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Among the practitioners of his craft, Frank Chin, 48, was a pro. He had been one of the most sought-after "wiremen," or electronic eavesdroppers, in the East, supplying bugging and recording devices to clients on both sides of the law. But on Jan. 20 Chin's tape ran out. He was found crumpled in a hallway near his West Side Manhattan workshop with six bullet holes in his head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Death of a Wireman | 2/21/1977 | See Source »

...Employing a worker not in the presence of registered wiremen. Paying insufficient wages . . . Employing a worker not a union member (union card enclosed for completion and return). Employing a worker under 15 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW ZEALAND: Freddie the Ferret | 12/13/1948 | See Source »

...Beyond this strip, Jap snipers and machine-gunners were firing. In a little revetment was the headquarters of Major Henry P. ("Jim") Crowe, a tough, red-mustached veteran who had risen from the Marine ranks to command of one of the assault battalions. Near by passed a parade of wiremen, riflemen, mortarmen and stretcher bearers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Report On Tarawa: Marines' Show | 12/6/1943 | See Source »

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