LBJ Delayed Kennedy Death News Over Conspiracy Fears
President Johnson ordered withholding word of Kennedy's death amid fear of a worldwide conspiracy to kill officials in line for the presidency. Assistant Kilduff said Johnson wanted to leave Parkland Hospital and return to Air Force One before news went out, citing security concerns and immediate, decisive guidance.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Johnson
White House
Malcolm Kilduff
Dallas
Parkland Hospital
Kilduff
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Senate
Carl Hayden
R-Ariz
Air Force One
Love Field
Andrew Johnson
Seward
Secret Service
Kennedy Kids Yule To Be Quiet And Bountiful
Jacqueline Kennedy plans a quiet Christmas for her children Caroline and John Jr in Palm Beach staying near the Kennedy winter home. A private Mass will be held with the children of the late President and dinner to follow at the elder Kennedy residence. Accompanied by Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Secret Service, Mrs Kennedy briefly shopped on Worth Avenue before returning to the car. The holiday gathering will be small, absent the extended clan, with sister Princess Lee Radziwill and perhaps a few other close associates. The Kennedys' Washington relatives were to return home today.
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Palm Beach, Fla
UPI
Jacqueline Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Caroline
John Jr
Oceanside
C. Michael Paul
Palm Beach
Worth Avenue
Lakonia survivors counted as rescue continues after fire
Rescue efforts accelerate as Lakonia carries 1036 aboard and more survivors reach shore. Stratheden Salta and Rio Grande bring 533 survivors, while Mehdi and Montclam head to Funchal and Casablanca with additional relief. Conflicting counts show 105 dead or missing, and planes report lingering smoke and lifeboats.
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Stratheden
Salta
Rio Grande
Mehdi
Montclam
Funchal
Montcalm
Casablanca
Morocco
Greek Line
London
Barakat
Lakonia
U.S. Air Force
Explosion Rips $1 Louis Store in East St Louis
Eight sticks of dynamite touched off an explosion at a Kroger store in East St Louis Illinois late Monday night. Police said the dynamite was placed in the doorway, blowing out a nearby mailbox and shattering glass at an adjacent filling station. Postal authorities were notified. Kroger officials said the store would be open for last-minute Christmas shopping.
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East ST. Louis
UPI
Kroger
St. Louis
Fred Thomias
U.S
Woman with 270 descendants buried in Madison
Henrietta Darling aged 87 died after a long illness in a Dayton hospital. She left 15 children including five sons and ten daughters and two sisters. There are 58 grandchildren and 270 living descendants. Funeral arrangements were not listed.
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Madison
UPI
Henrietta Darling
Dayton
Ohio
Shady Spring lighting contest postponed by weather
Mrs Worthy Harris, chairwoman, said Monday night’s Shady Spring lighting contest was cancelled due to inclement weather. The contest will be rescheduled for a later date once clear skies return.
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Worthy Harris
Nine Die as B52 Crashes After Takeoff From Columbus AFB
An investigation began after a B52 Stratofortress exploded in flight following a routine training takeoff from Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. All nine crewmen were killed, including Maj. Carl M. Funk and Lt. Gen. David Wade assisted in the probe. Wreckage strewn over a three mile area in snow covered woods northeast of Columbus. Weather was 20 degrees with snow and sleet limiting civilian air traffic. weather influence is not confirmed.
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Columbus, Miss
UPI
Columbus Air Force Base
David Wade
Barksdale Air Force Base
Second Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Here
Carl M. Funk
Abilene
Kans
Elbert J. Andoe
Tulsa
Okla
Anthony J. Linzi
Memphis
Tenn
Harry E. Bell
Sioux City
Iowa
Liam Rafferty
Newark
N.J
Lacy Potter
Pikeville
Harry L. Grebe
Altoona
Leonard J. Lerose
Chicago
Mississippi
Air Force
Threatener of JFK's Children Committed for Examination
ERIE Pa A man who threatened to kill the children of President Kennedy was ordered committed to a mental institution for examination by court order James R Johnson 45 of Erie originally from Malden Mass arrested Dec 12 following a domestic dispute Erie County District Attorney Richard Scarpetti said the elder Johnson quoted his son during the quarrel Paul Usher Secret Service agent in charge in Pittsburgh confirmed the information Two doctors who did preliminary tests urged commitment.
