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The Daily Record. The Pa. Nov. 23, Living Presidents' Reaction: Eisenhower Shocked Truman Silent My Thf Associated Press The assassination of President Kennedy Friday brought forth an outpouring of grief from men in high office across the land. Lament crossed party ines and differences'.

Stunned almost into disbelief, they called for prayer Former President Harry Truman in Independence. the unharmed target of an assassination attempt 13 years ago. was too stunned for immediate comment. Ehenhow er Shocked In New York, two fot'mer presidents, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Herbert Hoover, issued statements of sorrow.

share the sense of shock and dismay that all Americans feel at the despicable act that resulted in the death of our Eisenhower said. Hoover commented; "He loved America and has given his life for his country, join our bereaved nation In heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Kennedy and their two Flags were lowered to half- staff across the nation and business came to a standstill as Americans tried to express their grief. Nixon Sends Note Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon, who lost the presidency to Kennedy, said, "The assassination of the President is a terrible tragedy for the nation.

Mrs, Nixon and I have sent a personal message expressing our deepet sympathy to the members of the family in this hour of New York's Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller, candidate for Republican nomination for president. described the death of the man he had honed to op- nose as "a shocking and terrible tragedy for the nation and the Rockefeller cancelled a campaign trip to New Hampshire American People 9 MURDER Carl Day of the Dallas Police Dept, carries the rifle believed to he the weapon which killed President John F. Kennedy yesterday. (UPI Telephoto) Gunman Ale Fried Chicken Idle Wailing For DALLAS, Tex.

The gunman who slew the of the United States was calculating. Ho had to be. For the shots that killed the President and wounded Gov. John B. Connally came from a preselected spot, with a clear view of the motorcade.

And there was evidence the gunman sat and calmly gnawed fried chicken waiting for the to shoot. Police had one suspect, a man with ties to the scone of the shooting. But Lee H. Oswald, 24, after two hours of questioning held fast to this contention: I do it. 5th Floor The fatal shots came from the fifth floor from the top of the Texas sehoolbook depository building, at a 43-degree angle, 100 yards away.

Police know this. They found the rifle, partly hidden" behind some books. It was a bolt-action model with telescopic sights. They found spent cartridges and scraps of a meal. I housands were in the vicinity.

The route of the President had been well-publicized and! maps in the newspapers here pinpointed the route the car would take. Forty-five minutes after the President was shot, a Dallas po-1 licoman was slain and this led to the arrest of Oswald. The suspect was taken from a small theater and put up a fight firing once from a pistol and cutting Patrolman M. M. McDonald in a scuffle.

Murder charges were filed against him in the death of the patrolman. Capt. Will Fritz of the Dallas Police Homicide Department said it had been estab- Lcc II. Oswald, 1 1 Prime Suspect lished the man had been in the building from which the shots that felled the President at the time they were fired. Oswald, about 5 feet 9 and weighing about 160 pounds, answered the description of a young man sighted at the hook depository building just after People Of orld Cannot Believe It By THE I Mil) Pit ESS Word of President assassination struck the capitals with shattering impact leaving heads of state and the man in the street stunned and grief-stricken.

While messages of condolence poured into the White House from presidents, premiers and crowned heads, the little people of many lands reacted with numbed disbelief. Pubs in London and cafes in Paris fell silent, as the news came over radio and television. In Moscow, a Russian girl walked weeping along the street. At N. headquarters in New York, dplegales of 111 nation bowed their heads in a JftjlJment of silence.

In liuenos Aires, newspapers sounded sirens reserved for news of the utmost gravity. Prime Minister Douglas-Home sent condolences and Sir Winston Churchill branded the slaying a monstrous act. loss to the United States and to the world is Sir Winston declared. "Those who come after Mr. Kennedy must strive the more to achieve the1 ideals of world peace and human happiness and dignity to which his presidency was Douglas-Home issued this terse statement: prime minister has learned with the most profound shock and horror of the death by assassination of the President of the United A tribute also came from Harold Wilson, leader of Britain's Labor party.

