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Show 8 -- m32 Sunday Herald m Pictures From Past Recall Great Poignant Moments lii President's Life How They Reacted: Provo Citizens Mi rror Shock Grief Disbelief At Deaf h of President -- ' .t i 4. i 'V K - , ....:.: $...: r v ' 4 1 How did the news of President. Kennedy's assassination hit Provo and its citizens? How did they feel? What did they staff writers Joan Gey er and Jerry Cornell found out! Friday afternoon, only hours, and in some cases minutes, after it happened. Here are their answers. ; u say?-Heral- d By JOAN GEYER ' By JERRY CORNELL W 11 v 4 (i - 0 &:i:-x.;- and shock Shock, grief, concern, for fuFriday, Nov. 22 and just a ed amazement was the situation ture of the nation was evident in of downtown Provo. little anger hoTiflrlner limnlv at Provo as the public learned of Wittiflarc ' 1141 iiUkU UIMJgUiQ MlUlfl ' - - - - - .:..- X .A hfr. .t V- s V president's assassination half mast, shoppers and businessmen went about their way Friday. said: what Here's people Friday afternoon, in an atmos Sheriff Ralph Chappie: "It phere approaching numbness. the , could have happened in Salt Lake, when President Kennedy was here. He tended to move ahead or behind his security guards as the public greeted him. But bringing the president into the south, where there have been disturbances, he should have been better guarded. The bubble top of his car should have been down." Highway Patrol Dispatcher Earl Robison: "He was the best informed president we ever had. He made a point of being well informed. He was the most traveled because he wanted to know things first hand. As I understand, the bubble on the presidential armored car is intended to deflect bullets, but it was up " 'Completely Unbelievable' Elinor Johnson, student: "I'll vote in the next election. I would have voted I think for President Kennedy. He seemed so popular. Assassinated? It's completely unbelievable ! " Judge R. L. Tuckett: "There's bound to be a period of confus-sioas an administration is changed, even with a good man replacing the president." Diana M a r t in, waitress: "We're just sick about it. Think of Mrs. Kennedy and those two children, and how they must feel! And Mrs. Kennedy not long ago losing a baby." J. W. Christensen, businessman: "It's terrible to see a good man mowed down like nothing. Presidents take their lives in their hands all the time. We get brave men and good men and then some fool kills them." J. T. Smith, banker: "How could it happen in America? There should have been more precautions. When some foreign dignitary visits us, his route is checked out with the greatest care. Somehow, we've got to do a better job guarding our presn, idents." 'Women Were Crying' Delia Greaves, Utah State psychiatric Hospital shocked. one was "Every aide: Wom- en were crying. It's the worst thing that could happen." J. Robert Bullock, attorney: "The real tragedy is that such a thing could happen in America in 1963. I hope it's not linked with extremist croups. Emma Durrant, housewife: "I was stunned. I still can't believe it." John F. Kennedy was dead felled by a sniper's bullet. No one doubted that he was dead but they seemed to feel that the whole situation was nightmarish and that they would awake from the bad dream. It was not to be. Provo, hundreds of miles from where the tragic scene unfolded Friday morning, very deeply felt the passing of the nation's young and dynamic leader. Offices Quiet In offices the normally steady clatter of business machines was strangely muffled. Office employees stopped at fellow em ployees' desks for only brief minutes. They talked quietly so as not to disturb the strained atmosphere of quietness and then moved back to their desks. Various persons asked about their reaction to the news said that they felt shock and dis belief. "Well, I think- - we didn't be it was like lieve it at first Pearl Harbor," said Mrs; (Dolly) Young, an office worker .from Springville. "It was a disgraceful thing." Mane Van Wagenen, Provo secretary: 'I just went cold. I couldn't think. It is just hard to b all believe. I've been Le-Gran- half-num- day." 'Absolutely Stunned' Utah County Commission Chairman G. Marion Hinckley: It stunned taej . . absolutely stunned me. I don't remember when anything grieved me more than this has. On behalf of Utah County I wish to extend our sympathies to Mrs. Kennedy and the Kennedy family." L. L. Leonard, Salt Lake City businessman: "I was deeply shocked. But I did believe it. I knew there were a lot of crack pots and despots around wait ing for such a chance. He (Ken- n e d y), took such awful m, D. Spencer Grow, in a communication to Provo, told of the i l w . , . r : : . x shed How many hearts were Ojrff . ...... f ; f:KV VJ; k I V , ! ....(5:... . I hi ii touched I cannot guess, I know my neighbor's far and near Knew dark distress. -- Sf 'k1 - - " , - t Tyivf n-- X - Were long and slow. m " tit I . How many bear the weight Of guilt and pain? Something of each man Cannot be whole again. By CHRISTIE LUND COLES. rnoiK' tT1 in "T fmiiiniTn-imiiiiifiir'- HAPPY FAMILY AT CHURCH This charming family portrait of President and Mrs. Kennedy and their children, John Jr. and Caroline, was taken last April 14 after attending private Easter Mass at the President's father's Palm Beach home. (Herald-UP- I Telephoto). to.A-v;v:;--. onmir ill m in ii Telephoto). , General Electric i r ummmmmmmmmmil LOVELY BRIDE, HANDSOME GROOM This wedding picture, taken outside of St. Mary's Church in Newport, R.I., on Sept. 12, 1953, shows the John F. Kennedys at a moment which promised a lifetime of happiness. It was to end Nov. 22, 1963, as the lovely Jackie cradled her dying husband in her arms after a sniper's bullet cut him down. (Herald-UP- I ' MOBILE MAID DISHWASHER THORO O WASH with mKW IrfrfP jI Here is F. John Kennedy as a young in the U.S. Navy; lieutenant He served with distinction and unusual gallantry as a PT boat commander in the South Pacific, winning the Navy Marine Corps medal for gallantry in action after his boat was rammed and sunk and he shepherded his crew to safety. (Herald-UP- I Telephoto) YOUTHFUL GRIDDER A iinnn D0.iHEi rack lift-to- p if The greatest presidential exponent of physical