Nearly 3 Million Visit Kennedy Grave at Arlington
Six months after his death, about 2,745,000 people have climbed the gentle slope to John F. Kennedy's grave at Arlington National Cemetery. Visitors include Kennedy family members and foreign dignitaries who leave mementos as guards remove worn items to preserve the memorial for the Kennedy Memorial Library.
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Kennedy Grave
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Queens
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Edward M. ‘Kennedy
Europe
Growing Numbers Visit JFK Assassination Site
In Dallas crowds rise to view the site of President Kennedy’s assassination six months after the event. Visitors walk to the curved white concrete colonnade near a park adorned with flowers while recalling the path of the President’s car. A new Kennedy memorial plaza near the jail is planned for completion by 1966, funded by a May 29 birthday drive that has raised about $15,000 from students and others.
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Venezuela
Betancourt
Dallas
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Texas School Book Depository
Lee Harvey Oswald
Unseasonable Heat Spreads East From Plains
Widespread heat across the Plains and Midwest pushes into the eastern states as readings climb into the 80s and 90s. Grand Forks reaches 100 degrees, Fargo 98, and Minnesota tops 95 in International Falls, with 100s already common in the Southwest desert region for four days.
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Fargo
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International Falls
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Northern Plains
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Middle
North Atlantic States
Republicans Pick Candidate For Congress In District Nomination
Republican leaders meet to choose a congressional nominee amid two possible announced contenders. Joseph S. Bambacus and Richard Obenshain vie for backing as Dr. Louis Williams steps aside after the May convention. The GOP nominee will face the July Democratic primary winner in November.
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U. S
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Richard Obenshain
Bambacus
GOP
Walter R. Gambill
Obenshain
Louis Williams
Dr. Williams
J. Vaughan Ary
Gary
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Earl Worthern
Judy Garland Locks Hotel Door After Sydney Tour
Judy Garland sequestered herself in her Sydney hotel penthouse after public backlash from an Australian concert tour. She refused calls as luggage lined the room, and a guard stood outside while reports criticized her Melbourne performance and airport incident with Mark Herron and officials.
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Australia
Judy Garland
Hong Kong
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Melbourne
Mark Herron
Brent
Judy
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