Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. KANTOR. I want to make sure. I am not sure whether it was Thursday
or Friday morning. The letter was dated May 28. I received it on the
29th.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Under the rules of the Commission, you are entitled to
receive a 3-day notice by mail, and I believe that has been complied
with.
Mr. KANTOR. There is something in the letter, though, I would like to
bring up. It says, “The Commission is authorized to pay you the same
fees as are paid to witnesses whose depositions are taken in connection
with”--et cetera. I want to waive any fee which would be connected with
this.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. You are certainly entitled to it. It is
minimal, I can assure you. Do you have any other questions that you
want to ask before we get started?
Mr. KANTOR. No, none.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Raise your right hand, please.
Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give is the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Mr. KANTOR. I do.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you state for the record your full name?
Mr. KANTOR. Yes, my first name is Seth, last name is Kantor.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where do you live?
Mr. KANTOR. I live at 4325 Maple Avenue, Bethesda.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, can you give us your birth date, please?
Mr. KANTOR. Yes. January 9, 1926.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Are you married?
Mr. KANTOR. I am married.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What is your occupation at present?
Mr. KANTOR. I am a newspaper writer. I am employed by Scripps-Howard
Newspapers.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Any particular paper, or by the chain itself?
Mr. KANTOR. I am correspondent for Texas papers, and write for all of
our papers as well.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long have you been employed with Scripps-Howard?
Mr. KANTOR. A total of 5 years.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And what was your employment before that?
Mr. KANTOR. I was on the Dallas Times Herald, in Dallas, Tex.,
intermittently. I was on the Fort Worth Press, which is a
Scripps-Howard paper. And then went to the Dallas Times Herald. And
then came here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You have been in Washington for 5 years, is that right?
Mr. KANTOR. No. I have been in Washington for 2 years.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I see. The 5-year period includes some time with the
Dallas Times Herald?
Mr. KANTOR. With the Fort Worth Press, and with the Denver Rocky
Mountain News, which are both Scripps-Howard papers.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I see. Now, when did you work for the Dallas Times Herald?
Mr. KANTOR. I worked for the Times Herald from September 1960 until May
1962.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did you do before September 1960?
Mr. KANTOR. I was with the Fort Worth Press.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I take it, then, the 5 years we have covered are the total
time you have been in the newspaper business.
Mr. KANTOR. Oh, no. I have been in the newspaper business about 18
years, but in the employ of Scripps-Howard for 5.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I see. Can you just give us a general idea where you have
worked in those 18 years?
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