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With the death of President John F. Kennedy from an assassin's bullet today in Dallas, Vice President Ivvndon B. John.son was sworn in the new President of the United States. Johnson is shown in his office in the Capitol building in Washington in 1962. (AP Photofax)
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DALLAS (AP) A Secret vService agent and a Dallas policeman were shot and killed today some distance f r o m t h e a r e a where President Kennedy was assassinated. No other information was immediately available.
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Kennedy. 4(>, lived about 30 pital announcement said he died minutes a f t e r a sniper cut him ;it ;ipproximately ! ().rii. of a down as his limousine left down- bullet wound in the head. town Dallas. Newsmen said the Automatically, the mantle of shot that hit him was fired the presidency fell to Vice Presabout 12:30 p.m. (CST). A hos- ident Lvndon B. .Johnson, a na-
i ' haUway |K)int in a t l i r e e d a y s[>eaking tour through 'I'e.xas when It' was ass;i.s.siiialed nly a f e w m i n u t e s b e - lod.iv The President aheady had old of witnessing t h e [trepared n luncheon address for : a Dallas audience before h e : died. In his n e p a r e d text, h e hi.s ultraconservative tive Texan who had b e e n riding 1I assailed two c a r s beliind the chief tito-!I critics. Dallas is considert>d a c e n t e r utive. of conservative |)hilo.sophy a n d T h e r e was no immediate word | finance. on when Johnson would t a k e the ; Here, on Oct. 24. Adlai K. oath of ofiic-, I Steven,son was sjiat upon b y ! one heckler and struck by anKennedy died at I'arkland other a f t e r making a tinited NaHospital wliere his bullet tions Day a d t u e s s . (lierced body had been taken in It was heli<'ved that Kcnnea frantic hut futile effort to d a y ' s body would be moved save his life. shortly to Washington. 'I'radilionally, funeral services Lying wounded at the s a m e hosj)ital wa,'. (ov. .lohn Connal- for presiflents who ilie in office ly of Texas, who was cut down a r e held in the capil;d citv. Kildiiff told newsmen that by th',' Mime fui-illade that ended the life of the youngest man Gov, t'onnally. a Democrat, w a s m the n u b t chest t>ver eiecte<l to tin; pri'sid(>ncy. wounded in i h e same afiibush that felled Connally and his wife had (he fresideli! been lidii; ; with the President ('onnaliy was ni'-hed into s u r and .Mrs Kei;nedy, gery for a tvvo ljosii" eim'ri,iency
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oper;ition. The First Lady c r a d l e d her Connally a l i > hil in t h e dying husband's bloixlsmeared right wrist. head in her a r m s as t h e presi-; Thoui.;h Mi^ Kennedy cried, dential limtrusine r a c e d to the | " O h . No," in horror and dehospital. ' .spair after li r hu,si),-iiu| w a s "Oh, no," she kept crying. I w a s shot, 'Jii- did not eollapse Connally slum|)ed in his seat or give wav 1 < hysteria beside the J'resident. When he entei cd !||. l!.iv.p,l.d, Police ordered im unpreh e r clothing w.is covfM'ed with cedented dragnet of thr city, blood from her hn-haiHi's hunting for the ass;issin. j vvotinris, They believed the f a t a l shots j Lt. Erich Kantin'-.ki of tiie Sewere fired by a white man, , c r e t Service said the a.ss.issin's about .'K), slender of build, weigh- ! v/eapon a|>[ji'are(| h, h.-jv,. Immmi ing about Hi:", pounds, a n d standa "high-[)ow<'refl .Armv or J a p ing 5 feel 10 inches tall. a n e s e rifle of aliout .27) caliber " The m u r d e r weapon was r e - , The rifle had a sco[.