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FINAL Newark Star-Ledger EDITION FINAL EDITION WALL STREET CLOSING PRICES -Pages 17-1s WEATHER Newerk, N. J., Satuda, November 23, 1963 Vel, 50, No. 278 Showers, mild clear, cool. Five Cents KENNEDY DEAD Johnson sworn in on plane Sniper's bullet kills President ESIDENT OF THE in car in Dallas By MEREIMAN SMITH DALLAS (UPI)-President Kennedy was as- sassinated b7 a salper yesterday. Police selzed as a prime suspeet a pro-Castro former Marine who once sought citizenship in Rassia The 46-year-old Kensedy-35th President of the United Stateswas mortally wounded in the head at 1:31 p.m., (Jersey time) as he drove, smiling and waving, In an open car through a Texas crowd of a quarter millilon. Kennedy died at Parkland Hospital at about 1 p.m. (2 p.m.). His wife, Jacquellne, cradled his bloody head in her arms daring the frantic but futle dash to the hospital. Lyndon B. Jahnson was sworn in as Prestdent at 2:39 pm., (3:39 p.m.), Inaide the Presidential plane, and then left for Washington with the body of his late chief. Johnson had been in the dowatown DallaS cavalcade, but several cars behind Kennedy and he was not hurt STATE In Washington a stark gray Navy ambulance bore the body of the slain President from the plane to Bethesda Naval HasnL Closeted in eret nd drawn curtains rode John nds and along with a grp ofa Lyndon B. Johnson takes oath of office as President of the United States flanked by his wife, Ladybird (left) and Mrs. John F. Kennedy President Kennedy fromed by the President's Seal at recent press cenference stes elosé TAKEN TOrA E BO S JOHNSON AT THE HELM With the help of God and the Ameican people Bedy was held-overnigh Speaker Joan w eCor mack announced that the dead President would be taken to the White Hoase today and then will lle in state in the Capitol for public mourning all day Sunday. On arrival at Andrews, the bronze-colored casket of the assassinated Chlef Executive was placed on a it truck at a plane door by four oft Kennedy's aides. Flashes of bronze Ilight giittered with painful Intensity from floodlights at the mournful scene. In final salute, an Air Force honor guard snapped to rigid attention and six sallors moved in to carry the coffin to the ambulance. In the Dallas tragedy, Texas Gov. John B. Con- Fore Be in a hellcopter and toucked down on the grodof the mansion at 6:27 p.m. for the first time AsPdent of the United States ider fioodlights at Andrews Air Force Base Just Outaide Washington, the grim Texan read his first statement as the nation's 36th President. While his wite ood by his side with partially bowed head, he for a mid-evening conference on the difficult legis- lative problems he faces. Johnson, only a few cars back when an assassin's By ROBERT BARKDOLL WASHINGTON (UPI)-Lyndon B. Johnson took over the burdens of the Presidency last night pledging to do his best in the nation's highest office with the bullet felled his predecessor in a Dallas motorcade, help of God and the American people. Still stunned by the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the new President began his White House plane that bore the body of President Kennedy, tenure by meeting with Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara and Presidential alde McGeorge Bundy shortly after his arrival In the eapital from Texas The former Vice President, known as an exact- ing taskmaster, also summoned Democratic and Re- publican Congressional leaders to the White House already had been sworn Into Presidential office by a woman judge before he left on the capital-bound John F. Kennedy died at 2 p.m, Lyndon Johnson was aworn in at 2:39 p.m., and left Dallas imme- diately for Washington. He arrived in the capital at 5:58 p.m., and was at work almost at once. He flew to the White House from Andrews Air This is a sad time for me and all people. We have Suftered a loss that cannot be welghed. For It is a deep nally was riding on the Jump seat facing Kennedy peronal tragedy. I know the world shares the sorrow that Ms Kennedy and her family bear. I will do my in the famous bubbletop Presidentlal limousine-Its top down. Connally was wounded by one bullet through the right shoulder. His condition was satis- factory. The fatal shot apparently came from a window of the Texas School Book Depository Building over- looking Main Street. A Mauser rifle was found on a firth floor landing. Three empty shells were nearby. THE PRIME SUSPECT The "prime suspect," Lee H. Oswald, 24, is an employe In the bullding. Oswald was seized in mid-afternoon in the Texas Movie Theater where he fled with two Dallas City (Please turn to Page 3, Cel. 1) Castroite held as assassin suspect dragged him to a car. Police said FBI agents ques tined bath Oswald and his brother, Robert Oswald of Den- By JOHN V. YOUNG DALLAS (UPT)-Lee Harvey Oweld, 24, a pro-Castro Marx ist who defected to Russia in 1969, was jailed yesterday as the prime suspect in the assas sination of President Keonedy. The onetime US. Marine de- nied he had anything to do with AY Owald's Russian wife, who does not speak English, was pollce in pursult. He shot and killed one of the brought to police headquarters officers before he was subdued and jailed. and was questionod through in- terpreters Oswaid's wife lives in subur Cuba" committee. han Irving Last Oct. 14 he rent- ed a box-like room for $8 per week from Mr. and Mrs. A. C Johnson in Dallas Mrs. R. C. Roberts, who works for the Johnsons, said that at about 12:45 p.m., (CST) yesterday she had just learnod that Kennedy was shot, In rushed Osyald "on the dead run," she said. He ran to his room, came running back with a gray zipper other car behind. Dallas motorcycle pollee formed jacket and out the