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dames Hofts. Mr. Bpinde! alleged that € ings ead files in the Marilyn Mosrce death case contain certaia facts and deta ia which the names of Robert F. Kennedy and Peter Lawford are mentioned. fa the book, “The Strange Death of Marilyn Moarce,** the name of Robert F. Kennedy ie featured gad Peter Lawford is shown es a character reference ly Patricia Newcomb, Marilyn’e preas secretary, who suddenly west to Europe after Marilyn's death - gad who was put on the government payroll after her retore and wes later assigned to an office next to Bobby Keanedy’s. Miss Newcomb had claimed that ashe was with Merilys most of the twenty-four hours preceding ber death and, after Marilyn's faneral, immediately flew to the Kennedy “‘compound”’ at Hyams is port before departing for Europe where she stayed for siz months until all officiel investigations : - had ceased concerning Marilyn's death. In eusociating the hallowed name of Kemedy with the Hollywood star, your editor was the sab- } jec ject of much vilification, even by the staid WALL { STREET JOURNAL. However, Mr. Spindel bas stated ? that his tapes and filea (of which he still bas extra copies) support the allegations ian the book, and even go much further. Mr. Spindel also stated that the tape recarding of Robert Kennedy, James Kelly and himself, having to do with the Hoffa Case, allegedly shows that Robert Kennedy offered him a bribe and that the facts bave been recorded in an | anpublicized government bearing. James Hoffa was convicted in Tennessee for ~ t allegedly having tampered with a jury. There are in i existence aumerous affidavits showing that employ- ees of the Department of Justice allegedly tampered ‘with the jury that was hearing the Hoffa case. The { Congressional Record of May 4, 1964, Page 9699 (ron the statement of Congressman Glenn Cunsinghas of Nebraska ia which he asked and received per- mission to place into the record aa article which | pprenres in the Weshiogtoe EVENING STAR of Merch 4, 1964, astitled, ‘tan Odor of Police State Methods, ‘oe by Willian 8. White. Ia this article Bobby Kennedy is held responsible for illegal wiretapping aad federal snoopery over the mailof private persons. Speaking of the Hoffe trial, Congressman Cunaing- ham stated, “I would like to call to the attention of my colleagues the unhappy fect that a aumber of witneases who are available to testify on pertinent facts regarding the Hoffe tial have beea subjected violeace, econonic Foprisal: asd other forma of ia- timidatioa.” Hoffa was a gross miscarriage of justice and the result of a persona) vendetta of Bobby Kennedy, the truth should be made public. The case reeks of wiretapping, tempering with the jury, bribery and paid informers. Hoffa has offered a reward of $100,000 for evidence to present to the Supreme Conrt that oe toe ce ee me Ct Ree ee ees as TC rns to various pressures including threats of physical © If, as appears to be the case, the trial of Janes , HOOVER ve. ROSERT F. KRMIEDY illegal bugging w4... Conuitiese could s the sumerous witnesses available, H 7 titled to thie reward which could thes be help the needy families of US. servicemen killed in Vietnam by the communist VietConag to whom Bobky Kennedy is willing to give his blood. . < ~-.. There Se ttle doubt that J. Edger Hoover would be willing to appear before the Loag Com- | mittes to present facts ender cath to support his allegations that Robert Kennedy, whea Attorney General, not only knew about wire taps and elec- trosic bugging. but actually increased the aumber eeed and listened is on some of then. A Us. Government Memorandum, dated Auguat 17, 136i, has been made public on the subject of *‘Microphone Sarveillances.” It reads: “The Attorecy General was contacted om the morning of August 17, 1961, ‘with reference to the situation in New York Ci -—— conceming the obteizing of leased lines from the telephone compaay for use in connection with mi- cropbose earveillances. This matter was discussed with the Attorney General and he wae shows a copy of the proposed letter which would be ased. The tee ete eas oe Attorney General approved the proposed procedure in this regard and personally cigned the attached memorandus evidencing such approval.” The document with the personal signatere of Robert Kennedy reads as follows: “Ia connectios with the use of microphone sarveillsaces it is fre- quently necessary to lease a special telephone fine in order to monitor soch 8 surveillance.....Ia the New York City ares tha telephone company has over MGW 2S Wee Ue ed df the years insisted that a letter be furnished to the telephone company on each occasion when a special telephone line is leased by the FBI. It is required —__ | that such a lease arrangement be with the approval of the Attorney General. fa the past we bave re- stricted the utilization of leased lines in New York —- City to situations involving telephose taps, ell of © which have been approved by the Attorney General.... We have not previously ased leased lines in coa- pection with microphone eurveillances..... If we are permitted to use leased telephone lines as an adjuact to our microphone surveillances (electronic bugging), this type of coverage can be materially extended both im security and major criminal cases. Accordingly, your approval of our stilizing this leased line srrangemeat ia requested...” ” This approval was gives by Robert Kennedy's ters signature. - More information regarding wiretapping ar wn toe coatained in a letter from Representative H.R. Gross Rep.) of lowa to J. Edgar Hoover. The N.Y. TIMES of Dec. $1, 1966 reported. “Iz « letter t J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureae of Investi- gation, Mr. Gross referred to the long pending case of Otto Otepka.....Testimony before the Hie laternal Security) eubcommitive in November, 1 showed that Mr. Otepka’s phoee had bees ( _} P ¥ f st - Ee whe meres iy wd es )