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After the Kennedy assassination, Touchstone traveled and devoted himself to compiling the most detailed, fact-proven essay on the conspiracy that planned and hid the truth of Kennedy's murder in [[Dallas]]. Touchstone questioned the [[Warren Commission]]'s report, which claims President Kennedy died from a single bullet fired by a lone gunman. For years, Touchstone investigated Kennedy's assassination and supported the conspiracy viewpoint formulated by District Attorney [[Jim Garrison]] of [[New Orleans]]. Since that time, many books, documentaries and even a [[Hollywood]] film, ''JFK,'' avowed that  a conspiracy was responsible for Kennedy's  assassination.The notes and photos that Touchstone compiled were used for the basis of the film ''JFK'' regarding [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] as the possible "fall-guy" and the U.S. government potentially engaging in a cover-up of the assassination so as to hide the real reasons for the killing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/clinton4.htm|title=The Clinton (Louisiana) Witnesses Linking Clay Shaw to Oswald|author=Dave Reitzes|publisher=Mcadams.posc.mu.edu|accessdate=March 24, 2017}}</ref>​<ref>{{cite web|url=https://coverthistory.blogspot.com/2005/12/ned-touchstone-david-ferrie-and-jim.html|title=Covert History: Ned Touchstone, David Ferrie, and Jim Garrison|publisher=Coverthistory.blogspot.com|date=December 22, 2005|accesdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref>

After the Kennedy assassination, Touchstone traveled and devoted himself to compiling the most detailed, fact-proven essay on the conspiracy that planned and hid the truth of Kennedy's murder in [[Dallas]]. Touchstone questioned the [[Warren Commission]]'s report, which claims President Kennedy died from a single bullet fired by a lone gunman. For years, Touchstone investigated Kennedy's assassination and supported the conspiracy viewpoint formulated by District Attorney [[Jim Garrison]] of [[New Orleans]]. Since that time, many books, documentaries and even a [[Hollywood]] film, ''JFK,'' avowed that  a conspiracy was responsible for Kennedy's  assassination.The notes and photos that Touchstone compiled were used for the basis of the film ''JFK'' regarding [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] as the possible "fall-guy" and the U.S. government potentially engaging in a cover-up of the assassination so as to hide the real reasons for the killing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/clinton4.htm|title=The Clinton (Louisiana) Witnesses Linking Clay Shaw to Oswald|author=Dave Reitzes|publisher=Mcadams.posc.mu.edu|accessdate=March 24, 2017}}</ref>​<ref>{{cite web|url=https://coverthistory.blogspot.com/2005/12/ned-touchstone-david-ferrie-and-jim.html|title=Covert History: Ned Touchstone, David Ferrie, and Jim Garrison|publisher=Coverthistory.blogspot.com|date=December 22, 2005|accesdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref>

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Touchstone was an early critic of [[globalism]] and singled out "dangerous" groups promoting one-world government under the direction of international elites. He questioned the integrity of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], the [[Federal Reserve System]], the Bank of France, the [[Bank of England]], the three major American television networks, as well as the [[Rothschild family|Rothschilds]] and the Warburgs.<ref name=thecouncilor/> Touchstone claimed that these families were so interrelated that to preserve their domination he found fifty-eight examples up until 1910 of the Rothschilds marrying first cousins. Touchstone alleged that these international families provided the money to establish [[Vladimir Lenin]] in the former [[Soviet Union]] and continued to assist the international communist movement.<ref>cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/1934/09/16/archive/rothschilds-married-cousins|tittle=Rothschilds Married Cousins|publisher=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=September 16, 1934|accessdate=August 25, 2019}}</ref>​

An early critic of [[globalism]], Touchstone singled out "dangerous" groups promoting one-world government under the direction of international elites. He questioned the integrity of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], the [[Federal Reserve System]], the Bank of France, the [[Bank of England]], the three major American television networks, as well as the [[Rothschild family|Rothschilds]] and the Warburgs banking families.<ref name=thecouncilor/> Touchstone claimed that these families were so interrelated that to preserve their domination he found fifty-eight examples up until 1910 of the Rothschilds marrying first cousins. Touchstone alleged that these international families provided the money to establish [[Vladimir Lenin]] in the former [[Soviet Union]] and continued to assist the international communist movement.<ref>cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/1934/09/16/archive/rothschilds-married-cousins|tittle=Rothschilds Married Cousins|publisher=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=September 16, 1934|accessdate=August 25, 2019}}</ref>​

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Six months prior to Touchstone's death, the United States officially observed the third annual celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King. In many cities with large numbers of minorities, the King holiday has become the third most popular of the year. The honor to King was especially troubling to Touchstone, who was never reconciled to desegregation and the turmoil, crime, and lower academic standings that he believed integration brought to southern schools, some of which became known for gangs, [[rape]], [[narcotics]], shootings, crimes against teachers, and even closings from lack of enrollment. However, Billy McCormack, who also served on Representative Overton Brooks' staff, grew to accept desegregation, having served on Shreveport's Human Relations Commission, the Black History Committee, and the Martin Luther King Birthday Committee.<ref name=mccormack/>​