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Erie
UPI
Kennedy
James R. Johnson
Malden
Mass
Erie County Dist. Atty
Richard Scarpetti
Johnson
Scarpetti
Paul Usher
Secret Service
Pittsburgh
Mayor Fines Himself in Yield of Right of Way Case
Clover mayor and traffic judge Leroy Pendleton found himself guilty for failing to yield in a Saturday wreck. He chose 15 days in jail or a $15 fine and paid the fine.
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Clover
S. C
UPI
Leroy Pendleton
Connally Plans Christmas Visit With Johnson at LBJ Ranch
Gov. John Connally, recovering from a gunshot wound, hopes to join President Johnson at the LBJ Ranch for Christmas and attend the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day to watch Texas vs Navy. Johnson to arrive at Bergstrom AFB then drive to the ranch. Connally, once Navy secretary, has slimmed down and plans to be in the stands if weather and doctors permit.
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Austin
Tex
John Connally
President Johnson
Lbj Ranch
Texas
Navy
Connally
Johnson
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Kennedy
Packages Lost In Car Switch
In Albuquerque a family left two sets of gifts in the trunk of a 1959 compact car. After shopping, they found the car had gone only because another driver with an identical car had left the lot. The Hughes family discovered the mix up when the second car’s trunk held their packages and asked in a local classified page if there were extra packages in the other trunk.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Hughes
Honey in the Rock drama gets back in state budget
The 35000 appropriation for Honey in the Rock appears restored in the budget for the legislative session starting January 8. West Virginia Historical Drama Association, producer of the outdoor drama at Grandview State Park since 1961, says continued support is essential. State Treasurer John H. Kelly questions legality of funding a private enterprise, while former Commerce Commissioner Hulett C. Smith urged retention. Board of Public Works initially voted to drop it amid political maneuvering.
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Governor’s
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
John H. Kelly
Grandview State Park
Hulett C. Smith
Board of Public Works
Charleston Daily Mail
Bob Mellace
Statehouse
Smith
Beckley
Congress Divided Over Aid to Russia and Johnson’s Leadership
House members clash over supplying Russia with wheat and cash guarantees tied to a $3 billion foreign aid bill. Representatives Albert and Smith defend or challenge Johnson’s leadership while Staggers praises the administration and the president’s wartime authority. The debate anchors on whether to back foreign economic measures or curb executive power abroad.
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Rules Committee
Russia
House
Bega
Harley Staggers
D-W. Va
President Johnson
Staggers
Blind Christmas For Six Year Old Christine Larsen
Christine Larsen six of Wichita faces a dark Christmas with a smile. Blind since April from malignant tumors, she will open gifts with the aid of braille and spirit. Her parents pursue independence as she attends kindergarten and braille class, aided by her father’s braille efforts. An anonymous Buffalo donor provides a bicycle.
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Wichita
Kan
UPI
Christine Larsen
Santa Claus
Christine
Lloyd J. Larsen
Linda
Larsen
Buffalo
N.Y
Pontiff Announces Christmas Message and Bethlehem Journey
Vatican City reports Pope Paul VI delivered the first Christmas message of his reign reflecting joy at plans to pray in Bethlehem from January 4 to 6. He spoke of seeking hope and unity, recalling the Magi and urging a world free from hunger and at peace.
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Vatican City
UPI
College of Cardinals
Paul VI
Bethlehem
Jesus Christ
Pope Paul
Paul
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Holy See
Vatican Radio
Kennedy Airport Dedication Renames New York Facility
Sen Edward Kennedy leads dignitaries at John F Kennedy International Airport dedication ceremonies. The event at the International Arrivals Building includes about 250 officials as New York International Airport is renamed to honor the late president.
