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Carlo Gambino — Part 9
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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
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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 ,
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