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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1951

Page

6

McCarran Committee Faces Conflicts Over Loyalty Panel

Senator McCarran and the Judiciary Committee pushed to control a loyalty security effort aimed at disloyal government workers. A nine member Nimitz commission examined the program but potential conflicts of interest stalled Senate action and the panel quit.

James Marlow Washington McCarran Judiciary Committee MccCarran Nevada Truman House Un-American Activities Committee State Department Communist Party Senate Chester W. Nimitz Congress Hoover Locals Nimity Commission House Nimitz Commission

Alleged Pinball Payoffs Lead To Indictments

Erie County grand jury indicted four Buffalo city councilmen and nine others on charges of conspiracy and bribery tied to alleged ten thousand dollar monthly payoffs by pinball-machine owners. The indictment, issued two weeks before primary day, exposes a political bondshell.

Buffalo Erie County

City officials named in extortion and protection racket case

District Attorney Gordon Steele disclosed a case accusing four top officials among 13 people of extortion and unlawful fees. Among those named are two councilmen seeking party nominations for council president, the city license director and predecessor, a State Democratic committeeman, and two nightclub owners. Pinball machine operators allegedly paid $10,000 monthly for protection.

Gordon Steele

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