Grave Site Decision in Kennedy Funeral Timeline
The ongoing exclusive serialization traces planning for President Kennedy’s funeral after the Dallas shooting. Arlington debates grave location with Brookline and Washington options while Johnson weighs public and private schedules amid a tense White House aftermath.
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Bock
Jecyesiins Kennedy
Jim Bishop
Beck
William Manchester
Bishop
Dallas
Texas
Washington, D. C
Hurricanes End Without A Puff In 1968 Season
The 1968 hurricane season ended officially with minimal activity. Abby formed near Yucatan and brushed Cuba and Florida with minor damage. Brenda, Candy, Dolly, Edna, and Frances stayed mostly offshore or weakened before landfall. Gladys struck near Tampa Bay causing five deaths and about 6.7 million dollars in damage across Florida and beyond.
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National Hurricane Center
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Abby
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Cuba
Punta Gorda
Fla
Florida
Cape Kennedy
Dolly
Edna
Frances
Gladys
Swan Island
Isle of Pines
Men Sought Concerning Explosion in Newark
Newark police issued a warrant to detain two white men for questioning after an explosion at the Black Panther storefront headquarters injured four. Anthony Kaiser, a Panthers spokesman, said the blast was retaliation for an attack on a Jersey City police station. Police said linking the two incidents was mere speculation and investigators hadn’t ruled on a bona fide bombing or an acid bomb.
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Newark
N.J
Black Panther Party
Anthony Kaiser
Jersey City
Joseph Kinney
Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Toll Sets New Record
The 1967 Thanksgiving period saw at least 754 highway deaths, the highest for any four day holiday. Multideath crashes raised the toll with five deaths in Alabama near Scottsboro and five more in Ohio near Elyria. Rain and snow affected highways nationwide, and the count may rise as late reports come in.
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Tost
Alabama
Scottsboro
Ala
Elyria
Ohio
Nine Million Affected By Electricity Strike
New York AP report details impact from a walkout by Con Edison workers. Nine million electricity and gas users faced disruption as 40,000 employees rejected a new contract and joined midnight Saturday picket lines at 12 generating plants serving New York City and Westchester. Traffic safety estimates and potential holiday effects were discussed as talks resumed.
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NEW York
Consolidated Edison Co
National Safety Council
Vincent D. McDonnell
Aft
Associated Press
Con Ed
Westchester County
Sealab Elevator Flood Damages Undersea Capsule
Seawater flooded the Sea Lab 3 elevator at Long Beach California. The unmanned capsule used for Navy undersea living experiments was flooded through an unsealed hatch while lowering to straighten a connecting cable. Repairs to electrical and communications equipment will take about three weeks. Five crews of aquanauts will spend 12 days each in a large capsule near San Clemente Island.
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Long Beach
Calif
Navy
J.m.tomsky
Tomsky
San Clemente Island
Hijacker With Radio Onboard Eastern Flight To Cuba
A Miami bound Eastern Air Lines jet was hijacked to Cuba Saturday night by a man identified as Ji Sanchez. Passengers recall the hijacker using a transistor radio near his ear while the pilot spoke with Miami and Havana control towers. Stewardess Phyllis Howton was ordered at gunpoint as the assault occurred 11 minutes out of Miami.
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Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Cuba
Gene Motif
Alva
Okla
Eastern
R. J. O'Gorman
New York
Havana
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