fitness since Theodore Roosevelt, President Kennedy was an avid sports participant and enthusiast. Here, he is shown at 10 as a member of the football team of Dexter School in Brookline, Mass. when dishwasher m their students." fr f! I 3. POWER ARM WASHtS AROUND WASHIS DOWN 2. is 4. POWER All FLUSHAWAY DRAIN TOWER WASHES If rinse WASHES SOFT fOOO ARTICLES AWAY f Jhoro-Wa- i h means mora than one level washing action coupled with Flmhaway drain $E00 tJ only $Vr SHOWER agent dispenser With the Purchase of any G. E. MAJOR APPLIANCEI illuminated. PLASTIC SANTA saying the Mass. The studentbody of the school together with faculty members will attend and an invitation has been extended by Father Colloty to the general public to attend. the life of President Kennedy, teachers will tell of the import ance of our constitutional procedures for succession in the presidency, and a history of the presidency itself throughout the life of our country. "After serious and heartfelt discussion," said the superin tendent, "we came to the con elusion that here in Utah to close the public schools would only give it the aspect of a holi something we certainly day feel will be out of place. It will be a serious, even sacred oc casion for the children through out the day as in special as semDiies andmm classrooms our teachers will strive to bring the true meaning of the occasion to F 1. POWER connected RINSE - GLO Vfr ra O er Coleman Colloty, OFM Provo's Public Schools To Memorialize President 1 Needs no installation . . . rolls anywhere FAUCET-FL. . . new type attachment which makes faucet usable School Plans High Mass cis School will honor the first Catholic president in the history of the United States Monday with a Requiem Mass to be conducted .. 1 1 f5v In Makes loading and unloading of j dishes easy. Lifts up with the lid a'mo$ honl yow he dishes. St. Francis Catholic Provo's Catholic St. Fran- I 1 utt jl I ' CONVENIENCE ,; I NAVAL OFFICER gives you - SlPAiRlCilJjMO sober, shocked faces and the at 9 a.m., at St. Francis tears among people in the Catholic Church with Fath streets and as they clustered about the White House. He said he talked with a guard who had worked in the capitol building most of his life, who said: "There has onlv been one as sad as this, when Franklin D. Roosevelt died." Provo's public schools will be A colored boy, a parking lot held as usual but it Monday attendant, said solemnly: "I will be a solemn occasion for to?" Jackson Howard, attorney: have never felt so sad in all of every child, virtually a "Presi"Even though I didn't always my life." dent Kennedy Memorial Day." agree with his policies . . . this Uusually, among thousands of Superintendent J. . Moffitt people, at least someone will be called a special meeting of is terrible." Les Flake, zoology senior: "I smiling or laughing over some- principals Saturday to discuss had been in the library when the thing, however trivial. Among the situation. Decision was to announcement came on. I began the crowds which milled quietly hold school, but to conduct shaking. When we learned the around the White House, not special studentbody memorial resident was shot the one smile could be seen. services in the high and junior S ead, we knew hethrough probably levels, and instruct every grade would die. As I walked out, I FAMILY DECLINES school teacher to emphasize the heard someone say: 'He's FLOWERS occasion in classes throughout WASHINGTON (UPI) The the day. . dead'." family of slain. President John "Teachers throughout the day F. Kennedy asked that anyone will use the occasion to memorBudapest, actually evolved out of two towns, Buda and wishing to send flowers to the ialize the President, and to acPest, separated by the Danube White House or to the funeral quaint our children with the which is spanned by eight instead donate to charity an serious and important aspects of the situation. In addition to Bridges. equivalent amount of money. ; : . J I How many tears were Jean hard Provo an Notes Capital Reaction " After The Day , I do not know, I only know my tears chances." Hoped For Recovery Carol Ann Mills, American Fork, an office worker: "I was very sad, very disappointed. I couldn't believe it. I felt sure he would recover and get over the injuries." Rasmussen, Provo waitress: "It was awful. It was to believe. Customers seemed kind of shocked." Grant Marsh, American Fork salesman: "I think it is the most tragic thing that has happened in this nation. I just hope justice is done . . . real jus- ' ; de Bob Burgoine; journalism jun tice." ior: "We ran to get a car racuo Dr. Vasco M. Tanner, one of on, cutting class. On the cam the first citizens to call the Herpus, students and instructors ald after word of the assassinahuddled around radios. Girls tion, said: "We have lost a were crying. The flag was great president." lowered. Professors were wiping their eyes, and we wondered will what will happen now doin their be major changes mestic and international policy with a new president? Will President Johnson have to test wills On the streets of Washington, D.C., and about the nation's with Russia?" Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Whitting-ha- capitol Friday in the hours folresidents of Panama: "We lowing President Kennedy's felt deeply sorry. We identified death, a Provo man observed with you, even though he was the grief and shock which seiz ed the city. not our president." Campus Quiet Les Flake, senior biology student: "We felt shock, as a death in our own family. The campus was unnaturally quiet. We thought too of political implications: ,Who will assume the Kennedy image'?" Edna Hill, social worker; mother and grandmother: "I can't believe it could happen here. What has our world come THE BEGINNING President John F. Kennedy takes the oatih of office on Jan.' 20, 1961, to become the 35th President of the United States. Chief Justice Earl Warren, left, administered the oath. Center is James R. Browning, clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court. Far right is Vice President Lyndon Johnson, unaware of the role he would play in history when he would take a similar oath after the President's assassination. 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