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New York
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
New York International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Robert F. Wagner
Deaths and Funerals: Robert J. Cooper Jr. dies at seven months
Funeral services for Robert Jackson Cooper Jr., seven month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Cooper of Arlington Virginia, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. W. F. Tolliver officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. He died Monday at 5:30 a.m. in Arlington. born May 8, 1963. Survivors include his maternal grandmother Mrs. Minnie Porter of Sophia and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Cooper of Crab Orchard. The body remains at the funeral home. Also, Mrs. Eliza Mae Moore, 71, of Broadway Street, died Monday at a local hospital after a long illness. Her body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor awaiting arrangements.
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Robert Jackson Cooper, Jr
Robert Jackson Cooper
Arlington
Caffee Funeral Home
W. F. Tolliver
Sunset Memorial Park
Minnie Porter
Sophia
Thomas E. Cooper
Crab Orchard
Eliza Mae Moore
Broadway Street
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Birth of Carolyn J. Lewis Died at Birth in Mabscott
Carolyn J. Lewis daughter of James and Mary Gladys Ruth Lewis Mabscott died at birth at 3 15 a m today in a local hospital Survivors include three brothers Jimmy Billy Ray and Thomas Dewayne a sister Sherry Lynn and maternal grandmother Gertrude Ruth Mabscott The body is at the Caffee Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Carolyn Jane Lewis
James Lewis
Mabscott
Mary Gladys Ruth
Jimmy
Billy Ray
Thomas Dewayne
Sherry Lynn
Gertrude Ruth
Caffee Funeral Home
Ballard Hackley Funeral Services Held at Central Baptist
Ballard B. Hackley 62 of 110 Mills St. died Saturday night in a local hospital. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Central Baptist Church with Rev. H. E. Davis and Rev. Edward Abrams officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. He was born January 26, 1902 and was a member of Central Street Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Maggie Hackley, stepfather Allen Clemon of Raleigh, and sister Grace Shelton of Sun. The body will be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to the church an hour before services.
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Ballard B. Hackley
Mills St
Central Baptist Church
H. E. Davis
Edward Abrams
Greenwood Memorial Park
Central Street Baptist Church
Maggie Hackley
Allen Clemon
Raleigh
Grace Shelton
Sun
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
John Trump Rites Planned in McGraws for 65
John Trump 65 of McGraws died Monday at a Mullens hospital from a heart condition and complications. He worked for Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co. at Glen Rogers before retirement. Survived by Bertha and many children, grandchildren, and a great grandchild. Body at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens.
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John Trump
McGraws
Mullens Hospital
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co
Glen Rogers
Bertha
Kelly
Joe Crockett
Billy Bob
Jess
Ravencliff
Paul
Ruth) Widdoes
Peterstown
Charles
Violet) Reggiana
Proctorville
Ohio
Fred Sizemore
Carl
Norma) Vass
Buna Perdue
Frances Trump
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Final rites for Mrs Emma Clifton Light
Mrs Emma Clifton Light, 61, of Oak Hill died Sunday at 12 15 p m at her home. Funeral services were to be held today at 2 p m at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Norman Foster presiding. Burial followed at High Lawn Memorial Park. Born January 3 1902 in Carbondale she was survived by her husband Shirley Ruffner Light three sons John Clayborne Fayetteville Robert B Oak Hill and Bill A Light Morgantown three daughters Doris Maxine Cale Carol Kirk and Janice Clifton Williamson all of Oak Hill and 14 grandchildren.
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Emma Clifton Light
Oak Hill
Tyree
Norman Foster
High Lawn Memorial Park
Carbondale
Shirley Ruffner Light
John Clayborne
Fayetteville
Robert B
Bill A. Light
Morgantown
Doris Maxine Cale
Carol Kirk
Janice Clifton Williamson
Death of Elkins Resident Raymond Sayre
Raymond Sayre of Elkins died December 23 after a heart attack at home and in a hospital. Survivors include his mother Mrs. D. F. Sayre and brothers Gerald and Clinton Sayre, all of Ripley, and sister Miss Hilda Sayre of Ravenswood. He was a nephew of Mrs. Freda Casto of 239 S Heber St.
