Images of Kennedy Funeral Day Witnessed by Nation
Mourning fills Washington as 300000 stand in line to honor John F. Kennedy. The pageantry for the assassinated president includes the caisson procession, the flag draped casket, and a nation in quiet grief. Families, officials, and sailors share in the solemn tribute, recalling his brief but impactful presidency.
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Memorial Services Across Area for President Kennedy
Special memorial services are held in area churches for John F Kennedy with inter faith observances in Saco Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach. Cities close schools and factories from noon to 3 pm. The nation mourns as crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue and Oswald is killed in Dallas.
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Widow Mrs Kennedy Returns To View President Casket
Washington AP reports Mrs John F Kennedy visited the Capitol casket for a second time amid mourning crowds. With her children she had earlier viewed the bier and kissed the coffin before leaving. She again walked the eight-block funeral procession route guiding mourners as she had helped plan the funeral details.
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Maine Pauses in Mourning Kennedy Death
Maine slows as state joins nation in paying final tribute to President Kennedy. Government offices and many businesses close. schools mute. University of Maine and colleges suspend classes. Governor Reed travels to Washington for funeral with state officials. Memorial services held statewide including a 3000-strong interfaith gathering in Portland.
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Nation Mourning as Kennedy Buried in Arlington
Mourners gather in Washington to bury John F Kennedy on an Arlington hillside amid a solemn state funeral. Presidents and world leaders attend with Mrs Kennedy, Lyndon B Johnson, and family, as Cardinal Cushing presides and Kennedy is laid to rest beside Lincoln’s memorial.
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Bideford Sends Its Sympathy to Biddeford Mayor
Colonel Birdwood, mayor of Bideford, Devon, sent a telegraph to Biddeford Mayor Willie Pomerleau expressing deepest sympathy for the loss of his president. The message conveyed the people of Bideford’s sorrow.
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Johnson To Meet With Statesmen In Swift Diplomacy
President Johnson begins a worldwide diplomacy run after Kennedy's burial. He meets with leaders including France's Charles de Gaulle and hosts a 90 minute reception for over 100 foreign dignitaries at the State Department. Johnson approves a three point policy on South Vietnam including continued Viet Cong defeat, Vietnamization goals, and supporting Saigon's post-Diem government.
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Case Against Oswald Described by Dallas District Attorney
Dallas District Attorney Henry Wade outlined evidence linking Lee Harvey Oswald to the Kennedy assassination. He cited palm prints on the rifle, Oswald's presence in the Texas School Book Depository, and witness testimony placing him on the sixth floor during the shooting. Wade said he could seek the death penalty for Jack Ruby, who killed Oswald, though no concrete evidence connected others to the plot.
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