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I Johnson leads Nation in Mourning Late Ohief Executive From Page 1 est in Peace' Mass ffered in Cathedral The "Rest in Peace" Mass for America's first Roman Cath olic President was offered in the presence of 1,200 persons who had come from near and far to make a final gesture of love or respect. "Life is not taken away . . . life is but changed," intoned white-haired Cardinal Cushing, as he offered the ancient Catho lice piayer for the departed: "Be merciful, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, to the soul of Thy servant, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, whom You have just called out of this world . . . He put his hope and trust in You: Do not then let him un dergo the pains of hell, but bring him to happiness without end." By the side of the grief numbed young widow was Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy, the late President's brother and closest to him of all in the closely knit Kennedy family. Many World Figures Among the mourners were such diverse world leaders as Prince Philip of Britain; Anas tas I. Mikoyan, first deputy pre mier of Russia; President Charles de Gaulle of France; nhancnllnr l.nriwis Erhard of West Germany; King Baudouin ot Belgium; president aamon rto Vnlnrn nf Ireland: and Sir Alec Douglas-Home, new prime minister oi Britain. Anrnce Ampripn. millions of Kennedy's countrymen said their own prayers for the repose of nis soul, iresiaeni jonnsun ue clared a national day of mourn- na nnrl "unrnpstlv recommend ed" that every American attend ms place oi worsnip 10 vy hnmnse to the memory of a great and good man." St. Matthew's u a i n e a r a i which was Kennedy's parish nknrxh U s Hrnh red brick building with a 200-foot high dome. Standing since man, ana begrimed by the soot of the downtown area it occupies, it is far from Impressive in its external appearance. Glittering Interior Rill Its Interior is A Glittering example of Romanesque-Bzyan- tine arcniteciure, wnn piuars oi mnnniflrpnt reri-and-white Car rara marble and richly colored mosaics oi veneuan glass, us Regional Edition Medford Page 2A Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1963 Foreign Briefs AMERICAN PILOTS KILLED IN SOUTH VIET NAM ACTION SAIGON, South Viet Nam (UPI)-Two U.S. Air Force pilots and a Vietnamese observer apparently were killed Sunday when tiieir propellor-driven B26 bomber was shot down by Communist guerrillas, military sources laid today. A U.S. helicopter was downed In the lame action without fatalities, but four American soldiers were captured by the Com munists in a separate raid. A U.S. military spokesman said the plane's crew was being listed as. missing in action for the present, but he added (here were no signs of survivors at the scene of the crash. ITALIAN SHIPYARD ACCIDENT KILLS ONE TARANTO, Italy (UPD One person was killed and 14 others reported Injured seriously today when the 451-ton Fcrra Pola lipped over during repair work at a local shipyard. The skipper of the ferry, Caot Giuseppe Palumbo, died in a hospital of his Injuries shortly alter me accident. , . . ' FLAGS IN INDONESIA FLY AT HALF STAFF JAKARTA, Indonesia (UPD Every flag in this capital city, except for (hat over the Communist Chinese embassy, was flown at half staff today as gesture of sympathy for the American people on the death nf President Kennedy. v. F V showpiece is a magnificent high altar of white marble, carved in India and decorated with col ored insets in the same manner as the famed Taj Mahal. Kennedy's casket rested in front of this altar and just un derneath the soaring dome of tne catnedral. In keeping with Catholic litur gical tradition, there were no flowers on the altar or around the casket. The usual white candles on the altar were re placed with candles of un bleached yellow wax, the sign of a funeral Mass. Cardinal Cushing wore black vestments instead of the brilliant scarlet robes of his office as a prince of the church. Ave Maria Sung One of Kennedy's favorite hymns, the Ave Maria, was sung before the Mass by Luigi Vena, a Boston tenor who also sang at the late President's wedding. The cathedral choir then sang the ancient funeral hymn "Li bera Me" (which begins with the words, "Deliver me, oh Lord, from everlasting death . ) in a new setting by the Italian composer Perosi. The service conducted by Car dinal Cushing was what is known technically as a "low" Mass, which means that it was the simplest type of Mass, spok en rather than sung, with a single priest officiating rather than the three who would have been required had the family chosen a Solemn High Mass. There was no eulogy. Insofar as the service itself went, the deceased son of