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Desi Arnaz — Part 7

35 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Desi Arnaz · 35 pages OCR'd
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a a oritonat romd%Ho, 10 i 7 ; @) Kee | eae , ' az ’ Moh 4 9D -UNITED states ML} ent ae: Ce are Memoria ES TO > Mr. DeLoach DaTE: 2-9-6860 Seem 2 t ' “ | Tamm ; Trogter ‘ t ath FROM :. udees . _ . Gandy — . .“DESILU PRODUCTIONS .» ee Areys, | UARYT i960 ee FEBRUARY 4, 1960" : a oe fe, One Armed Bandit," narrated by Walter Winchell, f the Crime Research Section on the evening of | . _-'This story, depicting the Chicago, Illinois, area during the early Co _ This program entitl was monitored by SA - February 4, 1960, 1930s, concerned the rise of a small-time hoodlum, Augie Viale, to a position of ‘ importance in the criminal world. Viale's main productg is the distribution of alot machines. He attempts to enlist the aid of a recently released convict, Frank O'Dean, who was originally incarcerated through the efforts of Eliot Ness. Ness . - tells his associates how on a raid, O'Dean could have shot him but did not. Ness meets O'Dean and tells him not to become associated with Viale, as he is "out to get him (Viale}' Viale's hoods attempt to pursuade O'’Dean to join with Viale, but he forcibly declines, | 7 | “his 3 _ 3 v .-, O'Dean meets a disbarred attorney, a friend of/Julian Glass, who is the only one who knows of O'Dean's daughter, presently living a respectable der the assumption that her real father died as a hero in World War I. _O'Dean to remain legitimate; however Viale, by beating up Glass, finds out wher daughter lives and uses this knowledge to force O'Dean to join with him. | _ ~~“ + «.: During this time Ness and ''The Untouchables" are obtaining background information on the entire Setup, as the distribution of slot machines is not a Federal violation. In talking to a small store owner who has been forced to place a slot machine in his place of business, Ness learns that in addition to slot machines, Viale is distribut- ing bootleg Whisky. | 7 14-52 oS t +ys.> 2, Based on this information, Ness Rotate, a search warrant breaks - into the warehouse where the slots and whisky are stored. A small gun fight ensues with one gangster being killed, As the criminals are lined up against the wall, Ness | tries to obtain a statement fofm one of them.. This individual Spits in Ness's face and .. x . Ness is shown striking him severaltimes. 5 ©“) stu es Hee, OT RET PY ray “ nts <, cr oe tome 94 eg ae yy vii a Sas anette a et oss noe, he 4 £ rs a 3 + rc
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