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Welcome Welcome to the first annual JFK Lancer "November In Dallas" Conference presenting Evidence of Conspiracy on the assassi- nation of president John F. Kennedy and the wounding of Governor John Connally. For thirty three years after that horrible day citizens of the world have boldly come forward challenging the official story of how and why the assassination took place. In the words of JFK, "we do this not because it is easy, but because it is hard." It would be easy to be anywhere else but Dallas this week. But we have chosen to do what is hard. We have chosen to come to Dallas to show our committment to the truth. Our sincere appreciation to each you for your support, attendence and participation at the conference. Keep truth alive. Debra Conway Thomas Jones George Michael Evica eatured rs Keynote Speaker: We are pleased to have David Lifton as our Keynote speaker for the first "November In Dallas" Conference. David, with his impressive contributions to the case, will make a presentation you won't want to miss. DAVID LIFTON, is a graduate of Cornell University's School of Engineering Physics (1962). He is the author of "Best Evidence: Disguise and Deception in the Assassination of President Kennedy", originally published in hard- cover by Macmillan in 1981 at which time it was a Book of the Month Club Selection, and appeared on the New York Times best seller list for three months. It has had a most unusual publishing history, having been in print for 14 years, via a series of three publishers: Dell, in paperback (1982-88); Carroll and Graf, in trade paperback (1988- 93); and currently New American Library. David Lifton is also the producer and writer of the "Best Evidence: The Research Video", which was released in 1989, is distributed by Rhino (via MCA) and has sold nearly 50,000 copies. Lifton has lectured widely on the subject of the medical evidence and its relationship to the issue of conspiracy in the Kennedy assassination. He recently testified before the Assassination Records and Review Board, where he do- nated a special 35mm copy of the Zapruder film to the National Archives, as well as many of the original interviews that were the basis for "Best Evidence" He is currently working on a biography of Lee Oswald Closing Speaker: Mary Ferrell's closing statement in 1994 at the 30th anniversary of the assassination is legendary. Be ready to be inspired. APIARY FERRELL, a former legal secretary, was at the opposite end of Elm Street at the time of the assassination in Dallas and began indexing the newspapers that day. Beginning with 3" x 5" slips of paper, she listed each person, what they saw, and where they were standing. Later, adding any other information she found. Soon she had thou- sands of "pieces of paper" indexing magazine articles, the few books that had been written, and all newspaper articles. In late 1966, Jim Garrison found out about Mary and referred her to another archivist whom she was able to share information with for the next seventeen years. This became Mary's database and she has never stopped adding to it. While she states that her work is never more important than the work of those who write books or articles, many would disagree. Without the contribution of Mary's information, many of the books read would be terribly incomplete. Mary's impact on this case is immeasurable. Awards: First Annual Awards Saturday, November 23rd, 7:00pm Join us in recognizing the outstanding persons who have contributed so much to the search for truth. The JFK Lancer-Mary Ferrell "Pioneer" Awards The JFK Lancer-Mary Ferrell "New Frontier" Awards 4Will1111111111••111161 6 October In Dallas Conference 1996 JOHN NEWMAN, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland; author of "JFK and Vietnam," which traces Vietnam policy during the Kennedy administration, and "Oswald and the CIA," the first book based on the vast body of new material forced into release by the JFK Records Act of 1992. Dr. Newman has twenty years experience as a military intelligence officer and is currently an advocate for investigation of the Cocaine, Contras, and The CIA allegations. Newman will present this conference with the latest information and progress. DAN CHRISTENSEN, a Miami based journalist since 1974, currently with the "Daily Business Review,' a legal and business newspa- per in South Florida affiliated with Court TV and Time Warner, for the past eight years. Christensen holds a Masters degree in Political Scienc from the University of Miami and previously worked for the "Fort Lauderdale News/Sun Sentinal" and the "Miami News." He authored a two-part series on the "Sommerset and Milteer" episode of the JFK assassination and on the Martin Luther King, Jr. assassi- nation in the "Miami Magazine" (now called "South Florida") in 