</s>LA 56-156 case. SIRHAN was also sentenced to the term prescribed by law on each of the five counts of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to commit murder in connection with the five individuals who were wounded at the Ambassador Hotel on the night that Senator KENNEDY was shot. On May 3, 1969, an article appeared in the "Los Angeles Times" which advised that GEORGE B. SHIBLEY, a Long Beaches Attorney, announced that he would joined by LUKE MC KISKISNEY, Honoured Attorney and BADDEN JABARA of Detroit, Michigan in assuming responsibility for SHIRHANI's appeals. The article stated that the three attorneys who represented STIRHANN in his would serve in the capacity of "counsels" to the three new attorneys. SHIBILEY indi- created in this article that the change was made at the re- quested to the court that the changes were made to the defense team of attorneys with a background of Palestinian affairs. The article started that SHIBELY and JABARA are of Lebanon ancestry, although both were born in the United States. JABARA was present in Los Angeles during the trial of SIRHAAN. -8-

John F. Kennedy's brother-in-law, Peter Lawford, was a member of the Rat Pack and had connections to organized crime figures.

The Los Angeles Police Department investigated Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, who was convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968.

Sirhan's family members were involved in various activities, including Sharif Bishara Sirhan being acquitted in Pasadena Municipal Court for creating a disturbance at St. Luke's Hospital, and Munir Bishara Sirhan being under deportation proceedings since his conviction of possession of marijuana.

Phyllis H. Young, a cocktail waitress who worked with Adel Sirhan, the brother of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, stated that she had seen the individual believed to be Sirhan's brother at The Fez Restaurant around two months before Kennedy's assassination.

Abbeeen Jabara was involved in helping Sirhan's defense team and was a partner in a law firm called Lafferty, Roosti and Jabara.

Salvador Acevedo Martinez was interviewed by Agent Dwight W. Morrison on March 12, 1969, and stated that he was working as a dishwasher at the Ambassador Hotel on June 4, 1968.

Charles D. White advised that he had been very active in Senator Robert F. Kennedy's primary campaign and was present at the Ambassador Hotel Ballroom when Kennedy was shot.

James D. Nico advised that he had been a sophomore at Saint Meinrad College and was a supporter and organizer for Senator Robert F. Kennedy during the primary campaign.

Joe Higden, Walter Sheridan, Russ Davis, Kathy Chik, Kenneth P. Fusell, and other individuals were mentioned as being present at the Ambassador Hotel on the night of the shooting incident.

The FBI interviewed several individuals who worked with Senator Robert F. Kennedy's primary campaign, including James C. Bailey, Stephen J. Banet, Mark L. Sullivan, Charles R. Eder, Stallley Street, and Andrew Tipton Ezzell.

Dates mentioned include May 1, 1969; May 22, 1969; June 5, 1968; and June 27, 1969.

Locations mentioned include the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California; Pasadena Municipal Court; St. Luke's Hospital; The Fez Restaurant; and Saint Meinrad College in Indiana.

Significant events or activities mentioned include the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968; the investigation into the assassination by the FBI; and the interviews with campaign workers and individuals who were present at the Ambassador Hotel the night of the assassination.

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