The Glacier reporter., 1963-11-28
a MINUTE
WITH MI

asslssl7ated Those were prob
ably :hc most crushing a1d dis
trr,,.~g words uttered OF nation
Il ID In:cr1o'Ional consequence
Is >lnc, Pearl HarbOr
or lI~s' thought was that
som"O~c was trying IN an infli
'lOu, w7v 10 be funny when We
heard rhrm over the telephone.
the Wc rccogliz d the Voice o.
our minister's wifi, We had been
too busy TO listen 10 the radio.
so c1nsequentlv had no; both
cred 10 turn II on
The realization OF ihOse words
were I-dr.d stunning ard u0-
hcllcVahlr 10 say the lcas,. a0d
We Ne. for a few seconds with
0u, q reply However far apart
one IS n 0DiHiO~s with his
friends. acquaintances or coun-
iry.s leaders. such a tragedy IS
bcv1~d comprehension. paTticu-
I7rly IN this dsv and age. and in
tn, country OF ours where we
regard ourselves well within the
birth Of organized and advanced
civilization Il IS next TO unbe
llnvable that such a thing could
happen here
The rcws OF this black dav and
event Is now old and already
thousands Of eulOgies have been
written and voiced We will at
tempt none because 10 do 50
would only be a repetition and
nf lesser consequence.
To say that the life Of a great
man has been taken is true. for
man must indeed be Of great
character. personality and being
10 be hOnOred with an election
TO become this great COuntry's
Chief Executive and recognized
world leader
To say that John F Kennedy
was 4 great president is not for
Us or anyone else Of this gener
alton to say. Only time. alone.
can prove a mans greatness of
Iradcrship. and history will so
record il
Our presidElt was young an
bilious. dedicated. determined
and unalterable from the things
he believed in. He was. in all like
lihOOd. destined to be reelected |
% the office he held wAel he 1
vas so barb1T0usly nnIrdetsl nv
his crazed assassin. and il would,
in all probability. have been dur
ing that next tenure that fate
circumstances and dCcis siOns
would have recorded his great |
ness IS president 10 be adJldged |
with Washington. LinCOl7 and |
Teddy Roosevelt or simply |
IS \ great man and popular
Pr, ,ldCnl OF the United States
The loss OF our leader Is r1t
ours alone. for the impact OF this |
shocking act Is consequential .
throughout the world as the loss
oG 4 leader OF all freemen and |
democrats survival When Kings |
QucC-s. Princes. Ambassadors. !
Pr, ldents and statesmen leave .
the conduct Of their own cOu0
,ry's business and world prob
lens 10 travel thousands OF miles
10 pay homage 10 a departed
leader. that leader certainly
holds respect and quality not un-
associated with greatness
Pr, sident John Fitzgerald Ken
nedy - May -. 1917 - NOvem
Der -. 1853
Lee Harvey Oswald. 24-year
old admitted Communist and
crazed assassin o. President Ken.
nedy. will be without eulOgy or
even an Obituarv He has won
his birth along with John wilkes
Booth. Charles J. Guiteau. and
Leon CzOlgOsZ, assassins Of pres
idents Lincoln. Garfield and Nc
Kinley. despiSed as garbage Of
humanity. and meeting his own
death in the same manner hC
executed that Of our Presidents
The real facts Of the Presi-
dents assassination will prob
ably never be K own because OF
the murder o. the suspect by
Jack RubenS;ein. Dallas night
club operator.
No matter how sincere or how
p7triotic the idea OF revenge was
m the mind Of Rube1steia, he
has rot martyred himself IN the
eyes of the public by seeking his
revenge through murder.
Following immediately after
the death Of President Kennedy
politicians are msking no secret
that carefully laid plans for next
wears election can almost be
s-rappsd. What seemed a Ger
t,inty then. is now a question
or useless. bluenrinis. Whist
seemed questionable then. may
now be considered useful
The Democrats are left with
one cardidaie. the new Presi.
dent. Lyndon Johnson The Re
publicans have the same amount
IS before. but may have TO do