NATION : Defaced JFK Statue Repair Set
A newly dedicated statue of President John F. Kennedy on the Statehouse lawn will be returned to its foundry to clean graffiti painted by a man apparently obsessed with Marilyn Monroe, officials said today.
Workers using a mild acid were able to hose the paint off the base of the statue but did not attempt to treat the statue itself.
The man spray-painted white splotches of paint and the word “murderer” on the 8-foot bronze statue during the weekend.
The defacement took place on the 28th anniversary of Monroe’s suicide. The blond sex symbol has been linked romantically to Kennedy in published reports in recent years.
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