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Senator Edward Kennedy — Part 1
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He is acquainted with LEONARD L. EDWARDS, who lives in.
Space 40 at: ve address. . EDWARDS resides there with «Be
Ris wife . and. they ‘have: been ‘there. about a year and .
‘a half. EDWARDS is semi-retired and .a painter -by trade. - His:
wife sells ‘real estate. ° :
-On ‘Satupdave dupe 8.5 1968,. the day of ROBERT KENNEDY "'s
funeral, he watched the- funeral on television and was
particularly’ moved by the eulogy given. by Senator KENNEDY. at
the funeral service.. Some time.during the-morning, he saw -
EDWARDS. in thé street outside the trailers arid they bégan. talk- ;
. ing about politics. The shooting of ROBERT KENNEDY cam be
At that time, EDWARDS made some. strange. ‘remarks which. a ee
thought should be réported. mentioned that it.was too. °’~ -
bad that BOBBY KENNEDY had, been shot, and that he had just seen |
EDWARD. KENNEDY on television, and that EDWARD KENNEDY probably ___ :
~ | .: now, would pun for the Presidency. ee said, "When we’ "
-. . “don't Like them in California; we them," and “then nention=" -
ptt Jing - “Senator EDWARD KENNEDY; . said, "We" 21 kidd. that sor. o£ cr
_ Bitch "bo0: af. ‘he. runs.":. . eo ae ne ae
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ae EDWARDS also mentioned, that he had been’ in the Watts Area 2
sat the time of the. riotss, and that they all had guns. “peady to go:
) . in case the. Negroes Caine, into their area, but: the pobice told _
- them tovhoid “OF E.. _ oi a le ne
re At various’ tines during: ‘the past “several. months: he. has. geen -
an EDWARDS. walking around: the Stheets of the: trailer -court. with. —
handguns. in -his hip- pockets. One. of the guns is. a Géyman- luger ree |
‘while the other is a-.(38 caliber’ Smith and- Wesson: ‘EDWARDS, did
‘not have. any “guns ‘with him--on -the’ morning | of June 8- when" they.
were’ talking: about the KENNEDYs. He’ has” not seen the guns .,
_ Recently.” — . ces . _
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He knows of" no éviminal activities | oft EDWARDS oe “tat he -
has: ‘any criminal. or undesirable. ‘aSsociates. -He-knows,of no - .+”
‘ obganizations, ‘that - EDWARDS belongs- O's, although- PPWARDS' pete
- onee. said she belonged. to. ‘the--John ‘Birch: Society.’ my att
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- EDWARDS has a Boat,” ‘and hé and his wife go. camping quite :
frequently, for several days at a time. “They, go by- themselves.
’ He has no knowledge that EDWARDS was in the Los. ‘Atigeles oe
capea. at the time ROBERT KENNEDY. was. shot, and’ no- information: to. eos
‘ainditate that he ‘had any. connection with that. ‘Shooting. ._ _
; " EDWARDS doés not drink except. on. Sceasion, but he ‘does not
believe EDWARDS ‘was | drinking on _ the morning of. June 8, 1968.
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