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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday october 7, 1985 debunking my murder rumours latest Hollywood Industry b tron s Ott Hollywood Calif. Ii i o  Marilyn in Ruc s  part of a plot involving the Kennedy family tent three . After her Dalh. Such rumours abound Hul Llic evidence simply in t there. The a Mimas ire rekindled Cash time a in Xii is published Ionut the actress Man of Shieh hint at a conspiracy b the late Robert Kennedy to prevent her from Point Public about supposed affairs with himself and John i Kennedy during his presidency. Al Marilyn was a legendary movie Star and the world s Lum it limn sex Symbol. She died alone in bed aug. 4. I Ufi. Of an overdose of barbiturates according to n i Cis Angeles Coroner s autopsy. Almost from the moment of her death gossip persisted that she was a murder victim in a plot somehow involving the Kennedy. Like the second gun theory in the Dallas assassination of president Kennedy the speculation has never been put to rest. The be figure in Marilyn s life at the time of her death was the Laic actor Peter . The connecting link be tween the actress Ami the Kennedy family  was married to Patricia Kennedy sister of the president. Law Ford rarely discussed events of the night of aug. 4 and the pro Dawn hours of up. 5. Lie allegedly Dis cussed them in detail with his third wife Deborah Gould Lowham he was married for a few weeks in 1976. Gould s Story is recounted in a new Book by Anthony Summers. Goddess the secret lives of Marilyn Monroe in which Gould says Marilyn was suicidal Over a broken love affair with Hobby Kennedy who refused to marry her. Summers has charged Abc to with bowing to pres sure from the Kennedy family in cancelling a news Fea Ture segment about the Book. Gould says Lawford went to Marilyn s Home the nights he died and removed evidence that would have created an International scandal involving the Kennedy. Rumours about Bobby also visiting the Monroe House that night abound As do published accounts that an ambulance picked up Marilyn s body but later returned it to the House. Almost All of the stories about the mysterious Monroe Dalh amount to unsubstantiated hearsay. In addition to Gould a retired los Angeles detective and a couple of authors have advanced theories that Marilyn slept with both Kennedy and either committed suicide in anguish or was forcefully Given the Balbiiua pcs orally or by injection. The los Angeles District attorney s office exhaustively investigated the Case and found no cause for criminal complaint. Before his death Lawford denied the rumours and now Milton lib bins his manager and close Friend for 33 years is writing his own Book about the events. "1 talked to Peter on the Telephone several times that   said in a lengthy interview. He never left his Beach House in Santa Monica. Bobby definitely was not in Southern California that night and neither Man went to Marilyn s House. Forget about the ambulance. It just could t have happened. Peter called in the afternoon and asked me to dinner with agent bullets Durgom and producer Joe Naar and his Marilyn Monroe Peter Lawford wife and Marilyn. I declined. He called again to say Marilyn could t come and that she was anxiety Ridden. He was upset and wanted to go to Marilyn s House in arc Elwood. I told him not to. We All knew Marilyn took too Many pills and was drinking heavily. I suggested we Call Milton Mickey Rudin Marilyn s attorney and her psychiatrist. Or. Ralph Grenson Mickey s brother in Law and ask them go to her House. I got Mickey and told him about Peter s apprehension. Mickey called me about 7 30 to say he had talked to mrs. Murray a psychiatric nurse hired Byer Conson who said she looked in on Marilyn. Murray told Mickey she docs this every night. She takes the pills Calls somebody and Falls asleep. She s Fine Mickey said mrs. Murray had looked through the drap Ery of an outside window and saw Marilyn lying on the bed asleep. The lights were on and the radio was going. I told Peter this and he insisted on talking to m icky. Mickey called Peter and convinced him All was Well but Peter was still apprehensive and wanted to go to Marilyn s. I told him mrs. Murray would Tell him the same thing she told Rudin. This w As no conspiracy to kill Marilyn you know involving Mickey and mrs. Murray for god s Sake. Peter called me twice More when he Wras getting a Little drunk expressing his fear that Marilyn was very ill. Peter called me once after Midnight and he was bombed. By this time comedian Mort Sahl had stopped by to talk to me. Mort was there when about five minutes to 4 . Mickey called. And i asked him How s Marilyn he said not Good. I m Here with or. Grenson and or. Engelberg Marilyn s personal physician. We broke into her bedroom. They pronounced her dead. We just called the police i was stunned and told Mort. We were the first to know except for Mickey and the two doctors. I tried to Call Peter but he had pulled the phone Jack from the