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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 26, 1963
Page
1
The flag draped coffin of John F. Kennedy was moved from the Capitol Rotunda to the national shrine as a broad array of leaders attended. Pall-bearers carried the casket along the route from Congress to the White House, ending at the martyr’s grave.
Mrs Kennedy led the funeral procession in black with her brother in law the Attorney General Rob en Kennedy and Senator Edward Kennedy behind. The gun carriage moved from the White House to the Capitol for the in state and Mass at St Matthew's Cathedral. Kings princes and presidents joined the ceremony as security swelled with foreign delegations including de Gaulle diplomats and a Soviet envoy.
Thousands watched as Mrs Kennedy and her daughter Caroline filed past the casket at the Capitol Rotunda. She kissed the bronze casket, lifted the flag, and knelt in silent prayer beside the slain President. The processional included her sister-in-law Princess Lee Radziwill and other mourners.
Sir Robert Menzies drew about 2,500 youthful voters to a daytime meeting described as remarkable. He defended housing and education plans, estimated costs at £50 million, contrasted with Labour promises at £350 million, and warned of taxation shocks. He also criticised Labour over recognition of Communist China and UN admission.
In Brisbane on Monday Sir Robert Menzies addressed a lunch hour rally at City Hall with increased security after President Kennedy's assassination. State Special Branch police reinforced by plainclothes officers checked public areas and maintained exits and gallery vantage points during the event.
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