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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. IX - Page 361« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Ruth Hyde Paine)

Mrs. Paine.
events of having been at coffee at my neighbors, following by his applying, following by his starting, it had to be on the 16th that he had started. Then on the 20th of October is a notation, one word in Russian which says "she was born." It is followed by "10:41 p.m., 6 pounds 15 ounces."
Mr. Jenner.
And that refers to Marina's child Rachel?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
On October 22 is a notation, "Baby come home noon" or "came home". That means exactly what it says.
Mr. Jenner.
And was it entered contemporaneously with the event?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; it was.
Mr. Jenner.
The entry of the baby's birth, was that entered contemporaneously with the event?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; right after.
Mr. Jenner.
Let me say at this moment this calendar, you employed it sometimes as a diary entry, sometimes as prospective appointments, and sometimes to record past events after they had occurred?
Mrs. Paine.
That is right.
On the 29th of October appears the entry, "Dal" short for Dallas "Junie" she had a clinic appointment.
Mr. Jenner.
That is the child of Lee Harvey, Lee and Marina Oswald?
Mrs. Paine.
The older daughter.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, you have turned the page to the calendar for November.
Mrs. Paine.
That is right. You asked me at some time during my testimony was I away during the weekend for any length of time other than to go to the grocery store. I had forgotten but I see here a doctor appointment, "Dr. Liebes," on Saturday would have been made the day before, meaning the child is sick, or that morning, and it means that I was away for an hour and 15 minutes or an hour and a half.
Mr. Jenner.
What day is this?
Mrs. Paine.
On Saturday, the 2d of November.
Mr. Jenner.
This is the weekend as to which you had some difficulty recalling whether Lee actually visited your home?
Mrs. Paine.
Beginning Friday or beginning Saturday, or possibly he wasn't out.
Mr. Jenner.
You recall that the FBI interviewed you on Friday, November 1.
Mrs. Paine.
That is right.
Mr. Jenner.
And do you have an entry to that effect?
Mrs. Paine.
No, I did not mark that down.
Mr. Jenner.
Is it your recollection that Lee, if he didn't visit or come to your home on the 1st, that he did come on the 2d?
Mrs. Paine.
I have no clear recollection.
Then there is an entry on November 6, "9:30 dental clinic Marina", it means exactly that. We took her to a dental clinic to get dental care.
Mr. Jenner.
And that was probably an entry made in advance to, remind you that she had a dental appointment?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
There is an entry on November 11, "Veterans Day." I have already referred to the fact that I was away from 9 or so in the morning until about 2 in the afternoon and this was a day that Lee was at home or at the Fifth Street address at my home.
Mr. Jenner.
What date is this?
Mrs. Paine.
Veterans Day, the 11th. It was a Monday.
Mr. Jenner.
It is a Monday. And he was at home?
Mrs. Paine.
He was at home that day, and I was away from about 9 in the morning.
Mr. Jenner.
Excuse me so we don't get the record confused as to what home means.
He was at your home?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes. There is an entry on the 14th of November, "8 a.m. June Oswald." This I recall to be a reference to taking her to a TB clinic. There was a slight suspicion that she might have been exposed to TB, but this is
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