Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. EISENBERG. And this was delustered viscose, did you say?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes.
Mr. EISENBERG. How common is delustered viscose?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. It is most common, I would say. It is more common than
lustrous.
Mr. EISENBERG. Generally speaking, how many variations of diameter
would a delustered viscose come in?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. This is entirely up to the manufacturer. He can
make viscose any diameter he wants, and there could be hundreds of
variations in the diameter of viscose fibers.
Mr. EISENBERG. But the fiber you found in the paper bag, 142, matched
the fibers you found in the Exhibit 140?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes, sir; but the viscose fibers in the blanket varied
in size also.
Mr. EISENBERG. To what extent?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. There were 10 to 15 different diameters of viscose in
this blanket. It appeared to me as if the blanket was made of scrap
viscose, scrap fibers.
Mr. EISENBERG. So that the diameters would be random?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. They were random; yes, sir.
Mr. EISENBERG. Now, what about the color, was the color a match
between the fiber found in 140--in 142--and the fiber which is in the
composition of 140, the blanket?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; the color matched some of the viscose fibers, the
brown viscose fibers in the blanket. Of course, these colors also
varied slightly but not to any great extent, not like the diameter.
Mr. EISENBERG. Were there any other common characteristics between the
viscose fibers found in the blanket and the viscose fibers found in the
paper bag?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. The viscose fiber I found in the bag matched in all
observable microscopic characteristics some of the viscose fibers found
in the composition of this blanket. This would be the diameter, the
diameter of that same fiber would have the same size of delustering
markings, same shape, same form, and also same color.
Mr. EISENBERG. Now, what about the green cotton fiber that you found
in the paper bag, Mr. Stombaugh, how did that compare with the green
cotton fiber--was it a green cotton fiber that your testimony mentioned?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; there were several light green cotton fibers.
Mr. EISENBERG. How did they compare with the green cotton fibers which
are contained in the composition of the blanket?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. These matched in all observable microscopic
characteristics.
Mr. EISENBERG. And those were what?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. The color and the amount of twist of the cotton fibers
were the same as the color and twist found in these. Mainly the color
is what we go by on cotton.
Mr. EISENBERG. Were they mercerized or unmercerized?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. They were not mercerized.
Mr. EISENBERG. How common is cotton as a fiber, Mr. Stombaugh?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Cotton is the most common fiber used.
Mr. EISENBERG. And what about nonmercerized cotton, as to commonness?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. You would find more unmercerized cotton in use than
mercerized, because to mercerize cotton is an added production factor
used in cotton.
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