November 24, 1964

G S de Mohrenschildt, Russian-born soc figure and businessman, emerges as only known link between Kennedy family and, Oswald; testimony shows he knew Mrs Kennedy as child on LI, '38, remained her mother's friend, and became friend and protector of Oswalds in Dallas; comm repts extensive probe made into his and wife's backgrounds but no signs of subversion or link with assassination were found; he admitted he worked in US during World War II for 'French intelligence'; after assassination, he wrote to Mrs Auchincloss deploring event and describing how he met Oswalds

A CHICKEN IN EVERY POT‐or something more exotic if you choose from Use many food suggestions on the women's page of The New York Times,—Adv.

44 of 73 aboard killed as Athens-bound Boeing 707 jet taking off from Fiumicino Airport, Rome, skids into power roller near runway end explodes; illus; map; crash is 1st of US trans-Atlantic jet

testimony shows Kennedy might have been shielded by Secret Service agent riding on rear step of auto had he not requested earlier that position be vacated; F M Boring and other agents who guarded him at Tampa, Fla, Nov 18 '64, testified that he ordered 2 men riding right and left rear steps to get off and enter follow-up auto; White House detail chief Behn described criteria agents use for motorcade protection; service Chief Rowley testified it is not service practice to have agent ride on rear step at all times; said no Pres would try to tell service what to do and that service cannot tell Pres what to do for his protection; differed from view expressed by Hoover on curbing Pres freedom of action; curbs outlined; Warren queried Rowley closely about 9 agents who visited Ft Worth Press Club night before assassination and drank alcoholic beverages; 4 of them were assigned to Dallas motorcade; Rowley conceded they might have been more alert had they gone to bed earlier but said they could not have prevented killing; admitted agents merited dismissal for violating rules but feared pub would have concluded they were responsible for assassination; Yarborough, who rode 2 autos behind Pres, said agents did not respond quickly enough; comm disputed view; testimony shows service has greatly broadened criteria governing data it seeks from other agencies on Pres safety; Hoover expressed serious concern about broadened criteria and use being made of data it produces

Dr S D Possony holds use of lie detector, in pre-employment clearance tests, is ineffective, rept prepared at Repr Gallagher's inv for HR (Moss) subcom; holds test, tends to weed out active, all-Amer conscientious and virile types; claims over-reliance on lie detector helps open way for employment of homosexuals, laggards and trained Communist agents because it measures emotional reactions; says men with normal sex drives are uneasy about queries about sex life whereas latter group is not