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Ky. 40475 Police continue search for killer in Combs' case By Mark Campbell Combs, which is believed to be the escape vehicle, on Sunday afternoon Managing editor near Pilot Knob in southwestern The Kentucky State Police are still engaged in a state-wide search Madison County. Settles, allegedly had an argu- for Roy Settles the alleged killer of ment with Combs concerning the Charles Clayton and Betty Combs. sharing of profits or progress of s State police issued a murder war- farm crop the night before the rant for Settles. 40. last Sunday. Combs' were killed; however, state Settles was a tenant on the Combs' police have not established a motive farm on Moran Summit Road. for the killings. At this lime there is no new Settles had been hired by the evidence concerning the killings, Combs' to deter a wave of robberies said Trooper Greg Gay, public af- and vandalism occurring at the farm fairs officer for the Richmond state police post - including one case where a barn was destroyed by fire, said the Rev. Charles Combs, 55, the chairman James A. Cox. pastor of the First of the university's board of regents, Christian Church of Richmond. and his wife were killed late Satur- Both victims were members of the day night or early Sunday morning First Christian Church where on their Madison County farm. Combe served as a elder and his wife Mrs. Combs, 63, was an art sang in the choir. teacher in the Madison County Combs was a director of the Cen- School system. tral Kentucky Production Credit Clark Combs, one of the victims' Association, a member of the three sons, found his parents inside Madison County Farm Bureau their home at about 12:30 a.m. Sun- board and part owner of the Peo- day, said Gay. Photo by Todd Blevini ple 's Tobacco Warehouse in Both victims had been shot Danville. Summer pasttime several times with either a rifle or Combs wss the son of the late Ronda Armstrong, left, and Jacque Oetkin. both medical assistance ma- Ross, a medteal assistance major from Mays Lick. a handgun, said police. Earle Combs, s former New York Police found a maroon 1978 jors from Winchester, talk about summer plans and protects with Shelly Yankee center fielder and member Chevrolet pickup truck belonging to of the baseball Hall of Fame. Combe is survived by three sons. Charles C. Combs Jr. of Tempe. Ariz., and Clark and Craig Combs, Kennedy not Oswald's target - Kilduff both from Richmond Combs' mother, Mrs. Earle leading up to the assasination at- pearances...! would not put forth By D.S. Smith assasination at the university's re- Combs of Richmond, end two According to Kilduff, Oswald had tack, he says the presidential motor- the purpose of money for my book." Staff writer cent Taft Institute Seminar and been put under federal surveillance brothers, Earle Combs Jr. of Lex- He stood m front of the television again in a telephone interview. after he returned to the United cade was running a little behind Kilduff has the attitude that as a ington and Donald Combs, the schedule for the 12:30 pm. luncheon cameras and announced to the world According to Kilduff. his theory States with his Russian wife and journalist he owes it to his public to university's athletic director, also at the Trade Mart, so it speeded up keep them informed. "Being a news that President John F. Kennedy is more bshevsble than, but perhaps had written threatening letters to survive. not — sensational as, the theory certain members of the John Birch where the crowds were small. man I felt that if I have something Along with the victim's three the public needs to know I should Now, almost 20 years later. that Oswald acted as part of s con- Society. He compares Oswald on that day sons, Mrs. Combe is survived by her to a hunter stalking his prey. give it to them-free," he said. Malcolm Kilduff, Kennedy's acting spiracy to kill the president. mother and stepfather Gladys and The society is an American "Anyone who hunts knows you Retired now from the national pre—: secretary on the fatal day of "No svidsucs has swbssn found, organizaton founded in 1968 to fight Willie Green of Richmond; a sister, 196S, presents his theory on by the CIA or otherwise, that pro- follow s moving target. I think journalistic circuit, Kilduff and his Bonnie Clark Tracy of Huntington, against Communism. Its Blue Book Oswald was tracking Connal- wife now kve in Beattyville in the JFK. a death. vee the conspiracy theory. 'Kilduff W. Va.; and a brother, Blaine Clark states "...our enemy is the Com- ly... When we passed the plaza there house where she was born. "It wss Kilduff, who was riding only two said. Jr. of Fairfield, Ohio. On the other hand, he said, his munists, and we do not intend to were only a few people so we speed- always s dream of Rosemary's to cars behind the presidential return to her home," he said. Hmoeine, says Lee Harvey Oswald theory that Oswald was aiming at lose sight of that fact for a minute ed up...We were approaching an Kilduff ssys he enjoys the at- never intended to shoot Kennedy. Connelly has evolved — evidence We are fighting the Communists- underpass." Kilduff theorizes mat as the mosphere of the small community Renovation Instead. Kilduff says, it was then- linUny Oswald to Connelly has nobody else." where be is nvolved in various civic Texas Gov. John Connelly whom emerged. Reflecting on the day of Ken- motorcade increased its pace Oswald fired at Connolly but that organizations and is the associate Oswald intended to kill nedy'a death Kilduff questions the It was Connelly who, — secretary the bullet dropped back, hitting the editor of the weekly newspaper, The Kilduff, who stayed on as assis- of the Navy, signed Oswald's surveillance system."Why he to be done president instead. BeattyviUe Enterprise. tant press secretary to President dJaJaWsaWhie' ^liffhfirgf rttipfrt from (Oswald) wasn't under surveillance that day, I don't know." Why has Kilduff waited nearly 20 Kilduff, s firm believer that Lyndon B. Johnson until 1966. the Marines after he deserted and years to publicize his theory? politics is not all bad, says he hopes discus—d bis theory of Kennedy's As Kilduff recalls the moments fled to Rt He hasn't. Kilduff says he has ap- to teach a five-week course st the by August peared on several talk shows and university this fall. spoken to academic groups before, "I'd like students to have a dif- By Randy Patrick Planetarium dispute could end but that it is only in recent months ferent view of politics. Their ides of Staff writer that his theory has received much politics is a dirty word based on The renovation of Mattox. O'Don- attention, probably, he ssys, what they see going on around here nell and Burnam halls should be in court settlement, say officials because of the upcoming 20th an- on election day. Former Gov. Earle completed by early August, if all niversary of Kennedy's death. Clements has the best definiton of goes as planned, according to Chad By Ready Patrick vice president of Spitz, when his Staff writer On Oct. 8.1982, Beauchamp sent At the urging of his wifs, politics. He said politics is the Middleton, director of the Physical company received Simon's report, it a letter to Dr. Leonard Skolnick, Rosemary, Kilduff plans to write a science of good government." Plant. No settlement has yet been reach- wanted to send its people down to Asked if he expects his book on ed on the Arnim D. Hummel president of Spite Space Systems, book next year discussing in detail Mattox Hall and the old—t wing take care of the problem, but the how he formulated his theory. J.F.K.'s death to stimulate as much Planetarium, but if an agreement is demanding 82 million from the firm of Burnam were closed st the begin- state would not let them in. in damages. The letter stated that It "absolutely galls" him that so national attention as previous books ning of last semester, when a hous- not worked out soon between the The question, Whitlock said, was many, "none of whom were there," on the subject, Kilduff said he university and the contractors. if payment was not made within 30 ing committee recommended to more fundamental than that. "This days from the date of the request, have capitalized on J.F.K.'s death doubts if it will. "People like to ex- university President Dr. J.C. Powell Spite Space Systems, Inc., of wasn't the first tune that they knew by writing books and making public plore the possibilities of con- Chadds Ford, Penn., the matter legal action would be commenced.