Assassination Records Review Board
Final Determination Notification
AGENCY : HSCA
RECORD NUMBER :
180-10068-10325
RECORD SERIES : STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS
AGENCY FILE NUMBER :
December 8, 1995
Status of Document:
Postponed in Part
Number of releases of previously postponed information: 7
Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors
including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the
absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United
States or to any individual.
Number of Postponements: 4
Postponements: All the postponements in this document represent Social Security numbers.
Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because the public disclosure of the redaction could
reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and that invasion of
privacy would be so substantial that it outweighs the public interest.
Substitute Language: SSN
Date of Next Review: 2017
Board Review Completed: 10/24/95
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Released under the John F.
Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection Act of
1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).
Case#:NW 88326 Date:
2025
JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION FORM
AGENCY INFORMATION
Date: 08/20/93
Page: 1
AGENCY: HSCA
RECORD NUMBER :
180-10068-10325
RECORDS SERIES :
STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS
AGENCY FILE NUMBER :
ORIGINATOR : HSCA
FROM:
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TITLE :
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
DATE : 12/15/76
PAGES:
SUBJECTS :
HSCA, ADMINISTRATION
CONNOR, LINDA M.
DOCUMENT TYPE :
8
PRINTED FORM
CLASSIFICATION : U
RESTRICTIONS : 3
CURRENT STATUS : P
DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/07/93
OPENING CRITERIA:
Box #:1.
COMMENTS :
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THOMAS N. DOWNING, VA., CHAIRMAN
HENRY B. GONZALEZ, TEX.
RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C.
LOUIS STOKES, OHIO
WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.
YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF.
CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, CONN.
HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.
SAMUEL L. DEVINE, OHIO
BURT L. TALCOTT, CALIF.
STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONN.
CHARLES THONE, NEBR.
(202) 225-4624
Select Committee on Assassinations
U.S. House of Representatives
3341 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
March 18, 1977
Mr. Richard A. Sprague
Chief Counsel and Director
House Select Committee on Assassinations
Dear Mr. Sprague:
I am herewith submitting my resignation as of
March 20, 1977. I intend to work this weekend to complete
my assignment prior to joining a Congressional staff on
March 21, 1977.
I have enjoyed working with you and wish you and
the Committee success.
Sincerely,
Солны
Linda M. Connor
Linda M. Connor
NW 88326
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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM
(Please Use Typewriter
or Ballpoint Pen)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washington, D.C. 20515
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)
(Any erasures, corrections, or changes
on this form must be initialed by the
authorizing official.)*
-
Effective Date
Linda Mae Connor
Employee Social Security Number
231 53 0079
Employing Office or Committee
3/20/77
Type of Action
Appointment
Salary Adjustment
Assassinations Committee
☑Termination (At close of business on effective date)
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.).
Position Title
Gross Annual Salary
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. Standing Committee: Staff-☐ Clerical or ☐ Professional.
2.
Special or Select Committee: Authority-H. Res. 222
of 95th
Congress.
3. ☐ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number.
_If applicable, Level_
Step_
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of
relatives.
Date_
March 21
1977
(Signature of Authorizing Official)
Louis Stokes, Chairman
(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)
Select Committee on Assassinations
(Title If Member;-District and State)
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee em-
ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must
be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
Office of Finance use only:
J
Office Code.
Monthly Annuity $_
.00
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APPROVED:
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
-to Fo
3/24/77
PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM
(Please Use Typewriter™
or Ballpoint Pen).
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washington, D.C. 20515
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)
(Any erasures, corrections, or changes
on this form must be initialed by the
authorizing official.)
Effective Date
Linda Mae Connor
2-1-77
Employee Social Security Number
Type of Action
231-58-8079
Appointment
Employing Office or Committee
☑Salary Adjustment
Select Committee on Assassinations
Termination (At close of business on effective date)
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)..
Position Title
Gross Annual Salary
$12,300.
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.). .
1. ☐ Standing Committee: Staff -☐ Clerical or ☐ Professional.
2. Special or Select Committee: Authority-H. Res. 11 of 95 Congress.
3. ☐ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number_
If applicable, Level__
Step
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of
relatives.
Date
2-28-77
19.
(Signature of Authorizing Official)
Henry B. Gonzalez
Chairman
(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)
(Title If Member, District and State)
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee em-
ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must
be approved by the Committee on House Administration: sa
Office of Finance use only:
APPROVED:
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office Code
Monthly Annuity $ .00
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM
(Please Use Typewriter
or Ballpoint Pen)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washington, D.C. 20515
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
J
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)
(Any erasures, corrections, or changes
on this form must be initialed by the
authorizing official.)
Effective Date
Linda Mas Connor
1/3/77
Employee Social Security Number
Type of Action
231 56 8079
Employing Office or Committee
Select Committee on Assassinations
Appointment
☐ Salary Adjustment.
Termination (At close of business on effective date)
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)
Position Title
Gross Annual Salary
$13,000.
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. ☐ Standing Committee: Staff -☐ Clerical or ☐ Professional.
s
2. ☐ Special or Select Committee: Authority-H. Res.___
77
of
Congress.
3. ☐ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number_
_If applicable, Level.
Step_
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of
relatives.
Date_
77
19.
