AP Headlines  Sunday April 4 4:03 PM 

Vandals Deface JFK Memorial

DALLAS (AP) - The John F. Kennedy Memorial was defaced by vandals with
spray paint wh[ich] caused thousands of dollars worth of damage.
The black and red graffiti on the interior walls of the downtown
memorial might have been done by a hate group, said Officer Leroy
Quigg of the Dallas police gang unit. The painted images included a
swastika.
Police believe the vandalism occurred late Friday night or Saturday
morning. Cleanup should be completed in a few days, officials said.

The monument attracts about 500,000 visitors annually. It was also
vandalized in 1997.
The memorial, built in 1970, consists of 50-foot-high white concrete
walls that surround a square black marble slab bearing the name of the
president who was assassinated nearby in 1963.
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