Mrs Kennedy's Ordeal in the Days After JFK Assassination
Frances Lewine recounts Mrs. Kennedy's days from the Dallas assassination through Washington funeral rites. She selects a pink dress, endures a harrowing motorcade, aids Kennedy’s coffin transfer, faces public grief, plans a formal Arlington burial with an eternal flame, and leads the nation in mourning.
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Frances Lewine
Ieep
White House
Dallas
Washington
Kennedy
Tex
Arlington National Cemetery
Abraham Lincoln
St. Matthews Cathedral
Mary Ann Ryan
County Wexford
Boys State to move from Tech to Williamsburg site
Roanoke AP report says the American Legion Boys State program may switch from Virginia Tech to William and Mary next year. Officials dispute details while Girls State will stay at Radford College. move is blamed on crowded Tech facilities and later dates.
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Roanoke
Virginia Tech
William and Mary
VPI
Stuart K. Cassell
Girls’ State, Inc
Frank B. Akers
Williamsburg
Boys’ State
Akers
Girls’ State
Radford College
Charlottesville
Tech
Mount Sterling Court Day Draws Crowds In Kentucky
Mount Sterling Kentucky hosts an annual October Court Day swap event drawing thousands. The half century old custom no longer holds court but remains a bustling market where locals trade items such as pocketknives shotguns and silver watches.
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Mount Sterling
Kentucky
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Associated Press
Dent Y
John Connally
Texas
Kennedys
Trade Mart
Texas School Depository
Secret Service
Mrs. Kennedy
Connally
Parkland Hospital
Hilton G. Bardin
Boy’ State, Inc
Caroline
Johnson
Cape Canaveral
Cape Kennedy
Cape Cod
Claude Carper
Middletown
Stephens City
Reminton
ODES
Remington Haver
Jewelers
Winchester
Swan
Siegler
Serre
E.boscawen ST
Pontiac
Kern Motor Company
ST. Loudoun ST
Winchester, VA
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