Oswald’s Friendship with Ruth Paine
Oswald’s Friendship with Ruth Paine In February 1963, the Oswalds met Ruth Paine, a separated woman living in Irving, Texas (a Dallas suburb) with her two children. Paine, who was interested in the Russian language and sympathetic to Marina (who spoke no English and had limited funds), befriended Marina and visited her several times over the following two months.
Oswald’s Attempted Assassination of Edwin Walker
Oswald’s Attempted Assassination of Edwin Walker After losing his job at a photography firm on April 6, 1963, Oswald attempted to assassinate retired U.S. Army Major General Edwin A. Walker on April 10, using a rifle he had ordered by mail a month earlier under an assumed name. Marina learned of the attack when she found a note Oswald left with instructions for her if he did not return. The incident, combined with the family’s financial struggles, led Marina to urge Oswald to move to New Orleans to find work.
Oswald’s Relocation to New Orleans
Oswald’s Relocation to New Orleans Oswald departed for New Orleans on April 24, 1963. Unaware of the Walker shooting, Ruth Paine invited Marina and the baby to stay with her in Irving while Oswald looked for work. In early May, after Oswald notified Paine he had found a job, she drove Marina and the child to New Orleans to rejoin him.
Oswald’s Fair Play for Cuba Activities in New Orleans
Oswald’s Fair Play for Cuba Activities in New Orleans While in New Orleans, Oswald created a fictitious New Orleans chapter of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, serving as its self-appointed secretary and inventing a fictional president, A.J. Hidell (the group’s only member). He was arrested on August 9, 1963, for a scuffle that occurred while he was distributing pro-Castro leaflets. The next day, he requested an FBI interview at the police station, provided false background information, and was evasive about his Fair Play for Cuba activities. Over the following two weeks, he appeared on local radio programs twice, claiming to be the committee’s New Orleans spokesperson.
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