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<text id=89TT0568>
<title>
Feb. 27, 1989: American Notes:Dallas
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
Feb. 27, 1989 The Ayatullah Orders A Hit
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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NATION, Page 25
American Notes
DALLAS
See Oswald's Lair -- for $4
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<p> Now, for just $4 ($3 for senior citizens), one can ride an
elevator to the sixth floor of the former Texas School Book
Depository in Dallas and see the perch from which Lee Harvey
Oswald gunned down a President. The book cartons have been
arranged just the way Oswald placed them 25 years ago to avoid
being seen by co-workers. True, a clear screen keeps tourists
from entering the assassin's lair, but the view of Dealey Plaza
from accessible windows is about the same. One cannot, however,
bring a rifle to check out the sights. A metal detector has
been set up to spot gun toters.
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<p> The controversial display opened this week, after years of
local arguments over how, if at all, the site should be
preserved. A private nonprofit foundation raised $1.3 million to
create the museum, and Dallas County, which owns the building,
built a reception area with a $2.2 million bond issue. The
Kennedy family, which was known to oppose the project, was not
consulted on the plans.
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