(Signature of Authorizing Official)
Henry d. Gonzalez
(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)
Chairman
(Title If Member, District and State)
☐ All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee em-
ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must
be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code..
Monthly Annuity' $.
.00
NW 88326
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APPROVED:
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM
(Please Use Typewriter
or Ballpoint Pen)
( U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washington, D:C. 20515
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)
(Any erasures, corrections, or changes
on this form must be initialed by the
authorizing official.)
Linda Mao Connor
Employee Social Security Number
Effective Date
12/15/76
Type of Action
231 58 8079
☐ Appointment
Employing Office or Committee.
Salary Adjustment
Termination (At close of business on effective date)
Select Committee on Assassinations
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)
Position Title
Editor/Historian
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. ☐ Standing Committee: Staff -☐ Clerical or ☐ Professional.
2. Special or Select Committee: Authority-H. Res. 1540
3. ☐ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number_
If applicable, Level_
Gross Annual Salary
$20,000
of 14th Congress.
Step_
FO 12/16/76
-handcarried to
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of
relatives.
Date_
December 15
1976
(Signature of Authorizing Official)
Thegas N. Downing, Chairaan
(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)
Select Committee on Assassinations,
(Title If Member, District and State)
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee em-
ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must
be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code...
Monthly Annuity $_.
.00
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APPROVED:
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
MEMORANDUM
TO:
All Staff Employees
FROM:
Budget Officer
DATE:
January 3, 1977
RE:
Payroll Certification
Starting with the January, 1977 payroll, the certification
to the House Finance Office requires, among other things, the
relationship, if any, of each staff employee to any current
Member of Congress (those taking office January 3, 1977).
The following are the relationships to be included in
the certification:
father
mother
son
daughter
brother
sister
uncle
aunt
first cousin
nephew
niece
husband
wife
father-in-law
mother-in-law
son-in-law
daughter-in-law
brother-in-law
sister-in-law
stepfather
stepmother
stepbrother
stepsister
half-brother
half-sister
All staff employees are requested to complete this
form and return it to the Budget officer.
Approved
Richard A. Sprague
I am not elated
✓
I am elated by the following relationship.
Linda Ma
Connor
ure of Employee
signatur
1/17/27
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Linda Mae Connor
4206 N. Washington Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Office: (202) 225-4261
Home:
(703) 525-8417
Age:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Skills:
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RESUMÉ
Hampton, Virginia
Legally separated (no children)
Type
-
65 wpm
Shorthand
-
120 wpm
NW 88326
Education:
Experience:
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1962
Hampton High School (summa cum laude)
Univeristy of Maryland (magna cum laude) 1973
B.A. in English (earned degree in evenings
while employed full-time)
-
George Mason University currently enrolled in
M.A. program in English (anticipate degree in 1977)
Present
-
July 5, 1967
Office of Congressman
Thomas N. Downing, First District of Virginia
-
Present
-
January 1973
Legislative Assistant
to Congressman Thomas N. Downing of the First
District of Virginia. Have responsibility for
all legislative matters in the Congressman's
office. Act as liaison for the Congressman
for his committees which are Merchant Marine
and Fisheries and Science and Technology.
Review all legislative proposals and advise
the Congressman of his District's interests.
Meet with all lobbyists for the Congressman,
explain his views on issues and summarize and
transmit interest groups' positions to him.
Formulate statements of positions, respond to
all constituents' legislative inquiries. Issue
news releases to media for legislative matters.
Compose statements for House Floor and committee
testimony; draft legislative speeches; correct
committee hearing transcripts. Accompany or
represent the Congressman at various professional
and social functions involving his committee
assignments and District interests. Supervise
legislative personnel.
January 1970 January 1973 Worked directly
for Congressman Downing on special projects and
assisted all others in accomplishing the tasks
of the office. Worked with the Administrative
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Assistant on political matters. Have a thorough
working knowledge of all aspects of a Congressional
office, including office accounts, casework,
governmental relations, special interests of
Congressional District, etc.
June 1968
January 1970 Personal secretary
to Congressman Downing's Administrative Assistant.
Duties included political aspects of a Congres-
sional office which involved campaigning in the
District. Set up political files. Work involved
all governmental installations in the District,
primarily military.
July 1967 June 1968 During this first year in
the Congressman's office, handled routine Congres-
sional mail and constituent services. Acquired a
general, overall knowledge of the operation of a
Congressional office.
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June 1966 June 1967 Employed by the Special Assistan
to the Chief of Staff for Data Processing Systems,
U. S. Army, Pentagon. Secretarial position for seven
action officers. Duties included correspondence,
dictation, typing, filing, and required detailed know-
ledge of Army correspondence and security procedures
and regulations. The office had responsibility for
data processing systems for budgetary and financial
management programs. Secret clearance.
-
August 1962 June 1966 Employed by the Comptroller,
USCONARC, Fort Monroe, Virginia. In addition to
secretarial duties, I was Coordinator for the Cost
Reduction Program for all installations and commands
within the Continental United States for Data Proces-
sing Systems. This project had previously been the
primary assignment of a GS-12. For handling the
program I was awarded a Sustained Superior Performance
Award.
Congressman Thomas N. Downing
E. M. (Tiny) Hutton
(202) 225-4261
(804) 596-2188
(202) 225-4261
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