Six months prior to Touchstone's death, the United States officially observed the third annual celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King. In many cities with large numbers of minorities, the King holiday has become the third most popular of the year. The honor to King was especially troubling to Touchstone, who was never reconciled to desegregation and the turmoil, crime, and lower academic standings that he believed integration brought to southern schools, some of which became known for gangs, [[rape]], [[narcotics]], shootings, crimes against teachers, and even closings from lack of enrollment. However, Billy McCormack, who also served on Representative Overton Brooks' staff, grew to accept desegregation, having served on Shreveport's Human Relations Commission, the Black History Committee, and the Martin Luther King Birthday Committee.<ref name=mccormack/>​

 

==Running for superintendent of education==​

==Candidate for Louisiana school superintendent==

 

On November 4, 1967, Touchstone ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for Louisiana state superintendent of education. He claimed that he would use administrative measures to thwart the accelerating process of school desegregation in Louisiana, which was completed fully under federal court decrees in August 1970. He was badly defeated by [[incumbent]] [[Bill Dodd|William J. "Bill" Dodd]], a long-time Louisiana politician who sought a second term as superintendent.<ref>''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' November 6, 1967, p. 1.</ref> Dodd formerly served as lieutenant governor under [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]. Touchstone was born in Sabine Parish, and Dodd, who was seventeen years Touchstone's senior, was reared in Sabine Parish.​

On November 4, 1967, Touchstone ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for Louisiana state superintendent of education. He claimed that he would use administrative measures to thwart the accelerating process of school desegregation in Louisiana, which was completed fully under federal court decrees in August 1970. He was badly defeated by [[incumbent]] [[Bill Dodd|William J. "Bill" Dodd]], a long-time Louisiana politician who sought a second term as superintendent.<ref>''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' November 6, 1967, p. 1.</ref> Dodd formerly served as lieutenant governor under [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]. Touchstone was born in Sabine Parish, and Dodd, who was seventeen years Touchstone's senior, was reared in Sabine Parish.​

 

==Personal life==​

==Personal life==

 

At the time of his death at the age of sixty-one, Touchstone resided on Lake Palestine near [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]], Texas, where he and his wife had retired. Services were held on July 30, 1988, at the Osborn Funeral Home Chapel in Shreveport. As a  [[World War II]] veteran, he received a [[Purple Heart]] for war wounds,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://peoplepill.com/people/ned-touchstone/|title=Ned Touchstone: Recipient of the purple heart medal|publisher=Peoplepill.com|accessdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref> was given a military burial, and laid to rest at the Hill Crest Memorial Park in Haughton in south Bossier Parish near the red hills and lush forests where he was born and played as a child.<ref name=obit/>​

At the time of his death at the age of sixty-one, Touchstone resided on Lake Palestine near [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]], Texas, where he and his wife had retired. Services were held on July 30, 1988, at the Osborn Funeral Home Chapel in Shreveport. As a  [[World War II]] veteran, he received a [[Purple Heart]] for war wounds,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://peoplepill.com/people/ned-touchstone/|title=Ned Touchstone: Recipient of the purple heart medal|publisher=Peoplepill.com|accessdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref> was given a military burial, and laid to rest at the Hill Crest Memorial Park in Haughton in south Bossier Parish near the red hills and lush forests where he was born and played as a child.<ref name=obit/>​

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Most of his lifetime work was donated to the Noel Memorial Library at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. His large personal library became the property of his children. Touchstone was known for his vast knowledge of facts and ability to call to mind complete passages from the thousands of books that he had read and collected. He was a world traveler and could discuss nearly any subject intellectually with any expert. His expertise included the fields of ancient history, languages, sciences, poetry, art, and the [[Bible]]<ref name=obit/>

Most of his lifetime work was donated to the Noel Memorial Library at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. His large personal library became the property of his children. Touchstone was known for his vast knowledge of facts and ability to call to mind complete passages from the thousands of books that he had read and collected. He was a world traveler and could discuss nearly any subject intellectually with any expert. His expertise included the fields of ancient history, languages, sciences, poetry, art, and the [[Bible]].<ref name=obit/>

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Touchstone's mother, Carrie Moore Touchstone (1906-1982), is interred at Old Town Cemetery in Haynesville in Claiborne Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Touchstone&GSfn=Carrie&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=15890296&df=all&|title=Carrie Lee Moore Touchstone|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=March 24, 2017}}</ref> ​His father, Sam F. Touchstone (1904-2002), a native of Clarke County, Mississippi, was a taxidermist and inventor in Bossier City. He was affiliated with a half-dozen [[Baptist]] churches during his sixty-seven years as a professing [[Christianity|Christian]]. Like his son Ned, he is interred at Hill Crest Memorial Park in Haughton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Touchstone&GSfn=Sam&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=99633398&df=all&|title=Sam F. Touchstone|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=March 24, 2017}}</ref>​

Touchstone's mother, Carrie Moore Touchstone (1906-1982), is interred at Old Town Cemetery in Haynesville in Claiborne Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Touchstone&GSfn=Carrie&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=15890296&df=all&|title=Carrie Lee Moore Touchstone|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=March 24, 2017}}</ref> ​His father, Sam F. Touchstone (1904-2002), a native of Clarke County, Mississippi, was a taxidermist and inventor in Bossier City. He was affiliated with a half-dozen [[Baptist]] churches during his sixty-seven years as a professing [[Christianity|Christian]]. Like his son Ned, he is interred at Hill Crest Memorial Park in Haughton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Touchstone&GSfn=Sam&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=99633398&df=all&|title=Sam F. Touchstone|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=March 24, 2017}}</ref>​