Crime in America from Kefauver on Chicago mob links
Senator Kefauver outlines how Chicago crime syndicate figures like Capone and Ricca influenced politics and law enforcement. He details parolee schemes, tax settlements, and payments funneling money to mob pockets, with ties to lawyers and casino tracks.
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Senate Crime Committee
Chicago
United States
Capone
al Capone
Virgil Peterson
Chicago Crime Commission
FBI
Big Jim Colosimo
Big Jim
Peterson
Guzik
Frank Nitti
Paul
Ricca
Louis
Little New York
Campagna
Fischetti Brothers
St. Valentine’s Day
Uncle Sam
Nitti
Capone Syndicate
Guzik, Ricca
Accardo
Gilbert
Cook County
Federal
Leavenworth
Paul Ricca
Louis Campagna
Charles
Cherry Nose) Gice
Joye
New York
West Coast
Gioe
Eugene Bernstein
Bernstein
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Tony Accardo
Kansas City
Tony Gizzo
Gizzo
River Forest
Ill
Long Beach
Ind
Kendall County
Hugo Bennett
Benvenuti
Miami Beach
National Jockey Club
Sportsman's Park
Cicero
Radio and Screen Star Bids Across 1950s Hollywood Scene
Baltimore born Morfit changes name to Gary Moore after listener contest. He once subbed when a show star failed to appear and quit writing after the audience’s backlash. Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz plan I Love Lucy at CBS starting Oct 15 with Arnaz leading an orchestra. Yul Brynner signs with Paramount from January 1953. Ezio Pinza inks NBC five year deal for radio TV. The piece lists numerous film and radio projects and industry moves across CBS NBC and United Artists with stars like Cooper, Kelley, Fonda, Van Cleef, and more.
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Promas Garrison
Morfit
Baltimore
Gary Moore
Sary
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz
CBS
Ae An
Covington mayoral candidate vows gamble friendly platform
Howard Honest Marshall a Covington painter announces for mayor described as the gamblers friend on campaign posters. He says all life is a gamble including choosing church and criticizes a small clique trying to enforce reform by legality. Covington and Kenton have faced national gambling investigations.
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Covington
Kentucky
Howard
Marshall
Kenton
Household Tips and Cooking Advice From The Era
Household guidance covers tomato use after purchase, roasting times for chickens, cleaning water temps, thrifty breakfast ideas, lemon juice uses, saving leftovers for casseroles, improvised travel ironing setups, outdoor meals, buffet picnics, sharpening scissors, and slicing cake with a hot knife for clean cuts.
Tailored Charm for the Matron in Sewing Circle
A softly tailored two piece track flatters the larger figure with twin pockets yoked front and back and a gored skirt. A North Carolina man charged with horse stealing was acquitted after his lawyer’s strong plea. The jurors cleared him and the lawyer teased him about his doubt after the verdict.
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North Carolina
Honor Bright
Bull
Sallers
Christmas Gift Dilemma Sparks Wardrobe Wit
The Bright Young Thing visits a men's shop asking for a present for an old gentleman with a long beard. After a string of humorous refusals the clerk suggests a fancy vest then carpet slippers. An overdue collector quips about antique furniture and instalment plans.
Which Eye Did You Look At During Cross Examination
A tense courtroom moment as the lawyer pressures the witness with a blunt question and the witness replies with a quip about eye contact. The exchange highlights courtroom attitudes and sharp dialogue.
Colombo Plan Aids Southeast Asians
The Colombo Plan, a six year development blueprint for South and Southeast Asia, aims to lift living standards for 570 million people. Its budget of 5.23 billion dollars funds projects from a Hoover Dam scale dam in northern India to free public school access for Singapore children.
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South and
Southeast Asia
British Commonwealth
Hoover Dam
India
Singapore
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Daniel A. Gilbert
Miami
Greasy Thumb
America
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Doubleday, Inc
General Features Corp
WNU
Inez Gerhard
Ion
Perry Como
Gary
Lee van Cleef
Henry Fonda
Mr. Roberts
Los Angeles
Stanley Kramer
Gary Cooper
Otto Kruger
Grace Kelley
Lloyd Bridges
Henry Morgan
United Artists
Yul. Brynner
Gertrude Lawrence
Paramount
Ezio Pinza
NBC
Comedienne
Cass Daley
Luther Adler
Lon Chaney
Columbia
Himself
Hitler
Mussolini
Haile Selassi
Neville Chamberlain
Patricia Knight
Adler
Linda Darnell
Jamaica
the Theatre Guild
Jen Renoir
Art Gilmore
Dr. Christian
CBS Radio Network
Johnny Eyeball
Private Eye
Italy
Jo Stafford
Andy Roberts
Morton Downey
Jane Wyman
Groom
Bing Crosby
Ironing Board
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
West Adams St
Vrolley Pattern No
Fred A. Moody
Park Ave
Greensboro
N. C
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham’s
Hazel Bishop
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