hosting guests at the White House in memory of the slain leader.
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Appalachia Suffering in Clairfield Coal Region Shanties
In Clairfield Tennessee Clear Fork Valley 4000 residents endure freezing winters with scarce fuel and food. Families like Hall and Miller face injury illness and poverty while welfare checks and family labor struggle to sustain a decayed coal town once thriving on Tennessee Highway 90 near the Kentucky line.
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