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lyt-ieteQ-1,ISieleo-MOMENTS BEFORE He was shot, President John F. Kennedy is shown with his wife seated in the rear of their(Vfl Ttiepaoto)famous bubbletop limousine, its protective shield down. Texas Gov. John Connolly, also in fhe car, was wounded.Bullet Hits Kennedy in Brain/thil-rstyrtidit-r-inaShot Wounds Texas GovernorBy MERRIMAN SMITH UPl White House ReporterDALLAS (UPl)—- President Kennedy was assassinated today in a burst of gunfire indowntown Dallas.Texas Goy. John Connally was shot down with him.The President was killed by a bullet in the head while riding in an open car throughthe streets of Dallas.His wife was in the same car, but was not hit. She cradled the President in her arms ashe was carried to a hospital where he died.Vice President Lyndon Johnson was in the same motorcade and was immediately surrounded by Secret Service men until he could take the oath of office as president.rsthis)ee-r•js.The President, 46 years old, was shot in the head. Connally was hit in the head and wrist.Police found a foreign-make rifle. Sheriff's officers were questioning a young man picked up at the scene.The President was conscious as he arrived at the hospital. Father Huber from Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church was called and administered the last rites of the church.Yice President Johnson, who now becomes president of the United States, was in a car behind the Kennedy* and Connallys.He was to be sworn into office as soon as possible.Johnson rushed to the hospital and was whisked away by Secret Servicemen. His whereabouts were being kept secret.i-Jacqueline Kennedy and Connally’s wife were both in the same famous bubbleton limou-down today.Neither, woman was hurt. Mrs. Kennedy screamed asThe Identity of the assassinarms, une car was spiai- or assassins was not immedi*tered with biood.President Kennedy was shot in the right temple.“It was a simple matter of a bullet right through the head,” said Dr. George Burkley, WhiteHouse medical officer.ately known.Sheriff’s officers took a young man into custody at the scene and questioned him behind closed doors.r*sine—it’s protective glass shield I her husband fell over on theThe shooting occurred as Kennedy ant! his wife, riding with Gov. Connally and Mrs. Connally, were riding in the White House “bubbletop” limousine through a crowd of 250,000 people in downtown Dallas.As the limousine neared a triple underpass leading toward the Trade Mart were Kennedy was to address a lunch, three bursts of eunfire sounded.A Dallas television reporter said he saw a rifle being withdrawn fr*n a window on tha*fifth or sixth floor of an offica building shortly after the gunfire.Kennedy was shot at 1:29 p.m., EST. He died at approximately 2 pm., EST.As always, the President was surrounded by Secret Service men and had an escort of Dallas motorcycle police.Rnf- fhA nrnfppfivA hufiWAfrtfi
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Daily Leader Times
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Nov 22, 1963
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