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A.
How do you know him?
K.
Well, a friend of mine got in trouble once and he was a
district attorney or assistant district attorney in Jefferson
parish, and I got to know him. In fact, just going up and
talking to him, you know. My friend talked his problems out
to him anu we got, you know, half way friends.
D.
When was that? What year was that?
K.
Oh this was late of '66 I would imagine. This was after that.
After the assassination.
A.
Do you know a man by the name of Jeff Bittersen?
K.
I do, but I don't know where. I know the name, but I can't
place him.
A.
He's an older man. You had a library card at the Napoleon
Branch at that time?
K.
I had a Main card I think at that time. It was for the --
I think it was on Loyola Street at that time.
W.
In the - up at the Variety Club did you ever - There was a
whole bunch of kinds that came in from East Jefferson High,
did you know any of them? Did you know Philip Geraci?
K.
Who?
W.
Philip Geraci.
K.
I don't think so. I didn't - we didn't - we weren't on last
name terms. Everybody knew everybody by their first name or
a
nickname. And it's pretty hard, you know, three or four
years ago. I mean, I meet some of the people now, and
say so-and-so and it's not their usually a real name now. But
I don't - I knew a Philip from the Ryder but I dont' know if
that's him. He was a young ---
V.
Do you know another Ryder name, Philip Boatwright?
K.
No.
W.
That was working on a newspaper, and - did you ever meet Vic.
Vic Latham? Tall guy with - a playwrite?
K.
No.
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