Tag: Q3 1952
Len Schmitt Loses Bid for Senate, Milwaukee WI, 1952
The streets of Milwaukee ran red with tension yesterday as Senator Joseph R. McCarthy took a landslide victory in Wisconsin’s Republican Senatorial nomination. Behind the closed doors of local party headquarters, a war of words brewed between McCarthy and his defeated opponent, Len Schmitt. The stakes were high, with McCarthy’s campaign promising to rid the…
Daniel A. Dugan Tackles Arlington Crime Syndicate, Washington D.C., 1952
Arlington officials convened an emergency meeting to discuss the growing concern of a potential crime syndicate in the county. Daniel A. Dugan, a determined member of the board, presented evidence and vowed to take action. The county board, led by Chairman Robert W. Cox, agreed to conduct a thorough investigation into the allegations. Closed sessions…
