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    "ocrText": "Gov. Connally talks with reporters Friday at White House after chat with President.\nConnally Tells JFK I\nDMIN\n10-55-63\n1-1\n2.\nTexas for Democrats\nCO-2-34,030\nB1 \"OSERT E. BASKIN\nLittle criticism over the state of to present something to the\nWashir Raroan of The News\neither, Connally reported.\nWhite House in about week.\na rich man's son who \"did not give a damn about people, \" while President\nWASH. John B.\nKennedy remarked that\nhe\nJohnson would work with the people. In any case, the Cuban stated that\nConnaliy of Texas Friday ad-\nhad heard very little about civil\nHE DECLINED to discuss de-\nPresident Johnson would not stand in their way.\nvised President Kennedy that the\nrights problems in Texas, Con-\ntails at the present time.\n\"general political atmosphere'\nnally said.\n\"Many places in the state\nof his state is favorable to the\n\"I told him everybody had\nwant him to come,\" Connally\nA few days later the American was informed by the Cuban and another\nDemocratic party as 1964 ap-\nworked at it, at the state coun-\nsaid.\nunknown Cuban that he was a member of a group of six persons and that they\nproaches.\nty and city leveis,\" the gover-\nAmong them, he said, are\nhad one \"banker\". Two of the members of this group owned a small screw machine\nAt the same time, Connally\nnor said, \"and that remarkable\nCorpus Christi and San Angelo,\nfactory. (It should be noted at this noint that automatic weapons can\nacknowledged to reporters after\nprogress had been made.\"\nplus the four big Texas cities:\nreadily be obtained as souvenirs if the barrels have been plugged, and it\ntalking to tha President for\nDallas, Houston, Fort Worth\nabout 45 minutes, that Sen. Bar-\nCONNALLY said he did not\nand San Antonio. In addition,\nis the practice of gun runners to obtain these plugged weapons, take them to\nry Goldwater, R-Ariz. has \"con-\nviow civil rights as the para-\nhe reported, two colleges have\nan unscrupulous screw machine operator and have the barrels reamed out\nsiderable strengih in Texas.\nmount issne in next year's pres-\nmade serious bids for the Pres-\nsince the plugging is mainly lead.) The American informed the two Cubans\nHe said be toid Kennedy that\nidential clection in Texas. After\nident to appear on deir cam-\n(h\nthat since the assassination of President Kennedy a great deal of \"heat\"\nthe 1:654 campaign will be a\ntha nomifitions have been\npuses. He declinad to name the\nr\nhard 038, bit that be into con-\nmade and the platforms drawn,\nhad been created and that his party was willing to provide the guns to the\ncolleges.\nfident Democratic nominees\nhe declared, \"There won't be\nAsked about reported plans\nCubans for a nominal downpayment if the Cuban group could provide them with\nwould win.\nmuch to choose between the\nfor the President to attend a\nthe responsible party in the Chicago area who would vouch that the remainder\nConnally cited recent Belden\ntwo parties\" on civil rights.\ndinner in Houston honoring Con-\nof the money would be paid to them after the deal had been consummated.\nPoll which showed Kennedy\nHe said he wouldn't under-\ngressman Albert Thomas on the\nje\nThe American informed the Cubans that his group was saving six guns,\n!eading Goldwater by percent-\ntake to define what the major\nand\nnight of Nov. 21, Connally said d\nage points in the state. Project-\nissue is likely to be in 1964\nthe White House would have to\ne\nshould they be double-crossed they intended to take retribution.\ning this, Connally said, Ken-\n\"because don't know.\nanswer that question.\nnedy' edge over Goldwater in\nConnally told reporters that\nHe saidghe would character\ne\nThe investigation continued some time, with the Cuban and the American\ncontest better todays-wo be\nGoldwater is being acclaimed\nize the President's Texas trip\nmeeting regularly and discussing the possible purchase of guns and\n263,000 votes if million voters\nas conservative by many peo-\nas political campaign trip-\nturn out.\npie \"who really don't know\n\"as such.'\nammunition for the Cuban. At no time did any of the conversation between\nhim.\"\n\"It's not my place to deter-\nle\nthe American and the Cuban reflect that the activities in which the Cubans\n(IN 1923, Kennedy defeated\n\"His image may fade when\nmine that, however,\" he added.\nw\nwere engaged in any way had any connection with the assassination of\nRichard M. Nixon by only 45,-\nthey find out about him.\" Con-\nPresident Kennedy. None of the persons involved in this investigation\n000 votes in Texas)\nnally said.\nWHITE HOUSE sources last\nas\nCormally said the President\nConnaily said be had been\nhad any connection with the assassination, nor was there any indication\nweck frankly stated that the\nasted a number of questions\nasked to make recommenda-\nvisit would be political one.\n(n\nthat any of the persons involved had any information concerning the assas-\ngubernatorial adminis-\ntions on plans for the Pres-\nEartier Friday the governor\n(R\nsination of President Kennedy. The investigation is continuing along lines\ntration and the record of the\nident's Nov. 21-22 visit to Texas\ncalled on Agriculture Secretary\nIn\nother than that involved in the assassination.\n'ast Legislarure. There has been\nand that he expected to be able\nOrville Freeman to urge inclu-\nt\nsion of funds in the next budget\na\nto keep screwworms, which in-\n(pr\nfest cattle, out of Texas, which\nfor\nhas largely eliminated them.\nHe also discussed with Free\nman the Toledo Bend Dam on\nthe Sabine River, project in\nDISTRIBUTION:\nwhich Texas, Louisiana and the\nfederal government will cooper-\nde\nChief\nOrig. & lcc i\nate.\nMiami\n2 cc\nConnally also visited the Pen-\ne\ntagon, where he met with De-\nDallas\nfense Secretary Robert S. Mc-\nDetroit\n2 cc\nNamara and Deputy Secretary\nGrand Rapids\n2 cc\nRosweil L Gilpatrick. The gov-\nI\nBirminghan\n2 cc\nernor carried with him data\nSpringfield\n2 cc\nshowing decline in prime right\nitary contracta in Texas from\nFBI, Chicago\n1 cc\n1958 1962.\nChicago\n2 cc\nFriday night he attended a\nreception given by touring East\nTexas Chamber of Commerce\nIp\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2959-Continued\nmembers in honor of the Texas 10\ncongressional delegation, after\nfe\nwhich he was scheduled to fly\nhs\nback t8trexas.\nthe\nCOMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2960\nor THE DIRECTOR\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nFEDER/\n1\nNO 100-16601/ jas\nCommission Exhibit No. 2961\n7\nSeptember 11, 1964\nBY COURTER SERVICE\nOn December 16, 1963, E. A. REIMFERN, Terminal\nManager, Southern Greyhound Bus Lines, 1710 Tulane Avonue\nfurnishod the following information to SAA JALIES E. SCHLITÉT, JR.:\nThere are 13 separate buses leaving Now Orleass\nHonorable J. Lee Rankin\nwithiff a 24-hour period going to or through Houston, Texas.\nGeneral Counsel\nThese buses can be identified as to time leaving New Orleans"
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