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<b>What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham Martin And John</b> by <i>Tom Clay</i><br />

-What is segregation?

-I dont know what seggeration is.

-What is bigotry?

-I dont know what biggery is.

-What does... hatred mean?

-I dont know what that is..

-What is prejudice?

-Hmm.. I think its when someones sick.

[whistle] -Rise and shine, boys!

-One, two, three, four! One, two, three, four!

...(machine gun fire)...

...

Anybody here, seen my old friend John, can you tell me where hes

gone?

-Were at the Trademark, the motorcade is coming by here, I can see many

many motorcycles coming

by now, police motorcycles. Just heard a call on the radio for all

units along Industrial, to pick up the

motorcade.

Somethings happened here, we understand there has been a shooting. The

presidential car coming up

now, we know its the presidential car. We can see mrs Kennedys pink

suit, theres a Secret Service

man spread eagle over the top of the car. We understand governor and

mrs Connolly are in the car,

with president and mrs Kennedy.

We cant see who has been hit if anybodys been hit, but apparently

something is wrong here,

something is terribly wrong. I am behind the motorcade now, (and as you

probably notice?) theyre

going to Parkland Hospital...

-We interrupt this program to bring you a special bulletin: Dallas

Texas, the flash, apparently official:

President John F. Kennedy died, at 1 p.m., central standard time.

Anybody here, seen my old friend Martin, can you tell me where hes

gone?

He has freed a lot of people, but it seems the good they die young.

-Weve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesnt really matter

with me now. Because Ive been to the

mountain top. And I