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Carlo Gambino — Part 9

115 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Carlo Gambino · 113 pages OCR'd
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-|bega: ffin Gam 4 } erento: one Oe leportation proceedings bing ‘KeNTEVER national notoriety as a delegate to the convention of underworld leaders at Apalachin, N.Y. The latest report on Gam- bino’s health was received this week by the ion and: ‘Naturalization Service from the United States Public Health Service Hospital at Stapleton, SI, where the gang chieftain underwent examinations and jobservation from March 29 to Apri 9. \ Sol Marks, deputy district di- rector of the immigration serv- ‘ice, said the hospital report said| Gambino's life would be endan- gered if he had to attend depor- tation hearings. t ahead with hearings at this time,” said Mr. Marks, Another| medical examination may be re- quired in about six months. Anastasia’s Successor Some police officials expressed| the belief that the Mafia boss, who will be 63 on Aug. 24, broke’ in health and tired of repeated investigations, would| retire also from active leader- ship of the crime family he in- herited from Albert Anastasia, this predecessor, in 1957. | Yesterday the name “Carlo |Gambino" remained in gold let- ters between those of Mr. Schil- Jer and Saltzstein under the legend “S.G.S. Associates Pub- closed all day. William Levitt, the builder, said through a spokesman: “We learned about a month ago that the ‘G.’ in the firm name was; Carlo Gambino. We have since, been informed that Mr. Gam- bino will sever his relationship in the very near future.” Mr. Levitt, one of the best- paying customers of S.G.S., has been Saltzstein jsince 1952 ‘and reportedly is| jpaying $7,000 a month. Mr. Lev- itt once said in an interview: “I'm not against unions, I just) think we can build houses faster without them.” Alfred S. Levitt, a brother, lwho operates separately, is a former client of S.G.S. Morton ‘Wexler, vice president of Levitt, ‘House, Inc, Alfred Levitt's) latest development in Central Islip, L. I., said his company) “The decision 1s not to go. lic & Labor Relations" on the: door of Room 1002 at 141 East) 44th Street. The office was; ‘United Press International UNDER INVESTIGATION Carlo (Don Carlos) Gam- bino, a Mafia leader, whose labor relations firm here is | being studied by the F-B. “because of dissatisfaction with la plastering contractor.” “They helped us change to fan excellent plastering contrac- tor,” Mr, Wexler reported, For the Beechhurst project, Mr.| Levitt gave the glasswork con- tract to the Whitestone Con- struction Company, in whose; jownership S.G.S. has a half in- terest. The new owners of the Chrysler Building, Sol Gold- man and Alex DiLorenzo, called in S.G.S. when they were hit by 8 strike of service and main- < |enzo were ba « € * if so with 'S.G.S. that they kept them in their budget through 1963. They jwere paying an annual rate of $13,500. Mr. Goldman said he did not become aware of Gam- bino’s connection nti] 1963 when a Dun & Bradstreet re- jport showed Gambino as a part- ner. He said it was decided then Dr. Ralph E. Snyder, presi- lent of Flower and Fifth Ave- ue Hospital, told F. B. I. fagents who called on him that ‘the hospital had become in- volved with S. G. 5. in 1962 when Local 1199, Drug é& Hos- pital Employes Union, struck because the hospital decided to farm out its dietary and house- keeping work. There were 10 days of picketing and several strikers were arrested for al- leged disturbances. Saltzstein Arbitrates | “We didn’t know what to do,” Dr. Snyder explained in an in- {terview. “One of our doctors said he had a patient who w7s a labor-relations and might help us. It was Mr. Saltz- stein. He came in and took part jin talks with the strikers and the Mayor's office.” Dr. Snyder said that with set- tlement of the strike, hospital management and the union agreed on Saltzstein as impar- tial arbitrator of the contract. | “Since learning about Gam- bino,” he said, "I think we ought to eliminate Mr. Saltz- stein as impartial arbitrator hen the contract expires at the end of this year.” formed a partnership for labor relations work in 1952. It be- had first hired 8.G.S. as labor| consultant during construction’ of the original Levitt House (saice—wod” and renamed Lc Havre) in Beechhurst, Queens,| tenance employes on May 19.;came Associates in 1954, 1960, 18 days after taking title. the being Sylvester J, Union representatives com-/Garmella, a lawyer. Mr. Gar- plained that “goons” with guns)mella was replaced by Gambino in holsters arrived in Cadiliaes| in April, 1955, Conveniently, and took over elevator opera-/ this did not require a change tions. The building owners, in the firm name. In April, it denying this, said the elevator became 8 corporation, with 99 operators were management ex-, shares split ways. lecutives, The strike was settled Although Gambino has been the same day with the help of;named in official hearings as the Mayor’s office and the com-| involved in gambling, narcotics, plaint about alleged “goons"|loan sharking and other rack- ten. ets, his only convicteomhoepeen ‘Mr, Goldman ahd Mr. DiLor-|for bootlegging, in 1939. Mr. Schiller and , /63
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