the church be fore the altar might have been an unknown laborer rather than the President of the United States. The emphasis of the service was strongly focused on the Christian conviction that death is not the end, but the begin ning of a larger, eternal life. ...and let us also give thanks ; or the human dignity which we enjoy as froo individuals. ..for Ihe preservation of the peace. ..for Ihe ;:; prosperity of our great Nation. ..for lis thrifly and self-reliant citizens., .for our homos and (ho family .' happiness they bring... for the challenge of llio unlimited opportunities which lio abend, ML Wing and LOAN ASSOCIATION 201 West 6th Free Customer Parking In Our lot Robert F. Kyle, Mgr. Cambodia Plans Appeal to France To Fill Aid Gap PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (UPD Cambodia plans to turn to France and not the Commu nist world to fill the gap left by its refusal of U.S. aid, informed sources said today. Chief of state Prince Nor odom Sihanouk, who asked for an end to the more than $30 million in U.S. economic and military aid in a scries nf state ments this month, had been feared to be turning toward Communist China. But the sources said the prince has termed Communist aid "particularly dangerous" and declared that "France is the most capable power to rep resent the Western world in this part of Asia." The Americans have been erased from this country," he was reported to have said. "The Communist powers arc erasing themselves." Advocated Independence France gave Cambodia its in dependence 10 years ago after a 100-year protectorate. Sihan ouk was one of the staunchest advocates of independence, but French cultural influence re mains strong here. Western ollicials were con cerned that Communist China or the Soviet Union would step into the vacuum left when U.S. military advisers leave at the prince's request and when U.S. aid, which pays for 20 per cent of Cambodia's strategic imports and 40 per cent of army sal aries, is terminated. (Communist China warned the United States it would give Cambodia "all out support" if it is invaded in an action insti gated by the United States and Its vassals. ) Makes Plot Charges Sihanouk, in renouncing U.S. aid, charged Hint the United States wns aiding Cambodian rebels who were plotting to overthrow him. He said the reb els were headquartered in neighboring South Viet Nam. The sources said the prince has not yet asked France di rectly for aid, but has made it clear Cambodia would be glad to accept it from France. He is reported to have said that France was the only Western nation not "practicing an im perialist or neo-colonialist pol icy in Asia." The future of the French mil itary advisers in Cambodia was not clear. In his original re- I quest lor the end of U.S. aid. Sihanouk also called (or their withdrawal. His statements on French in fluence also wero not being taken as his final word on the subject. The 41-year old prince is noted for changing his mind, and did so several times on the subject of U.S. aid this month. President Plans Reception for Foreign Leaders WASHINGTON (UPI Presi dent Johnson led his fellow citi zens and the mighty of the earth today in mourning a fall en comrade, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The new Chief Executive of the United States, ramrod straight, his face etched with sadness, joined with millions around the world in paying his last respects to the slain Presi dent. But within hours after the last, sad rites for his former chief, Johnson must take up anew the great burdens of the office so suddenly thrust upon him. He planned a reception for the many foreign heads of state attending the funeral, the great est number ever to gather in the United States for any rea son. It was expected that some of the pressing international problems facing the new admin istration would be touched upon, If only briefly. Setting Fast Pace Johnson, working at a breath taking pace since his elevation to the presidency in Dallas Friday, also was expected to confer with aides and high of ficials throughout the day. He goes belore a joint ses sion of Congress Wednesday a p.m. iiM to outline nis concept of the presidency and to plead once again for nation al unity. Congressional leaders pledged him bipartisan coopera- ...... ' Johnson already was receiv ing suggestions as to his con duct of foreign policy. Chair man J. William Fulbright, D Ark., of the Senate Foreign Re lations Committee, and Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper, R Iowa, ranking Republican mem ber, joined Sunday in urging him to arrange an informal "exploratory" meeting with So viet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev. The President's third day in office began at 10 a.m. Sunday at his home in the Spring Val ley section of Washington. He received a briefing from Direc tor John A. McCone of the Cen tral Intelligence Agency and McGcorge Bundy, President Kennedy's special assistant for national security.