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John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Ambassador Hotel, June 4-5, 1968
Patrick Murphy, Security Division, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles
Murphy stated that he was acting Security Officer in charge on the evening of June 4, 1968, and morning of June 5, 1968, when Senator Robert F. Kennedy's campaign party took place at the Ambassador Hotel.
Murphy mentioned that there were extra employees hired for the event, including bartenders and staff from the Room Service Department and the President's office.

Rosemary Clooney, singer and actress
Lewis Boies, attorney, represented Rosemary Clooney who was ill in the hospital and not available for interview.
Boies stated that Rosemary Clooney had attended Senator Robert F. Kennedy's campaign party at the Ambassador Hotel on June 4, 1968, but was not an eyewitness to the actual shooting.

Douglas Diltz, formerly employed by United Press International
Diltz stated that he was covering election returns from the early morning of June 5, 1968, and was in the Embassy Room at the time of Senator Robert F. Kennedy's shooting.
Diltz mentioned that he had jotted down the names of some individuals who might be potential witnesses, including David Roché, Richard Orfalea, Liberty Resnick, and others.

Marie E. Wickson, wife of Donald Wickson
Wickson stated that her husband, Donald Wickson, was a waiter at the Ambassador Hotel when Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot.
Wickson mentioned that her husband had firsthand knowledge of the shooting and had not related it to her.

Stan Cuppett, waiter employed at the Stuart Shirt Restaurant
Cuppett recalled Donald Evangelista, who was employed as a waiter at the Sturt Shirt Restaurant for several months in 1965 or 1966.
Cuppett mentioned that Evangelista left suddenly without notice and his present whereabouts are not known.

Harry Paunzen, Office Manager of the Sturt Shirt Restaurant
Paunzen stated that records confirmed Donald Evangelista's employment as a waiter at the Sturt Shirt Restaurant from July 1965 to July 1966.
Paunzen mentioned that Evangelista left suddenly without notice and his present whereabouts are not known.

Edward A. Robishaud, manager of the apartment house at 111 North Euclid Avenue
Robishaud stated that he had changed management several times since July 1965, but had no records available which might confirm the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Evangelista.

Phyllis Talbot, Office Manager, Local 531, ATL-CIO of the Southern California Waiters Alliance
Talbot mentioned that Donald Evangelista was a waiter who transferred from Local 17 to Los Angeles in July 1955.
Talbot stated that Evangelista paid dues through March 1966 and then became inactive for non-payment of dues.

Walter Lim, Manager of the apartments at 517 South Kenmore Avenue
Lim stated that Maria and Donald Wickson had rented apartment 2 at 517 South Kenmore Avenue on May 20, 1968.
Lim mentioned that Mr. Wickson was a waiter at the Ambassador Hotel and that business had fallen off after Senator Kennedy's shooting.

Sirhan Sirhan:
Ralph W. Horneck, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction at Pasadena Unified School District, stated that Sirhan Sirhan was a student at Longfellow Elementary School in 1958 and 1959.
Duane Crumb, a part-time graduate student and full-time employee of the University of California at Riverside, stated that he graduated from John Muir High School in Pasadena with Sirhan Sirhan in 1963.

Investigation into the shooting:
The FBI investigated the shooting of Senator Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968.
Witnesses were interviewed, including hotel employees and those who were present in the Embassy Room at the time of the shooting.
Evidence was collected, including handwritten letters from individuals claiming to have information about the shooting.

Key findings:
All waiters and busboys used at the hotel on the evening of June 4, 1968, were either regular employees or extra employees who had been known to the hotel.
The investigation into the identity of an electrician who worked at the Ambassador Hotel on June 4, 1968, was inconclusive.

Key individuals:
Patrick Murphy, Security Division, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles
Rosemary Clooney, singer and actress
Douglas Diltz, formerly employed by United Press International
Marie E. Wickson, wife of Donald Wickson
Stan Cuppett, waiter employed at the Stuart Shirt Restaurant
Harry Paunzen, Office Manager of the Sturt Shirt Restaurant
Edward A. Robishaud, manager of the apartment house at 111 North Euclid Avenue
Phyllis Talbot, Office Manager, Local 531, ATL-CIO of the Southern California Waiters Alliance
Walter Lim, Manager of the apartments at 517 South Kenmore Avenue

Key dates:
June 4, 1968 (date of Senator Robert F. Kennedy's campaign party)
June 5, 1968 (date after the shooting of Senator Robert F. Kennedy)

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