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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1963
Page
1
The article notes slim profits for turkey farming with about 36 cents per third and high risk as markets drop. C M Kelley of Fletcher, a major local producer, plans to exit if profits don’t improve after selling 4 500 of this year’s birds for Thanksgiving and 2 500 for Christmas.
Jaycee Paradrama to start at 11 am December 7 with Sam Johnson as parade chairman. Santa Claus will ride in the procession followed by floats and bands. After the parade candy and fruit will be handed out at courthouse square. The route goes from Eighth and C east to Second then south to D and west to Eighth. Prizes will honor best floats in three classes and best junior and senior high bands.
A gray convertible reenacts Kennedy’s Dallas assassination with a man and woman in the back seat and two men in front. Investigators note the scene helps establish sequence while FBI agents trace Oswald’s movements to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, amid links to Jack Ruby and ongoing murder charges.
Congressional leaders said they would remain in session to advance Johnson's civil rights bill and Kennedy's 11 billion tax cut. The plan aims to clear the anti-discrimination measure from the Rules Committee for early January action in the House, with Senate action unlikely before spring. Reactions varied by party, but many praised the president following his joint address.
President Johnson marked Thanksgiving with church services and a personal address to the nation at 6 15 pm EST aired on TV and radio. He met CIA head McCone, posed for photos with Lady Bird and daughters, and planned a 3 pm meeting with Dean Rusk and McGeorge Bundy.
Mourners flocked to President Kennedy's grave at Arlington National Cemetery with estimates of higher attendance than Monday's 10 000 as crowds stretched along the hillside. Officials noted possible construction of long walks and an iron enclosure around the grave while considering expansion for an elaborate monument.
Mrs. Zephyr Wright Lyndon Johnsons cook for 21 years plans a Thanksgiving menu with southern and southwestern flavors. Dressing with corn bread ambrosia dessert and giblet gravy plus whipped sweet potatoes and cranberry salad are mentioned. Wright hints at possible unexpected guests and recalls standing with Mrs Johnson in the presidential gallery for Johnsons address to Congress.
Washington AP President Johnson requests the Post Office Department issue a postage stamp in memory of the late President Kennedy.
Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy and her children travel from Washington to Hyannis Port Mass to be with relatives after President Kennedy's funeral. She will stay at the Kennedy compound and plans to relocate from the White House while joining a family Thanksgiving. The trip follows multiple visits to the grave and meetings with family and officials.
Venezuelan airliner with 17 aboard including one American was hijacked by pro Castro FALN operatives and forced to land at Port of Spain Piarco Airport. Pilot John Powers steered the Convair 346 to safety as police detained the hijackers after menaced by leaflets calling for a boycott of the presidential election.
Fidel Castro said the Kennedy assassination involved more than one killer and targeted Cuba. He asserted Lee Harvey Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby to keep him from talking and linked the event to ultra‑reactionaries of the far right. Castro spoke over two hours in Havana and warned of a broader conspiracy against peace.
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