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...Bell had his first look at some of Costello's operations (slot machines and Louisiana's Beverly Country Club) while working on TIME'S cover story on New Orleans' Mayor "Chep" Morrison in November, 1947. Some months ago, when he began working on the Costello cover in earnest, Bell first went to the law enforcement agencies in Washington and New York. Then, armed with what the law knew about Costello, he set out on his own in the gambler's backyard: New York City. At first it was very frustrating. Costello sources did not want...
...Costello, who had put up only $15,000; he stayed in New York City and just let the money roll in. One year, they grossed $1,297,580. The Louisiana venture was still an ideal arrangement last week even though slot machines are illegal in Louisiana and Reform Mayor Chep Morrison had chased them out of New Orleans...
...election, Earl had taken a terrific shellacking-a defeat made the more humiliating because it was administered by his old enemy, New Orleans' aggressive young mayor, deLesseps ("Chep") Morrison. Already holding more power than any other U.S. governor, Earl had asked the voters to approve 41 constitutional amendments which would have vastly extended his control over state spending. One amendment would have given him domination of the port of New Orleans through control of the Dock Board which supervises the port's increasing commerce. Another would have made Louisiana State University a mere political subdivision of the governor...
...Chep Morrison, who had felt Earl's whiplash before, battled Earl's program all over the state. And when the ballots were counted, the voters in back parishes and city alike had slapped Earl down. Every one of his key measures was defeated...
...Orleans, which is still run by his enemy, Reform Mayor "Chep" Morrison, has already felt his displeasure. By giving the state a bigger share of the city's income (sales tax, cigarette tax, revenue from horse racing), Earl's legislature has cut $3,000,000 of New Orleans revenue. It has ordered the city to readopt the aldermanic form of government (which New Orleans abandoned by referendum in 1912), thus robbing the mayor of almost all power...