Some First Reports the Dallas Times Herald 11/23/63

[Gary Craig]

------------ First Reports out of Dallas, November 1963 -------------

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FIRST REPORTS OUT OF DALLAS
TAKEN FROM THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 11/25/63

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In an article written for the Associated Press by Dallas policeman
M.N. McDonald and printed in this paper, he states: "I was cruising
towards Oak Cliff, across the river (Trinity that splits Dallas almost
in half). I got a call about 1:30 p.m. The radio dispatcher, G.D.
Henslee, first told me to check the alleys. The next tip was that a
guy that fitted the description they were giving was in a branch
library out in Oak Cliff. This didn't take long to be a phoney. The
next one said a man acting funny was holed up in the balcony of the
Texas Theater. I headed that way in a hurry. The cashier at the
picture show was the one who called in to say this guy was acting
supicious and hidden out in the balcony.

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ASSINATION Or PRESIDENT KENNEDY
Officer Buddy Walther, Deputy Sheriff Dallas County Sheriff's Office
(Investigating officer most sign)
Date Nov 22, 1963

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"...we started towards 10th Street, where the police officer had
been killed in an effort to obtain further information and then received
radio information from Deputy Sheriff Bill Courson, who was also in the
Oak Cliff area, that the suspect was in the balcony of the Texas Theatre
on West Jefferson . We arrived at this location within a few seconds
and were met by mant other officers. Upon proceeding to the balcony
of the theatre, I ordered the manager to turn on the house lights . Some
unknown officer was holding a white man at the steps of the balcony and
I proceeded on into the balocony.I looked over the balcony and saw a
commotion in the center section, near the back, in the downstairs of the
theatre, and I hollered to other officers, "He's downstairs" ., and we
all ran down the steps and to the area of the commotion. When I reached..."
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