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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1963
Page
8
A flash from Dallas kills President Kennedy as nations mourn. Lyndon Johnson pledges unity, while world leaders, including Khrushchev, Nixon, Goldwater, Truman, Hoover, and Eisenhower, reflect on the tragedy. Flags lower, crowds gather, and global leaders send condolences.
In downtown Los Angeles crowds gather in stunned silence after news the president is dead. Radio reports, taxi drivers, hotel staff, tourists, and passersby voice shock and disbelief. Officials and bystanders compare the tragedy to past assassinations while seeking confirmation.
The Senate adjourned after learning President Kennedy had been shot. Chaplain Rev Freder ick Brown Harris led a moment of silent prayer invoking God to spare the President, renew faith, and sustain the Republic during this time of national crisis.
KANSAS CITY AP Donald J. Dewey, a teller at University Bank of Kansas City, received four years in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling more than 35000 dollars from 1959 to 1962. The case covered thefts from November 1959 through September 1962.
The Associated Press reports nationwide editorials lament Kennedy's assassination calling it a blemish on American civilization. Major papers from Richmond, Indianapolis, St Louis, Baltimore, New Orleans, New York echo shock, sorrow, and vows to uphold human rights and democracy in his memory.
Washington expects President Johnson to uphold Kennedy era foreign policy lines including defense of the East West test ban, wheat sales to the Soviet Union, and a NATO nuclear force. Uncertainty remains about future Moscow relations and Berlin moves, as well as the future inner circle and Rusk. As vice president, Johnson helped shape policy and earned a reputation as the best informed on foreign affairs.
Newton Kansas AP reports 27 year old Jim mie Arconis of Newton died Friday in a two car collision one half mile north of town on U S 81. Local authorities investigated the crash and identified the deceased at the scene.
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