Post-Mexico Unemployment Claim
After reaching Dallas, Oswald visits the employment commission and files another unemployment compensation claim.
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October
Return From Mexico
Oswald returned to the Dallas area after failing to obtain the Cuban and Soviet visas he had sought in Mexico City.
Return Route via San Antonio
Oswald's Greyhound journey to Dallas passes through San Antonio and substantially follows the Interstate 35 corridor.
YMCA Registration
Oswald spends the night at the YMCA and registers as a serviceman to avoid paying the membership fee.
Mexico Trip Disappointment
Marina later testifies that Oswald returned disappointed and discouraged because his effort to reach Cuba had failed.
Oswald Returns from Mexico
When Oswald appeared at the Paine home on October 4, he told Paine that he had been unsuccessful in finding work elsewhere.
Padgett Printing Application
The day after returning from Mexico, Oswald applies for work as a typesetter trainee at Padgett Printing.
Limited Test Ban Treaty Ratified
Signs the United States instrument of ratification for the Limited Test Ban Treaty.
Linnie Mae Randle Job Suggestion
Linnie Mae Randle told Paine that the Texas School Book Depository might need additional order fillers because Randle's brother had recently been hired there.
Neighbor Coffee Conversation
During coffee with neighbors on October 14, Paine discussed Oswald's unemployment while Marina Oswald was present.
North Beckley Room Rental
Oswald rented a room at 1026 North Beckley Avenue on October 14, 1963, registering under the name O. H. Lee.
Oswald Residence
Roberts rents a room to Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald Told of Job Interview
When Oswald telephoned that evening, Paine told him that Roy Truly had agreed to interview him at the Texas School Book Depository.
Ruth Paine Telephone Call
Ruth Paine telephoned the Texas School Book Depository on October 14 and spoke with Roy Truly about possible employment for Lee Harvey Oswald.
Telephone Call to Roy Truly
Paine telephoned the Texas School Book Depository and spoke with superintendent Roy Truly about possible employment for Oswald.
Depository Job Interview
Roy Truly interviewed Oswald at the Texas School Book Depository on October 15, 1963, and hired him as a temporary order filler.
Order Filler Hiring
Truly hired Oswald as an order filler after interviewing him at the Texas School Book Depository.
Oswald Employment Interview
Truly interviewed Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas School Book Depository on October 15 after Ruth Paine had telephoned about possible work.
Texas School Book Depository
Oswald is hired by Roy Truly at Texas School Book Depository
Depository Employment Begins
Oswald began work at the Texas School Book Depository on October 16, 1963, filling customer book orders for $1.25 an hour.
Texas School Book Depository
Through Ruth Paine Oswald found a job filling book orders at the Texas School Book Depository, where he started work on October 16
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Hosty receives reporting about Oswald's Mexico City contacts.
Soviet Embassy
Hosty receives reporting about Oswald's Mexico City contacts.
Marina Second Daughter Birth
Marina continued living with Paine through the birth of her second daughter on October 20 and remained there afterward.
Foreign Missile and Space Analysis Center
McCone directed creation of the Foreign Missile and Space Analysis Center to strengthen independent CIA assessment of foreign missile and space capabilities.
Demonstrations
US Ambassador of the United Nations Adlai Stevenson is jeered, jostled, struck by a protest sign, and spat upon during a visit to Dallas
Fair Play for Cuba Report
DeBruey authored an FBI report on the Fair Play for Cuba Committee's New Orleans activity after Oswald had left the city.
FPCC Activity Monitoring
DeBruey's report stated that Cuban sources would be monitored for signs of renewed FPCC activity following Oswald's departure from New Orleans.
South Vietnam Coup Policy Meeting
McCone joined Kennedy, McNamara, Robert Kennedy, and Bundy in reviewing the rapidly developing coup situation and American responsibilities in South Vietnam.
Irwin Weiner Telephone Call
The HSCA found that Ruby called Chicago bondsman Irwin Weiner on October 26, 1963, and was not satisfied with Weiner's later explanation that the call concerned only Ruby's labor dispute.
Air Strike Planning Report
An archival report dated October 30, 1963, described Frank Fiorini as an American pilot involved in planning air strikes against Cuba.
Dallas Airtel on Irving Inquiry
Hosty reported the results of his Irving pretext inquiry in an FBI airtel describing Marina's residence and Oswald's visiting arrangement.
Harriman Vietnam Coordination Discussion
McCone told Averell Harriman that CIA had not coordinated or endorsed the August policy cable on South Vietnam as Harriman had been led to believe.
Irving Pretext Inquiry
Hosty conducted a pretext inquiry near 2515 West Fifth Street in Irving to establish where Marina and Lee Harvey Oswald were staying.
Marina Residence Confirmed
Hosty's October 30 inquiry established that Marina Oswald was living with Ruth Paine in Irving.
Nofio Pecora Telephone Call
The HSCA found that Ruby called a New Orleans trailer park office associated with Marcello lieutenant Nofio Pecora on October 30, 1963, although Pecora denied speaking with Ruby.
Oswald Visiting Arrangement Identified
Hosty learned that Lee Harvey Oswald visited Marina at the Paine residence but was not living there during the working week.
FBI
FBI agent James Hosty visits Paines home to discover where Oswald is living, speaks to both Paine and Marina Oswald
FBI
FBI agent James Hosty visits Paines home to discover where Oswald is living, speaks to both Paine and Marina Oswald
FBI
FBI agent James Hosty visits Paines home to discover where Oswald is living, speaks to both Paine and Marina Oswald
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