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St et ee ea enT Sn * : . nanan ace eect cet one tect. eee eee ene ce ete RRR nel me tnt e m : PE-any Mew. 124-00) ‘ “EOLRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIC . Date _. 2/7/64 (1) _— - Mre. BERNICE H oXFRACTION » 3509 Baring Street, Phila- 7 _ gerne Fa., advised that she during June or July 1963, was employed as an entertainer-singer at the Ascot Restaurant, 13th near E Street, Washington, D.C...She said that one night kb . approximately at 10:30 p.m. during her engagement she met a i. patron of the club who identified himself as MIKE VINICH of dacksen, Wyoming. Between her numbers, she had several drinks with him and he told her, during conversation, that he was in . Washington as a result of being a member of the PT-109 crew — which President’ JOHN F. KENNEDY had during World War II in the Facific. VINICH claimed to be in Washington, D.C., for a reunion of this group. She stated VINICH, at the time she met him, had been drinking, although he did not appear in- | _ toxicated and his speech was normal. She stated she had sev- eral drinks with him, and he left the restaurant about one and one-half hours after he came in. She said that during the time she was talking with him in the Ascot Restaurant, he stated President KENNEDY was — going to be shot. She said that she was amazed at this and asked him how he knew this. He did not explain the statement . any further, but repeated that President KENNEDY would be shot. o She aiso advised that she was friendly with him because he told 7 her that he was thé brother of the nationally-kmown. comedian. DANNY KAYE. She stated she took his story about being DANNY KAYFE'8S brother at face value, because in her mind he did re- C semble KAYE, | oe, ’ Nae . She stated that while in the club, she recalled that the manager of the Ascot, Mr.XZUPALUPA, known as_"Mr._ iycas," and her accompanist, ANITAXSPAIN, had some conver- sation with Mr. VINICH. - ; Dez She said that Mr. VINICH returned the next: evening early and stayed until closing time, approximately 12:30. She had several drinks with him between numbers the second night, and when it was time for her to go home for the night ) ; it was raining out and she offered him a ride to his hotel | in her automebile. She said that Mr. VINICH drank a consider- able amount of liquor that night and his speech became thickened On 1/31/64 ___ Philadelphia, Fa, File # Philadelphia 157-916 by _SA_JOHN R. WINEBERG mf BSS date dictated 2/3/64 - This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It ta the property of the FBI and te loaned to your agency; it and ita contente are fot to be distributed outside your agency.