world.

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throughout
and
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States
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the
of
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shocked.
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Harry
Sen. history."
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good
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as
forever
live
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said.
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broken-hearted,"
are
world
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over
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freedom.
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whole
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Sen. said.
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Charles
Leader
Republican
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news
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conference
closed
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Kennedy
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obtain
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routine
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later
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senators
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offices
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buzzers
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ringing
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an
members
Senate'5
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of
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demand
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Winston
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and
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Senate state.
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save
God
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and
steady
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country
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of
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senators
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also
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and
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tion
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colleagues
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told
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President
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later
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the
received
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shooting
the
of
news
the
after
Shortly Adjourned
Senate calls.
make
to
tone
get
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impossible
was
it
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stations
central
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calls
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s
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collapsed
capital
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nation
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service
Telephone arrived.
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after
moments Wlrsp
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to
according
car,
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gunfire
of
bursts
three
were
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bumper.
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on stands
man
Service
Secret
a
and
President
wounded
the
over
leans
Kennedy
Mrs.
gunfire.
the
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hit been
having
after
car
the
of
seat
back
the
in
down Kennedv
President SHOTS--
THE
AFTER half-staff
to
lowered
vas
flag
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President
the
told
when
dumbly
stand
then
was,
new5
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what
guard
House
White
a
ask
would
passerby
a
Occasionally,
stare.
to
just
Ave.
Pennsylvania
across
Parlk
Lafayette
in
or
walk,
side.
the
on
silently
stand
tr
House
White
the
ard
tow-
drifting
began
people
and
toll,
to
began
borhood
neigh-
the
in
hells
Church Stare
and
Stop quietly.
up
broke
sets
television
the
before
watchers
anxious
of
knots
the
and
unashamedly,
wept
Women
tears.
to
gave
tension
thhe
dead,
was
President
the
House
White
the
reached
word
When capital.
the
throughout
agencies
and
departments
government
In
true
as
w
same
The las.
Dal-
from
news
for
tickers
news
and
sets
vision
tele-
and
radio
around
tered
clus-
stood
ushers,
lowliest
to
confidants
closest
s
dy
Kenne-
President
from
hers,
mem-
staff
House
White arrived.
Dallas
in
shooting
ambush
the
of
news
when
stop
a
to
swiftly
ment-came
govern-
the
of
office
every in
apparently,
House-as,
White
the
at
activity
All Va.
McLean,
in
estate
Hill
Hickory
Kennedy
the
at
remaining
was
general
attorney
the
said
secretary
personal
Kennedy's
Mr. Stop
Activities
All him.
reached
shooting
brothers
his
of
word
when
home
at
lunch
having
was
adviser,
closest
and
brother
other
President's
the
nedy,
Ken-
P.
Robert
Gen.
Atty. gone.
had
he
where
know
not
do
they
said
staff
His
ly.
immediate-
almost
there
left
but
office
his
to
went
lie shooting.
the
of
wNr(l
received
hle
when
Senate
the
over
siding
pre-
was
(D)-Mlass.),
Kennedy
.
r
Edward
Sen.
brother,
younger
President's
The ses-
In
not
was
House Dallas.
In
shot
Kennedy,
President
for
chaplain
its
by
prayer
a
after
Monday
noon
until
day
Fri-
adjourned
Senate
shocked
(AR-A
WASHINGTON Lawmakers
Nation's
Numbs
Shock
Presiding;
Is
Brother
President's
as
Arrives
Word Assassination
Kennedy
of
News
on
Adjourns
Senate
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