HSCA Organized Crime Review
The HSCA identified Oswald's uncle Charles "Dutz" Murret as a minor New Orleans underworld gambling figure.
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HSCA Questions Hosty Credibility
The House committee criticized aspects of testimony concerning the destroyed note and the omitted address-book entry while continuing its FBI review.
HSCA Review of Martin Recantation
The HSCA concluded that the FBI had overstated Jack Martin's recantation, noting that Martin said he lacked evidence but believed his suspicions about Ferrie warranted investigation.
HSCA Review of Parkland Evidence
The House Select Committee on Assassinations reexamines Kantor's account and the evidence concerning whether Ruby was present at Parkland Hospital.
HSCA Reviews Hosty Address Book Entry
The House Select Committee on Assassinations examined why Hosty's information appeared in Oswald's address book and why it was omitted from an early FBI report.
HSCA Reviews Note Destruction
The House Select Committee examined Hosty's destruction of Oswald's note and the conflicting accounts of who ordered it destroyed.
HSCA Reviews Paine Contacts
House investigators reviewed Hosty's November 1963 contacts with Ruth and Marina Oswald when assessing allegations of an Oswald-FBI relationship.
Interiors Film
In 1978, Woody Allen made Interiors, his first dramatic feature, about a family affected by separation.
ISEE 3 L1 Solar Wind Monitoring
Uses the ISEE 3 mission architecture at the Sun-Earth L1 region to provide upstream measurements of solar-wind plasma and interplanetary magnetic conditions.
Jack Ruby Inquiry
Reviews Jack Ruby's contacts and possible organized crime links.
Magic Bullet
The 1978 House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations agreed with the Single-Bullet Theory but differed on the time frame
Marcello Driver Acquaintance
The HSCA reported that one of Marguerite Oswald's acquaintances, who also knew Charles Murret, had reportedly served as Carlos Marcello's personal aide or driver.
Marcello Organization Associations
The HSCA reported that Murret had associated during the 1940s and 1950s, and possibly later, with organized crime figures affiliated with Carlos Marcello's organization.
Marcello-Linked Acquaintances
The HSCA found that Marguerite Oswald knew several men associated with lieutenants in Carlos Marcello's organized crime network.
Marina Oswald Evidence
Reviews Marina Oswald testimony and related evidence from prior investigations.
Mexico City Impostor Evidence Weighed
The HSCA reviews witness descriptions, intelligence reports, photographs, visa records, and handwriting evidence while testing whether someone posed as Oswald in Mexico City.
Motorcade Route
To the tight of the "Badge Man" some researchers claim there is also a second person, self-proclaimed witness Gordon Arnold, who claimed in 1978 that he was filming the motorcade and heard a shot fired from his left
NCAA
Winner of the NCAA singles & team titles
Organized Crime Inquiry
Investigates whether organized crime had a role in the assassination.
Oswald Height and Proportion Study
The HSCA photographic panel finds that apparent height differences between Oswald photographs can result from camera position, distance, posture, and perspective.
Oswald Mexico City
Studies Oswald's Mexico City visit and related agency records.
Pioneer Venus Radar Mapping
The Pioneer Venus Orbiter begins radar observations that reveal broad topographic features beneath Venus's clouds.
Priesthood Restriction Ended
Church president Spencer W Kimball announced a revelation extending priesthood ordination and temple blessings to all worthy male members regardless of race.
Remember My Name Production
Robert Altman produced Remember My Name, a psychological drama directed by Alan Rudolph.
Rule of Panama Canal
Signs a Treaty with Panama to hand over the Canal by 2,000, ratified by the Senate
Secret Service Performance
Reviews Secret Service protection failures before the assassination.
Seven-Year Handwriting Comparison
Three HSCA handwriting experts compare Oswald documents from 1956 through 1963 and conclude that the same person wrote them throughout the period.
Single Bullet Theory
Reviews the single bullet theory and timing evidence.
Soviet Government Inquiry
Investigates whether the Soviet government was involved.
Street Hassle
Releases Street Hassle, mixing spoken narrative, rock arrangements and stark urban storytelling.
Studio Tan
Studio Tan is released, including the extended narrative composition The Adventures of Greggery Peccary.
The Coup
Publication of "The Coup"
The Deer Hunter
Walken wins an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 1978 film The Deer Hunter
The End of Power Publication
Publishes the memoir The End of Power, coauthored with Joseph DiMona, recounting his White House experience and the Watergate period.
The Life of the Mind
The Life of the Mind appeared posthumously in an edited two volume edition.
The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
Publication of "The Memoirs of Richard Nixon"
Treaty of Panama Canal
Signs a Treaty with Panama to hand over the Canal by 2,000, ratified by the Senate
Trip to Cuba
Committee investigators traveled to Cuba to pursue allegations of Cuban involvement and to seek documents, witnesses, and official responses.
Two-Oswald Facial Comparison
HSCA forensic anthropologists compare photographs of Oswald from different periods and find the facial dimensions consistent with a single individual.
Venus Sulfuric Acid Clouds
Pioneer Venus measurements strengthen evidence that the planet's global cloud deck consists mainly of sulfuric acid droplets.
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