1 pay tribute to one who has been a good friend of this country, a great wmrid statesman and a great fighter for peace," Wilson said. President Charles de Gaulle issued a brief tribute: Kennedy died like a soldier, under fire, for his duty and in the service of his country. In the name of the French people, a friend always of the American people, 1 salute this great example and this great I In the Soviet Union, Moscow radio broke into a broadcast to announce that the President had been shot. It then began playing funeral music. House of Commons listened in silence as Prime Minister Lester B.

Pearson announced in a voice choked with "I have just been informed that President Kennedy i is 1 Kennedy the President was shot. He was arrogant as he was hrought in for questioning. When he saw a crowd of newsmen. he raised his handcuffed hands in a clinched fist. I The theater where Oswald was arrested is some four miles from the triple underpass where Kennedy was shot.

Fritz said Oswald had been identified from a police linup as the man who shot Patrolman J. D. Tippett. He said an eyewitness made the identification. As Oswald was returned from the lineup, a reporter shouted: "Did you kill the Oswald replied in a loud voice.

"No. I did not kill the President. I did not kill Police said Oswald worked at the book depository building: had lived in the Soviet Union and married a Russian woman. On Nov. 1 1939.

he had said he was applying for Soviet citizenship. Someone telephoned police just before 2 p. m. that a suspicious character had been seen entering the theater, a short distance from whore Patrolman J. D.

Tippett had been slain. Just what caused the slaving of Tippett was not immediately clear. Police said the slaying make sense at first look. I gly Crowd By the time police had brought Oswald from the theater, a large crowd had gathered. It was in an ugly mood and had to he held back.

Police were tight-lipped if they had any other evidence to connect Oswald to the shots that felled the President, His background was unusual. In Moscow, where he lived in 1939, reporters recalled him as a mysterious character who say why he wanted to stay in the Soviet Union. One policeman who was in on early questioning of the man after his arrest claimed Oswald expressed admiration for Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. But do know this about him: He turned in his passport to the U.S. consular building in Moscow and when reporters tried to talk to him, telling him about another who had tried to do this, Oswald said, "Maybe lie have as good reasons as 1 He say what they were.

Ex-Marine The ex-Marine come back to Texas, with his Russian wife. He lived at living, a suburb of Dallas. His mother lives in Fort Worth and when told her son had arrested, said: "I am heartbroken about this. He is really a good A Russian-speaking woman was called to the police station and oiticers said wife speaks poor English. Reporters couldn't get indice to say whether any fingerprints had been found on the rifle.

Secret Service agents joined local police in the questioning of Oswald, a man described as having once been arrested in New Orleans for passing out pre-Cuban propaganda. By THE I EI) PRESS Life be quite the same anymore. A good man, a great man in the eyes of mil-j lions, was gone. He meant something to everyone, whatever they thought of him. And he was gone.

Things be quite as they were. It was that way for a nation, even for the world. It was that way for people, too, for ordinary citizens, who felt the sick emptiness, the helplessness, that death brings, especially the death of one who counted for so much to so many. There were the usual words for it heartache. Speechless But there was more than that, for many, a kind of a stunned immobility, a desolation for which there were no words to utter, as if vocabulary and emotions could neither comprehend it entirely nor express it.

So much was at stake, so much had depended on him. And it came so suddenly, so violently, so unexpectedly, this death of a young President, the end of this handsome, vigorous John F. Kennedy, with his dark Rocky Sets 30-Da Mil o' Of fa way News Service ALBANY, N. Y. Gov.

Nelson A. Rockefeller, who had hoped to he President opponent in the 1964 presidential election, yesterday declared a 30-day period of mourning in New York State for the assassinated President. The governor, who expressed shock and sorrow, cancelled plans fo" a political swing through New' Hampshire that was to start Sunday. News of the death brought operations of the state government to a virtual standstill as word spread through offices and radios were turned on. Rockefeller said observance for the President were to start today.

