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    "ocrText": "-3-\nS. presence later was important because toward the end R. started to\nmake allegations that he would probably be killed and his family\ninjured (brother and sisters) by John Birch organization. R. inferred\nthis would be persecution because he was Jewish. R. believed S. was\nJewish (I think he is) and this seemed to give him confidence to\ncontinue testifying.\nHearing finally terminated after 3 hours. Before breaking up ChJ.\nSpector and R. moved to a corner of the room and talked ab out 5\nminutes.\nParty then went down to the exit of the building to leave by the Secret\nService car. Very large crowd and \"press\" surrounding the exit.\nFinally got through and our party of 3 cars then drove to Dean\nStorey's for lunch (ChJ., Rankin, Ball, Spector, myself and Storey)\n.\nOn leaving Storey's apartment (where we thought we had eluded the\n\"press\") we were met at the apartment entrance by several photogr aphers\nand reporters. Finally got to the cars and started to drive from\nTSBD the route that 0. followed following the assassination. Thought\nwe had eluded TV and Press but they picked us up at 0. rooming house.\nChJ. and I wanted to go in to see the room he last occupied but ChJ.\nwouldn't get out of the car with the Press and TV waiting to inter-\nrogate us. We then continued route of 0. path to I. shooting, theater,\nand other apartments and spots of interest.\nParty then broke up with Ball and me going to Love Field and ChJ. and\nhis party going back to Hensley Field. S.S. Agent Wolferd drove me to\nSAM aircraft and we flew back to Grand Rapids leaving at 6:53 p.m.\n(Dallas time) and arriving in Grand Rapids 2 hours later.\nProbably the most fascinating and dramatic 3 hours of the entire Warren\nCommission proceeding. R. was surprisingly rational and quite\ncomposed certainly far different acting than psychiatric reports\nI had read before the trip. Remembers names extremely well. Clean-\nshaven, balding, hawk-nosed, big hands and feet for a small, slight\nperson. Index finger on left hand half off. Has a habit to look\nright at you for a period -- hard to know what he is thinking.\nDuring the hearing he was on some occasions most amusing in his\ncomments to the ChJ. or in his way of addressing him.\nFORD\nR."
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