Johnson Becomes 36th President After Kennedy Death
Houston Post reports moments after Kennedy's death Lyndon B. Johnson conferred by radio telephone with Robert F. Kennedy aboard Air Force One. They agreed Johnson should take the oath in Dallas. Judge Sarah T. Hughes administered it. Johnson then called Mrs Rose Kennedy in Hyannis Port.
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Houston Post
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
United States
William Hobby Jr
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Love Field
Dallas
Robert Kennedy
U.S
Sarah T. Hughes
Rose Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Four U S Servicemen Missing in Viet Nam Attack
Four American servicemen are missing after a Viet Cong attack on a South Vietnamese strike force camp at Heip Hoa, 18 miles west of Saigon. A B26 fighter bomber on a support mission also crashed and has not been found. Missing are Staff Sgt. Kenneth M. Roraback of Fayetteville North Carolina and Sgt. Isaac Camacho of El Paso Texas. Also listed as wounded but location unknown is 1st Lt. John R. Colby of Fayetteville North Carolina. Two others on the plane were Capt. Howard R. Cody of Walton Beach Florida and 1st Lt. Atis L. Lielmanis of Elizabeth New Jersey. At least 63 South Vietnamese were killed during the overrun of the camp.
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Viet Nam
Heip Hoa
Here
Army
Washington
Kenneth M. Roraback
Veronica J. Roraback
Thomas Ave
Fayetteville
N.C
Isaac Camacho
el Paso
Tex
John R. Colby
Gail Colby
South Sumac Circle
Howard R. Cody
Walton Beach
Fla
Atis L. Lielmanis
Elizabeth
Vatican approves media use decree for Catholic Church
The Vatican Ecumenical Council approved a schema on mass communications calling for the church to use modern media to spread its message. It urges creation of international Catholic information centers and national press and communications centers. promotes freedom of information and civil protections, amid talks of wide liturgical reforms.
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Associated Press
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Vatican Ecumenical Council
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Council
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Portugal
Tribute to Kennedy Read on Senate Floor
Washington AP Sen Mike Mansfield delivers a mausoleum style tribute to President Kennedy. The speech recalls moments of laughter, tenderness, and personal loss as Mansfield narrates intimate vignettes of family devotion and national service.
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Washington
Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Kennedy Teachings of a President's Final Gift
A speaker recalls John Fitzgerald Kennedy after his assassination, saying his death created a shared loss yet left a legacy of compassion, courage, humor, and leadership. The orator asks whether the nation will accept Kennedy's gifts and strive for peace and unity under God.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
United States
TV Viewers Watch Murder in Horror
Millions watched as Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald, a dramatic moment stirring debate on justice and due process. Clergy and civic leaders condemned the act while some hailed it as justified, others feared its impact on american moral standards and law.
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Associated Press
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Oswald
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Isome
Albany
N. Y
Ruby
Chicago
Carl Moore
Rolland R. O’hare
Detroit
Earle Cabell
Franklin Clark Fry
Lutheran Church In America
Central Committee
World Council of Church
Two Executed For Killing Presidents
Washington AP reports two of four men charged with presidential assassination in U.S. history were tried and executed. Lee Harvey Oswald was shot in Dallas after being charged with Kennedy’s murder. Jack Ruby is charged with murder. Earlier, Lincoln’s killer John Wilkes Booth was killed by troops. Garfield’s shooter Guiteau was hanged. McKinley’s gunman Czolgocz was electrocuted.
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Dallas
Tex
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Jack Ruby
John Wilkes Booth
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Maryland
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James JA. Garfield
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Leon Czalgosz
William McKinley
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N.Y
New York
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North Carolina mourns Kennedy with day of reverence
North Carolina joined national mourning for President John F Kennedy with hundreds of memorial services. Gov Terry Sanford urged a noon hour halt in commerce and observances in schools and offices statewide. Many colleges closed from 11 to 1 pm, while some services were broadcast by radio or TV. A Raleigh bus carried state officials to Washington for the services.
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North Carolina
John F. Kennedy
Terry Sanford
North Carolina Merchants’ Association
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Greensboro
Consolidated
University of North Carolina
Charles F. Carroll
Democratic Party
Washington
Lunsford Crew
Roanjoke Rapids
Tom I. Davis
Selma
State Democratic Party
jAtty
Nun Gets Card From Kennedy
Sister Catherine Berrissimo, nearing her 100th birthday in Albany, received a greeting card signed by President John F. Kennedy. The item arrived amid a line of references to the Kennedy era and broader trivia about ancient numeral systems.
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N.Y
Catherine Berrissimo
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Tex
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