Steve Roe

Greg, actually the front window at the GPO was open at 8:00 AM. VOLUME II: HSCA REVIEW AT HQ - OSWALD CHRONOLOGY (maryferrell.org) This was consistent with my research on the GPO front window counter over the years in old newspaper accounts. That was a busy post office roughly 1/2 mile away from JCS on Browder Street. Oswald often walked on Ervay street to his post office box from his JCS work. You can find that in Dennis Ofstein's WC testimony.

You're mistaken again. First of all, it was JCS, not TSBD. JCS did not have a punch clock timecard, like Reilly Coffee or Leslie Welding. The "clock-registered" time on the handwritten job timesheet refers to the actual times entered on each job, I.E 9:15 to 10:00 (Sam Bloom), 10:00 to 10:15 (Sears) for example. Each job had to agree in sequence so they could payroll can account accurately what to pay the employee. Oswald could have very easily fudged his written timesheet. From the GPO to JCS was only a 15-minute walk.

Chris, this is a great observation. In the Sawyer photo he is clearly holding a bottle of Dr. Pepper. In the other photo, which I enhanced lighting, it clearly shows the iconic white label. So yes, both bottles are Dr. Pepper and most likely was Sawyer's. Good to see somebody paying attention. Kamp has made some extremely dubious claims over the years, and now he dismisses the 2nd floor lunchroom encounter which is beyond laughable. Good work and let us know when you move into Kamp's home.

Mr. Krome, you are mistaken. Dial Duwayne Ryder did not live on West 5th street in 1963, he lived at 2028 Harvard St. in Irving in 1963, approximately 3 miles away. FBI agent Emory Horton came to his house on November 25th and interviewed him. Warren Commission, Volume XI: Dial Duwayne Ryder (history-matters.com) Here's SA Horton's report with the correct address (2028 Harvard St.). Commission Document 5 - FBI Gemberling Report of 30 Nov 1963 re: Oswald (maryferrell.org) Charles Klihr, who lived at 2046 Rosebud in Irving was also some distance away (4 miles from the Paine house on 2515 West 5th). I wouldn't call them neighbors in 1963, would you? I think we can put this in the circular file and move on.

Hi Pamela. I think Oswald was growing impatient with getting nowhere with the Soviets or the Cubans for his transit visa. I can see Oswald getting agitated and frustrated about it, especially when Hosty brought up Mexico City. I'm sure Oswald was angry about that, confirming his belief the FBI was tailing him.

The photo that was used on Oswald's Cuban Visa application was found in Oswald's possessions. They are one and the same (a copy). It was shown to Marina, and she didn't recognize it, but she recognized the tan pullover sweater. The Visa photo was stapled to the application when it was sent off to Havana. The other photo found in Oswald's possessions, naturally did not have a staple mark. The plausible answer was Oswald had one or more of those photos with him and took it down to Mexico City. That would explain why the FBI could not find any local photo shops in Mexico City that remembered him taking pictures. Even though Duran told him where to go take a visa photo, most likely he went back to his room and submitted the photo in his possession for his application. The clothes Oswald wore at the Cuban Consulate did not match what he had on in the visa photo. The tan pullover sweater is CE 161 (FBI Q188). It was found at Beckley. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=1133#relPageId=544 Oswald was in Mexico City, and there's plenty of evidence to back it up.

There were several newspaper articles in the Picayune and States-Item. They mentioned how long the fleet was going to be berthed and it was open to the public to view. There were a few pictures of the fleet and aboard the carrier. One of the articles did mention the Wasp fleet was involved in the Cuban blockade. Harbor patrol ran Oswald off.

We spent quite a bit of time walking around Lafayette Square, that seemed to be "Oswald Central". We located the old Reily Coffee building, still there on Girod/Magazine. Then we spent some time examining old photos of the Newman building on Camp/Lafayette (torn down). Also, we attempted to find the Lafayette postal substation where Oswald got his mail. There was an old post office there, but there was some discussion whether it was in the Federal Building. Wandering around we located the old print shop location where Oswald designed and had printed his leaflets/handbills. That was just around the corner from Reily Coffee. Also of some interest was Gallier Hall (Old New Orleans City Hall) where Cuban exiles held many functions over the years. That's right off Lafayette Square. Continuing on we located the exact location where Oswald was handing out his handbills in front of the old International Trade Mart on Common/Camp streets. Bill Brown used some old photos and located the exact spot. It had nothing to do with Clay Shaw, rather Oswald's protest of the trade embargo with Cuba. He did another similar handbill demonstration at the Dumain Wharf where the USS Wasp was berthed for about a week or so. The Wasp was involved in the Cuban blockade and was in the local New Orleans newspapers.

