FBI files on Kennedy assassination reveal clues and agency actions
Secret FBI documents show Hoover briefly entertained foreign conspiracy theories and later testified no evidence supported such plots. The 25 000 interviews covered every lead, including Oswald’s behavior and Marina Oswalds remarks, while FBI notes reveal unusual contacts and rapid file creation on ordinary citizens and groups connected to the case.
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FBI
Hoover
Hosty
James Hosty
Oswald
Kennedy
Secret Service
Dallas
George Lincoln Rockwell
Russia
Rockwell
New FBI Documents Align With Warren Report on Kennedy Slaying
Newly released FBI files totaling 40 001 pages largely echo the Warren Commission conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of John F Kennedy. They reveal Hoover briefly entertained a foreign conspiracy and later testified no evidence supported such a plot.
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Mike Feinsilber
UPI
Washington
FBI
John F. Kennedy
J. Edgar Hoover
Oswald
White House
Warren Commission
Kennedy
John F
Warren
Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
Cuba
Hoover
Readers pose odd questions in Globe public service survey
The Boston Globe catalogs unusual reader inquiries ranging from coin dating and state attitudes to Navy brigs and rainbow lore. The public service list notes anonymous questions about safety, obituaries, relationships, and pregnancy, inviting answers.
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Boston
UPI
Public Service
The
Boston Globe
Las Vegas
Navy Yard
Charleston
S.C
Navy
Florida
Sam
Globe
First gunfire marks UMW strike at Ohio mine amid nationwide walkout
Violent clash erupts at a Meigs County Ohio mine as 25 to 30 pickets confront foremen and supervisory staff entering the second shift. No injuries reported. talks resume in Washington under federal mediators while UMW presses for health and retirement demands.
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Karen Southwick
United Press International
United Mine Workers
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Utah
UMW
Meigs County
Gary Wolfe
Wolfe
Ohio Highway Patrol
Washington
Arnold Miller
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Utah Highway Patrol
Carbon County
Swisher
Plateau
Soldier Creek
Dale Peterson
Indiana
James Kelly
UMW District 4
B-1 Decision Draws Fire As Soviet Air Power Edge Emerges
London based Jane's All the World's Aircraft warns that Carter's scrapping of the B-1 bomber accelerates Western decline in air power. It foresees Soviet advances including a new light fighter to counter cruise missiles and several new airborne missiles with ranges around 135 to 180 miles.
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Joseph W. Grigg
London
API
Carter
Rit
Jane
John W.R. Taylor
Jane’s
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Jane's
United States
Color TV Inventor Dies In Accident
Dr. Peter C. Goldmark 71, pioneer of color television, was killed in a Harrison New York auto crash. He oversaw CBS Laboratories and helped develop the field sequential color system challenged by RCA, whose compatible scheme became standard for black and white and color broadcasts. Goldmark aided NASA Apollo 15 moon mission coverage using his methods, despite RCA legal battles.
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James V. Healion
Hartford
Conn
UPI
Peter C. Goldmark
Jones Beach
New York
Long Island
New York City
Chrysler Building
Goldmark
Earth
Harrison
Leo Murray
Columbia Broadcasting System Laboratories
Stamford
CBS
Radio Corporation of America
CBS Laboratories
RCA
David Sarnoff
Sarnoff
National Spacer Administration
NASA
Supreme Court
Massachusetts Medical School Announces Mandatory Pay-Back Plan
The University of Massachusetts Medical School requires graduates to repay eight thousand dollars or serve one year in the state. Board votes to comply with a state law, despite objections, noting actual costs exceed forty four thousand dollars for a four year program.
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Eileen McNamara
Boston
UPS
University of Massachusetts
U.S. Medical School
Worcester School
Commonwealth
Roger‘Bulger
Umass Medical School
Board of Trustees
Bulger
Public
State Senate
Ways and Means Committee
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