G Men Probe Jury Trial in Huey Long Era New Orleans Firehouse
Federal agents reopen probes into jury tampering linked to the Acquittal of Abraham L. Shushan in 1935 and related Long era scandals. The piece notes Shushan’s ties to Huey Long, his acquittal on income tax charges, and surrounding political shifts. Fire house renovations at central station are also mentioned as a backdrop.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
O. John Rogge
U. S
Abraham L. Shushan
Shushan
Levee Board
Long
State Capitol
Seymour Wells
Huey
Weiss
State University
Louisiana Democratic Association
Board of Tax Appeals
Two Widows Attend Funeral for Suicide Victim in Houston
In Houston on August 3 two women claiming marriage to H O Floyd 45 prepared to attend the traveling salesman’s funeral after he leaped from a fifth floor window at police headquarters. Reba Lee Floyd and Inez Dupree Floyd arrived amid talk of a forgery case and past troubles cited to justify the death and burial plans in an American Legion cemetery.
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Houston
H. O. Floyd
Reba Lee Floyd
Inez Dupree Floyd
Birmingham
Ala
Floyd
Cleveland
Tenn
Tom Maes
American Legion
Funeral Home
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