The front page article included a photo from his appearance at George Daniel Field.
Staff Writer Jack LaVriha filed his report while covering the Kennedy motorcade as it made its way around Northern Ohio. He pointed out that it was believed “that Kennedy became an overnight political hero as the result of his first TV debate Monday night with his GOP rival, Vice-President Richard M. Nixon.”
It’s interesting that Kennedy was in Lorain the day after that historic debate.
The rest of the Wednesday, September 28, 1960 issue of the Journal had additional articles and photos related to the Senator’s visit. Here are a few more pages, culled from microfilm at the Lorain Public Library. (The first one is the continuation of the front page story.)
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Kennedy’s motorcade also paid a quick visit to Elyria after his appearance in Lorain. For a well-written reminisce by Marci Rich about that campaign event, as well as some great photos (including the one below), visit this Chronicle-Telegram link.
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| Attorney J. William McCray (left) with John F. Kennedy, then the Democratic Presidential nominee on Sept. 27, 1960 at a rally at Lorain’s George Daniel Stadium. Originally published in the Chronicle-Telegram Sept. 28, 1960. Courtesy Chronicle-Telegram and William McCray family. |
