FPCC Charter Response
The Fair Play for Cuba Committee replied that a New Orleans chapter would need more participants before a formal charter could be issued.
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May
Birmingham Truce Negotiations
King supports negotiations that produce commitments to desegregate Birmingham businesses.
Fair Play for Cuba Committee Membership
Oswald joins the Fair Play for Cuba Committee and begins presenting himself publicly as a supporter of Fidel Castro's government.
Fair Play for Cuba Membership
Oswald applied for membership in the Fair Play for Cuba Committee after obtaining literature from the organization's national office.
New Orleans FPCC Charter Request
Oswald wrote the Fair Play for Cuba Committee requesting authority to create a New Orleans chapter and offered to rent a small office at his own expense.
New Orleans Travel Expenses
Paine paid the travel and related expenses when she transported Marina Oswald and her child to rejoin Lee Oswald in New Orleans.
New Orleans Visit
Paine stayed with the Oswald family during part of her May trip to New Orleans before returning to Texas.
Proposed New Orleans FPCC Branch
Oswald writes to Fair Play for Cuba Committee headquarters proposing a New Orleans branch, although investigators later find no evidence of other genuine branch members.
June
Equal Pay Act
The Act prohibits specified sex-based wage differentials for substantially equal work.
Civil Rights Address
Responds to Birmingham events by urging federal civil rights legislation.
Science Directorate Leadership Transition
Herbert Scoville left the research directorate, prompting McCone to reorganize CIA's science and technology structure and seek new leadership.
June Cuba Raid Allegation
Later HSCA records noted an allegation that Marcos Diaz Lanz invited Sturgis to take part in a proposed June 1963 raid against Cuba; investigators treated it as an allegation.
Dumaine Street Leafleting
Oswald distributed Hands Off Cuba literature near the USS Wasp at the Dumaine Street wharf, one of his earliest documented public FPCC activities in New Orleans.
Passport Application
Oswald applied for a new United States passport while planning foreign travel that eventually developed into his September journey toward Mexico City and a hoped-for visit to Cuba.
Passport Approved
The State Department routinely approved Oswald's passport application; the Warren Commission later found no evidence that special intervention accelerated its issuance.
Speech
Kennedy visits West Berlin "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner)
Visit to Berlin
Kennedy visits West Berlin "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner)
Fair Play for Cuba Printing
Using the name Lee Osborne, Oswald ordered Fair Play for Cuba Committee leaflets, applications, and membership cards for a proposed New Orleans chapter.
Hands Off Cuba Printing
Using the name Lee Osborne, Oswald ordered handbills, applications, and membership cards for the New Orleans Fair Play for Cuba Committee chapter he was attempting to create.
Jada Recruitment
Ruby traveled to New Orleans in June 1963 and recruited the stripper known as Jada to become a featured performer at the Carousel Club.
July
Binary Gravitational Radiation
Peters and Jon Mathews calculate gravitational radiation from two masses in Keplerian orbits, including the rate, angular distribution and polarization of the emitted energy.
Victory-Liston
Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the first round for a 2nd time in 1 year
Victory-Liston
Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the first round for a 2nd time in 1 year
Newport Folk Festival
Performs at Newport Folk Festival during his folk breakthrough.
Summer Correspondence with Marina
Paine and Marina Oswald corresponded while the Oswalds lived in New Orleans, discussing Marina's family circumstances and marital difficulties.
August
Bringuier Store Visit
Oswald visited Carlos Bringuier's store on August 5, 1963, and presented himself as willing to assist anti-Castro Cuban activities.
Cuban Student Directorate
On August 5 and 6, according to Carlos Bringuier, Oswald visited him at a store he owned in New Orleans, Bringuier was the New Orleans delegate for the anti-Castro Cuban Student Directorate
Directorate of Science and Technology Created
McCone created the Directorate of Science and Technology and selected Albert Wheelon to lead the expanded organization for technical intelligence and research.
Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC)
Oswalds activities in New Orleans in mid-1963 were investigated by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison during his prosecution of Clay Shaw in 1969
Guerrilla Training Claim
Oswald told Bringuier that his Marine experience included guerrilla-warfare training and offered to help train Cubans opposed to Castro.
Limited Test Ban Treaty Signed
The United States, Soviet Union and Great Britain sign the Limited Test Ban Treaty.
Oswald Anti-Castro Offer
Bringuier later testified that Oswald entered his store offering to train or assist Cubans fighting Fidel Castro.
Oswald Marine Guidebook
Bringuier received Oswald's Marine guidebook when Oswald returned after their initial discussion of anti-Castro activity.
Second Bringuier Store Visit
Oswald returned to Bringuier's store and left his Marine guidebook after discussing possible assistance to opponents of Fidel Castro.
Arrest With Cuban Exiles
Police arrested Bringuier and other Cuban exiles along with Oswald after the street confrontation.
Bail Arranger Underworld Connection
The HSCA found that a Murret-connected individual who arranged Oswald's bail after his August 1963 arrest was associated with two deputies in Carlos Marcello's organization.
Bringuier Confrontation
A confrontation developed when Carlos Bringuier and other anti-Castro Cubans encountered Oswald distributing pro-Castro literature.
Canal Street Confrontation
Bringuier confronted Oswald over his pro-Castro leafleting, leading to a disturbance that brought New Orleans police to the scene.
Canal Street FPCC Leafleting
Oswald distributed Fair Play for Cuba Committee literature in downtown New Orleans, bringing his pro-Castro activity into direct contact with anti-Castro Cuban exiles.
Disturbing the Peace Arrest
New Orleans police arrested Oswald after the confrontation surrounding his Fair Play for Cuba Committee leafleting.
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