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...story of police corruption that smeared the blue uniform of "New York's finest" was unreeled last week by Special Prosecutor John Harlan Amen (rhymes with layman). His charge: Brooklyn gamblers annually forked out $1,000,000 to cops who winked at their $100,000,000 bookmaking business. His proof: 1,500 feet of film recording payoffs; evidence, collected by a squad of special sleuths, that Brooklyn cops bought, with their boodle, outboard motorboats, small cruisers, summer homes, automobiles, $1,000 fur coats for their wives, real estate. Named by Amen grand juries were 49 cops...
...general was the practice, said Mr. Amen, that such graft was considered "clean money" by policemen who would never take "dirty money"-i.e., bribes from such lowlifes as murderers and crooks...
...George Gallup put together his polls, added a fervent "Amen." He wrote that two-thirds of all full-time employed Americans would be willing to have 10% deducted each payday to buy defense bonds or stamps; that six months before Pearl Harbor a substantial majority was willing to pay two weeks' salary to the Government in addition to all taxes; that 64% of all U.S. workers were willing to accept the Government's right to dictate to them the kind of work, number of hours worked and amount...
...Amen was the individual star for the Crimson, coming in sixth in the cross-country and taking eighth place in the combined cross-country and jump...
...Amen," said Floyd. He glanced at Willie's wife, pondered the future of no parties, no buying, no diamonds, no loud clothes, no gold watches, no high-class dames, then said, with the resolution of a man who has just inherited $1,853,326, "Amen...