Kennedy diary sold

Boston: A diary kept by a young John F. Kennedy during his brief stint as a journalist after World War 2 in which he reflected on Hitler and the weakness of the United Nations has sold for more than $NZ1 million.

Bostonbased RR Auction says the diary sold for $US718,750 ($NZ1.04 million). It was bought by Joseph Alsop, a JFK collector from Beverly, Massachusetts.

The diary includes 12 handwritten pages from 1945 when the 28yearold Kennedy was a correspondent for Hearst newspapers and travelled through Europe. — AP