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The Bilbo Toll Highway at Senate War Contracts Hearing
Washington observers described the Bilbo hearings as a grand show with spectators and contractors noting how many profits and favors colored war contract relations. The crowd, including reporters and officials, watched as contractors recounted gifts and “dream house” improvements tied to Senator Bilbo’s influence while Bilbo and aides denied direct wrongdoing.
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Mississippi
Theodore G. Bilbo
Wadder
C.C. Fenn
Ervin R. G. Saltzman
EE Reine
Plerty
Bilbo
Fenn
Jby
U.S
J. M.stour
Griffith
Paul Stickler
Atomic Energy Committee
Temark
Quinten Barbee
Pittsburgh
Fallon
Lin
Mussell Enghart
Maryland
B. Walsh
Washington
Bilbote
Senators