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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1963
Page
15
In Salisbury Connecticut a reader recalls the moment the news broke that President Kennedy had been shot. The broadcast described three shots as the motorcade neared the underpass, and the town reeled as details emerged.
A fragmented, eyewitness recount traces the moment of the Kennedy assassination news. It recalls radio reports at 2 15 and the rush of shocking details as the nation learned that one bullet struck Kennedy and another struck Connally. Barb a calls spread the word and a stranger’s tearful question reveals the unfolding tragedy.
A first person vignette follows a family reacting to the shooting of President Kennedy. Barbara reports the event, John returns home, radio and TV replay the grim news, neighbors recall the shock, and a publisher’s letter arrives with a postscript noting the President’s murder as overwhelming and urgent.
In a high profile assessment Kennedy praised Lyndon Johnson as the ablest man in American politics who truly cared for the country. The passage notes Johnson's action oriented nature, his value as adviser, and the enduring good fortune of his unexpected vice presidency selection amid Kennedy’s tragic death.
Dr Benjamin Miller argues in a New York Times interview that future rural healthcare will rely on government subsidies as young men avoid hard work and low pay in rural practice. He says city opportunities lure potential doctors away. Morgenthau also critiques U S alliance concepts and power roles at Boston College.
The Goldwater campaign remains viable but slower after Kennedy's assassination. Critics weigh substitutes like Rockefeller Nixon Romney Scranton Hatfield and Morton, while Goldwater's mass movement sustains support despite doubts from party elites and anxious moments after the Dallas shooting.
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