Monroe Communities Pause For Kennedy Funeral Observance
Monroe merchants report a slow day as the Chamber of Commerce announced stores close from 11 to 12 for President Kennedy's funeral. Residents mourned the president, with churches planning memorial services and schools closing in tribute. Local officials and citizens expressed shock, recalling his global impact and urging unity amid concern for world peace.
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Berlin
Johnson joins Disciples of Christ as president
Washington reports that President Johnson is the second U S chief executive to belong to the Christian Church Disciples of Christ. The first was President James A Garfield who was shot July 2 1881 and died September 19 of that year.
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Washington
Johnson
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Monroe 1964 city tax rate set at 32.75 per 1000 dollars
City assessor Philip Darling announced Monroe’s 1964 tax levy at 32.75 per 1000 of assessed valuation, up 1.50 from 1963’s 31.25, with schooling costs driving the rise. State sales tax credit will lower the actual bill later. total taxes to be raised total 1,089,735.43.
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Monroe
Philip H. Darling
Madison
Darling
Oscar N. Johnson
Finance and Taxation Committee
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Dr. L. L. Robertson 67 Argyle dies in Green County hospital
Dr. L. L. Robertson of Argyle aged 67 died in a Green County hospital yesterday. He was a longtime veterinarian in Argyle after his marriage. Arrangements are pending at Erickson Funeral Home, Argyle.
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Argyle
Green County
Robertson
Erickson Funeral Home
Khrushchev Offers Condolences After Kennedy Assassination
Premier Khrushchev and Foreign Minister Gromyko visit the U S embassy in Moscow to convey deep sadness over President Kennedy s assassination. The telegram to President Johnson calls Kennedy s death a heavy blow to peace and Soviet American cooperation amid hopes for reduced tensions. Khrushchev cuts short a Kiev tour to return to Moscow after the news.
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Oswald Denies JFK Killing After Long Questioning
Dallas report on Lee Harvey Oswald insisting he did not kill President Kennedy during a near ten hour interrogation after formal charges were filed for the murder. He told reporters I did not kill anyone and I don’t know what this is all about while authorities described his composure and sharp answers.
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JFK confronts nuclear threat and seeks accord with Russia
The article outlines John F. Kennedy facing the nuclear menace and risking a show of force to defend American interests, later achieving a nuclear test ban with the Soviet Union. It notes domestic racial tensions and Kennedy's actions abroad in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Europe while preserving NATO unity.
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Wisconsin Declares 30-Day Mourning Period After JFK Assassination
Gov Reynolds announced a 30 day state mourning for President Kennedy and ordered all schools and state offices closed during national memorial services. Madison will observe flags at half staff through December 22 as Wisconsin joins in honoring the late president and seeking guidance for the difficult days ahead.
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Ardell Dooley Dies of Injury in Janesville Accident
Ardell Dooley 21 of Janesville, a Footville teacher and basketball coach, died at Mercy hospital from injuries suffered November 15 in a car crash west of Janesville. He was born in Janesville, educated locally, married Jane Oliver in 1961, and survived by his wife, two daughters, parents, two sisters, and grandparents. services by Overton Funeral Home.
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Janesville
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Oak Ridge Ski Club
Jane Marie Oliver
Darceline
Dena
Donald Kjornes
Ronald Mishleau
Brodhead
Overton Funeral Home
Greenville Students Depart for Alabama Trip
Greenville Alabama exchange students left at about 8 30 a m for a southern home with no snow but a taste of northern winter. Temperature near 30 degrees accompanied the morning departure as they prepare for a 30 hour journey via Chicago before returning home tomorrow morning.
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Greenville
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Alabama
Chicago
Kennedys Ask Donations In Lieu Of Flowers
The Kennedy family requests no flowers for John F. Kennedy’s services or the White House. A White House statement Friday night asks well wishers to donate an equivalent amount to charity in memory of Kennedy.
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Governor Connally Stable After Dallas Shooting
Gov. John B. Connally remained in satisfactory condition after emergency surgery for a chest wound suffered in Dallas motorcade gunfire that killed President Kennedy. Doctors expect full recovery with no lasting disability.
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Connally
Kennedy
Nellie
Robert Shaw
Shaw
Navy
Texas
Johnson Recovered From Illness Swiftly
Johnson suffered a severe heart attack in 1955 while exhausted as Senate majority leader under Eisenhower. He recovered quickly with barely a sign of illness. In 1960 he said physicians thought he felt too good and worked too long and hard.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Marts Closed Monday For President Funeral
A NYSE spokesman said the New York Stock Exchange would stay closed Monday for the President's funeral. He added that other major exchanges would likely close as well.
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New York Stock Exchange
Boston Cardinal To Lead Services At St. Matthew's
Kennedy body seen by public in state at the Capitol rotunda with a 24 hour viewing. Cardinal Cushing to preside at Pontifical Requiem Mass at noon Monday in St. Matthew's Cathedral. JFK lay in state, ceremonies outline a national homage with presidents, officials, and diplomats attending.
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Sixty Dead in Norwalk Area Nursing Home Fire
About 60 persons were trapped and killed in a pre dawn fire at Golden Age nursing home in Fitchville Ohio. Eighty four patients resided there. Twenty one patients and three nurses were safely admitted to Fisher Titus hospital in Norwalk. Fitchville lies about 20 miles southeast of Norwalk. The fire left the building still smoldering after hours with death toll near static.
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Jim Wade
Golden Age Nursing Home
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