Valachi Underworld Tour Reviews Split on Truthfulness
AP reports varied views on Joseph Valachi's testimony about La Cosa Nostra. Some officials credit his insider information and probative value while others call him unreliable or decry sensationalism.
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Valachi
Underworld
Washington
Joseph Valachi
John L. McClellan
John C. Montana
Apalachin
N.Y
Congress
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Justice Department
New York
McIntyre
Mundt
Connecticut
Montana
Buffalo
Frank D. O'Connor
Queens County
World Series vs Crime Hearings clash confuses veteran reporter
Washington UPI notes a clash between the World Series and Senate crime hearings. The author quips about following Mel Allen on baseball calls while Valachi testifies on gangland affairs. He contrasts diction and geography between the baseball and crime narratives.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Senate Press Gallery
Senate Caucus Room
Valachi
Dodgers
Yankees
Cosa Nostras
Lucky Luciano
Berra
Allen
New York
Threat Shots Gambling Down in Eastern Oklahoma
Attorney General Charles Nesbitt said open professional gambling operations in eastern Oklahoma have largely ceased following a warning. He noted one or two exceptions are under investigation and confirmed no state funds were provided for a statewide gambling probe. The governor has declined to comment or name specific locations.
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Oklahoma City
UPID
Oklahoma
Atty
Charles Nesbitt
Nesbitt
Henry Bellman
United States Recognizes Nationalist China as Legitimate China
State Department informed Russia that the United States still regards Nationalist China as the legitimate government in China. A note dated September 19 asserted the Nationalist signature on the nuclear test ban treaty as valid after Russia protested the signing.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Russia
United States
China
Department
Bomb scare in London package includes clock and horseshoe
London police and fire units evacuated and handled a package labeled live bomb. Bomb disposal experts opened the container after soaking it in water and found only an alarm clock and a horseshoe inside.
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London
UPI
Reinstatement Seen On Oklahoma Special Election Law
Oklahoma Democratic State Chairman Gene McGill stated voters will reinstate the special election law suspended by a Republican petition. He argues letting the people decide avoids lengthy court battles over petition sufficiency. The 1963 law allowed special elections for U S Senate, district, and superior court vacancies, previously filled by the governor.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Gene McGill
Oklahoma
U. S. Senate
McGill
Henry Bellman
ODRINEX fat loss pill advertisement
An unprescribed weight loss tablet ODRINEX promises seven day fat reduction with a money back guarantee. It bars no meals and claims appetite suppression via a small tablet priced at $3.00, with mail order from Ray's Pharmacy 432 D Ave.
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D-Ark
McClellan
William Hundley
Robert Kennedy
John McShane
U.S
la Cosa Nostra
Mafia
Syndicate
Black Hand
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Carl T. Curtis
R-N.h
Curtis
Gaetano
Three Finger Brown
Lucchese
Charlie Jones
Omaha
Neb
Arkansas
Chicago
Los Angeles
Iee
Eugene L. Bowman
OLDS
Oldsmobile
Charley Wade
Oldsmobile Co
Riverside
Wards
Blackwall
INN Ontgomer
WARD
Ray's Pharmacy
D' Ave
Wichita Falls
B Avenue
Oklahoma Transportation Company
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