1976. His presentation will be on Sommerset, Milteer, and The Parrot Jungle incidents. Gerry Patrick Hemming Panel GERRY PATRICK HEMMING, ex-marine; early supporter of Fidel Castro; disenchanted with Fidel; organized several soldier of fortune and mercenary groups against Castro; now maintains he was palsied in Dallas, November 1-4 22nd, 1963. Hemming will participate in an open forum with a panel of researchers knowledgable in this area. co GORDON WINSLOW, Historian/Archivist to the Clerk of the 11th Judicial Circuit, Dade County, Florida. Assisted the Miami investi- o gallon of the Select Committee on Assassinations. Consultant on Cuban exile politics. Former Consultant to the Cuban Archives, FIU. rcs Participated in the first International JFK conference with the Cubans in Brazil, August 95. Met with former Cuban Intelligence in co Nassau, December 1995 in reference to JFK theories and evidence available in Cuba. Publisher of The Master Researcher Directory. b") • On the panel with Gordon: Charles Drago, E Jerry Rose, and John Newman Hemming today with Ed sherry " " d From left to right: 1.Man in black, LARRY DE JOSEPA 2. Man no sidearms, SAUL SAGE "force 3. FRANK STURGIS 4. ROY? fman in front is a passerby.) 5. ED COLLINS, in fatigues 6. HEMMING item item Miami Herald 6-28-61 ther ther Ano tp Dan Christenson. Ed Sherry, Hem- ming, and others at a recent Miami researchers' meeting. Parachute Training, Hemming on left Miami I lerald 6-27-61 Photos courtesy of Gordon Winslow JFK Lancer Productions & Publications 7 Margaret Snyder (M.L.S.) and Arthur Snyder (PhD. in physics) will present findings on the "jet effect" first postulated by Luis Alvarez, and later embraced by John Lattimer, the House Committee and Gerald Posner. The jet effect seeks to explain the movement of the President's head toward the shooter in the Book Depository. We will discuss Alvarez's original calculations and show video of his experiments using a higher powered rifle and soft nosed ammunition. We will show video of experiments done by Dr. Doug DeSalles using the correct rifle and ammunition. We will present preliminary results of our own experiments using a variety of bullets (soft nosed and military jacketed) and rifles (30.06 and soft nosed). We have taken video of shots taken at various kinds of melons. The emerging pattern seems to be that frangible (hunting) bullets can produce the jet effect, but military (jacketed) bullets which Oswald supposedly used do not. Future experiments and issues to be addressed will be outlined. The talk will show some experiments that show a jet affect and others that do not. It includes video of the following: • the original Alvarez experiments o Doug DeSalles experiments with the correct bullets and rifle. • Preliminary results from our own experiments using a variety of bullets, rifles and melons. The emerging patterns is that frangible (hunting) bullets can produce the jet effect in melons, but jacketed (military) bullets (the type Oswald is alleged to have used) can not. Future experiments and the issues the will address will be outlined. DONALD B. THOMAS, received his Ph.D. In Entomology from the University of Missouri. He has been employed as a research scientist for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture since 1983. He is the author or coauthor of 75 journal articles and one book dealing with the basic biology of insects. Dr. Thomas is also an adjunct faculty member of the Texas A&M University and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma Mexicana in Mexico City and is a research associate of the Carnegie Museum and the Nebraska State Museum. Acoustic Evidence of Gunfire, Espisodic Blurs and Synchronization With the Zapuder Film The Zapruder film shows four episodes wherein the occupants of the President's limousine reacts to an external stimulus. These episodes occur at Z- frames 162-67, 194-238, 313-321. Results from an analysis of blur in the Z-film is concordant with these episodes since there are blurs attendant to each of these episodes. However, previous blur analysis misrepresented important aspects of the timing of the blurs. By factoring in bullet flight time and the speed of sound it can be shown that the blurring is consistent with the impact of a bullet at Z-frame 224 originating from the sixth floor of the TSBD. However, the blur attending the impact at Z-frame 312-323 could only have originated with a rifle shot less than 100 feet from Zapruder. The Dallas Police tape contains the sounds of gunfire. Synchronization of the two police channels in use at the time of the assassination is possible because of radio cross talk. Contrary to the report of the NRC Ballistic Acoustics panel, this synchronization demonstrates that the impulse patterns identified as gunshots were recorded at the precise instant that JFK was killed by gunfire.