Kennedy Assassination Tributes From World Leaders
Harold Wilson and Charles de Gaulle offered tributes to President Kennedy as news spread of his assassination. Moscow radio interrupted programming to announce the shooting and play funeral music while Canada’s House of Commons fell silent as Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson confirmed the death.
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United States
Harold Wilson
Britain
Labor Party
Wilson
France
Charles de Gaulle
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Moscow
Canada
House of Commons
Lester B. Pearson
Three Sisters Nuns Die in Massachusetts Car Crash
Three Roman Catholic nuns from Connecticut and their chauffeur died when their car plowed through a guard rail and into Kendall Reservoir in Paxton Massachusetts. The trio were sisters Marie Emelia LaFosse Eva Josephine LaFosse and Beatrice Elizabeth LaFosse aged 68 64 and 54 known as Sisters Celine Marie Mary Martha and Mary Ferdinand. Timothy F Lahey 59 of West Hartford Conn was the chauffeur.
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Paxton
Mass
Kendall Reservoir
Connecticut
Henry LaFosse
Fitchburg
Marie Emelia LaFosse
Celine Marie
Eva Josephine LaFosse
Mary Martha
Beatrice Elizabeth LaFosse
Mary Ferdinand
Timothy F. Lahey
West Hartford
Conn
Mysterious Critter Chews Fenceposts on New Interstate
The Highway Department seeks an answer to a small burrowing creature that craves salt and has been chewing fenceposts along a new interstate project near Pierre. Local residents report sightings and officials caution on possible impacts to construction timelines.
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Pierre
Highway Department
Massachusetts Firms Share AF Contracts
Massachusetts senators reported Air Force contract allotments totaling over 27 million dollars to firms in the state. MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington received 24,011,020 for defense research and development, and General Electric in West Lynn got 3,497,400 for T-58 Navy aircraft engine improvements.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lincoln Laboratories
Lexington
General Electric
West Lynn
Johnson assumes presidency after Kennedy death
President Johnson delivers a brief address at the airport terminal following Kennedy’s death. Pallbearers transport the bronze casket to Bethesda Naval Hospital as Mrs Kennedy accompanies the body and a funeral cortege departs. Johnson meets leaders, then flies to the White House to begin his presidency amid national mourning. Kennedy’s body lies in state at the White House on Saturday with public viewing restricted.
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Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Kennedy
House
Senate
Johnson
United States
John F. Kennedy
Caroline
Cardinal Cushing Heads to Hyannis Port for Kennedy Family
Boston cardinal Richard Cardinal Cushing, friend of the Kennedys, planned to fly to Hyannis Port to comfort Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy after President John F. Kennedy's death. He praised Kennedy's courage and urged youth worldwide to learn from his dedication to freedom and equality.
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UPI
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Kennedys
Hyannis Port
Cardinal
Jacqueline
John F.kennedy
Newport
Joseph P. Kennedy
Rose Kennedy
Mnet
John I. Kennedy
The
United States
Stock Market Closes After Kennedy Assassination Chaos
The New York Stock Exchange faced chaotic trading as news of President Kennedy being shot flooded the floor. By 2 p.m. EST the exchange halted activity after registering a $10.6 billion paper loss amid one of the market’s heaviest trading paces.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Stock Exchange
Kennedy
America
Peabody Extols Reading of Bible
In Toledo, Governor Peabody issues a proclamation designating the week of December 18 as Bible Week. He urges daily Bible reading at home and cautions against marrying for money. The Massachusetts Bible Society, with Rev. Dr. Lawrence F. Almond, notes Advent’s start the first week of December.
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Boston
Peanetapadye Athe Vody
Massachusetts Bible Society
The
Lawrence F. Almond
World Leaders React To Kennedy Assassination
Republican leaders and major figures express shock and sorrow at President Kennedy's death. Rockefeller cancels New Hampshire trip. Goldwater, Wallace, and Barnett offer condolences and condemn the act. In Rome, Cardinal Spellman and Pope Paul VI pray for Kennedy's soul.
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Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Raviz
Kennedy
Alabama
George Wallace
United States
Lodge
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
United Nations to mark 20th anniversary in 1965
The United Nations General Assembly unanimously designated 1965 as International Cooperation Year. The resolution calls on member states to cooperate in all fields during the 20th anniversary year.
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U.N. General Assembly
United Nations
Lil-Nation Assembly
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