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Before they became famous…or “infamous”…
September 19, 2009 by TimHughes 
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A special desire for many collectors is to find a newspaper mentioning a name which would not become famous for many years, such as the “Lincoln & Herndon” attorney advertisements from Springfield, Illinois in 1857, or a newspaper ad noting John Wilkes Booth appearing in a play in 1863.
The item shown in the photo fits this category, appearing on the front page of the “Detroit Free Press” in its November 1, 1959 newspaper. If a Kennedy assassination plot existed, the plans may have begun as early as…
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Regarding the Oswald, 1959 Detriot Free Press article, you wrote: “If a Kennedy assassination plot existed, the plans may have begun as early as…”
I hope you were joking!…This event took place over a year before Kennedy was even elected President.
Oswald was just a subversive nut.