>e on it, he porte<ily a 3()-:}f) rifle. j said. Shortly befor'e Kennedy's: T h e entire building where t h t Kennedy and Connally Before Shooting death beeaiiU' known, he wa.s ad-1 sniper was located was ev;icuairiinistereil tfie la.M, r i t e s of tiie ' Pi-esident John F. Kennedy, left, and Gov. John Conthey rode on caravan in Dallas, Tex., today. In i-oiited. Peo[)le w e r e working in tlie W a s h i n ^ t o n T e nsion Horrtan Catliolie ('hurch. He had i iially of Texas, left Love Field and were shot at ter "is Mrs. Kennedy. (.AP i'hot(dax) building at the time of llie shootIx-en the fir.'-J: Roman Catholie: (yives W a y to T e a r s ing. president in American history, j Dallas In,s[K'('ior .1. H. Sawyer I WASHINGTON (AP) When E v e n as two clergymen hov-: said, "Police found the remains Snow a t higher altitudes and I word r e a c h e d t he Wh it e ercfl over the fallen President 1 of fried chicken and pajx-r on a few l a r g e flakes at Aztec 1 House t h a t t h e P r e s i d e n t w a s in the hospital emergency room, the fifth fkM)r. Apparently tlie Thursday s u m m e d up the weath-1 dead, the tension g a v e way to doctors and nurses adminispersons had been there fpute erman's forecast for " w h i t e ! t e a r s . W^omen wept unashamed- ii Mayor O.scar Thomas, his terrfl bUxxj transfusions. awhile." stuff." i ly a n d the knots of anx- iI voice choked with sobs, said KenruKly died of a gunshot I A f t e r the fatal shots w e r e The forecast today deleted the | ious w a t c h e r s b e f o r e the tele-! ! wound in t h e brain a t approx; he believes the deatli of snow expectancy, and called for vision sets broke up quietly. j j imately 1 p rn, 'CST; according fired at Kennedy, the stncke.'i President J o h n F . Kennedy partly cloudy skies a n d continChurch bells in t h e neighbor-i ; to an announcement b y acting P r e s i d e n t ' s Secret Service drivued cold, turning fair during the j hood began to toll, and people I is a t r a g e d y t h a t w a s felt i Whi.'e Hou.se press s e c r e t a r y er raced away from the scene at top speedheading for the night and on Saturday. ! began drifting t o w a r d the White ; over the entire world. ALBUQUERQUE ( A P ) - N e w er people, awaiting word on of New .Mexico for p r a y e r s for . Malcolm Kilduff, neare:;t hospital and trying to Thursday high: 43, O v e r n i g h t H o u s e to siand salently on t h e ; The new President, Lyndon the families of President KenMexico Gov. J a c k M. Campbell the P r e s i d e n t ' s fate. Visibly shaken by news of get the presiflential party out 31. S a t u r d a y high: 48, Low to-: sidewalk, or in L a f a y e t t e P a r k ! nedv and of Texaii Gov. .John ; John.son, a n d his wife left the today called the a s s a s s i n a t i o n ; the P r e s i d e n t ' s death. Thomof ritriL'' of furtiier guni'ire. night: 28. Noon t o d a y : 42. I across Pennsylvania Avenue, ^ i hospital a half hour l a t e r . NewsHe s[)oko only briefly Iwiore, wounded ^ of President Kennedy a tragic a s said, " I t ' s a terrible thing " i just to stare. the meeting, then returned t o ; '.fjing jn the s a m e c a r men had no opportunity to quesand cruel event. a terrible tragic incident. his office in Santa Fe. Cami> ^ i t h the P r e s i d e n t . ; tion tliem. " H e was a great m a n a Ixill said he felt he was needed , "His death will be felt The horror of the assassinaN o v e m b e r 2lst, vicinity of But- K e n n e d y ' s B o d y Get Together a P a r t y and g r e a t young man. and I know Goes there to issue the pr(x;lamalions j Then, iti a bitter tone, Cara[>- tion w a s mirrored in an eyethroughout the world, esler, Dustin a n d / o r 20th St. i Attend the he is going to be misse<l a s pecially by those thousands and o r d e r s that mu.st follow the bell s a i d : witness account by Sen. Ralph Capital T a n n i s h - o r a n g e 3-momh-old fe- B a c k t o President of the UnittKl States," of unfortunate people in othYarborough, D-Tex., who had male P o m e r an i a n puppy. ^^^^^^^ : " P a r t i c u l a r l y we