European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 07, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 d the stars and stripes Sirlin still close mouthed suspect wrote of necessity5 t vib _ j. L. A. A Al n w%t4 9v fni4k� . A los Angeles a his name is Sirhan Bishara Sirhan. Police say or is a Cool close mouthed jordanian who firer1 a Bullet from close Range into the brain of sen. Robert Kennedy. Mayor Samuel w. Yorty say Sirhan apparently wrote in a .1 by-12-Inch notebook about the necessity to assassinate sen. Kennedy before june 5, 1968."many neighbors former employers and the authorities say he hates jews. Injured head he Hurt his head in a fall last year says his i know is he is a Nice kid says one of his four Broth ers. The record says Sirdar is 24years old 5-feet-5, weighs about 120 pounds and has a Swarth complexion and wiry hair. He has been an exercise boy at Racetrack wanted to be a jockey and worked in a health Foo store. He is under maximum Secu Rity guard in a Hospital Ward at the los Angeles county Centra jail charged with six counts of assault with intent to commit murder. Hearing scheduled he is to appear at 8 30 . Monday for a preliminary hear ing before Joan Klein. Municipal judge officials of the american civil liberties Union Acle said that Yorty May have prejudice Sirhan s right to a fair trial by reporting that the suspect vowed in his diary to kill Kennedy. A. L. Wirin chief counsel of the Southern California Acle said Yorty s comment was Tobe both Wirin and Eason Mon Roe Southern California Acle executive director praised the police department and District attorney s office for respecting Sirhan s rights. Wirin said he did not criticize news Media for reporting Yorty s statement but did object to the mayor making it. Sirhan s Index broken and his Finger was left ankle sprained in a tussle that ended in his capture seconds after Kennedy was shot Earl wednesday. Kennedy had just thanked his supporters for his Victory Over sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy i California s democratic presidential primary has talker to police but not about Kennedy or the shooting. Officers said he was advised of his rights but did twant an attorney. He refused to give officers his s Nice to remain incommunicado inspector Pete Hagen quoted him As saying. He May have been inflamed by Kennedy s Call for . Jets for Israel Dur ire a televise Campaign debate saturday night said a new York commit tee on american Arab relations. He was violent pro Hordij Briand anti Israel Laid Johh Shear who worked with sir Hanat Hollywood Park Racetrack. When there wag trouble be tween Jordan and Israel tie would become . Kennedy said the other Day wanted Sci help is Afefy said Sirhan s recent employer John h. Weidner 57, operator Ofa Pasadena health food store so i was not surprised after he wag shot that Sirhan s resentment had pushed my emotionally to do what he with permission from sir Han s family police a covered two notebooks from his room. They contain 18 to Jan writing some in most in English. In a notate on entered May 17 or 18, the Tea Sirhan apparently reel reference to the is a Teate sen Juriw 5, 1968." was shot am very very father of accused is Tayyeba israeli occupied Jordan a shocked and frightened the father of the accused Assassin of sen. Robert f. Kennedy locked up his House thursday and cried through a window i am very very sorry. Brought up my children to be scores of journalists converged on this sleepy Mountain Vil Lage 2,500 feet High overlooking the City of Jericho. Most of the Village s 2,000 runabout excitedly waiting to be questioned by Bishara Sirhan 53, a Short Swarthy Man who lives alone in his Stone cottage in a Field re treated behind the shutters an would Only say i am very very sorry. Brought up my children As Best i could and to fear god. I a sorry for what it was easy to see the villagers of Tayyeba the word Means the Good one do not care forthe suspect s father who they believe is a Jehovah s witness although he insists he is a Mem Ber of the greek orthodox Village is populated by greek and roman catholics an greek orthodox arabs who look Down on Jehovah s wit Nesses As too neighbors said Bishara Sirha first went to the United states in 1950, and took his wife Mary and sons Sharif Adel Misa Adullah and Sirhan accused killer of Kennedy to America in 1957. He reportedly quarrelled with his wife and returned to Jordan in 1961.in, Tayyeba he built his two Story cottage and on the Wall inscribed arabic Jehovah the High you gave me happiness in the world give me eternal life. You Are the Only god and nobody shall be worshipped before the following in Sirhan who is jobless at pres ent said he had received no letters from his sons since he re turned to the Village which fell under israeli Rule in the Middle Eastern War just a year ago. He is an american citizen an visited the United states twice after Llyl but came Back to his Village each time. Many of the people of Tayyeba Farmers arid shopkeepers Tianye Over the past 50 years gone to America to earn enough Money to come Home and open a Busi Ness. Johnson launches probe of violence Washington up pres ident Johnson deploring the shooting of sen. Robert f. Ken Nedy appointed wednesday night a special commission led by Mil ton Eisenhower former president of Johns Hopkins University to study the causes of violence in american a seven and one half minute address to the nation on radio and television from the White House the president Brothers of suspect Adel Sirhan fore ground and Munier Joe Sirhan leave a los Angeles police station utter being questioned about the activities of their brother Sirhan sir ban who is accused of shooting sen. Robert Kennedy. A detective accompanies the said let us for god s Sake resolve to live under the he appealed to Congress to bring the insane traffic in guns to a halt with meaningful controls on the Sale of firearms. Johnson told the nation that the american Public should not feel guilt for the fatal shootings of his predecessor John f. Kennedy and civil rights Leader Marti Luther King. But at the same time he warned that the nation must rid itself of senseless violence. He blamed a climate of extremism among other inc tors which might have led to first beginning of the six Tortel War. There s much scribe rated phrases a noes to sen. Robert ten some reference Ortr Goldberg said of the notebooks Goldberg is the ambassador to the is. Ieia8 Nakente on the Ara he does a lot and Antica anti a flirted states said evidently he was quite Arab in the Arab israelite to clipping of column Sirhan s Possession Kennedy wednesday presidential Celebration. Shooting Earl after a California primary Victory ample warning the killings he said give us ample warning. Violence May bring Down the Best Johnson chose As head of his special commission the brother of former president Dwight d. Eisenhower. Among the other eight members he mentioned were Eric Hoffer the former san Francisco Longshoreman and philosopher and roman Catholic archbishop Terence Cooke of new York. Other members Are Philip Hart d-mich., roman has congressional Hruska been a opponent Sens and of the Johnson administration s legislative proposals for strict gun control legislation Poison mix up kills 8 turks Istanbul a eight people died and nine were in coma from poisoning in sivas Northern Turkey the Istanbul daily news paper Terceman reported. Ter Cuman said the Accident occurred when workers at a construction site mistakenly used Dot in place of Salt at a meal. He was captured was a clip of a column by David la on what the mayor s press ire tary called Kennedy s