Two 103 millimeter guns will be stationed on the lawn of the capitol. Beginning at 8 a. a platoon of military police will fire a salvo every half hour until sundown a 17-gun salute. The guns will also be fired on the day of tin1 funeral. All state offices will be closed.

shock of hair, his 1 ivoly eyes and sharp mind. And it took i something out of most everyone, "I felt as if he was my! a New Haven, man said, a catch in his "But he was more than he was our What happens now, with him shot dead? There will be another president, of but it be Kennedy, nor his plans, his ideals and manners, nor their reflection in the, destiny, whether you loved him or hated him for what lie as. All of it had come to a stop, and in many sectors of the nation's life, things came to a stop, too. It seemed pointless, or improper, to go on, at least for the time being. Life Stopped Courts were adjourned.

Amusement places shut down. Games were called off. Dinners wore cancelled. "He was sucn a young man, such a fine an old woman said, shaking her head sorrowfully, mumbling to herself1 as she stood watching a printer I outside New Associated Press Building. A crowd stood there, and their mood was like that of, crowds wherever they grief-stricken, incredulous, and often angry, bitterly angry, that it could have happened.

"It's as if we lived in a a housewife said. All Bewildered The rich and poor, black and white, whatever their profession or status, in town and country they felt, it, shuddered at it, were bewildered by it. Actor James Stewart, visiting in Colorado, tried to phrase what it meant, this killing of a "vital, intelligent" President at a time when the country desperately needs vitality and intelligence. "A tragedy of terrifying he said. Flags on school buildings went to half staff, and in many classrooms, where the news came in school hours, there were moments of silence, of prayer.

The kids were sent home, and there was a somberness about it, even among the kids. was our a little girl said. Businessmen in most downtown sections came to a virtual standstill. Government buildings closed their doors. Even honkytonks, usually immune to national affairs, turned off the jukeboxes and the Twisters went home.

and said, "May God grant strength and guidance to Lyndon Johnson as he assumes his grave rcsponibilitics under these tragic circumstances. The prayers of all of us will be with Gobi water Critical Sen. Barry Goldwater. R- a personal friend of Kennedy despite their divergent political views, said: "It is both shocking and dreadful that a thing like this could happen in a free country. The death is a profound loss to the nation and the free From two Southern governors who bitterly opposed the President on civil rights came expressions of shock and dismay.

Alabama Gov. George Wallace said the assassin be filled with universal malice toward all." He added: "It is hard to believe that anyone would shoot at the President of the United States. It is the same as if they had shot at you and me." Telegram To Jackie Gov. Ross Barnett of Mississippi sent a telegram to Mrs. Kennedy: "I am profoundly shocked and deeply distressed at the cowardly act which resulted in the death of President Kennedy.

I extend my deepest and most sincere sympathy to you and your children. May God comfort and sustain you In your groat S. Ambassador to South Viet Nam Henry Cabot Lodge, en route to confer with the President, groped for words to express himself in San Francisco. A Massachusetts resident like the President. Lodge frequently had opposed Kennedy in political warfare.

"I was very fond of him and knew him intimately. Lately we have been particularly close because he followed no not followed hut guided Lodge said. In Rome, Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York described hi nisei as "deeply grieved and bv the death of America's first Roman Catholic president. "My prayers are now for President he said. The Vatican said Pope Paul VI prayed for the soul.

RECENT William W. Scranton greets President John F. Kennedy du rin)? visit to Milford in September to dedicate the Pinchot Institute for Conservation Studies. (Staff Photo by MacLeod) Scranton Calls Murder 'This Hideous Crime 9 Kennedy Is Dead Continued from Page I drawn, police raced first toward a railroad embankment where they thought the rifle-wielder was hiding. Within a few hours, several suspects were picked up and held without charge for questioning.