Wall which he did every night and 1 could t reach him. So i went to bed and later when i did reach Peter he had already been told. Peter was guilt Ridden because he had t gone to Marilyn s House. I told him that Marilyn was doomed. She had tried to commit suicide five or six times previously. This time she made it. I never heard Bobby s name mentioned much less about him arriving at Peter s House in a helicopter that night. Peter was my closest Friend. He would have told me if Bobby had been Here or if Marilyn had been taken away in an  that is the unadulterated Story of the night Marilyn died. The rest of that stuff is pure fantasy. How could Bobby be in town that night he was in Northern Cali fornia with his wife and children. And he and Peter were never close friends. If Peter had bailed Bobby out of a Jam Don t you think they would have been friends for life but when Pat and Peter divorced Peter became Persona non grata with the Kennedy. Bobby never called Peter when he came to town neither did Teddy or any other family member. The authorities Are satisfied Marilyn committed Sui cide and died alone. The stories going around Are circulated by people who want their names in the  search planned for body of Man lost on Everest in 1924 Boston a a businessman says he plans to tackle mount five rest next fall to search for the body of an English climber who died on the Mountain m years ago. Thomas loll Al. 44, of Concord says George Leigh Mallory. One of two men last seen less than 1.000 feet fran the  Summit of the Mountain in 1924. Actually made it to the u p nearly three decades before sir Gilmund Hillary. Hillary and his guide. Tensing Norgay. Are credited with being the first men to conquer the Peak in 1953. We arc trying to discover the body on the 8,100-Mclcr  said Holczl who has received permission to ascend the Northeast Ridge Nam fall. Glass arrowheads found at site of Village of extinct Indian tribe , . Up arrowheads made of chipped Glass arc among the centuries old artefacts discovered by researchers at a coastal Village of an extinct Indian tribe. The discoveries so far have been interesting and pro  said Archa Logist Paul Green of East Carolina University. They could indicate Contact with the English of the Roanoke lost Colony voyages or they could be from a later time perhaps from Jamestown. We just dont know  Green said he believes the arrowheads May be tide of an extinct tribe inhabiting a Village called pomelo of the site is on the Mainland of Hyde county about so Miles from Roanoke Island the site where a group of English colonists mysteriously vanished in 1587. Arkansas using unmarked cars to catch speeding truckers Little Rock Ark. A the Arkansas Highway patrol has begun using unmarked cars from the mate Highway and transportation department to catch truck ers violating the 55-Mph Speed limit. The speeding truck offender program or Stop is to get a feel for what the Public has been idling us that these trucks just move too fast said John Bailey about the monthlong program he devised. The officers Are ticketing truckers driving 70 mild per hour or More be said because it s hard to present a defense when you re going 15 or More Miles Over the peed  Bailey chief of the patrol said the program in its third week uses two uniformed officers in unmarked cars. The cars which Are not equipped with radar travel alongside or behind trucks for several Miles. Bailey said. Then the officer whips out the Blue Light. Swiss president praises Reagan for opposition to Trade barriers Boston up Swiss president Kurt furl or say ing the United slates must Lead the fight against economic protectionism in the International marketplace praised president Reagan s efforts to push for a free Trade policy. Wurgler who received an honorary doctor of Laws degree from Boston University praised Reagan Lor resisting Domestic pressure to impose Trade  at a time of re cmdr Gynce of protectionism president Reagan has proposed a comprehensive new round of world Trade talks said Wurgler whose country derives half of its Gross National product from abroad. Maryland s rep. Mitchell will not run for ninth term Baltimore a rep Parron Mitchell the first Black member of Maryland s congressional delegation has announced that he will not seek a ninth term. In a statement Mitchell 63, declined say Why he had decided to retire when his term expires at the end of next year. The 7th District Democrat discounted speculation that he was in poor health. The announcement made Mitchell brother of the late civil rights Leader Clarence Mitchell jr., the third member of the slate s congressional delegation within the past two months to announce they will leave office. Rep. Marjorie Holt and sen. Charles Mcc. Mathias jr., both republicans have already said they will not seek re election. Mitchell a sociologist and former professor at Morgan state University has served As chairman of the House Small business committee since 1981  
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