- Attends Church . An hour later he attended services at St. Mark's Episco pal Church, joining members of the congreeation for coffee af terward. Then at 12:40 p.m. he went to the White House to join the cortege escorting President Kennedy s body to the Capitol. Back at his makeshift execu tive offices in the old State De partment building near the White House, he conferred with Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and received a firsthand report on the situation in South Vict Nam. With him were Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara, Undersecretary of State George W. Ball and Bundy. He left his office at 7 p.m. The days and hours o( Lyndon Barnes Johnson had just begun. Caisson Carries Remains of Late President Down Pennsylvania Avenue By BRUCE AGNEW WASHINGTON (UPD - The body of slain President Ken nedy began its last journey through the capital at 10:48 a.m., EST. It was a sombre retracing of the route Kennedy had followed in triumph after his inaugura tion 34 months ago. A crowd of 20,000 jammed the Capitol Plaza, bareheaded and silent, as the coffin of the 35th President of the United States was carried down the long Capitol steps by its uni formed bearers. Waiting at the bottom were Kennedy's widow, Jacqueline, her face hidden by a black veil, and his two brothers, Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. The band began to play, "Hail to the Chief." The young Chief. The dead Chief. The crowd stood silent in a hushed city. Many of them had waited in line all night in hopes of pass ing through the Rotunda under the Capitol dome where the President lay in state only to be turned away when time ran out. The casket was placed atop its caisson, a piece of military equipment older than Kennedy was. It was the same caisson which carried the body of , In the sunshine, the wooden Franklin D. Roosevelt through the same saddened Washington streets 18 years before. At the foot of the marble stairs, across from Kennedy's widow and brothers, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the com mandant of the Coast Guard stood at attention. Last Procession Starts Then, with muffled drums throbbing, John Fitzgerald Ken nedy was borne on his last pro cession through the capital of the nation he had led. Behind the caisson, a walking soldier led the black, riderless horse with boots reversed in the stirrups which traditionally follows the body of a fallen leader. As it did Sunday, the black horse jerked its head against its bridle, and drummed its hooves on the pavement in nervous distress. The caisson left the Capitol grounds and, at 11:10 a.m., turned sharply onto Pennsyl vania Avenue. The crowds packed densely along the cortege route were dressed warmly against the chill weather. Many had shiv ered through the night, waiting. The great government build ings along Pennsylvania Avenue cast long shadows, so that the caisson passed from light to dark, and then to light again, as it moved past the watchers. spokes of the wheels glistened as if wet. Waiting at the White House were French President Charles de Gaulle, Britain's Prince Philip, and the other world leaders who would follow on foot as Mrs. Kennedy walked behind the coffin of her hus band from his home to the ca thedral. Others gathered at the ca thedral. Former President Harry S. Truman arrived at 11:30 a.m. His daughter Margaret had to help him up the steps. Alice Roosevelt Longworth daughter of Theodore Roose velt who had succeeded to the presidency when- William Mc- Kinley was assassinated in 1901, entered the still incompleted cathedral, a 65-year-old church drab on the outside but a gut tering jewel within. New York Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller and his wife were there just a few minutes be fore former Vice President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon. An Arab diplomat arrived in flowing desert robes black and white, the colors of mourning. There was a delegation of House members, also Alabama Gov. George Wallace, his bitter disputes with Kennedy forgot ten West Berlin Mayor winy Brandt . . . AFL-CIO President George Meany . . . astronaut John Glenn ... the Rev. Billy Graham, world leaders and diplomats, filing two by two in to the church physical evi dence that a world mourned. Heart Gas? Stop Choking Heart Gas in 5 Minutes or your 35t back at tfruRgist. Chew Bell-ant tablets at first sign of distress. 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