None was established as the killer. All the resources of the Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were thrown in to the hunt. Alive Half Hour Kennedy lived barely half an hour after the bullet struck his head. He never regained consciousness as some eight to ten doctors waged a frantic but futile campaign to save his life. Blood transfusions and oxygen were administered.

Then came an anesthetic that preceded an emergency trachaeotomy a procedure in which a surgeon cut a hole in the windpipe with the hope of easing labored breathing. Within a few minutes, however, all hope was gone. Heart Failed heart action failed and, in the words of Dr. Malcorn Perry, "There was no palpable pulse Doctors were not certain whether Kennedy was struck by one or two bullets. While there were two wounds, one in the back of the head and another in lhe neck near the apple, both could have traced the path of a single fatal piece of metal.

All this occurred within 90 minutes of what must hav been a happy event for Kennedy a triumphal cavalcade through Dallas, a metropolis generally regarded as a center of ultraconservative thought. Tens of thousands lined the streets of the business district, standing 10 and 12 deep on both curbs, to cheer their President and his glamorous wife. Then the motorcade turned away from the crowded streets and toward the freeway. Three distinct reports from an rifle shattered the stillness that seemed awesome after the noisy procession between towering office buildings. The future history of the nation, and perhaps the world, was inexorably altered as a bullet sped to its human target.

Santa Arrival Postponed STItOl D.NBl RG The announced arrival of Santa Claus, for today at 9:40 a. m. in the Wyckoff-Sears Parking lot, Stroudsburg, bus been postponed, due to the death of President Kennedy, The event will lake place at a later date, to tie announced, a spokesman for Uie store said last night. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pennsylvanians, from man on the street to the governor, reacted with sorrow and disbelief to the assassination of President Kennedy Friday. Gov.

William W. Scranton Issued this statement: "This hideous crime with all its tragedy leaves the heart and soul of America lifeless and in sorrow. "Pennsylvania joins all Americans in prayer for our President. his wife and his family and for our nation. "All the world stands still, stunned to silence by this evil predecessor, David Lawrence, said, cannot express my feelings adequately.

It is impossible to believe that this terrible tragedy has actually Lawrence, a long time friend and associate, has been chairman of the President's commission on equal housing a jmst offered him when he left office as governor. He added: One Of The Greatest "President Kennedy will live on throughout history as one of the greatest men of this world. He fought for his nation in peace and war and, like Abraham Lincoln, he died a true hero for the highest ideals of all Chief Justice John C. Bell of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was visibly upset as he cut short the court session with an announcement "of appalling news for all Americans. President Kennedy has The news spread swiftly in Philadelphia and moments later in a downtown office secretaries were w'eeping, some to the point of hysteria.

An office building window housing a news teletype machine was quickly obscured by throngs crowding closer to read every word. Philadelphia Mourns The people of Philadelphia felt close ties to the President, a man who had visited the city often as congressman, senator and chief executive. It was the city which gave him such an overwhelming vote in the 196U election that he was able to carry Pennsylvania and its electoral college votes. Earlier this month, just before the election, ho appeared here again to aid the successful campaign of Mayor James H. J.

Tate for a full term. The mayor said Friday, "President Kennedy was the world's leading spokesman of good will and tolerance for all men of all nations. It looks now as though he has paid the price of this greatness just as President Lincoln did." A politician closely associated with the President, William Green said that "not only Americans, but free men I the world over, shall mourn his passing. He has suffered a martyr's The Liberian ambassador, Samuel Edward Peal, was in Philadelphia at the time of the death announcement. He said, "My ow president and the people of Liberia who had such great esteem, affection and respect for him will be deeply grieved to hear of his tragic death.

Rep. Richard Sehvveiker, R- said: "It is incredible that such a horrible tragedy could have befallen our country in these enlightened times. A differing of opinion is healthy and normal in our Republic, but fanitieal extremism, w'hich engenders bitterness and hatred in depraved minds, cannot only take the life of our President, but the life of our country as Harold Stassen, former governor of Minnesota and longtime aspirant for the Republican momination for president, commented in his capacity as President of the American Baptist Convention. A message sent to baptist churches by Stassen and the Rev. Dr.

