Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DL
To: HQ
Document date: 01/20/1971
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/1/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90091-10124

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 166-636-50

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: DL

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 01/20/1971

PAGES:

13

SUBJECTS :

RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/16/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: RPT

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Released wyer the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Actrut 1992 741 USC 2107 Hote).

/DATE: 11-14-2017

DE 166-10%

DALLAS

to telephone FLoyA a -9315512711 determine subseriber

TEXAS.

to telephone number

AT EULES>417 283-0348.

Will determine subscriber

AT FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

Will determine subscriber.

to telephone number 817-834-5389.

AT DENTON

TEXAS.

Will determine subscriber to

telephone

number 817-382-9I19.

AT DALLAS,

TEXAS.

will follow and report

activities of subject.

ADMINISTRATIVE

One information copy being designated for

Chicago in view of investigation pending in that

division.

DI 275-C-TE On

: 12/7/70,

advised that subject

MATTHEWS had an appendicitis attack on 12/6/70 and

was

operated on at Presbyterial Hospital.

On 1/15/71, DL 275-C-TE advised that MATTHEWS

left the hospital on

1/10/71 against his doctor's orders

and got drunk on 1/11/71.

Referenced Las vegas airtel dated 12/2/70

reflects that informant information indicates that

LOUIS BOND EBGERI And KENNETH FLANERY reCeived financial

backing frOM LEROY DALES HINES of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in

B

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Reteased utter the John F

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ennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DE 166-102

the operation of The Paddock Race and Sports book,

has

Vegas, which was opened about 9/70.

Details of this

report

reflect that subject MATTHEws made numerous calls

to the Las

Vegas

Telephone number 735-6659 listed to

KENNETH FLANGRI,

1072 Tan O'Shanter, Las Vegas:

By letter of 1/5/71,

' the Oklahoma City Office

advised that on 12/18/70, JAMES W. HERVEY (PROTECT),

Security Office, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company,

Oklahoma City,

advised that telephone number 751-1778 is

listed to ED BARNES, 11215 North Pennsylvania, Apartment

610, Oklahona City, connecting date 9/8/70.

BARNES listed

his

occupation as self-em loyed at the penn Club,

Oklahoma City.

The Penn Club is a notorious after hours

gambling club

located just outisde the city limits of

Oklahoma City where crap games are conducted in the

evenings

and until recently during the day was a bookie

joint.

BARNES and subject MATTHEWS have been associates

since

1962.

On 12/31/70, and 1/4/71, DL 146-C advised that

RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS and JOHN

ELI STONE were taking

most of the lay off bets

on the ball games over New Years

weekend.

This informant

advised that he believes these

two individuals were the

principal ones behind the book

making in Dallas.

The matter on which RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS

was

interviewed with SA GOW AND HAY concerned MARJORIE

ANN CRAWEORD,

Fugitive in & UTAP matter, (Dallas 88-1012)

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