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Long-lost JFK memorabilia found in Dallas.(Main)

Article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) Article date: February 18, 2008

Byline: JENNIFER EMILY McClatchy

DALLAS - The Dallas County district attorney's office has unearthed a treasure trove of memorabilia from the aftermath of President John F. Kennedy's assassination in an old safe on the 10th floor of the courthouse.

It includes personal letters to and from former District Attorney Henry Wade, a gun holster, official records from the Jack Ruby trial, letters to Ruby and clothing that probably belonged to him and Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, said Dallas County Dis trict Attorney ...

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