should join Gov. Campbell said. WASHINGTON fAP> Aner countries who he tried been riding three c a r s behind Campbell called on the people ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ The governor w a s notified of R E V / A R D 3 2 5 - 6 9 1 0 drews Air F o r c e B a s e officials so hard to helrj." Kennedy. the President having been shot ; government under which we i Floor Show and Donee said F r i d a y t h a t P r e s i d e n t Ken! of the n(^ly"s body would be returned Two Months Free Rent! as Camptell entered the Cole P l a v P o s t p o n e d Saturday, Nov. 23 in Albuquerque for a ! free world, who counsel much here f r o m Dallas a t 6:05 p.m. on trailer s p a c e with p u r c h a s e " t e l Dam-e S t a i l s at i) p.m. AND HIS The second p e r f o r m a n c e of the on us." of a new D E T R O I T or PONTIAC ^""^'^^^" speakmg e n g a g e m e n t . EST. To t h e w a t e r users along the annual junior class play .schedo n o i ^ C A I D C H I E F trailer home. 1 m o n t h God " Camptell San .iuan River. The w a t e r flow; H O T BAR-B-QUE rAlK f r e e when you buv used trailer J informed of the event ules at 8 p.m. today at F a r m ington High School has l>een i M c K I N L E Y P.T.A. will tx* cut to 50 second feet for AT T H E C H I C K E N S 98c each Offer good d u r i n g ' N o v . only. ^ ^^^ ^ h e Assfx.iated P r e s s . . A i ^^ ^ con-: postponed until Monday n i g h t . ' p i n o l D a y , S a t . , N o v . 2 3 a m a x i m u m period of 24 hours E L PASO GAS - Heady to Go Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. KIVA DANCE HALL ; ference of Veterans e m p l o y m e n t ; J a m e s McCormack, sufKiiin9 a m to 4 n m 5 Miles North of Aztec beginning Sunday evening. By CLOSE-OUT SALE -rn A I c c r i representatives w a s delayed a s j tendent of schools, announced L a r g e Selection Children's B o i f c i authority of Bureau of Reclamai Saturday. Nov. 23rcl ST. J O H N ' S C H i m C H TRAILER SALES U h e governor stood in t h e lobby today, because of the killing of 2105 E . 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DAILY T I M E S
1963
VOLUME 74 NUMBER 100
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World Mourns President Kennedy The entire world today mourns the death of John F. Kennedy, President of the I nited States, who was assassinated Friday in Dallas, Tex. The new President, Lyndon B. Johnson, has declared Monday a national day of mourning. Funeral services will be held Monday at noon (EST) in Washington. This picture of Prei;ident Kenedy was taken Oct. 22, 1962 as he posed between meetings with government leaders during the Cuban crisis. (AP Photofax)
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AZTEC ~ Mayor Jim Magee of Aztec has proclaimed Monday a day of morning here in Paying homage Saturday as respect to the late President John the slaui President lay in the F. Kennedy. historic Fast Room of the White Magee i^aid city offices will House u a s a taut-faced Dwight be closed all day, I). Ki^i'iiliowcr. and sorrowing J. B. Collard, president of the leaders of the U .S. government, Aztec Chamber of Commerce, including the new President, said all stores will be clo.sed until 1 p.m., Monday, Lyndon B. Johnson.
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I'p to the time of the announcement there had been almost 0 (resumption that burial would be in Kennedy's native Massachusetts after some ceremony in Boston. Kennedy's body will he taken The "hymn of hate" of exto Arlington immediately after tremist groups in the United i Richard Cardinal Gushing of States took a slashing attack in ; Boston, a personal friend of the a resolution on the death of Pres- j assassinated chief executive, of- ident John F. Kennedy, adopted | unanimously at a meeting Saturday of the San Juan County Democratic Central Committee.
