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Union Chief Payoff Charged in Probe of B-Girl Scandal
Senate investigators charged union leader Jackie Bright with accepting illegal payoffs and a free Caribbean cruise. Testimony showed Bright arranged a Florida job transfer and influenced a 1959 campaign donation for comedian Joey Adams, while associates described pressure tactics and alleged improper actions within the American Guild of Variety Artists. The case centers on Bright’s administration and accusations tied to Penny Singleton and other entertainers.
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Washington
Senate
Jackie Bright
Bright
Catskill
Modmain
Clayton “Smiley] Han
American Guild of Variety Artists
AGVA
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Florida
Hart
Sonya
Joey Adams
Gee
Adams
Mays
Harts