No, there is nothing basic about his statements.---- His first statement was his head was outside and he was looking up during the cycling of the rifle. He stuck his head outside and pulled it back all within 2.3 seconds. No mention at all about hearing the shells or the bolt action. He then changed his mind and gave a completely different accounting in the 12/4 Secret Service statement.
There is absolutely nothing that can be derived from his many statements other than he thought the shooter was above him and JFK was hit by the first shot
(WC: I heard a shot, and then after I heard the shot, well, it seems as though the President, you know, slumped or something, and then another shot and I believe Jarman or someone told me, he said, "I believe someone is shooting at the President," and I think I made a statement "It is someone shooting at the President, and I believe it came from up above us.").
After that it was one contradictory statement after the other. The other two members of the group believed two shots caused all the wounds. BRW thought there was only two shots and Jarman thought there was a third shot after the car accelerated leaving Dealey Plaza.
You lot always squeal about witnesses adding details to what was stated earlier via affidavit. Do you seriously expect affidavits to be as complete as WC testimony? He gave the basics in the affidavit.... described what he heard in
shorthand, if-you-will. Then later filled in other details under Q&A in testimony.
And how much more basic can he get in this affidavit?
HAROLD NORMAN AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas
County of Dallas
City of Dallas
I Harold Norman, wish to make the following statement to Special Agents William Carter and Arthur W. Blake, United States Secret Service.
I am 25 years of age, and I live at 4858 Beulah Street, Dallas, Texas. I do not have a telephone at my residence. I have been employed as an order filler at the Texas School Book Depository, 411 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas for about three years.
I was acquainted with Lee Oswald during the time that he was employed at this company, but I never did get to know him well. I have spoken to him briefly to say "Hello" or in connection with my work, but I never carried on any conversations with him. He did not mix with the employees and did not appear to want to make friends with me or any of the others. I never saw him at any time other than in the building at work.
On the 22nd of November, 1963, to the best of my memory, the last time I saw him was about 10:00 A.M. when we were both working on the first floor of the building. I did not speak to him at that time.
About 12:15 P.M. on this same date, after I had eaten my lunch, I went to the fifth floor of the building to watch the parade of the President pass the building. Bonnie Ray Williams and James Jarman, who also worked at this building went with me. We took a position in the south-east corner of the building on the fifth floor and I was looking out the window which is closest to the east end of the buuilding overlooking Elm Street.
Just after the President passed by, I heard a shot and several seconds later I heard two more shots. I knew that the shots had come from directly above me, and I could hear the expended cartridges fall to the floor. I also could here the bolt action of the rifle. I saw some dust fall from the ceiling of the fifth floor and I felt sure that whoever had fired the shots was directly above me. I saw all of the people down on the street rut towards the west side of the building, so I went to that side with Williams and Jarman, and looked out the west side window. We discussed the shots, and where they had come from and decided we better go down stairs. We walked down the stairs to the first floor and did not see anyone else on the stairway as we went down. From the time of the shots until we started down-stairs was about five minutes.
I have read over the above statement and it is the truth to the best of my knowledge.
/s/Harold Norman
Harold Norman
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of December, 1963.
/s/William N. Carter
William N. Carter, Special Agent U.S. Secret Service
Witness: /s/Arthur W. Blake
Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service