The Sinatra Files (32 page)

In this connection,
stated that on occasions he has overheard conversations between these individuals concerning their activities, some of which have no significance to him. He
pointed out that he has never exhibited any inquisitiveness concerning these conversations because he felt “it would not be healthy for him.”
related that within the past week he has returned from the Miami area and while there he learned from individuals, whom he declined to identify, but whom he claims are members of the underworld element, that FISCHETTI and other unidentified hoodlums are financially supporting and actively endeavoring to secure the nomination for the Presidency as democratic candidate, Senator JOHN F. KENNEDY. He stated as evidence of this fact, FRANK SINATRA is going to campaign for KENNEDY in several of the primaries.
stated he has known SINATRA personally since the latter has been connected with motion pictures in Hollywood and he knows that SINATRA is a nephew of JOE FISCHETTI. SINATRA is only booked to appear after clearance is obtained with FISCHETTI.

He advised that in addition to SINATRA, a song writer named JIMMY VAN HEUSEN is in Miami writing campaign songs for KENNEDY.
advised that VAN HEUSEN is SINATRA’s song writer and at the present time, VAN HEUSEN’s secretary is rooming with an airline hostess of National Airlines named BARBARA JEAN GALL.

advised that BARBARA JEAN GALL is a native of Miami Springs, Fla. and in the past has associated with various hoodlums in the Miami area.
stated that it is his opinion that SINATRA and VAN HEUSEN are being made available to assist Senator KENNEDY’s campaign whereby FISCHETTI and other hoodlums will have an entre to Senator KENNEDY.

advised that Senator KENNEDY’s brother-in-law, PETER LAWFORD, a well known movie actor, has been cultivated by SINATRA and they are now apparently close associates. He advised that it is Las Vegas gossip that LAWFORD has a financial interest in the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.

claimed that the controlling interest in the Sands Hotel is owned by DOC STACHER, although the latter’s name does
not appear as an owner. He advised that it is his understanding that LAWFORD has an interest of one half of one per cent in the hotel.

stated when in Miami he had occasion to overhear a conversation which indicated that Senator KENNEDY had been compromised with a woman in Las Vegas, Nevada. He stated that he knows that Senator KENNEDY was staying at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas about 6 or 8 weeks ago during the filming of a movie entitled “Ocean 11,” starring DEAN MARTIN. He stated that he observed Senator KENNEDY in the night club of the Sands Hotel, during this period, but has no idea as to the identity of any possible female companion. He stated that when Senator KENNEDY was in Miami, Fla., an airline hostess named SUSAN STALLINGS, who is a native of Baltimore, Md. was sent to visit Sen. KENNEDY. He stated that he learned this from an airline hostess whom he did not want to involve and whom he declined to identify. He stated that he had no idea of the date Sen. KENNEDY was in Florida.

stated that all of the above information has come from members of the hoodlum element he has met and their associates, and he does not desire to identify them, and in some instances does not know the identities of some of these individuals. He stated that there is no way he can check the accuracy of this information as he is afraid to ask questions of any of these individuals, but he believes that this information is correct.
said that he was considerably disturbed when he learned this information, as he would hate to see a pawn of the hoodlum element such as SINATRA have access to the White House.