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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1963
Page
7
The long line of state lawmakers expressed shock and grief after the assassination attempt on President Kennedy. Prominent figures from Long Beach to Napa urged calm and rebuilding of the democratic program, while officials canceled most planned social events and conducted limited engagements.
Leaders in Southland and across Los Angeles respond with silence and mourning after President Kennedy's assassination. Officials halt business, stock trading, and public events. churches and synagogues announce memorials. flags lowered to half staff as remarks from local figures praise Kennedy's legacy.
Jimmy Gardner a Philippine hom custodian at City Hall shed tears on learning of President Kennedy s death Friday He recalled meeting Kennedy aboard a Navy transport during early World War II transit to new assignments Gardner a Long Beach resident served 32 years retiring as chief petty officer in 1955 He now lives at 7 W Esther St
Military bases across the area will host gun salutes for the fallen chief. At Long Beach Naval Station salutes occur every half hour from dawn until sunset, with a 21 gun salute on Kennedy's funeral day. Fort MacArthur and nearby posts will stage 73 and 21 gun salutes respectively, while flags fly at half staff for 30 days as the nation observes mourning.
Ray L Starkey of 10071 Emerson Place Garden Grove recalls Kennedy as our greatest living American on the news of the President’s death. Starkey, 49, served in Kennedy’s PT boat crew and remembers his former skipper as a man who acted like a man. He admired Kennedy’s courage and persistence while working as an oil derrick worker for Signal Oil Co in Huntington Beach.
Harvard University prepares a memorial service in Memorial Church for President Kennedy, honoring his status as a Harvard graduate and noting the ceremony in Cambridge Massachusetts this morning.
News of the assassination spread quickly from campus to markets and harbors. At Emerson Elementary Principal Orlo M. Rolo ordered flags at half staff while shoppers milled in disbelief. Millikan High students mourned in poetry as Los Alamitos officials and longshore workers paused operations, harbor offices closing early in Long Beach and Los Angeles.
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