Word: needlegram
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...little more on the item on page 28 of your report." U.S. attorneys get higher salaries than before (up to $20,000), but are no longer allowed to engage in the dangerous, distracting business of outside practice. The U.S. attorney who lets a case drag can expect a "needlegram" from headquarters in short order. Especially ominous under "Remarks" on a coded work sheet sent the field offices is the notation "*-3." It translates roughly as: "The Attorney General is personally watching this case and wants action." He generally gets...
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