Valdes, Juan M.		Subpoenaed by District Attorney for identified only as Self-described Latin playwright.  Subject of questioning not disclosed.  AP 25may67 509acd

Past background.  New Orleans States-Item, 5/24/64

Valle, Eladio Cerefino del	According to the National Enquirer, del Valle, 43, a former Cuban congressman and Batista henchman who had made a fortune smuggling cigarettes, was killed 2/3/67 in Miami, the same day Ferrie died in New Orleans.  Was lured to a card game in a private home, his head split open with a machete or hatchet, and then shot.  Body found next day in his Cadillac in a supermarket parking lot.
Had been questioned three days before by a Garrison investigator, had identified picture of Manuel Garcia Gonzales and had agreed to help locate others.  National Enquirer, 4/30/67

Further: he was a friend of Ferrie and had used Ferrie often prior to the assassination to fly his private plane to Cuba on bombing raids, arms drops and picking up refugees.

Vallee, Thomas Arthur	See Skolnick, [Filed Misc-study groups.]  The Chicago legal researcher claims Vallee was a potential assassin and patsy (ala LHO) in a Chicago plot which was called off when JFK failed to attend Army-Air Force football game three weeks before Dallas.  File includes details in radio interviews with Minyard and Kevin (KABC-LA) dated 4/7 and 4/14/70

Van Cleve, Harry R., Jr.	GSA General Counsel, see Cleve, Harry R. van, Jr.

Vasquez, Antonio Soto		One of 11 men reportedly taken in during FBI raid at Lacombe, LA, during summer 1963, but never arrested or charged.  Notes filed with raid story, gar 3/4/67

Vath, John		An official of WSBM radio.  Testified regarding two Joe Fyne interviews with Edgar Eugene Bradley and Edward Butler. New Orleans States-Item, 3/6/68

Verett, Lloyd		New Orleans police sergeant, shot and seriously wounded by gunmen, which touched off police drive against crime.  New Orleans States-Item, 10/2/67

Dies of wounds.  Account of the shooting.  New Orleans States-Item, 10/6/67

Vieux Carre Commission	Chairman Aaron Mintz and member Rene J. Duffour indicted 9/21/67 by grand jury on charges of receiving or offering to receive $2,000 from Sol Owens, French Quarter property owner, in return for improvements Owens wanted to make on his property.  New Orleans States-Item, 9/22/67

Voble, Edward		New Orleans man who said he served under Ferrie with Oswald in CAP.  Ferrie said wrong squadron, but that FBI became interested because of Voble's report.

Volz, John		Trial assistant in Garrison's office.  When Ferrie answered grand jury subpoena in 11/66 Volz and chief investigator Louis Ivon met him and asked for full account of Ferrie's acitivites during week JFK killed.  AP 109pcs 18feb67

Went to Miami 12/2 on investigation.  Oakland Tribune (Clayton), 2/24/67

Charged Novel 4/12/67 with two more theft charges, both in 1966, he said.  Merchandise valued at $1,356 from the Franklin Printing Co., and property valued at $1,074 from Albert Bellevue.  AP A91nu 537pcs 12apr67

Listed in original story on the investigation as among those travelling to Miami and Dallas.  New Orleans States-Item, 2/17/67

Prosecuted Judge Haggerty and 17 others after stag party raided 12/17/69.  When Haggerty acquitted, Volz said he would prosecute three men: Joseph Zarza and Max A. Williams on obscenity charges, and Victor M. Soto for gambling and resisting arrest. New Orleans States-Item, 1/27/70

Drops case against Edgar Eugene Bradley due to death of a vital witness during period when Bradley fighting extradition.  Does not identify witness.  New Orleans States-Item, 6/26/70

Garrison names Volz chief aide to succeed Alcock who has been named by McKeithen to succeed Judge Haggerty. New Orleans States-Item, 12/22/70