26 September 1963
Baggage Claim 320435
Oswald checks his larger bag through toward Mexico City under baggage claim number 320435.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Nuevo Laredo in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Oswald checks his larger bag through toward Mexico City under baggage claim number 320435.
Oswald boards Flecha Roja bus 516 at Nuevo Laredo for the overnight journey to Mexico City.
A fellow passenger hears Oswald complain about Mexican immigration officials after he is allowed to return to the bus.
A passenger recalls Oswald hurriedly eating a banana near customs, apparently believing he could not carry the fruit into the United States.
Mexican officials temporarily remove Oswald from the bus at the border because of an alleged irregularity in his tourist papers.
Oswald crosses the International Bridge into Texas at about 1:35 a.m. on October 3.
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