Nic Martin

Taped this as well, it was a fantastic documentary, but Richard is right - where did you get the idea that Powers was Secret Service? Wasn't a snippet of the Powers film released, though? Just nothing from inside the Plaza. I could have sworn I had a portion downloaded from Love Field through part of the motorcade.

Hi Nic, if this was in response to me... thanks. But Garcia was interviewed on 23nov63. There was no investigation of Hidell by NOPD or FBI after the August arrest. If Oswald was truly carrying FPCC cards signed by "A Hidell", they would have looked into this person. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I knew he'd been interviewed, but I figured I'd throw that in there anyway.

Sorry for the lousy quality.

CE Exhibit 1141: LANCE A . GARCIA, Assistant Manager, Retailers' Commercial Company, Room 212 Delta Building, 348 Baroone Street, advised that this credit agency was a subsidiary of the Retail Credit Company of New Orleans, Louisiana, and further advised that his agency handled credit investigations only and explained that they dealt with nationally affiliated companies as well as some local companies in New Orleans on credit matters. GARCIA examined his files for the following listed names and explained that he thoroughly checked on conceivable variations in spellings, as well as in pronunciations' of these ones and stated that he could find no listings identifiable with these persons contained within the files: LEE HARVEY OSWALD A.J. HIDELL: ALEX HIDELL, ANA HIDELL

Excellent work Tim, very thorough, and you have a lot of good points. I'd thought about the Dallas/Watergate connections before, but never in great detail.

Well, a company in Germany has a game out of 9/11, so.. I like the game, personally, when Denis posted it earlier - I downloaded it. Rather nifty. The "buy" link isn't working for me right now though, so maybe later.

I knew she was still alive, there was something on CBSNews about her & Nellie Connally during the 40th anniversary last year. She looks virtually the same, if that one picture was anything to go by. I do think she's been approached the wrong way, nobody likes being told that they're believed to be involved in murder ( or, in the case of Lady Bird, that their husband was ), especially of the President. There's definitely something that clicks with me about Ruth Paine, I just don't quite know what it is yet. Maybe I'll find out. I'll definitely post a thread as to what I've found, people here will be the first to know.

That works for me. I like people having pictures as their avatar, makes it more personal, I think. However, I don't think people should be punished if they don't have a digital picture of themselves available, they should just - not have an avatar.

Well, I'm glad you think so..

I'll gladly take an "assignment," I need something to keep me busy. Mind if I look into Ruth Paine? This is probably well-known and I probably know it, too - but I'm running on high emotions and no sleep, so excuse me.. On a flick through my records... Cameron Forbes ( of the Forbes family related to Senator John F. Kerry ) was the Governor General of the Philippines. His niece, Ruth Forbes Paine Young, financed the International Peace Academy. It was her husband, Arthur M. Young, who INVENTED the Bell Helicopter used in the Korean & Vietnam wars. Her son, Michael R. Paine, was Ruth Paine's husband. Maybe Michael's work for Bell Hellicopters wasn't so odd after all, considering the family ties.

The most moving thing I've done, I think, was visiting Arlington a few weeks back when I was on vacation. I left white roses for all of the Kennedys, and this woman stopped my mother ( who I begged to throw the roses for me, because I have terrible aim ) and said that she thought it was a nice idea. My mother, of course, not wanting to take credit for mourning a Democrat, pointed to me and explained it was my idea. I've taped a note to my door to not forget, so - no need to worry.

Awesome comment about Marilyn, I'd have loved to see her - she was so gorgeous. I'll go to the store tomorrow and look into buying a tape, then get the shipping quote, and email you.

Awesome find. Thanks!

I'm up for it. You can set one up online at Petition Online if you want to.

I constantly say that I'm stuck in every generation I wasn't alive in, and it's true. When I was on vacation, I was listening to the 40's, 50's, and 60's stations on XM Radio ( but not the 70's.. the rock was good, but I hate disco ) - I love classic TV ( Leave it to Beaver, I Love Lucy, Andy Griffith Show, Get Smart ) - and classic movies ( Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, et cetera ). I'm between opinions on Marilyn's death at the moment, as to a Who-Dun-It, but I do believe it was a murder by enema judging on the medical evidence. However, as an everlasting comment to my dorkiness, here's a picture to check out. It's off-topic, so I've just linked it. Picture of one of the Walls in my Room - Monroe, Cher, & Def Leppard Anyway.. I'd gladly make copies of my tape to share with other researchers - it was taped on SP format in my room, so..

I saw it, and was lucky enough to tape it. It was a good documentary, and even though I had some of the footage on my computer, it's a good thing to have it on tape, too. I'd known the limo was at the Ford museum, but I hadn't seen any footage or images on what it looks like now, so that was good to have.

I'm 18, agnostic, militantly childfree ( basically someone that doesn't want kids - now, or ever ) living in a house of Lutheran Republicans, in a small town in Texas just north of Houston. I love reading, and collecting memorabilia relating to the Kennedy family. I'm sick of drama, and refuse to associate with people who dwell in it. I'm interested in a lot of subjects, as far as reading goes, but I always prefer history ( American, Italian, Egyptian, and of course - pop culture ) to fiction. My favorite actor is Al Pacino, and my favorite actress is Ava Gardner. I'm currently in my freshman year of college, with plans on pursuing a history major, political science minor - and eventually getting a double-masters in history & archival studies. My dream job would be as an archivist at the JFK Library in Boston.