(Testimony of Ruth Hyde Paine Resumed)
Mrs. Paine.
It has something to do with fire; yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you read any portion of any of those issues?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; I did.
Mr. Jenner.
And what was the nature of it with respect to whether it was political or otherwise?
Mrs. Paine.
It was not political.
Mr. Jenner.
What was its nature?
Mrs. Paine.
Narrative, special articles of interest to the general population.
Marina enjoyed reading this one.
Mr. Jenner.
She enjoyed it?
Mrs. Paine.
She expressed herself as disliking the Agitator. She interpreted some of the things in Crocodile for me which I had difficulty understanding.
Mr. Jenner.
Anything else?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes. He subscribed to Time magazine.
Mr. Jenner.
Here in America?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And did he read it when he come out on weekends?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; he did. He read that first.
Mr. Jenner.
Sat down and read that first.
Did he take the issue away with him when he left every week?
Mrs. Paine.
It is my impression he did.
Mr. Jenner.
Are there any others?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes. He subscribed to the Militant.
Mr. Jenner.
Militant. What is the Militant?
Mrs. Paine.
It is a paper in English, newspaper style and I would say these next two--
Mr. Jenner.
Published by whom?
Mrs. Paine.
I don't know.
Mr. Jenner.
Socialist Worker's Party?
Mrs. Paine.
I have been so told.
Mr. Jenner.
You just don't know?
Mrs. Paine.
I don't know.
Mr. Jenner.
But was it a political tract?
Mrs. Paine.
I don't know that.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you read it?
Mrs. Paine.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
Why didn't you?
Mrs. Paine.
I wasn't interested.
Mr. Jenner.
Because of the nature of the document?
Mrs. Paine.
If I had had time to do much reading, I might have taken an interest but I had no time, insufficient time to do the reading I really wanted to do. He also subscribed to the Worker.
Mr. Jenner.
Is that the publication of the Communist Party USA?
Mrs. Paine.
I have been told so.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you read that?
Mrs. Paine.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you observe--have you now concluded the list of newspapers, periodicals or magazines to which he was a subscriber?
Mrs. Paine.
I believe so. I might say that my awareness of his subscribing to these last two, the Militant and the Worker, came after the assassination. There was mail awaiting for him for that weekend which he did not pick up on the 21st, and after the assassination, indeed, after Saturday evening, the 23d, when it was announced on television that they had a photograph of Lee Oswald holding two papers. I looked at this pile of mail waiting for him which consisted of these two newspapers, the Militant and the Worker, and I threw them away.
Mr. Jenner.
You threw them away?
Mrs. Paine.
Without opening them.
Mr. Jenner.
Why did you throw them away?
Mrs. Paine.
I was pleased to throw away anything I could. I just didn't want it.
Mr. Jenner.
Well, my question or query, and I think expression of surprise,
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