The Future That Never Happened


I'm reading David Talbot's Brothers : The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years, and I'm enjoying it. RFK is the focus of the book, and it's pretty obvious that Bobby knew his brother's death was a conspiracy.

With Vincent Bugliosi's new book out supporting LHO as the lone gunman in JFK's assassination, it got me thinking about the topic again, and for me, it's hard to believe that Jack Ruby's silencing of Lee Harvey Oswald isn't textbook proof of conspiracy. I also was fishing around on the web, seeing if any recent revelations were about, and I came across the E. Howard Hunt tale, a recording of him telling his son how things went down in Dallas. Hunt's story jibes with the BBC investigation that has the killing blow coming from the grassy knoll, fired by a French mafia hitman, Lucien Sarti. I guess that would make him "Badgeman".

Anyhoo, back to Talbot's book. The hope for the future and the optimism most Americans felt with JFK's presidency comes through, and for some reason it got me thinking about a place in Ohio. It's called Materials Park, and it is the world headquarters of the American Society of Metals. It's off Route 87 in Novelty, or South Russell, depending on the source. But here's a picture of it:




And here's some information about it:
http://www.asminternational.org/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutASM/MaterialsPark/MaterialsPark.htm

The complex was dedicated in 1960, at the beginning of the New Frontier, and I can't help but feel optimistic when I'm there. Buckminster Fuller designed the dome. It's a beautiful place. The dome is open-air, so the rain and wind come in, but you still feel protected somehow. It's really something. What's also funny is the feeling that I'm back in time, back when things were looking up! Before JFK's assassination, and forty plus years of American decline. Which brings me back to conspiracy. The guys who killed the Kennedys got what they wanted. Endless war. Good for business. Bad for you and me.

Posted: Tue - August 28, 2007 at 10:29 AM      

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