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Snow flurries in the northwest New Me.xico mountains and possible sprinkles of rain or .snow flurries for the Farmington area Sunday were in tlie weathernuin's forecast Saturday night. Skies are expected to be cloudy today and tonight with occasional gusty winds Sunday aftcrnoim. A little warmer Sunday and Sunday night. Sunday high: 55, Low last night: 28. Saturday high: 49, Overnight: 24. Midnight- 32
swer of the old priest when the village church bell was rung and he was asktMl, '(or whom the Iwll tolls?' His answer, 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolleth for thee.' Each one of us (lied a little when our F^resident "Shame that there are among died." us who preach the destruction of The resolution pledged support "We should recognize," the res- ovir democratic way of life. for President Lyndon Johnson in Shame for those who smear our olution stated, "that the assassination of our president may laws and institutions and spit out carrying out the principles of well be the insidious effect of the hate and invective against our democracy and freedom. ' hymn of hate that has been car- j elected and dedicated officials." "We have lost a great leader," I ried on in many sections of our | Sorrowfully, the resolution stat- the resolution added, "May we i country by extremist groups, I ed. "Amid the tolling of church gain a new dedication to the taking extreme positions, both Ixills, let us remember the an- principles of democracy." right and left." |
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DALLAS. Tex. (.AP) - Dallas police said Saturday night they have phot()gra|)hs that link aecuseil assa.ssin Lee Harvey Oswald with the rifle uswl to kill President Kennedy. Ilomieide Capl. Will Fritz, wlio earlier declared that Oswald "ki!le<l the President," would not elaborate on the photographs or say when or where they had lx,>en taken, The veteran wlice ofiiccr said the rifle had definitely l>een urcha.sed by mail order from Chicago, but he declined to say who liad Iwught it. Chief of Police Jesso Curry later announced that the I'HI iiad a letter in Oswald's handwriting addressed to a Chica-^o mail order firm seeking to fjiuchase a rifle priced at $12.78.
I The resolution marked the day j I of Mr. Kennedy's death as "ani other historic day of infamy for the United States of America." : It continued: i "The assassination. . . struck | FOR SALE: Horizon home with the American people with dis- | belief, anger, sorrow and shame, j large family kitchen, built-in "Disbelief that such a thing ; range and oven, fully carpeted, could happen in this day and age | drapes, large patio with cover. Must be seen to be appreciated.
A First for New President President Johnson makes his first fornital address to the American people as their new Chief Executive. ^Speaking from the Fish Room in the White House vSaturday over a television-radio hookup, John.son proclaimed Monday as a day of mourning for the assa.s.sinatecl President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The Seal of the President of the United States is at left. (AP Photofax)
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MOSCOW (AP) Pravda charged Sunday that American right-wingers are trying to use the assassination of President Kennedy to stir up anti-Soviet and anti-Cuban hysteria. The organ of the Communist party said Dallas police "for provocative purposes" were trying to pin it on U.S. Communists. Two M o n t h s Free R e n t ! : Pravda was skeptical about : on trailer space with purchase ^ the arrest of l./ee Harvey Oswald. of a new DETfiOIT or PONTIAC j CHIEF trailer home. 1 month I free vvhen you buy used trailer. I C H I C K E N S 98c each ! ; Offer good during Nov. only, I EL PASO GAS Ready to Go
New car dealers of Farming- I ton will remain clo.sed until noon I WASHINGTON <AP) ~ CompMonday in memory of President I troUer James J. Saxon gave his John F. Kennedy who was slain j approval Saturday to the closin Dallas Friday, I ing of banks on Monday, the naBill Vincent of E>ickson Pon- tional day of mourning for tiac-Oldsmobile said other new President Kennedy, and urged car dealers ulio will remain all of them to take that action closed during the morning will ; where the law allows it. be Alamo Motor Co., Aley Motor Co., Basin Motor Co., Perry Srnoak ("hevrolet, Dodge City Motors and Yucca Motor Co.
We Will Be SANTA FE (AP) - - State of- Closed All Day fices will k; closed all day Monday while the nation mourns I Mon,, Nov. 25 the loss of President Kennedy.
Gov. .Jack M. Campbell, in Washinglon, notified his office of tlu.! dwision after President lohnson .roclaimtid Monday a day of mourning for President Keiuu'dv
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