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Sidney Korshak — Part 2
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{itis public business dealings =~ . the mystery Surrourtding Ker- _ :
. ‘and social activities have also shak.” 4 ‘
been mentioned repeatedly by . . Ms. Korshak himself was
Chicago gossip columnists, but ~, . ,|uoted by a@ close associate as
some there has-been virtually no in- <> ~ sos, being -pleased -with “how, adel.
depth investigative ‘reporting - jicately =. was treated, : -
about him. “ ti nd eer 1g Story ithe oo,
hee ‘In the'r news articles, the 4 rien? of Mr. Korshak reca .
er cnicago newspapers have gen- in an meee because I
erally characterized Mr. Kor- saw Sidney at !llcrest [a Los ; . -
; Shak with such vague phrases / Aneeles country club] later, and +. ,
‘ as “wheeler-dealer” and “mys- y , was an cpetibady, thought id
tery man,” although several ee aevertisement.”,
journalists privately acknow]-
edged that they have known of
his underworld connections.
One senior Chicago reporter,
cited two specific instances, in ‘
the late 1950's and early 1960's,
jin which unfavorable refere ces
of high-level editors. ;
Newsmen soon learned tha
"as something special about . oo
Mr. Korshak, he said. . :
“You couldn't get a story
about him -in the paper,” the ; ; er pte ae
reporter said, adding rhetori- - ie .
scaly, “How many do you have ;
‘to lose before you get the
message?”
A former
. “But Maxwell McCrohon, man-
aging editor of The ‘Tribune,
7/8aid he knew of no such inci. > ”
dent and added that he believed © -,.
his had “done .a
lob”? .
airly ‘and adequately-described
He importance,” Mr, McCrohon
| “Che most deta Bpaper
“jaccount of Mr. Korshak’s career ~
ag &-successful-and important: --
abor lawyer was published by
the Los Angeles Times in Jate |
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