Show Inconsistances Rhodes seeks answers concerning JFK killing by Kent Perry “It’s high time to get to the bottom of John F Kennedy’s death” Rusty Rhodes Warren Commission Report critic told USU students Wednesday Rhodes pointed out several inconsistancies between the report and available evidence He said evidence showed that at least four not three as the Warren Report said shots were fired at least two riflemen were involved and there was a conspiracy to murder the president He said Kennedy was killed because he was a peaceful man who was taking foreign policy making decisions from the CIA and the Pentagon “The death of John Kennedy has begun the politics of assasination” he said “There has not been a presidential him on November 22 1963 the day of the Kennedy assasination He showed film clips and diagrams which pointed out the difficulties in assuming Oswald was the lone Kennedy assasin “The Warren Report covered of investigation — Oswald’s his background whereabouts on November 22 his dealings with the Soviet Union and the Marine Corps Jack Ruby Ruby shooting Oswald and the actions of the Secret Service” he said “What they needed is a seventh— who killed John Kennedy?” Rhodes said Oswald’s vision was obstructed by an oak tree outside the Texas School Book Depository his rifle was so inaccurate and his scope so “wobbly” that he could not have killed the president there was inadequate time to fire the shots the evidence singling Oswald as the killer was circumstantial and that at least four rounds were shot Oswald was the “greatest marksman in the world” if he were guilty of killing Kennedy Rhodes said He said shots would have to have been “magic bullets” to do what the Warren Commission suggested “If we believe the first shot hypothesis (Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally being hit with the same bullet) then Connally was hit 18 seconds after Kennedy was hit with the same bullet” he said He said the bullet responsible six avenues election since then where assasination has not been in the picture” The Warren Commission critic said the politics of assasination were “most threatening” and it was causing an end to a “democracy of ballots not bullets” Rhodes told students that if they had any doubts about the Warren findings they should their congressmen write in 204 HR of The resolution support would form a congressional committee with report and the evidence now sealed in the national archives until 2039 Rhodes said Lee Harvey Oswald had no legal case against for seven holes in two men was found virtually intact in the presidential limuosine after “falling out of Connally’s leg” Rhodes said Oswald’s three shots fired with a $1287 poor quality rifle unsuited for rapid fire within 56 seconds on a moving target represented a feat which trained marksmen were unable to duplicate in 88 seconds at shorter distances with stationary targets Rhodes said the Oswald case rested upon two photographs showing Oswald with the Italian rifle accused of shooting Kennedy He claimed the pictures were clever forgeries when WHO REALLY KILLED John F Kennedy was the question examined carefully Rhodes showed films of Kenraised Wednesday by lecturer Rusty Rhodes nedy being struck from the front with a bullet Oswald was accused of shooting the president to Dallas to testify in an questioning from the book depository behind He also said thecars in the assasination trial “stole guns the president presidential motorcade were out sold heroin and ran prostitution” He also cited evidence that the of order and took a and was an FBI informer Kennedy-Connall- y bullet would detour past the book depository He said Ruby “robbed the have had to follow a crooked and key witnesses changed their American people of the right of testimonies concerning Oswald trajectory to hit both men acin the case Rhodes said J aCkRiTlor ‘tfTW cording to the medical reports right was a basic element and their relative positions in the shot Oswald on November 24 of American government car He said the police lost 1963 and had been portrayed by He said Oswald had a high records concerning three arrests the Warren report as a patriot security clearance in the Marine in the assasination and had no who wanted to spare Jackie Corps and was not “dimwitted” record of Oswald’s two days of Kennedy the agony of returning as the report stated last-minu- te cross-examinatio- mm ir — u - ' At" r'Xt ' ' ' t V' Wl! 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'y' ’ ' : - ' ' explains to USU students his theories based on evisence he has gathered that contradicts the findings of the Warren Commission Report on the assassination JFK Art department threatens to delete Interior Design by Dave Kingham departmental decision to phase the Interior Design program out of the Art Departwasn’t ment investigated Peter enough thoroughly A Koenig the program’s instructor said The decision to drop the the program was made during the summer without consulting curriculum committee and after a spring was faculty meeting in which it be should decided that nothing dropped from the department Koenig said if “Nothing needs to be dropped areas weak we strengthen our some of which are related to a lack of teacher involvement Koenig said The Interior Design program has about 45 majors the third highest number in the department behind Photography and Commercial Art Koenig said “The termination of the Interior Design program is a case of dropping a very strong and to popular program in an effort strengthen weaker less popular programs” Koenig said head of Dr Ray W Hellberg said he the Art Department made the decision because the department didn’t have the funds staff space or material to in all support strong programs offered being the areas presently Hellberg said he chose to drop Interior Design specifically because it was the program that related least to the departments’ (Continued on page 2) -- Enrollment quire inexpensive advice Jim Porter will serve in an advisory role for the resource center as it is now being organized with the help of the pre-laclub Brady said in last Wednes- Enrollment at Utah State day’s executive council meeting University this fall is up 36 “We are trying to get the propercent over last year Vice fessors on campus to counsel Provost Swenson Richard students with any legal problems reported Tuesday they have including landlord tenAs of Monday night 9208 ant problems and cases in small students had completed claims court” Brady said registration This is an increase The goal for this year is to of 322 students or 36 percent over convince the administration that the same time in 1974 a legal aid program is needed and The official reporting time on to get them to appropriate funds enrollment for the university to for the program Brady said the State Board of Regents is the Brady said students don’t have end of the third week of the the money or knowledge to suff- quarter which was Monday Swenson said the figures are iciently present their cases in court and with the help of a legal pending approximate resource center students will verification on the computer know how to handle a court accounting system and that they appearance are gross figures When students Carlos Pinto said VOICE is who have withdrawn are subreaching out to 132 people in the tracted the net enrollment will community likely level off at about 9100 he “We are involving a lot of said people and the support has been Last year’s net figure was real good” Pinto said 8805 or 33 percent less than this Three resolutions were placed year’s expected net back into committees for more USU experienced a similar research as the council couldn’t growth last year when the net agree on several specific clauses increase was 32 percent ahead of in the resolutions 1973 w Photos by Kent Perry resolution encouraging the publications board to revise its bylaws so that the newly selected A Doug Brady ASUSU executive vice president said a legal resource center for students should be established so that students with legal problems could ac- A‘ RUSTY RHODES department’s - Legal aid proposed for students ' ' 'irrff? v I' Al: Alt ft' fiS A'l' ' ’ v i'i 12- '''' v kk' - t 1 Vol 73 No Utah State University Logan Utah October 15 1975 Exec Council - ' ' Ji v- increases publicm ionsboard will select the new ed tor and business manager was sent back because of some confusion in the interpretation of the constitution Randy Funk academic vice president said the resolution might be in contrast with the constitution People who work with the editors and business managers should choose them Darrell Sanders student relations vice president said Assistant Dean of Students Val Christiansen said to have a publications board to start out fresh with no journalism experience and pick an editor and business manager could cause problems Questions of whether the new council will have time enough to select the publications board and whether the publications board will have sufficient time to adequately choose the editor and business manager were raised by various members of the council “We need time to familiarize ourself with this resolution” ASUSU president Nolan Johnson said The resolution lowering the fee to a reasonable charge for the replacement jof lost stolen or mutilated activity cards was sent back to a committee because it failed to state a specific fee or price The resolution should specifically state what the fee should be Funk said |