The CHAIRMAN. Would you raise your right hand and be sworn, please. Do you solemnly swear the testimony given before this Commission will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. ROWLAND. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Specter will conduct the examination. Mr. SPECTER. Will you state your full name for the record, please, but before you do, Mr. Chief Justice, is it your practice to read that statement to the witness? The CHAIRMAN. Yes. I will read a short statement to you for the purpose of the hearing. The purpose of today's hearing is to hear the testimony of Arnold Louis Rowland, Amos Lee Euins, James Richard Worrell, and Robert H. Jackson, who were in the vicinity of the assassination scene on November 22, 1963. The Commission proposes to ask these witnesses for facts concerning their knowledge of the assassination of President Kennedy. A copy of that statement was furnished to you, was it not? Mr. ROWLAND. No. The CHAIRMAN. You didn't see it. You have one before you. Very well. TESTIMONY OF ARNOLD LOUIS ROWLAND Mr. SPECTER. Will you please state your full name for the record, Mr. Rowland? Mr. ROWLAND. Arnold Louis Rowland. Mr. SPECTER. What is your address? Mr. ROWLAND. 1131 Aphinney. Mr. SPECTER. And in what city do you reside? Mr. ROWLAND. This is Dallas, Tex. Mr. SPECTER. How long have you resided in Dallas, Tex. Mr. ROWLAND. About 9 months at present. Mr. SPECTER. Where did you live before coming to Dallas? Mr. ROWLAND. In Salem, Oreg. Mr. SPECTER. How long did you live in Salem, Oreg. Mr. ROWLAND. About 3 months. Mr. SPECTER. Where did you live before moving to Salem, Oreg. Mr. ROWLAND. Dallas. Mr. SPECTER. How long did you live in Dallas at that time? Mr. ROWLAND. About 4 years. Mr. SPECTER. Where were you born? Mr. ROWLAND. Corpus Christi, Tex. Mr. SPECTER. Have you lived in Texas most of your life? Mr. ROWLAND. Most of my life. Mr. SPECTER. What is your age at the present time, Mr. Rowland? Mr. ROWLAND. Eighteen. Mr. SPECTER. And what is your exact date of birth, please? Mr. ROWLAND. April 29, 1945. Mr. SPECTER. What is your marital status. Mr. ROWLAND. Married. Mr. SPECTER. Have you any children? Mr. ROWLAND. No. Mr. SPECTER. How long have you been married? Mr. ROWLAND. Ten months. Mr. SPECTER. What education have you had, sir? Mr. ROWLAND. High school. Mr. SPECTER. Are you attending high school at the present time? Mr. ROWLAND. I have finished, and fixing to go to college. Mr. SPECTER. When did you graduate from high school? Mr. ROWLAND. June 1963. Mr. SPECTER. How have you been occupied or employed since June of 1963? Mr. ROWLAND. Worked in Oregon at three different jobs. Exchange Lumber Co. as a shipping clerk, Meier Frank Co. as a clothes salesman, and part time at West Foods. The business was mushroom processing. That was during the summer.