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...Dorothy Stronach, hotel housekeeper, $20, told her: "Every time I meet you, a 20 is yours." He met her once more, shelled out another $20. Two maids who cleaned McLean's room got $50 apiece. An R.A.F. officer who bumped into McLean had $45 thrust upon him. Ruby Costello, 20-year-old bellhop, got $96 in tips. Total outlay in one day: $281. It left Kentville gasping. But it was really small-fry stuff for Harry McLean...
Racketeer Costello admitted that he controlled four Tammany district leaders, had used them last year to help swing Tammany's leadership to Michael J. Kennedy, had since conferred with Boss Kennedy at least once a week. He put full pressure on Kennedy to nominate Aurelio, and succeeded, even though Kennedy was said to be under White House pressure to name another...
...buried deep in the folds of his great bull neck, listened to the results by radio, like any other citizen. Sitting in the midst of the fitful, strained conversation, he had plenty of time to reflect on the newest scandal-his alleged hand-in-glove scheming with Racketeer Frank Costello (see p. 22)-which had driven the final nail in Tammany's coffin...
Died. Lou Costello Jr., youngest child of capering, cornfed Comedian Lou (Abbott &) Costello; after loosening a playpen slat, falling into the family swimming pool; the day before his first birthday; in Van Nuys, Calif. A few hours later his father went on the air for the first time after a seven-month illness and covered up with jokes about such subjects as life insurance...
...John Costello and Thomas J. Caulfield, who have also given skin to burned children. The bank now has 50 blood-typed, physically fit convict members...