About the author Philip H. Melanson, 38, was an un- dergraduate at the University of Con- necticut when Presidont John F. Kemedy was., shot. "1 was in a class from 12 to 1," Melanson said. "When I came out of the dass, everyone was listening to the news and running around campus." Seven yoars ago, he became interested in the questions surrounding the assassination aftEr reading a student's paper on tlip subject. Melanson, chairman of the department of political science at Southeastern Massachusetts University, specializes in national security and pub- lic policies of American politics, and in political theory. He has been with SMU since 1971 arid became a porofessor last year. He lives in Marion with his wife and two children. work for them by trying to cover up Oswald's links with that agency, Melamon said. The conspirators "knew that the CIA couldn't say, 'This was a low-level intelligence agent, but that has nothing to do with (the assasination), folks," said Melanscm. "It worl:ed perfectly. To this day, it is like pulling teeth to get documents." There are still many documents that researchers like Melanson cannot gel.. For example there is Oswald's 1962 income tax return. While his returns are available for other years, the 1962 return still is classified. Melanson said he believes that this may b( secret because it includes - X - references to payments from Otelligence organizations. As for who there conspirators might have been, Melanson said, that there are an endless number of possible groups who might hav p wanted to see a shakeup in U.S. leadership. "lit is impossIble to figure that out from a distance," Melanson said. Melanson said NI hopn to c;t 7,1 a publisher for his manuscript in time f5r the tw(ptieth anniversnry of the It'd. year. assination • -• Pk f L H. SA YS PcrtN) r 8 Ct. ram L M(G'S 146'7Z PI.( AvnIRN rs MAAK67) ( Ph ID 8 Y C PU.1 oatootei-AIFFiktinegwort-merolisi4ventoo,*.inkuir Apropiemaimahommomm.L----....1
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About the author Philip H. Melanson, 38, was an un-
dergraduate at the University of Con-necticut when Presidont John F. Kemedy was., shot.
"1 was in a class from 12 to 1," Melanson said. "When I came out of the dass, everyone was listening to the news and running around campus."
Seven yoars ago, he became interested in the questions surrounding the assassination aftEr reading a student's paper on tlip subject.
Melanson, chairman of the department of political science at Southeastern Massachusetts University, specializes in national security and pub-lic policies of American politics, and in political theory. He has been with SMU since 1971 arid became a porofessor last year.
He lives in Marion with his wife and two children.
work for them by trying to cover up Oswald's links with that agency, Melamon said. The conspirators "knew that the CIA couldn't say, 'This was a low-level intelligence agent, but that has nothing to do with (the assasination), folks," said Melanscm. "It worl:ed perfectly. To this day, it is like pulling teeth to get documents."
There are still many documents that researchers like Melanson cannot gel.. For example there is Oswald's 1962 income tax return. While his returns are available for other years, the 1962 return still is classified. Melanson said he believes that this may b( secret because it includes -X- references to payments from Otelligence organizations.
As for who there conspirators might have been, Melanson said, that there are an endless number of possible groups who might hav p wanted to see a shakeup in U.S. leadership. "lit is impossIble to figure that out from a distance," Melanson said.
Melanson said NI hopn to c;t7,1 a publisher for his manuscript in time f5r the tw(ptieth anniversnry of the
It'd. year. assination
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Pk f L H. SAYS PcrtN)r 8 Ct. ram L M(G'S 146'7Z PI.( AvnIRN