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Santa Cruz Sentinel from Santa Cruz, California • Page 4

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1 'Santa Cruz St ntmcl Monday, Novmber 25, 1963 President Leaves For Office HOW-OPEN On Our Street Floor! Most Americans Believe Oswald Killing Was Wrong (I 1 Tr jt( (jij-fo j-rom tlie CjoumietSliop driver Carl Moore. "It was justified. The man who did it was a nut. But he (Oswald) got what he deserved." Most of those polled felt that a man still innocent in the eyes of the law had been slain at the hands of a murderer. Rolland R.

O'Hare, district attorney of Detroit, expressed fear that "due process of the law is on the verge of becoming a victim of assassination." Mayor Earle Cabell of Dallas issued an urgent appeal "for all of us to come to our senses, to resist hysteria. The Rev. Dr. Franklin Clark Fry, president of the Lutheran Church in America and chairman of the central committee of the World Council of Churches said: "Life, as the gift of God, deserves to be respected far more than it is, and self-control ought to be restored to its rightful standing among the Christian graces where the Bible puts it." 1 'fJX tit always a welcome gift during the holidays! The gift of food is always sure to please, and for their eating pleasure, we have gathered together a selection of epicurean delights that we feel sure will please even the most discriminating w-' By Robert R. Holton Associated Press Staff Writer Millions of television viewers throughout the nation watched in stunned horror Sunday as a murder was committed.

It undoubtedly was the first time so many people witnessed a real-life homicide. But many looked beyond the grisly aspects of the spectacle to find in the deed some type of justice worked against Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused, but not convicted, of assassinating President Kennedy only two days before. The overwhelming majority of those polled by The Associated Press looked upon Oswald's slaying by Dallas night club proprietor Jack Ruby as a frightening revolt against the American code of justice. Many thought the murder mirrored a breakdown in the moral standards of the nation. Clergymen condemned it as a serious breach in Christian ethics.

Still others saw in Oswald's death a practical loss They wondered aloud whether the world would ever know if the true presidential assassin had paid for his crime. In Dallas, where the slaying cf both the President and his suspected killer took place, some openly cheered the killing of Oswald. But many more, along with the clergy and civic lead-' ers, denounced the slaying as an unlawful and damaging act. In Albany, N.Y., an unidenti- fied woman telephoned a news-I paper office to recommend that Ruby be given the Congressional Medal of Honor. "Good," said Chicago cab v.

"l1 "ft Washington President Lyndon B. Johnson leaves his home for a five-mile ride downtown today to his offices near the White House. (AP Wirephoto) PRIVATE EYE'S BODY FOUND IN KLAMATH RIVER Klamath (JP) The body of a southern California private investigator was recovered from the Klamath River Sunday night one mile north of Klamath where his car had run off Highway 101. The Del Norte county sheriff's office identified the victim as Robert E. Enfield, 38, of Sepulveda.

menfs km Foreign Govern U.S. In Mournin Kennedy HE STOOPED AND FELL Los Angeles Investigators say John D. Morgan, 38, received serious injuries when he stooped over to raise a window 20 inches from the floor of his office and fell several stories down an air well. SIX KILLED Hannover, Germany (P) Six persons were killed today when a slow passenger train rammed an express train near Hannover, the German Federal Railways London P). Governments and men and women around the world joined today in mourning services for President eKnnedy.

Their grief was mixed with shock and President Sarvepalli Radhak-rishnan attended a memorial service at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. Then Nehru drove to Parliament to eulogize Kennedy. Both houses adjourned after members stood in silent homage. Westerners in Moscow paid their respects to Kennedy's memory at Protestant services at Spase House, residence of U.

S. Ambassador Foy D. Kohl-er, and at Catholic rites at the Soviet capital's one small Roman Catholic church, St. Louis JU' Dried Fruit Packs 2.50 to 7.98 Cheese Assortments 2.75-9.98 Droste Chocolate Apples .1.19 Mrs. Carvers Fruit Cakes 1.99 to 8.95 English Plum Pudding 2.75-4.98 Sherry Pralines 1.75-3.50 Marshall Strawberry Preserves in a Redwood Planter 4.98 Wagner Spice Sets 5.98 to 14.98 Twinings English Teas 4.98 Droste Boxed Chocolates 1.50 to 4.98 Coopers English Preserves 2.50-4.50 Fresh Fruit 7.95 to 19.95 Shipped Anywhere in Continental U.S.

and astonishment at the assassination of Lee H. Oswald. They started in the Far East, where November 25 first dawned, and followed around the globe as it turned to the sun. Only in Communist China was there no official observance of the President's funeral. The Chi-services for President Kennedy, death Friday, but have made no comment on it.

