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° FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) f i ) {Mount Clipping i in Spoce Below) Leng, Sinatra Testifies, Calls ‘Phar Probe Irresponsible WASHINGTON (AP) - Frank Sinatra marched grimly}man for La Cosa Nostra moneyjhotels when he was asked about into a House Select Crime Com-|in the Fontainebleau and Sandsia completely unrelated matter mittee room today and accused|Hotels in Miami Beach amd Las|at the May 24 hearing. the committee of indecently| Vegas. and irresponsibly Jetting a con- “This bum went running offjnot have been anticipated or - vieted felon “bandy my namelat the mouth and resent it andleut off and noted that the Fon- oo 2ese gee Oli fa SaVAtAs FH A TY about.” I won't have it,” Sinatra said. \tainebleau had filed an affida- “Jt was character assassina-|“I’m not a second class citizen,|vit with the committee denying tion, let’s face it,’ the retired|Let’s make that clear.” the story. crooner told a jammed hearing} “How do you repair the dam-| “And at that point someone, room. age that was printed in the;presumabiy the counsel, should Sinatra said the committeelnewspapers,” he demanded. have done something to refute should have immediately re-| Committee counsel Josephjthat story,” Sinatra said, He fatedihe, testimony of Joseph)Phillips said Barboza unexpect-(suggested the committee should (The Baron) Barboza May | 24 ddledly made the charge about have called the press in and an- a “——"Inounced the hotel’s statement. £67 Anate “7 don't have fo refute it be- cause there isn't any truth td lit,’ Sinatra said of the Fontai- nebleau story at another point. | As for his purchase of stock in the Sands hotel in 1963, he Said that was bought “with my own money.” . The huge house caucus roam was jammed with spectators and at least 200 people waited outside as Sinatra began testi-. | fying. There were several squeals of recognition reminiscent of his erooner days as he came down a corridor, movinng ‘unsmilingly and quickly toward the com- mittee room, Rep. Claude Pepper, D-Fla., is chairman of the crime com- mittee. Sinatra was calied bet commlilee tn answer questions: ! ' LE CTIL ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED Prren) oP. JS OP Le SELET i DATE J LCL -—)that the singer had been a front| fronting for the mobs‘in the two. Phillips said the answer could (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) : ereld Fxaminer has fnreles, Calir, Date: Q/o ne ace Author: Editor: Title: Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: Los Anralp CI Being Investigated Fe aOeeD . RS 2Eaf rents! ERUALIZE.. sa a on