the lead particles could prove that that prove could particles lead the
lyzed. lyzed.
thigh so the pieces could be ana- be could pieces the so thigh
to be lodged in Connally's wrist and and wrist Connally's in lodged be to
asked Attorney General Janet Re- Janet General Attorney asked
was buried Thursday. Thursday. buried was
moval of bullet fragments believed believed fragments bullet of moval
no on Wednesday to seek the re- the seek to Wednesday on no
pulmonary fibrosis Tuesday. He He Tuesday. fibrosis pulmonary
was killed Nov. 22, 1963, died of of died 1963, 22, Nov. killed was
while riding in the presidential lim- presidential the in riding while
ousine in Dallas when Kennedy Kennedy when Dallas in ousine
official. official.
former Texas governor's body in in body governor's Texas former
fragments be removed from the the from removed be fragments
an effort to learn more about the the about more learn to effort an
assassination of President John F. F. John President of assassination
Kennedy, according to a federal federal a to according Kennedy,
John Connally's family rejected a a rejected family Connally's John By James R. Owen Owen R. James By
request from the FBI that bullet bullet that FBI the from request
from Texan's body body Texan's from
EXAMINER WASHINGTON BUREAU BUREAU WASHINGTON EXAMINER
bullet fragments fragments bullet
Connallys say 'no' to conspiracy buffs buffs conspiracy to 'no' say Connallys
theorists have have theorists
to let JFK killing killing JFK let to
His family refuses refuses family His
The researchers contended that that contended researchers The
Assassination research groups groups research Assassination
Connally, who was wounded wounded was who Connally,
WASHINGTON — The late late The — WASHINGTON
said Thursday that an FBI agent in in agent FBI an that Thursday said
Dallas had asked the family for for family the asked had Dallas
permission to remove the bullet bullet the remove to permission
by name or department affiliation, affiliation, department or name by
condition that he not be identified identified be not he that condition
Connally and Kennedy had been been had Kennedy and Connally
shot by two gunmen. gunmen. two by shot
Nellie Connally kisses kisses Connally Nellie
The federal official, speaking on on speaking official, federal The
F F
the casket with children, from left: Sharon Ammann, Mark Connally, John Connally III. III. Connally John Connally, Mark Ammann, Sharon left: from children, with casket the
publicity. publicity.
and motivated by a desire on the the on desire a by motivated and
part of the assassination groups for for groups assassination the of part
bullet-extraction request bizarre bizarre request bullet-extraction fragments and that the family had had family the that and fragments
refused. refused.
"It's an appalling attempt to to attempt appalling an "It's
Friends of the family called the the called family the of Friends
JAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER EXAMINER FRANCISCO JAN
News. News.
capitalize on Gov. Connally's death death Connally's Gov. on capitalize were hit by different bullets, which which bullets, different by hit were
might show Kennedy and Connally Connally and Kennedy show might
man, told the Dallas Morning Morning Dallas the told man,
to gain publicity for worn-out theo- worn-out for publicity gain to
ries," Julian Read, a family spokes- family a Read, Julian ries,"
The researchers argue that tests tests that argue researchers The AP/MARIO VLLAFUERTE VLLAFUERTE AP/MARIO * * * Friday, June 18, 1993 A-7 could disprove the so-called "sin- less, the assassination groups con- gle-bullet" theory, which formed tended, the fragments remaining in the core of the Warren Commis- Connally were unique because they sion's finding on the assassination. had not been disturbed. In the single-bullet theory, one Larry Howard, director of the bullet wounded both men seconds JFK Assassination Information before another bullet mortally Center in Dallas, one of the groups wounded Kennedy in the head. that requested the procedure on The researchers' hopes were ap- Connally, said he was disappointed parently extinguished Thursday with the outcome, but he wasn't with the burial of Connally in Aus- giving up. tin. The federal official said the "They buried him and we tried, matter would not be pursued fur- 'but we're not going to quit," How- ther. ard said. He said he would seek Bullet fragments taken from access to Connally's medical re- Connally were examined in the late cords and X-rays in an effort to 1970s by the House Select Com- shed light on his theories. mittee on Assassinations. The other group making the re- The panel concluded that the quest was the Washington-based fragments came from the same bul- Assassination Archives and Re- let that struck Kennedy. Nonethe- search Center.