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Desi Arnaz — Part 1

42 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Feb 25, 1960 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Desi Arnaz · 42 pages OCR'd
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. . : -. o Mb en ee le lll RON aS th a tN ait Deen a - . we lee o Og . . OPTIONAL FORM OD. 100 nt UNITED STATES GC + TO oa Mr.’ DeLoach a % . ae » Y . . oe, Soe 7 MGs Salli FROM : Mm. Ghee mo 7 — | | bere suspen TOUCHABLES" "es DESILU PRODUCTIONS . 9:30 P.M., 2/25/60 were ee Captioned progr: was monitored last night by This was Part 1 of a ned program was entitled "The'Unhired Assassin." Basically, the plot deals with the unsuccessful efforts of the last of Al Capone's gang to “take care" of Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak, a feat which was subsequently accomplished for them by Joe Zangara, deranged assassin, who accidentally shot and killed Mayor Cerma at Miami, Florida, in 1933, while attempting to kill President-elect Roosevelt. There was no reference to the FBI in Part 1 of the story, and nothing which was > Suggestive of the FBI or the work of the Bureau. Briefly, the plot of Part 1 was this: Following the election of Roosevelt as President in November, 1032, prohibition was destined to end. Chicago Mayor ~ Cermak, concerned over the "puppet rats" remaining in Capone's gang and the probability they would extort tourist money at Chicago's forthcoming "Century of - Progress" World's Fair, called in Elliott Ness and his “Untouchables."’ Meanwhile, with Capone in Atlanta Penitentiary, his old gang, consisting of Louis "Little New York" Campana, Frank Diamond, Jake "Dodo" Ryan, Bill Skidmore, and Frank Nitty, imported Boston lawyer Ira Peterson who attempted to bribe, blackmail and ultimately threatened Mayor Cermak. Cermak threatened Peterson with a summons and Capone's gang killed Peterson to keep him from talking. Capone's gang then imported two Detroit gunmen, "Milwaukee" Manelli and Rollie Sutton, to take care of Cermak: "Dodo" Ryan was beaten up by the owner of a dry-cleaning concern for molesting his wife and vowed revenge. Ness assigned two of his men as bodyguards to Cermak. ' The Detroit gunmen elected to kill Cermak at a place where he had coffee every mo ing. Ryan, through the use of a clever explosive contained in a suit that needed pressing blew up and killed the owner of the dry-cleaning establishment but was caught at the scene by Ness and his men. After violating Ryan's civil rights by hitting him out of _ _ anger when he was under arrest, Ness agreed to a deal to save Ryan from a charge of first-degree murder in exchange for information that Cermak was to be assassinated . that morning. Ness then double-crossed Ryan insisting he be booked for first-degree , murder and stated, "See how you like it." Ness and 7 men sped to ee shop and at OA ea EX} 100 Res 42 PES
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