Sunday, however, they assailed President Johnson, saying he supported reactionary policies under Kennedy. Thousands of American sol iff vm le Francais. In Poland, flags were at half staff on all official buildings, and the government radio and television sations played appropriate music. Dancing was banned in night clubs and restaurants and the diers attended memorial services in South Korea. Most of the 50,000 GI's were taken off aters canceled their entertainment.

The Allied garrisons in West Berlin attended memorial services at the U. S. headquarters. Officials of the Berlin city government also were present. Thousands of Berlin citizens continued to flock to the U.S.

headquarters and the City Hall to sign condolence books. Berliners were to gather at nightfall in the City Hall square for a ceremony renaming it for Kennedv. 1 1. lit iiifillUKl duty to observe the day of mourning and attend the services. Japanese Emporer Hirohito sent Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko to memorial services at Sokyo's St.

Ignatius Church. The government ordered the Japanese flag flown at half staff over all government buildings today and Tuesday. At U.S. bases throughout Japan the big guns roared final salutes over the heads of 50,000 servicemen and their dependents, assembled in a cold rain. Most of the 10,000 Americans on Formosa attended religious services for the President.

Thousands of Chinese from all walks of life joined them. Nationalist China's flags also were at half staff. But much of the atmosphere of sorrow began to be tinged with disquiet that the assassin had been at least associated with the Communist party. Communist propaganda organs reacted immediately to the news of Oswald's killing with charges that he had been slain to cover up the real authors of Kennedy's assassination. The Red press and radio attributed both killings to extreme right-wingers.

The Italian tricolor flew at half staff for the third day, and unions throughout Italy scheduled five-minute pauses of respect for the dead American. Indian Prime Minister Nehru I 1 Here November 26 thru 30 IS GIFT OF BEAUTY WEEK AT OUR CHARLES OF THE RITZ BEAUTY BAR and the week to see our brand new, marvelous VEILESSCENCE ft (S Kennedy's Father Remains At Home wmmmmm Hyannis Port, Mass. iff). For- mer Ambassador Joseph P. Ken-1 nedy grieved in the privacy of his summer home today as the rest i I 1 i I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I I I is I i I of the nation paid final homage to his slain son.

Although pronounced fit to travel, the 75-year-old Kennedy elected to remain. His niece, Ann Gargan, and the Rev. John Cav-anaugh, long-time friend and president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, were with him. Dr. Russell S.

Boles, Boston neurologist, said the former ambassador displayed "tremendous courage" upon learning Saturday of his son's assassination. The family waited 21 hours after John F. Kennedy died before telling his father. Kennedy suffered a stroke two years ago and has been confined to a wheelchair since. 'I 1 Vf A.

vx v. al i imn 4 i lni'ii 'mi ii hi ir irifan-. iim im Hrtmu 1 4 (1 1 6- ll again, the talk yy of the town. Mrs. Khrushchev Pays Her Respects Moscow Mrs.

Nina Khrushchev, wife of the Soviet premier, paid her respects to President Kennedy at the American ambassador's residence today and MISS FRANCES CRAWFORD During Gift of Beauty Week you'll meet and consult with our New York Salon Representatives you'll receive, with any Charles of the Ritz purchase you make a three month's gift supply of made-to-order face and you'll see and hear about Veilesscence, a completely new type of make-up that covers and colors to perfection yet allows all the natural beauty of your skin to glow through. emerged with tears in her eves. Khrushchev went to Spaso House at the head of a delegation The store is all aglow let the glittering tinsel the bright lights the fabulous Christmas decorations put you in a bright carefree holiday mood. Visit us soon in Downtown Santa Cruz and see especially our newly installed Boutique Shop on the Street Floor there's a sparkling display of unusual holiday gifts ready to pique your imagination. Shop now and give yourself plenty of time to get ready for the season ahead.

Gifts from 1.00 to 85.00. The Boutique Shop, On The Street Floor- of which she is chairman. She signed the memorial book on the same page as her husband, then went inside with Ambassador Foy D. Kohler and Mrs. Kohler for 15 minutes of reminiscences about her meeting with the President in Vienna.

She came out arm in arm with Mrs. Kohler, tears in her eyes, and said goodby. II.

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