Word: beaching
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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Sullivan admitted that, as a friendly gesture, he had given an honorary sheriff's card to a man representing Bookmaker Frank Erickson in Miami Beach. A more embarrassing aspect of his relations with gamblers was brought up by two of his former deputies. One of them, Richard Howden, told the investigators that the other, one Tom ("Sailor") Burke, had been the sheriff's "bag man," had delivered $36,000 in payoff money to the sheriff's wife and had gotten signed receipts for the boodle. Burke, however, heatedly denied the charge. That sort of thing, he strongly...
Little Helper. As virtually everybody in Florida knows-and as witnesses testified-gambling in Broward County is controlled by New York and New Jersey gangs, and bookmaking in Miami Beach by the S & G Syndicate, which also has investments in valuable beach property. But the hearing produced an interesting tale about the S & G, which was a local racket until it began having certain difficulties last year...
...water. They were roaring in for the kill. We opened fire with the 40 millimeters, our main-battery five-inchers and everything we had. When the smoke and spray had cleared away there they were, still boring right on in. Finally we forced three of the boats onto the beach and sent a shore party in to capture their crews. The fourth changed course and headed out to sea with throttles wide open. Since then there's been no messing around getting up to general quarters...
...lights of trucks moving along coastal roads in enemy-held South Korea could be seen with the naked eye. One of the Juneau's forward guns cracked sharply and a flare-shell sped into the night. A few seconds later a brilliant white light floated gracefully over the beach toward low hills. The five-inchers pounded for a few minutes and then all was dark and silent again. The Juneau swung about and cruised south for a few minutes, then north, then south. Thirty minutes passed, then 45. Sharply the voice of the lookout sang in the headphones: "Truck...
...Juneau waited until other truck lights flickered and began to move along the coastal road, and her five-inchers blasted the silence. Again the firing lasted only a few minutes. Once more, eyes searched the blackness along the beach. At last came the welcome news: "Secure from general quarters." The crew members methodically secured their guns and gear, filed below to grab a few hours' sleep before dawn. The Juneau resumed its course toward North Korean waters, where there might be better targets of opportunity...