FBI
Sometime after being spectrographically examined by the FBI in 1964 the FBI slides containing the trace physical elements of a bullet on the curbstone scar chip disappeared from the evidence
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Foreign Contacts Inquiry
Works on Warren Commission material concerning Lee Harvey Oswald's foreign contacts and Mexico City evidence.
Forensic Evidence
Examines fingerprint evidence connected with the rifle and paper bag evidence used in the Warren Commission inquiry.
Forensic Evidence
Examines fingerprint evidence connected with the rifle and paper bag evidence used in the Warren Commission inquiry.
FPCC Investigation
Under Warren's chairmanship, the Commission examined Oswald's Fair Play for Cuba Committee activities and his attempt to create a New Orleans chapter.
General
Appointed Commander of US Military Assistance Command in Vietnam
General
Appointed Commander of US Military Assistance Command in Vietnam
Golitsyn Counterintelligence Role
McCone approved an unusual advisory role for Soviet defector Anatoliy Golitsyn within CIA counterintelligence as officers investigated possible hostile penetration of the Agency.
Government
Resigns as Ambassador of South Vietnam but continues to advise President Johnson
Health of Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson begins to suffer from anxiety attacks & withdraws from touring to concentrate on song writing & record production
Hohenberg-Kohn Theorems
Co-formulates the theorems establishing electron density as a complete ground-state description.
Hosty Listed as Warren Commission Witness
The Commission's published witness list identified James P. Hosty Jr. as an FBI agent whose testimony appeared in the assassination hearings.
How to Murder Your Wife
Stars in, "How to Murder Your Wife"
Im Gonna Be Strong
Records, " Im Gonna Be Strong"
KGB (Committee for State Security)
Part of the evidence against Nosenko is from the work of defected KGB Major and CIA agent Peter Deriabin who had worked in the same parts of the Soviet KGB where Nosenko had claimed to have worked, but found the details of Nosenko's stories unconvincing
Legislation
Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawing segregation in public accommodations and discrimination in education and employment
Magic Bullet
In its conclusion, the Warren Commission found "persuasive evidence from the experts" that a single bullet caused the President's neck wound and all the wounds in Governor Connally
Mobilization
Asks SAC to improve its capabilities for limited war
Nation of Islam
Malcolm X provides Clay with the name Cassius X, discarding his surname as a symbol of enslavement. Ali reveals that he is a member of the Nation of Islam (called the Black Muslims)
Nation of Islam
Malcolm X provides Clay with the name Cassius X, discarding his surname as a symbol of enslavement. Ali reveals that he is a member of the Nation of Islam (called the Black Muslims)
New Orleans Cuban Group Review
The Commission reviewed information on undercover Cuban activity in New Orleans and reported that federal information revealed no anti-Castro group knowledge of Oswald before the assassination.
Nosenko Warren Commission Assessment
McCone accepted the counterintelligence view that Yuri Nosenko should not testify before the Warren Commission while the CIA continued disputing the credibility of his claims about Lee Harvey Oswald.
Olympic Gold Medal
Winner of the heavy weight boxing Olympic gold medal
Organisation of African Unity
Discussions with the exiled author Julian Mayfield, one of Malcolm Xs hosts during his 1964 trip to Africa, convince Malcolm X of the need for a social, political & economic organisation that would Afro & US Blacks
Oswald Counterintelligence File Review
CIA counterintelligence reviewed Oswald's prior Soviet defection, Mexico City contacts, and Fair Play for Cuba Committee activity during post-assassination inquiries.
Oswald Mexico Trip Inquiry
Warren's commission reconstructed Oswald's September 1963 travel to Mexico City and his efforts to obtain permission to enter Cuba.
Oswald Residence
Provides testimony about Marina Oswald living at her home and Lee Harvey Oswald's visits before the assassination.
Oswald: Assassin or Fall Guy?
Joesten published Oswald: Assassin or Fall Guy?, arguing that Kennedy's assassination involved a conspiracy and disputing the official portrayal of Lee Harvey Oswald as the sole assassin.
Outer Comet Reservoir
Whipple considers a trans-Neptunian reservoir as a possible source for short-period comets.
Photographic Evidence
Presents photographic evidence and analysis to the Warren Commission concerning assassination images and exhibits
Pickwick Records
Works as a staff songwriter for Pickwick Records, writing commercial songs before forming the Velvet Underground.
Pro-Castro Conspiracy Inquiry
The Commission investigated whether the Cuban government or pro-Castro organizations had encouraged Oswald and reported no evidence establishing such involvement.
Reform of Civil Rights
Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawing segregation in public accommodations and discrimination in education and employment
Relativity, Theory of
Irwin Shapiro predicts a gravitational time delay of radiation travel as a test of general relativity
Ruby Evidence
Testifies about his claimed encounter with Jack Ruby at Parkland Hospital after Kennedy was shot.
Second Floor Encounter
Reports encountering Oswald in the Depository lunchroom shortly after the assassination.
Secret Cuba Flight Allegation Review
The Warren Commission found no evidence supporting allegations that Oswald made a clandestine flight from Mexico to Cuba and back.
Sends a U
Sends a U.S. naval force towards Brazil to prevent a leftist takeover
Shapiro Delay
Predicts gravitational time delay in radar signals passing near the Sun.
Shapiro Time Delay
Predicts a measurable relativistic delay in planetary radar signals.
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