Kennedy Family Tragedies Highlight Years Of Losses
The Kennedy clan has endured numerous fatal and serious injuries among its members. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. suffered a 1962 stroke and remains paralysed. Eunice, Patricia, and Jean Kennedy Smith are named as the other sisters. Individual tragedies include Joseph Jr in WWII, Kathleen in 1948, Robert F Kennedy in 1968, Edward Kennedy’s 1964 crash injuries, and Rosemary’s long institutional term.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr
Hyannis Port
Mass
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
Jean Kennedy Smith
Religious leaders condemn US violence after Kennedy shooting
American religious figures describe a moral sickness fueling violence after Senator Robert Kennedy's shooting. They blame a cynical society, degraded life sanctity, and mass media glorifying brutality, urging higher laws and disciplined behavior to curb destructive acts.
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New York
United States
Robert Kennedy
Sanc
Abraham Heschel
Robert McNamara
Fordham University
Trudeau urges civil dialogue after Kennedy shooting in Sudbury
Prime Minister Trudeau told 6000 fans at Sudbury Arena to pursue civil dialogue after the Kennedy shooting cast a shadow over the nation during a Canadian election. Crowds lined his airport-to-arena route as he spoke against discord.
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Sudbury
Trudeau
Robert Kennedy
Canada
Kennedy Dies After California Primary Shooting
Senator Robert F. Kennedy died in Los Angeles after being wounded by an assassin's bullet at the Ambassador Hotel. He and his wife Ethel were at his side as he died at 1 44 am PDT. His body would be flown to New York and laid in state at St Patrick's Cathedral before a Saturday requiem. He will likely be buried at Arlington National Cemetery near his brother President John F. Kennedy. Sirhan Sirhan faced bail on $250000 as his court date loomed. The nation observed a day of mourning declared by President Johnson.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Rosemary Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish
France
Marquess of Hartington
Coldstream Guards
England
Red Cross
Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
White House
New York
Ethel
Ambassador Hotel
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Salinger
Artington National Cemetery
John F. Kennedy
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
California
Martin Luther King Jr
Washington
U.S. Senate
Department of Justice
Arlington
U.S
Medgar Evers
Jackson, Miss
Evers
Myrlie
Sirhan’s Kennedy assassination deadline noted in report
AP details Sirhan Bishara Sirhan described as a cool Jordanian with a note in his possession stating the necessity to assassinate Senator Kennedy before June 5 1968. Pasadena records show confusion over a brother’s arrest file and Sirhan’s age and appearance.
Kennedy Assassination Sparks Global Mourning Across Nations
World leaders react with grief after Senator Robert F. Kennedy is killed. France's De Gaulle and Italy's Saragat send condolences. Johnson calls for a national day of mourning. Arabs blame U.S. policy in the Middle East. Pope Paul halts Vatican meeting to pray.
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Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Kennedy
America
de Gaulle
Wilson
Giuseppe Saragat
Johnson
France
U.S
Middle East
Congress moves toward passage of handgun bill
As Senator Robert F. Kennedy lay dying the House votes 317 to 60 against sending the Senate bill to confer to ban mail order handguns. The measure would expand restrictions while not blocking rifles or shotguns. Kennedy and his brothers pushed tougher limits amid ongoing gun control debate.
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Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Johnson
Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Denn. Mass
Robert Kennedy
York City
Edward Kennedy
Congress
Widow of Violence reshapes the U S public to mourn and carry on
The piece chronicles the rise of the Widow of Violence after assassinations from Evers to King and Kennedy, noting how the widows cope. It highlights Myrlie Evers and Jacqueline Kennedy remaining in the public eye, and Medgar Evers' widow’s quiet relocation after tragedy.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
Medgar
Evers
Mississippi
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