Self-Appointed Judge Kills Oswald in Dal las Basement
In Dallas Jack Ruby, 52, stepped from a crowd at City Hall and fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald as authorities prepared to move him to a secure jail cell. The shooting followed Kennedy’s assassination and sparked a national broadcast of the dramatic closing scene.
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Bullet injures Oswald rushed to Parkland ER
A bullet struck Oswald in the midsection but did not hit the heart. He was taken to Parkland Hospital and brought into the emergency room near the one where President Kennedy died.
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World Leaders Arrive for Kennedy Funeral Rites
A global assembly of dignitaries from Canada Britain Germany Belgium Greece South Korea Ethiopia Italy Turkey the Netherlands Denmark and others converged on Washington to honor John F Kennedy. Presidents prime ministers and royals paid solemn tribute as flags stood at half mast and airfields operated under heavy security.
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Mourning at Kennedy Funeral in Washington
The nation observed a day of solemn mourning for John F. Kennedy as his funeral moved from the White House to the Capitol. A 300000 crowd joined the procession while Oswald was reported shot in Dallas.
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Silent Rotunda Orders in a Moving Crowd
No one spoke as police directed the crowd in the rotunda. Footsteps and the clack of shoes echoed on the vast square stones while lines moved efficiently under officers’ orders.
Widow Kennedy Returns To Cap Casket In Capitol Rotunda
Mrs. John F. Kennedy, widow of the slain president, revisits the casket in the Capitol rotunda with her children and brother in law, pleading to walk as crowds view the bier. She later returns at night to kiss the coffin and speaks to Catholic nuns before departs by limousine for the White House.
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Kennedy's Widow Walks To Church For Final Rites
In Washington the nation mourns as John F Kennedy lies in state and Jacqueline Kennedy, veiled, accompanies the funeral procession. A flag draped coffin on six white horses moves through crowds of hundreds of thousands toward St. Matthew's Cathedral for a requiem Mass with dignitaries from around the world present.
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Kennedy Funeral Procession Draws World Leaders to Arlington
From 53 nations 26 heads of state or government attended the Kennedy funeral. Richard Cardinal Cushing led mass at St Matthew's as the caisson procession moved to Arlington. Jacqueline Kennedy led the walk from the White House with Robert F. Kennedy and key figures following in a global display of mourning and diplomacy.
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Dignitaries gather behind Kennedy funeral procession in Washington
A somber procession in Washington draws 100 dignitaries including Charles de Gaulle Prince Philip Alec Douglas-Home Ludwig Erhard to accompany Mrs Kennedy after the burial of the Unknown Soldier, marking a rare newspaper moment of national mourning.
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Johnson Eyes First Diplomatic Thin Line With De Gaulle
President Johnson travels to Washington after Kennedy’s funeral and plans a reception for over 100 foreign dignitaries. He faces early test of rapport with France’s Charles de Gaulle on NATO and the EEC amid De Gaulle’s nuclear stance as he heads into a packed schedule with world leaders.
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Johnson Seeks Viet Nam Policy Consensus With Top Aides
President Johnson convened a briefing with Henry Cabot Lodge and key aides to approve a three point Viet Nam policy. The plan keeps aiding South Viet Nam against the Viet Cong, withdraws at least 1000 U.S. troops by year end and nearly all 16 000 by January 1965, and pressures Saigon to bolster public support for its war effort. Sen Fulbright urged a possible meeting with Soviet Premier Khrushchev to discuss foreign policy.
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