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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1963
Page
3
California congressmen reacted to President Kennedy's assassination with grief and calls for unity. They described a world stunned by a mad attack, urged vigilance, and expressed sympathy for Mrs Kennedy and the Kennedy family.
President Johnson runs a tight West Wing schedule after Kennedy's assassination. He heads to his Northwest Washington residence with police escort as Rusk and cabinet members fly to Asia for talks. Eisenhower will join a vigil at the White House while plans for Kennedy's state funeral unfold.
Mrs Kennedy accompanies her husband’s body to Bethesda Naval Hospital after medical care by Dr Walsh. White House says she will stay overnight and return to the White House when the president’s body is laid in repose in the East Room. The article notes Walsh’s role in the Kennedy birth and infant loss.
Oswald, born in 1939 in New Orleans, served in the Marines from 1956 to 1959 with court martial records for an unregistered weapon and provoking language. He was discharged for family hardship and later received an undesirable discharge in 1960, with reports of a possible Russian marriage and a temporary removal of the stigma in 1960.
Sacramento governor Dallas Brown choked with emotion as he urged Californians to pray for President Kennedy and his family after the assassination. He canceled engagements and ordered state workers home. Leaders across California expressed shock and described Kennedy as a great American who had made progress toward peace.
Representative James Roosevelt of California said he will introduce a resolution to posthumously award President John F Kennedy the Medal of Honor. Roosevelt cited Kennedy’s dedication to peace and human understanding and spoke with Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn by phone from Washington. The note clarifies the Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest award.
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