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Frank Sinatra — Part 9
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b2 GED 22:0: that on 9/25/47 Dr. Abraham 3. Weinstein
boc (65-56402) was in contact with George Evans, business representative of
Frank Sinatra. He said he was leaving for the West Coast with Otto
Premiger Cphypetic) to spend a week at Premiger's home. (purpose not
stated
65-56402-2964 p.32
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Westbrook Pegler"s column "Fair Enough" which appeared in the
9/30/47 issue of the “Washington Times Herald" pertained to graft and
corruption in connection with advertising, particularly in the entertain
ment field. He mentioned the purchase of a Florida hotel by a group of
gangsters including,Willie Moretti, a warm friend and neighbor of Frank
Sinatra, Pegltr_made reference to reports that his zeal in presenting
unpublished™truths about Sinatra had heen excessive.
62-80230-A "Washington Times Herald"
9/30/47
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a letter dated 10/14/47 to the bureau, iD
bc Atlanta, Ga., deplored the fact that gangsters an
racketeers were allowed to appear as public entertainers, thereby _
contributing to juvenile delinquency. He stated that he had read that
Frank Sinatra had met Lucky Luciano, a thug and racket¢er, in Cuba, and
he could not understand how Sinatra could be tolerated as a public
entertainer. He said he thought that Sinatra had been barred from
playing the part of a priest after one of his brawls in Hollywood.
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Westbrook Pegler's column "Fair Enough" which appeared in the
"Washington Times Herald" 1/24/48 criticized the Roosevelt Administration
The article stated that Tom Clark, officially the boss of the FBI, had
reassured the Costellos and Morettis, the Fischettis and the relics of
Bugsy Siegal, by a public appearance as coat-holder for bugle-deaf
Frankie Boy Sinatra.
62-62735-A "Washington Times Herald"
1/24/48
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