Coffey and Williams Rites Highlight Arlington Obituary notices
Mrs Hallie Coffey 54 of Arlington formerly of Herndon died after a stroke in an Arlington hospital. Surviving are husband B H Coffey son B H Jr two daughters Elizabeth Ann Mrs Frank Brodford Falls Church and Mrs Walter Logan Elkton four brothers Haven Mullens Lloyd Bud a sister Mrs C O Stafford Princeton funeral services Friday in Arlington then Bailey Funeral Home Princeton. Final rites for Henry C Williams 78 of 220 Smoot St conducted Thursday at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel burial Greenwood He died in a Stamford nursing home. Survivors include two sons Sampson Williams Moundsville and Jackson Williams New York City six funeral parlor. Final rites for Mrs Elsie Webb 62 of Sprague Friday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel minister unnamed burial Sunset Memorial Park She died at the residence of her son Melvin Shuck Beaver after a long illness. Born March 16 1901 in Fayette County daughter of Tom and Nannie Atkins member Holiness Church husband Anthony Webb predeceased in 1954 Survivors include two other sons Thomas Shuck Glen Jean Ralph Shuck Chicago six daughters Lorene Griffin Weston Katherine Harrah Sprague Virginia Griffin Meadow Bridge brother Tom Atkins Scarbro six sisters Pauline Miller Melburn Louise Wilmuth Pax Agnes Milam Beckley Geneva Ashley Clear Creek Mildred Schoolcraft Stanaford Edith Tallman Beaver 18 grandchildren and five great Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home will host viewing after noon Thursday.
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Hallie McKinney Coffey
Arlington
Herndon
Rosetta McKinney
Lampkin McKinney
B. H. Coffey
B. H. Jr
Air Force
Florida
Elizabeth Ann
Frank Brodforb
Falls Church
Walter Logan
Elkton
Herbert
Edgar
Haven
Mullens
Lloyd
Bud
C. O. Stafford
Princeton
Bailey Funeral Home
Henry C. Williams
Smoot St
Ritchie and Johnson
W. J. Carter
Greenwood Memorial Park
Stamford
Sampson Williams
Moundsville
Jackson Williams
New York City
N. Y
Elsie Webb
Sprague
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Sunset Memorial Park
Melvin Shuck
Beaver
Fayette County
Tom and
Nannie Meadows Atkins
Holiness Church
Anthony Webb
Thomas Shuck
Glen Jean
Ralph Shuck
Chicago
Lorene Griffin
Weston
Katherine Harrah
Virginia Griffin
Meadow Bridge
Tom Atkins
Scarbro
Pauline Miller
Melburn
Louise Wilmuth
Pax
Johnson's Christmas at White House after Kennedy funeral
President Johnson attended funeral services for Philadelphia's city Democratic chairman and earlier for President Kennedy and Senator Lehman. Christmas decor filled the White House with a Blue Room tree and an East Room creche as Johnson hosted an egg nog party for over 200 lawmakers amid a light snow. He called Mrs Kennedy in Palm Beach to send greetings to Caroline and John Jr.
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House of Representatives
Philadelphia
Johnson
Kennedy
Herbert H. Lehman
Dn.y
White House
Johnsons
House
Senate
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Caroline
John Jr
Traffic Deaths in Albans On icy highway plunge
A single car accident near Huntington killed a woman identified as Albans' resident, her husband William O'Neal driving. Police say the vehicle lost control on an icy stretch and plunged over an embankment. Across 1962, 427 fatalities occurred on state roads, including Christmas Day and the Christmas holiday weekend.
Namman Redden Dies After Long Illness at 25
Namman L Redden age 25 of Sprague died at his home at 8 am after a long illness. He was a son of Buster and Katie Redden of Sprague. Survivors include brother David Redden of Beckley and sisters Mrs Joann Parkule and Miss Patty Redden, both of Sprague. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Namman Leonard Redden
Sprague
Buster
Katie Martin Redden
David Redden
Beckley
Joann Parkule
Patty Redden
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Tippitts Snow-Covered Lawn Inspires Global Fund Drive
Santa praised the thousands worldwide who sent money for the Tippits. Walter H. Annenberg paid off a $12,217 mortgage on the Philadelphia Inquirer home. Abraham Zapruder donated $25,000 from Kennedy film proceeds. Dozens more sent checks, currency, and loose change from Tokyo police to Massachusetts housewives and Texas children.