Gerry, I'm not aware of any left-wing attractions or shops in New Orleans in 1963. If there were, I doubt Oswald would have known about them. He was fresh off his murder attempt on General Walker in Dallas just 2 weeks earlier, so I'm sure he behaved himself. The time period you are discussing is from April 25th (moves in with the Murrets) to May 10th when he began work at Reily's and moved into his Magazine apartment. Approximately ~2 weeks. His main focus was to find a job and get established with an apartment. During this time period, with limited funds, he was restricted somewhat on his activities. One of his first orders of business was to visit the Louisiana Unemployment office (located on 630 Camp Street) to file a claim and seek employment help. That was done on April 26th. His was seeking photography work as per his previous experience at JCS in Dallas. Oswald was referred to the George Repell Studio and he did go there to fill out an application. It is assumed that Oswald used public transportation to go to these places and being gone all day, I'm sure he ate frugally. Plenty of inexpensive bakeries, food stands were available. Or perhaps he didn't eat anything and packed some snacks. It's unknown. Strangely, his Aunt Lillian Murret said he didn't eat breakfast. There are time gaps for certain, as we don't know where Oswald was going all the time. But on April 28th, he did visit his father's gravesite. The following day on April 29th he went back to the Unemployment office to file an amended claim which was in attempt transferring his Texas Unemployment claim that was finally approved on May 8th due to some error on his Social Security number. Some of his job search claims as required by the Louisiana Unemployment office were bogus. But to continue receiving benefits, that was a requirement. Meanwhile, he attempted to contact other family members and did visit his other Aunt Hazel (she lived in Metairie), who gave him a photo of his deceased father during this time period. Oswald did borrow $30 - $40 from his Uncle Dutz Murret to help secure his Magazine apartment and groceries. He paid the Garner's $65 rent. So, he was running low on cash, no doubt. Bottom line, I have no idea where Oswald was in those time gaps. Since he grew up in New Orleans and was familiar with the area, I don't see him sightseeing for pleasure and entertainment all that much.

Gerry, regarding the library card, yes, the application was found at the Napoleon Branch. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=59608#relPageId=70&search=Napoleon_library So, it appears that's where he applied for the library card and rules out the Main Library on Loyola. Yes, he could use that library card at the Main Library or anywhere in Orleans Parish. It was most likely that libraries required books checked out to be return to the same library. As someone who used the old Dewey Decimal system in library card file cabinets to locate a particular book on a shelf, it would be chaotic for library patrons to drop off books in another library messing up their inventory system. As you mention, his employment status was required and good point, he might have been waiting on his Reily check stub. I believe they paid on Fridays as I have two copies of Reily checks on May 17 and May 31 (both Fridays). Not sure if they paid weekly offhand, if so, that might explain why he waited till Monday to submit his employment proof to the librarian. The real sleeper that many don't know about is the William Manchester book Portrait of a President that Oswald checked out from Napoleon.

