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Melvin Belli — Part 7

34 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Melvin Belli · 34 pages OCR'd
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ot Owe oe LP Dstt Utevw. 4716-6 5} a eas ; d e sos wre 23 SenBy Mary’ Jo Nelson.’ 24 Melvin: Belli, ‘flamboyant San ‘Francisco lawyer who 25 defended Jack Ruby, slay- ae 26-er of President Kennedy’ 's 27 assassin,’ said ‘today*in 28; “Oklahoma City he does’ not 29 “approve of marijuana! but ‘thinks: jt is. no worse ‘than 20 alcohol.: YL, <In the. city for a . legal 22tonference, the long- 2 ra a* “Among. other things} he - 73 says: H It-is a pity that Oklaho- 2 ma: City has-‘'so little good | el fervice. mo 29 "He has abcut quit going : 41 treated’ instead’ by: chiro: 42P ‘actors. HEEL DY: ro 44 may-be damaged seriously . by-a ‘series of lawsuits ! 4 6 cane byt the victims of ung . 8 “and, Isp, the halfueina., ‘ gtlomproducing scares me‘to death, hd but e thinks young people are 5 theginning to tyrn away 5 Zrom it. 34, Belli said he found little Guallable, first-class hote 32 ALL TINFORMATION C «7 HEREIN 59 DATE__@ ~\0-P ¢a meets cee le een he meme | kee ob et we ead Bi. : "failed to do so for 30 years. 10° Ge is ‘but is” ah ‘Belli said he does not ape. ‘use of marijuana, +3 “The tobacco companies |." dru’ gi who have a cocktail: ‘hgur, -equioped to set examples ONTAINED S UNCLASE LE _GAANSD "87 Sorte) Pom 12 waite tee AF me one ” (Mount Clipping In Space Below) f tvice. ‘afte ter" rhe. ° r here’ for. a ~pretHial -confer-. 7 peu ‘are . a. menace ence. 22 oo * ".syoung people, but he sai “hwy. doesn’ ta “elty of :most,of the students in his: this: size” do something ‘aw class at the University ‘about;that?” he asked]: ("lof California ‘use: mari Sporting his. silver , hair:: f juang habitually. cea justfabove his collar, {Bell{ a think this*Js not as iconiplained that his barber ‘pad““as getting: drunk om ut it too short last Friday~ iNiquor, ‘because marijuana. ‘He? said a chiropractor -js “not habit forming, there “ éured him of ‘headaches || is | fo hangover and it ‘after’ medical doctors ‘doesn’t lead to something stronger.” °°’ Now he sees a chiroprac- ; Belli thinks liquor. ads in “tor regularly, just’ about.“américan’ publications “every place he goes. He thinks “quacks” Susi” could help the ‘legal profes- er He also dislikes tobacco, ‘ston also, adding: ‘That's rand finds it “utterly ama : why I’m so successful.”*; 2. ing’*that.” ‘more lawsuit chave~:not “been ‘filed “b ‘families of cancer victims{. ete 4 ,He predicted one good law-. “But neither do. J aps isuit’ won ‘in’ such a case. prove of their parents "get-., ‘would set off a chain that. i ting stoned. on bourbon. 1. -could’ seriously hurt the to-' ‘do feel the kids have a. “bacco gompanies. . point. . They’re - unhappy, ; Belli’ is representing Mr... prove of young People’s | ‘about their parents’ drunk-. ee iMrs. Bill Dane and -enness. And the parentss, *young daughters ‘in: events filed against! “ Gs#the*estate of the late. Dr.’ SRobertt: ‘D,:? McKee. The EDanes * ‘seek ° ‘to - recover. judgments: ‘totaling-$1 mil- ‘lion. They. claim ‘the child -is ‘seriously handicapped : because. Dr. McKee failed to give Mrs. Dane proper - pre-natal care -before hep every. night Vare ~ FIED The trial? will “be held ext” month before ‘Judg RX. Parr. __;‘are an affront to. all’ ‘of - (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and tat Se ak cet be rama aid pate: 11-19-69 | Editten: Evening. ~~) Author: Mary Jo Nelson : Editor: Charles L.Bennett THe! Bon K, West Character: ; _ or Classification: 80- 310 Submitting oteeO{cLahomaCity oO Being Investigated 7 penne ene ee eins nan ee
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