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Dates: during 1930-1930
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(3 of 3) witness was a onetime stool pigeon of the police vice squad-a loose-lipped little South American called Chile Mapocha Acuna La-tore, onetime waiter at Washington's Congressional Country Club. Lounging in the witness chair, this individual made a series of rank revelations about his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATES & CITIES: Scandals of New York (Cont.) | 12/29/1930 | See Source »

Also in Chicago last week, in Federal court, Frank Nitti, Al Capone's cousin and reputedly the man who arranges Capone-killings, pleaded guilty to charges of evading payment of $158,823 income taxes, his share of the Capone "mob's" profits for the years 1925-27. With...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: When is a Criminal? | 12/29/1930 | See Source »

In immediate rebuttal to Willingdon's appointment to India was the question of who should succeed him as Governor General in Canada. Once more the press was ready with a plethora of names. For the time being it seemed unlikely that Canada would follow Australia, insist on a native...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Curling Viceroy | 12/29/1930 | See Source »

Wets in the Finnish Diet, parliament of the world's No. 2 Prohibition country, did their best to give a handsome Christmas present to thirsty Finns last week. They introduced a bill to raise the alcoholic content of legal beer from 1.6% to 3% by weight.* The measure was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FINLAND: Nearer Beer | 12/29/1930 | See Source »

* 3% of alcohol by weight equals about 3.8% by volume.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FINLAND: Nearer Beer | 12/29/1930 | See Source »

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