Gerry, that is a head scratcher. Normally library cards are issued on the same day as application. They are applicable to all libraries in the same county, or in Oswald's case, parish. You have to be a resident of said county/parish to obtain one. I don't see any library letting folks leave with a book without a library card. I do remember you could reserve a book and pick it up to read in the library. Whether or not this is the case with the Mao book, I have no idea. I guess it's possible that the library held onto the book in Oswald's name and when he got his library card (you have to show proof that you are a resident), then they allowed him to check it out (leave with it). Maybe he didn't have the necessary proof on May 22nd and showed up on May 27th with a utility bill, or something to prove he lived on Magazine Street. Just speculation, no proof that this was the case. If I'm reading the documents right, then the Mao book by Robert Payne was the first book he checked out? The library card was issued at the Napoleon Branch as per documents. As far as the Main Library on Loyola, near his work, that was checked on by reporters if he ever checked out any books. Appears that he did not. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=10766#relPageId=62&search="Napoleon_Branch" May 22, 1963, was a Wednesday, and subsequently May 27th was on a Monday. Either way, since Oswald was already employed at Reily's, then most likely he went after work to fill out his application. As per documents, the library card was issued at the Napoleon Branch. If I recall from my last visit down there with Bill Brown, Fred Litwin and others, it was approximately 1/4 to 1/2 mile away from Oswald's Magazine apartment. Easy walking distance. The Napoleon Branch library was not that big, typical of branch libraries. For the most part is still looked the same as we viewed old photos down there of its interior courtesy of the branch librarian, a nice Russian lady. It's in an old historic building, but there were some minor interior modifications done over the years. It had central air conditioning on our visit, not sure if they had that in 1963 or window units. If it did have A/C, then I can see why Oswald spent some time there to escape the summer heat in New Orleans. The New Orleans library was generous with their check out time of 2 weeks. I believe Dallas was only 1 week, if I recall right. I suspect PMJ just went with the May 22nd date on the book list and didn't reconcile it with the library card issue date. Either she missed it or was perplexed as we are with no rational explanation. Regarding pin boards in libraries, I remember there were a few. Usually these were notifications on jobs or volunteer work in the library. Certainly, laundromats, grocery stores had them. Good topic, beats the "Invasion of the Bethesda Brain Snatchers" hands down.

Bill, of course this mega-silly. Growing up and Dallas, I can confirm Lancaster was pronounced phonetically "Lank-ur-ster". That's what my relatives called it, and friends of the family. We were often in the area on the street of Lancaster in the early 1960's in Oak Cliff. Similar to this, Dallas residents often referred to Zang Blvd as "Zang's". And as usual, they never think this through.

Wow, these Kiddie memes are so cute! It's amazing what you can do on your mom's computer. Maybe you guys should take them to school tomorrow and show your 6th grade teachers.

Larry there will be a zoom link to watch it. It starts at 11:00 AM PST. Mr. Morley has it on his latest substack.

Tom, the FBI had no idea how many rounds were fired through Oswald's rifle from April to November 1963. Right? Nobody did. The request for the comparison from the FBI test fired bullets with CE 399 were right after the assassination. But with CE 573 (the real Walker bullet) they wanted to be more precise. Why? "Lands" of the rifle barrel do have wear over time, depending on the number of rounds fired and the maintenance/cleaning of the barrel. This is why they were requesting test fired bullets or recovered bullets from April 1963. Which of course, there were none. When the rifle barrel "lands" wear, they do exhibit a different pattern on the grooves of the spent bullet. It could be somewhat less deep on the grooves of the bullet and flattened out somewhat over time. Bottom line, the FBI wanted any recovered bullets from that April time period to compare with CE 573. There were none, so that most likely factored in as well on their decision, that they could not conclude that CE 573 was fired exclusively from all other rifles. The condition of the mangled bullet as well was also consideration. Nichol states in his WC testimony that the FBI did not make conclusions on "probability".

Wait just a minute Tom. You and Ben Cole told the world that CE 573 that Nicol examined was not the real Walker bullet. Your article devotes a lot of time trying to convince everyone that the real Walker bullet was a steel-jacketed bullet, not CE 573. https://www.kennedysandking.com/john-f-kennedy-articles/walker-bullet-ce-573-is-it-real What is it? Real or a Switcheroo?

Excellent, thank you Greg.

Calling major BS, cite the doc Greg.

Bill, I'm sure you will agree with me that David Morales had absolutely nothing to do with killing the President. Right? It's important to the conspiracy folks on this forum to make that clear so no false impressions are implied.

Bill, I'm sure Ben wants to correct that error. The stumbling block is DiEugenio. If Ben can convince DiEugenio to go back and edit that mistake, then all is good.

No Larry I am not in Dallas. I do travel over there from time to time to see family and friends. Who were these DPD officers compromised by the "local mafia"? Names?

Larry, may I quote you on this statement?

Larry, I think it's fair to have this as a virtual Zoom panel discussion. Ben Cole is the main author of two Walker stories and should be able to be allowed to tell his side of the story. Just keep in mind the time differences, so Ben doesn't have to wake up 3:00 in the morning to jump on Zoom. If Tom Gram wants to travel to Pittsburg, that's fine. I won't be able to travel there at those time slots. I could be available to do a Zoom conference. Thanks for the invite.

Ok thanks Larry. What is the date of the Wecht conference?

Good luck trying to get that answer LOL!