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‘wore "Mr. SINATRA's recollection of the facts is that a woman approximately 15 years older than he made a claim that she Was pregnant and that Mr. SINATRA caused her pregnancy. He said there was an investigation of the matter by the Court, including a medical examination of the woman, which revealed that she was not pregnant. It {a alao Mr. SINATRA'ts recollection that an investigation into the background and character of the woman, end her family, disclosed facts which attacked the credibility of the woman. Mr. SINATRA at that: time was of the opinion, and is still of the opinion, the matter was really a complaint of a "crank" and based on investigation made by the authorities the entire matter was immediately dismissed. - "It was upon Mr. SINATRA's recollection that I told him I did not think a paternity proceeding in New Jersey was a criminal proceeding, since I regarded a paternity action as a civil action. Moreover, since it had been dismissed at the outset and he had no recollection of an actual paternity claim having gone any further that the woman's initial complaint, it was my belief that the incident would not be listed as either a civil proceeding or a criminal proceeding. "Based on Mr, SINATRA's recollection of the facts, I did not even think there was any possibility that a criminal complaint had been filed against him for seduction, since seduction is defined in the California Penal Code as the very crime of having sexual intercourse with an unmarried woman of previous chaste character under promise of marriage," Evidence shows that applicant's pro8ssional life is a matter of common knowledge with the American public; that within the entertainment industry, applicant is highly regarded as a fair and just man whose idees, theories and abilities, are greatly respected; and, that his standing as a performer is a credit to the entertainment field. Persons who have known applicant for fifteen years tender him an unqualified endorsement as to character, honesty and integrity. They admit that he is censored at —