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Santa
Walter H. Annenberg
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Abraham Zapruder
Dallas
Kennedy
Tokyo
Massachusetts
Texas
Accident Victims Recuperating After WV Turnpike Crash
Joseph J. Cobb Jr. and his wife Georgia remained in fairly good condition at Beckley Hospital Tuesday, along with their four children and Carroll Southern Goodson of Hildebran, N C, after a two vehicle wreck Sunday on the West Virginia Turnpike. The four Cobb children and Goodson were released Monday, as police estimated vehicle damage at 1400 dollars and charged Goodson with failure to have his vehicle under control.
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Joseph J. Cobb Jr
Charleston
Georgia
Beckley Hospital
Cobb
Carroll Southern Goodson
Hildebran
N. C
West Virginia
Goodson
Typhoon Susan Nears Saipan Christmas Day Assault
Typhoon Susan looms over Saipan with top sustained winds near 100 knots as the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Guam predicts the eye will pass over the Micronesian capital before dawn Christmas Day.
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Saipan
UPS
Pacific Island
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Guam
Mauna Loa Rises 3680 Feet Above Sea Level
Statement notes Mauna Loa as the world’s highest mountain with an altitude over 30 000 feet from base to peak, yet climbs only 3680 feet above the sea level.
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Mauna Loa
Ward Richmond Dies After Short Illness at 45
Ward W. Richmond of Glen Daniel died at his home after a brief illness at 1 25 p m Monday. He was born September 8 1918 at Jesse to L W Richmond and Minnie Stewart Richmond. Survived by two brothers Nash of Cleveland Ohio and James of Glen Daniel and two sisters Mrs Virginia Dancy and Delores Jean Richmond of Chicago Illinois.
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Ward Warren Richmond
Glen Daniel
Jesse
L. W
Minnie Stewart Richmond
Nash
Cleveland
Ohio
James
Glen Daniels
Virginia Dancy
Delores Jean Richmond
Chicago
Rose and Quesenberry
Mrs Goldie L Cook 71 Dies in Mullens Hospital
Mrs Goldie L Lee Cook 71 died at 8 a m in a Mullens hospital. Born August 4 1892 at Rock View she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Marianne Cook Walker. Surviving are her husband J Ken Cook Mullens and a sister India Cook Pineville.
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Goldie Lee Cook
Mullens Hospital
Rockview
Thomas
Marianne Cook Walker
J. Ken Cook
Mullens
India Cook
Pineville
Sam Foglesong
Mrs Pauline Brooks Found Dead in Yard at 55
Mrs Pauline Brooks, age 55 of Mariana, was found dead in her yard Monday afternoon. Death was attributed to a heart attack. The body lies at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Hall Brooks
Mariana
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Ruby Hearing Reset Jan 10
DALLAS UPI Jack Ruby, smiling and chipper, back in jail as bail hearing stalls after three hours. Karen Bennett, a Carousel Club dancer and witness, charged with carrying a concealed 25 caliber pistol into the county courthouse and later released on $1,000 bond. Judge Brown postpones until January 10. Ruby, 52, accused in Oswald slaying, did not testify as defense cites temporary insanity and urges psychiatric care outside jail.
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Dallas
UPI
Jack Ruby
Karen Lynn
Little Lynn) Bennett
Joe B. Brown
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ruby
Oswald
Turkish Cypriots Fire On Makarios Palace
Turkish Cypriots fired on the palace of President Archbishop Makarios as Greek Turkish fighting raged on the island. The president was absent. guards returned fire from near the mosque minaret and other high sites. No casualties reported immediately, in the fourth day of clashes. fourteen killed and about fifty wounded overall.
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Makarios
Nicosia
Cyprus
UPT
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