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Extracts from the front page of The Times newspaper, 23 November 1963
(The Times - Associated Press)
Associated Press, The Times 23 Nov 1963; report on the Kennedy assassination Associated Press, The Times 23 Nov 1963; report on the Kennedy assassination
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Transcript
Associated Press, The Times 23 Nov 1963; report on the Kennedy assassination

Questions
  1. What details from this report convey a sense of shock about this event?

  2. Why would criticisms of Kennedy be missing from this type of report?

  3. Why might Kennedy's reputation be enhanced by the nature of his death?
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