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...back at politically powerful Editor Seltzer in a speech that was dutifully covered by another Vindicator staffer, Candidate Jackson puffed: "The public need not beware of newspapermen who are out in the open as candidates. Citizens can deal with them directly. How much worse it is for a press overlord to attempt to govern by pulling strings but taking none of the responsibility or the blame!" Added 74-year-old Frederick Maag Jr., publisher of the Democratic Vindicator: "Mr. Jackson is so well-equipped for public service that it would be a shame to deprive him of the right...
...moved beyond policing to make one of the great decisions of his life. He sent the U.S.S. Nashville into the port of Colon in Panama to give implicit support to a Panamanian rebellion against Panama's colonial overlord, Colombia. His eventual intention, of course, was to seize or to negotiate possession of a canal zone in Panama, dig the canal, and that way safeguard the defenses of both coasts of the U.S. Said T.R.: "It was imperative ... of vital necessity...
Libby will bring to Capitol Hill a longtime friendship with the racketeers who lurk in the background of the West Side's ward politics. A pal of the late underworld overlord Al Capone, Libonati is still on chummy terms with former Capone henchmen such as Tony Accardo and Paul ("the Waiter") Ricca, who are really "charitable" and "patriotic" fellows, according to Libby. During his two decades in the state legislature, Libby opposed legislation urged by the Chicago Crime Commission, backed bills that gamblers also liked. One piece of legislation paid off nicely: after Libby helped put through a bill...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15--Vincent Jimmy Squillante, alleged overlord of a 50-million-dollar a year trash collecting industry, stepped behind the Fifth Amendment today when questioned before a Senate investigating committee. Committeemen said they planned to explore later whether the Mafia is involved in the giant Teamsters Union "generally" and is trying to take over the country...
...Among his clients: Underworld Overlord Frank Costello, Teamster Boss Dave Beck, the late Senator Joe McCarthy. Among his triumphs: arguing the first libel suit ever won against Columnist Drew Pearson, beating a Post Office ban on Confidential...