Mafia Marches On, Says Anslinger By Harry J Anslinger
U S Commissioner of Narcotics and Will Oursler warn that the Mafia exists and controls narcotics networks in the United States. The piece outlines organized crime’s reach, listing 800 members on a Kefauver committee roster and detailing cases in Tampa, Havana, and New York with deportations and prosecutions.
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Harry J. Anslinger
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United States of America
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Kefauver Committee
Italy
Congress
New York State
St. Louis
New York City
Tampa
Havana
Cuba
Midwest
Mafia’s Reach Expands Beyond Narcotics in 1957 Apalachin Meeting
Investigators note more than 50 top mobsters tied to a drug syndicate facing indictments but few receive substantial sentences. The crime syndicate widens into labor unions trucking real estate and entertainment, with Apalachin in November 1957 signaling talks on new fronts.
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New York
Apalachin
Asthma Formula Becomes Over the Counter in Most States
Doctors widely prescribe this asthma formula for private patients and tests show it stops attacks in minutes and provides hours of relief from recur rence. It is promoted as safe when used as directed and now sold without a prescription in many states.
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New York
N. Y
Eastern
Primatene Tablets Promise Quick Asthma Relief
An old advertisement touts Primatene tablets that open bronchial tubes and loosen congestion without injections. It claims the 3 medicines in full prescription strength work together to ease asthma distress and help sleep, priced at 98 cents at any drugstore.
Mural of crime rhetoric echoes in postwar era text
A fragment describes a condemnation of criminal villains in smooth gray suits and previews Tomorrow: The Luck of Luciano. It references a condensed work from The Murders, copyrighted 1961 by Harry J. Anslinger and Will Oursler, with publishers Farrar, Straus and Cudahy.
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Free World
Luciano
Harry J. Anslinger
Will Oursler
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, Inc
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Pete” Schultheiss
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