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Boos LID » New Jersey, alle: findow Cleaning Contractors Association fixed prices and monopolized the market, He further alleged that the association had been attempting to drive his company out of business by having men controlled by ABNER ZWILLMAN threaten clien th strikes ss they termin: ervices of stated tha ar men ad referre © as controlled by ZWILLMAN were IRA BERKOWITZ and ABE LEW, Business Agents of the Retail Clerks Association, AF of L, who made contacts with the clothing companies using (iE: 11503) claiming that unless such service Was discontinued they would be faced with strikes on the part of their clerical employees. As to ZWILLMAN's activities in 1940, it was alleged that the boss of the HAGUE underworld was ABNER ZWILLMAN. ZWILLMAN Was said to be known as the boss of the slot machine, policy numbers, bookmaking, and horse racing rackets. His official job was that of President of the Public Service Automatic Vending Machine Company, which supposedly had a monopoly for installing vending machines in HAGUE's territory. It was also said that the Brewster Aircraft Company in 1940 held a lease at the Newark Airport with the understanding that those recommended by Mayor FRANK HAGUE of Jersey City, City Commissioner MEYER ELLENSTEIN of Newark and ABNER ZWILLMAN, Would be given employment. It was further related that when the Brewster Aircraft plant opened, ZWILLMAN shared the control of Brewster Union Local 365, In 1950 it was reported that one HOWARD MANN, who claimed to be a "labor relations man", offered the services of ZWILLMAN in settling a prolonged strike at the Continental Paper Company, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. It was alleged that ZWILLMAN could guarantee as many years of labor peace as the company could pay for. It was reported that MANN alleged ZWILLMAN owned or controlled a Hartford Insurance Company and several brokerage insurance firms. A legal payoff could be arranged by having the struck company's pension insurance transferred to one of ZWILLMAN's insurance companies, -9-