Good morning.
We’ll have a good chance of morning snow today (no accumulation expected), with a high of thirty-five.
It’s the fiftieth anniversary of Pres. Kenendy’s assassination. Here’s how the New York Times reported the tragic events of that day:
Dallas, Nov. 22–President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot and killed by an assassin today.
He died of a wound in the brain caused by a rifle bullet that was fired at him as he was riding through downtown Dallas in a motorcade.
Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who was riding in the third car behind Mr. Kennedy’s, was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States 99 minutes after Mr. Kennedy’s death.
Mr. Johnson is 55 years old; Mr. Kennedy was 46.
Shortly after the assassination, Lee H. Oswald, who once defected to the Soviet Union and who has been active in the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, was arrested by the Dallas police. Tonight he was accused of the killing.
Suspect Captured After Scuffle
Oswald, 24 years old, was also accused of slaying a policeman who had approached him in the street. Oswald was subdued after a scuffle with a second policeman in a nearby theater…
Here’s Puzzability‘s Friday puzzle:
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This Week’s Game — November 18-22
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First Editions
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This week, we’re summarizing books in just one word. Each day’s answer is a book title whose initial letters spell a three- or four-letter word. The day’s clue includes information about the book and a clue to the word.
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Example:
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Joseph Heller novel about a professor who has a chance to be the first Jewish Secretary of State, if he can just get that bandanna out of his mouth
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Answer:
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Good as Gold (GAG)
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What to Submit:
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Submit the book title (as “Good as Gold” in the example) for your answer.
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Friday, November 22
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