(Testimony of Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald Resumed)
Mr. Rankin.
Have you ever heard of her?*
*Mr. OSWALD. No.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you ever hear of a person by the name of Rodriguez [Spelling] R-o-d-r-i-g-u-e-z, that your husband was said to have known in New Orleans, while you were there? Do you know whether your husband ever knew a Rodriguez [spelling] R-o-d-r-i-g-u-e-z in New Orleans?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. He may have known him, but I don't know anything about it.
Mr. Rankin.
He never told you that he knew anyone like that?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. No; he did not tell me.
Mr. Rankin.
When you lived in New Orleans and after your husband lost his job, did he stay away from home in the evenings much?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. He was not at home during the day time, but he was at home most of the time in the evenings.
Mr. Rankin.
And by being at home in the evenings, what time do you mean from 6 o'clock on, or 7 o'clock, or what time?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. After 7.
Mr. Rankin.
Did he ever show signs of having been drinking or being drunk when he came home?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. Never.
Mr. Rankin.
Did he ever talk about having seen some friends or some Cubans or Mexicans in the bar or some bar in New Orleans?* **
*Mrs. OSWALD. No; it's strange for me to hear that Lee visited bars or that he drank.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you know of his drinking at all in New Orleans?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. I never did.
Mr. Rankin.
He was arrested in connection with the Fair Play for Cuba matter around August 9, if you will recall. You may not remember the exact date, but I refresh your memory and call your attention to the fact that it was that date-- August 9?*
Mrs. Oswald.
I know about this.
Mr. Rankin.
How did that come to your attention, how did you learn about it?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. That night I waited for him until 3 o'clock in the morning. Then, I went to bed. When he came in the morning, I asked him where he had been and he told me he was arrested by the police.
Mr. Rankin.
Had he stayed out all night that way before?* **
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
Mr. Rankin.
It hadn't ever happened before?**
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
Mr. Rankin.
You say it never happened that he would even stay out late in the evening?*
Mrs. Oswald.
No; sometimes he was delayed, but he would be home by 9 o'clock.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you ever hear your husband say anything about being associated with any pro-Castro or anti-Castro groups in Dallas?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. I didn't know that he belonged to any organization in Dallas.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you know of any such associations or any associations with Cubans after he returned from Mexico City?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. I do not know about this.
Mr. Rankin.
Did he ever mention Sylvia Odio to you or any name like that, that you recall?* **
*Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. Rankin.
Now, when you testified before the Commission before, you were asked what kind of a job your husband had at the Minsk factory, do you recall that?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
You said he read blueprints and translated them into the finished product. Do you remember your husband saying anything like that to you?* **
*Mrs. OSWALD. I don't think I testified to that.
Mr. Rankin.
You don't recall testifying to that?*
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