door. said, You sure are in a hurry. but he didn't even an- Oswald, a crew-cut man of 5 feet, elght inches, of Fort Worth is chairman of a local "Fair Play for Palice formally charged him with the murder of a pursuing patrolman shot down in the street shortly after Kennedy was fatally shot and Texas Gov John Connally was wounded as they rode in a motorcade through Dallas. Police said Oswaid, battered and sullen, denied having any thing to do with the assassina- tion, but admitted he worked in the building from which the fatal shots were fired. He would not account for his whereabouts Kennedy had flown to Love Fleld outside Dallas from nearby Carswell Air Force Base yesterday morning and skies lifted as he began the drive with Connally, Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Nellle Connally Full page of pictures on Page 11 to the Texas Trade Mart where the Preaident was to speak on thils second day of politicking Crowds jammed the curbs. The Secret Service men ran alongside the car and watched from an- Lee Harvey Oswald, 24, held by Dallas police for a phalanx. But the assassin struck too swiftly, too treacherously for them. Charles Brehm, 38, of Dallas was standing in the crowd at curbside about 15 feet away as the Presl- dent's ear approached. "He was waving and the first shot hit him and then that awful look erossed his face," Brehm said. Kennedy fell over sideways on his face toward the seat. Doctors said later that one shot apparently had torn through both the back of his head and his throat, Mrs. Kennedy screamed. Gov. Connally fell face forward to the floor of the car and his wife got down on her knees beside at the time of the assaasination, questioning in the assassington of President Kennedy police said in a theater in the Oak Cliff about five blocks from the Tev emenent after him Theater, The theater caghler ald tried to shoot Patrol swer. Mrs. Julie Postal, had reported MN MacDonald but his to police that a suspiciou m ased 35-caliber revalver Oswaid was seized by police Was shot down in the stret Police found a leather pistol holster and some books on com- district of Dallas less than four miles from the scene of the as- saination President Johnson speaks at Andrews Air Force Base A polioemap, J. D. Tippit, 38, had entered the theater. Fou f, The police pounced on e fought wildly, They on return to Washington with Mrs. Johnson AP WIREPHOTO (Please turn to Page 5, Col. 6) Is it true?'...and then the world stood still At 2:30 P.M. yesterday there were no Democrats Presideug Store at Newark's Four Corners, "Thehooting before their parents did, by way of an- or Repubicans in New Jersey. There were simply 6,000,000 men, women and store., There was stunned silence, then a quiet lo At the Gantner Avenue School, East Paterson, the Kinney By WARD ULRICH and ANN X. SMITH ent is dead Pandemonlum selzed the crowd. Secret Service men unlimbered automatic rifles and pistols but no A choked chorus of "oohs" echoed through the ouncements over the school loud speaker systems. him. children sharing the same agonized feelings. Tears Shock, Anger. Disbellef. The Number One Man was dead Fifty minutes before, the news that President of shocked conversation. That, too, subsided, athidren were told by their principal that the Presl- their homes, they were informed he was dead. A kiekoff rally for Ben. Barry Goldwater, sched- parently Innocent couple altting thereoward an ap- ed to be held at the Bergen Mall in Paramus last AUTO WHIRLS TO HOSPITAL a grasay knoll of an adjoining park customers and employes who couldn't find the right dent had been shot. Then, shortly before leaving for more shots were fired. City police went charging up words nodded numbly to each other. Outs Ls 1 true?" shey asked quietly. A simple nod #ght, was called off shortly after the first announce "Was his wife with him?" aaked many wames Secret Service man Bill Greet at the wheel of the automobile whirled the car off toward the Park- land Hospital with the President's White House Kennedy had been ahot had begun to spread through- atra de, in the street, atranger reached out to out the state. One stranger told another, and peonle began to gather in drug stores, restaurants, tav- sufficed. erns, atore lobbles TV set was turned on. Others lined up at news- Atancs, walting for some printed verification. This is a time for grlef and silence and noth- Ing more," sald Mark Anton, e The New Jersey Legislature, slated to return to Housewives In their homes, walting for thetr chi. Jersey Draft Goldwater Cohairman of the New physician, Rear Adm. George Bulkley, in a car In each other. In one suburban block in Bergen Cous work Monday after a six-month recess, called oft ty, a Republican stronghold, the radlo flash found Its Monday session. Within half an hour after official At the hospital, she clung to him and helped lift ment of the shooting. anywhere where a radlo or close behind. Mrs. Kennedy, her bright plnk wool sult splat- tered with blood, stroked her husband's brow and, mmittee. of each other. Untl the hour of 2:30, all shared the hope that dren to return from school, ran out to find solace the President would not die Then came the words no Jerseyan had ever expected to hear in his lifetime. "This is a moving announcement for me," sald 1he sewaman on the radio station tuned in at the housewives In the street a moment later. Mod were crying and some were hysterical. Many New Jersey school children learned of the Word that the President was dead, Gov. Hughes dr him to a stretcherered in the emergency surgical Ten doctors gath dered the Slaie House closed and employes sent (Please turn to Page 2, Col. I) (Please tura to Page 7, Col. 1) UNI

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