Kennedy Thanksgiving Proclamation Urges National Readings
President Kennedy proclaims November 28 1963 as a day of national thanksgiving. The message cites colonial roots Lincoln and Washington and calls Americans to gratitude for liberty and virtue while seeking peace justice and global understanding.
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Washington
Kennedy
Johnson
Virginia
Massachusetts
New Republic
America
Lincoln
Pacific
Arctic
John F. Kennedy
United States
Congress
U.S.C
Land Case Goes To Jury
The Gardiners of Catoctin Furnace present damages claim over Route 15 taking. Witnesses assess property loss ranging from about 5,537 to 18,004 dollars while noting reduced values and privacy issues since highway changes. State deposit for damages stands at 6,750 dollars as jury deliberations continue before Judge Ralph G. Shure.
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Clement E. Gardiner
Catoctin Furnace
Gardiner
Emmett R. Bowlus
Bowlus
Thornton Murray
State Attorney General’s Office
Auburn
State Roads Commission
Delbert S. Null
SRC
Phillp Wertheimer
Caroline Kennedy Six Today Family Plans Indefinite
Frances Lewine reports on Caroline Kennedy and John Jr as the nation mourns. The family's White House routine is disrupted by their father's absence, with the mansion marked by black ribbons and a coffin in the East Room. The children attend church alongside their mother as prayers and speeches honor their father.
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Caroline Kennedy
Frances Lewine
Washington
Tpathy
White House
Caroline
John Jr
Auchincloss
Capitol
Mrs. Kennedy
Jailtime and fines in reverse driving case debated in court
Magistrate Stanley Bennett found Martin Luther Harbaugh guilty of reckless driving for steering a car in reverse on U S 40 near New Design Road. Harbaugh, 31, claimed his forward gears were locked. defense argued no Maryland law bans reverse driving. Harbaugh fined $10, appeal noted. Also James Haugh jailed three months for drunken driving after failing to pay a $100 fine.
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Stanley Y. Bennett
U.S. 40
Martin Luther Harbaugh
RFD
Hubble
Harbaugh
Edwin F. Nikirk
Maryland
Bennett
James Alfred Haugh
West Patrick Street
Haugh
Kennedys Prepare for Family Thanksgiving Reunion
Hyannisport, Mass. AP The Kennedy parents prepared for their annual Thanksgiving gathering amid sorrow after the death of their eldest son. The clan, with former Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy, has long hosted the reunion at the seaside summer home. The family reunion remains a big tradition despite the elder Kennedy's stroke in 1961.
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Hyannisport
Mass
John F. Kennedy
U. S
Thanksgiving Publication Notice
No paper Thursday as The News skips Thanksgiving Day publication. Business office closed all day while editorial desk remains closed until after 4 pm.
U S Army Chief Kidnapped in Caracas Venezuela
U S Army Col James K Chenault was seized from his home by four armed men and taken away in a white 1952 car. A chauffeur and witnesses alerted police as the group claimed the mission was for propaganda. The U S mission to train Venezuelan forces remains in place.
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Caracas
Venezuela
James K. Chenault
U.S. Army
Chenault
Sherman
Tex
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Armed Forces For National Liberation
FALN
Romulo Betancourt
Fidel Castro
Cuba
U.S
Reasons Obvious For Casket Being Closed
The White House said Kennedy’s coffin stayed closed as a precaution after the president was shot in the head and neck. Doctors at Bethesda Hospital performed a post mortem showing Kennedy was hit by two bullets. A separate item notes the Independent Hose Company answering an automobile fire on North Market street. no damage estimate given.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Dallas
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
North Market Street
Elmer A. Hull
Queen Street
Johnson to Deliver Thanksgiving Evening Address
President Johnson will speak to the nation in a 15 minute Thanksgiving Day address from the White House oval office. The 6 15 pm EST telecast will air live on NBC CBS and be radio and taped for TV by ABC. The speech follows a football game carried by ABC.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Pierre Salinger
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
Warmer Weather Brings Pleasant Thanksgiving Outlook
Warmer weather moved into the county easing conditions for the holiday. Temperatures should reach near 60 this afternoon and mid 60s for Thanksgiving Day with a partly sunny sky and a small chance of rain after Friday. Local highs Tuesday reached 42 and morning lows dipped to 31 with slightly warmer readings in Unionville. County schools begin a four day Thanksgiving break and colleges close for the holiday weekend.
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Unionville
Johnson vows action on Kennedy legacy with civil rights push
President Johnson delivers a 1500 word address urging early congressional passage of a civil rights bill and a broad $11 billion tax cut. He calls for end to hate and violence and pledges strong U S support for global commitments while uniting Americans in new fellowship.
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Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Senate
House
Kennedy
Congress
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
America
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
United States
South Vietnc
West Berlin
United Nations
Resignation Over Segregation at Prince Georges Boys Club
In Hyattsville Maryland AP Jack Resnicoff quit today as president of the Prince Georges County Boys Club Inc. after failed efforts to end the club’s segregation policy. He cited “sheer stupidity ignorance and bigotry” and warned the movement would suffer doom if the integration issue remained. A fire alarm at Burke and Scholl’s Lane reported a car on fire at 10 30. short in wiring caused no major damage.
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Hyattsville Md
Jack Resnicoff
Prince Georges County Boys Club Inc
Resnicoff
Joseph Vernon
Prince Georges County
United Fire Company
Burke and Scholl’s Lane
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