The continuing inquiry.
Monthly newsletter reporting on developments and at times giving new information into the continuing investigations of the American assassinations of the decade of the 1960's. Pioneering Texas newsletter whose original mission was to debunk the Warren Commission report; the focus of "The...
| New Title: | Penn Jones' the continuing inquiry |
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Midlothian, Tex. :
[The Continuing Inquiry],
[1976-1979]
Midlothian, Tex. : The Midlothian Mirror, Inc. Midlothian, Tex. : Penn Jones Publications, Inc. |
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| Online Access: | Search Baylor University Digital Collections for title Continuing Inquiry. |
| Summary: | Monthly newsletter reporting on developments and at times giving new information into the continuing investigations of the American assassinations of the decade of the 1960's. Pioneering Texas newsletter whose original mission was to debunk the Warren Commission report; the focus of "The Continuing Inquiry" soon broadened to encompass all aspects of the ongoing powers of Deep State America during the critical years of 1976-1984. |
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| Published: | Began with: Volume I, number 1 (August 22, 1976); ceased with Volume III, number 12 (July 22, 1979). |
| Item Description: | Including later title, Volume 1 number 1, August 22, 1976 - Volume IX number 2, September 22, 1984...97 issues (all published), approximately 2,000 pages, contained in one large Hollinger box, chronologically arranged. Photocopies: 11" x 17" folded in half, or 8.5" x 11" sheets stapled, as issued, most issues 20-24 pages in length, profusely illustrated with reproductions of photographs, diagrams, maps, charts, and published articles from newspapers or magazines. Preserved in a large and heavy Hollinger metal-edged case. The complete run of all 97 issues (including later title), with only five issues in modern photocopy facsimile, of this pioneering Texas newsletter whose original mission was to debunk the Warren Commission report; the focus of "The Continuing Inquiry" soon broadened to encompass all aspects of the ongoing powers of Deep State America during the critical years of 1976-1984. Seemingly NO lead was too trivial for the editor, Penn Jones (1914-1998), who was among the earliest to publicly challenge the "official" narrative of the JFK assassination. As the newsletter continued into the Reagan years, Jones was quick to point out the increasing power of the Deep State and expand his newsletter to include reportage on aspects and incidents that led back to the players in the JFK assassination. For a lengthy biography of Penn Jones, see the Texas Monthly article "Still On the Case" (Nov. 1983) which describes him as a "feisty, combative country editor of the Midlothian Mirror. Author of the four-volume (so far) privately printed series called Forgive My Grief, the continuing account of his JFK-assassination investigation, which focuses on the deaths and disappearances of the 188 witnesses (so far) who Penn contends knew too much about the assassination conspiracy to be permitted to live." Selected Articles from this and later title: Dan Rather Blinked; Salesman Insists FBI Discounted Facts On Oswald; The Assassination Of Dr. Martin Luther King And The Raoul Mystery; An Open Letter To Bill Moyers; The Dallas Police Radio: Assassination On Tape; Beware Of Docudrama, Newest Propaganda Device Of The Cover-Up; TV May End JFK Killing Curiosity; The Trilateral Commission; An Interview With Tammi True; We Surrendered So Easily; A Study Of The Motorcade Escort Cycles; A Woman Of Importance; The Importance Of The Towner Slides; Secret Service Report 471; Is The FBI Shielding A JFK Assassin?; More On Tom Bethell: A Dissenting View From Sylvia Meagher; Strange Death Number 136; Ex-Agent 6th To Die In Six-Month Span; Secret Service Report 491; Parallels Between Operation Anthropoid And The JFK Assassination; Henry Wade And Dallas Justice; Lancegate: Updated Thoughts On The Carter Presidency; Parallels Between Operation Anthropoid And The JFK Assassination; The Police Is Watching; The Real Origin Of The FPCC In New York City; The Autopsy Photographs ANS X-Rays Of President Kennedy: A Question Of Authenticity; Widow Disputes Suicide; David Rockefeller's Secret S.E.C. Testimony; Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Candidate - Principal Contributor To The JFK Coverup; Surveyor: More Than 1 Man Shot Kennedy; Nation-Wide Gun Registration Goes Into Effect May 21,1978, Says BATF!!; Lee's Doppelganger; At Least 24 Journalists Killed Since January 1977; Investigators Show Interest In Ruby, Telephone Number; The Legacy Of Robert Kennedy; Suppression Of The Press; Another Phantom Splicer?; John Heindel: History In The Making - Literally; Why Did Editor Ronnie Dugger Prevent William Ray Dobkins From Talking To Mrs. Marguerite Oswald?; Dallas Man Claims FBI Had Oswald Film; FBI Agent Tells Of Oswald Inquiry; Ruby Cash Link Alleged; Marchetti Answers Brussel; Warren Report Ignored Soviet Defector's Claims; Man Believes He Saw Ruby At Scene Of Oswald's Arrest; Cia Employee Jailed In Mixup; The Tangled Web: An Inquiry Into The Assassination Of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Jones, the son of sharecroppers, joined the Army and served in all the major campaigns in WWII. Upon returning to Texas in 1946 Jones purchased the local newspaper, Midlothian Mirror (circulation - 810) for $4,000. Jones campaigned for increased spending on black schools. His liberal opinions caused controversy and his attacks on the John Birch Society resulted in his office being firebombed. He was later the recipient of the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for courageous journalism. In 1963 Jones became involved in investigating the assassination of John F. Kennedy. A fellow researcher, Gary Mack, later explained: "Penn was one of the first generation of researchers who felt the government was behind the assassination - probably a conspiracy involving military intelligence... He always thought LBJ was behind it somehow." The Cushing Library/Chapman Texas Collection copy is part of the Floyd & Louise Chapman Texas & Borderlands Collection. |
| Physical Description: | 3 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Publication Frequency: | Monthly |