Edwin Teller, general secretary of the ABC, said: "We request our churches to join in mourning the tragic loss of our president and we ask all of our members to pray for guidance for our nation and for mankind in this sad hour. Flags throughout the state were lowered to half. Another who knew the President intimately was State Supreme Court Justice Michael Musmanno. lie was absent from the Supreme Court when it reconvened Friday afternoon, before news of the death. Later, Musmanno explained he had learned of the shooting just before going into the court and on my knees Pittsburgh Reaction In Pittsburgh, leaders of labor and industry reacted in shock.

Said Roger Blough, chairman of U.S. Steel "It Is unthinkable to me that such a thing can happen in America these days. I am shocked and deeply Blough last year had incurred the wrath because of steel price rises. But he later served the President as leader of commission of executives. David J.

McDonald, president of the United Steelworkers, recalled the inaugural message in which he said that "we should not ask our country what it could do for us, but rather that we should consider what we could do for our country. He did the ultimate. He sacrificed his life Said McDonald, "We pray, too, that Divine guidance will be granted Lyndon B. Johnson, now President, in the face of the tremendous burden he has Morse Comment Said State Democratic Chairman Otis Morse: "The United States of America has added another to Its long list of heroes who have died In the defense of freedom However, the fight for freedom will continue, wars never end with the death of even one of their greatest Republican State Chairman Craig Truax said: "We are gripped by the tragedy which all America and the entire world has suffered today upon the death of our President. In our anger and grief, we unite with ail Americans to render John F.

Kennedy tribute by fe- dedicating ourselves in unity to those ideals which guided' his life of unselfish service to us. "It remains for us to ensure that the sacrifice which he was made to pay will not have been paid in Church Fills Immediately with the news of the death, St. Roman Catholic Church in center Philadelphia began filling. A Negro elevator operator commented that he has "known people for 35 years whose death affected me this and I have never even seen the President "Stark was the reaction of the loaders of the United Presbyterian Church In the U.S. The statement, from Dr.

Eugene Carson Blake, stated clerk, and Silas Kessler, moderator of the general assembly, said that "those who have been making Irresponsible attacks upon him and his policies are as responsible for his death as the one who pulled the The statement related the racial troubles of this day with those of HX) years ago when President Lincoln was assassinated and continued: "We pray God that John death, tragic though it is, will be the turning point for which wo have been working and praying; that the American people in revulsion against nil hate, violence and bitterness will move forward together Into an new era and across a frontier of freedom and justice for all In Pittsburgh, telephone lines were swamped with calls to news media, in the period of uncertainty, from persons wanting to know if the President were dead. As the news of his fate spread, the streets became unusually quiet. Oswald Called Castroite NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP A Cuban living here described Friday how a young man named Lee H. Oswald tried to infiltrate his anti-Castro organization.

offered himself as a former Marine to train Cubans for an said Carlos Brin- guicr in an interview. A man named Lee H. Oswald. 24, was arrested in connection with the slaying of a Dallas policeman shortly after President Kennedy was killed. Police were questioning him about the Kennedy assassination.

"I was suspicious of him from the Bringuier said. "But, (rankly, I thought he might be an agent from the FBI or the CIA trying to find out what we might he up to. a few days later, I encountered him on Canal Street distributing Fidel Bringuier said anti- Castro uncommon in this port city began to gather around Oswald. took nil his propaganda away from him and broke Bringuier said. I hen the police came and arrested a Jot of us Oswald, niysclf, and some others.

Scranton Comment hideous crime with all its tragedy leaves the heart and soul of America lifeless and in sorrow. joins all Americans in prayer for our President, his wife and his family and for our nation. MW Mate mm the world stands still, stunned by silence by this evil Gov. William Scranton statement on the assassination of President Kennedy..