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# Star Crime Witnesses Face JuriesLouisiana, Supt. of State Police Thomas Burbank has been subpehaed to appear before the Orleans Parish Grand Jury at 1 p.m. today.The statewide probe into allegations of organized crime in Louisiana resumes today with a New York district attorney testifying here while long sought witness Gordon Novel appears before the Baton Rouge grand jury.William Cahn, who said yesterday upon his arrival from Nassau County where he is a district attorney that New Orleans, plays a key role in a $100-million-a year gambling operation, is scheduled to take evidence before the grand jury here.In Baton Rouge, meanwhile, the elusive Novel, who fled the state just ahead of a subpena from Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison, returned to Louisiana last night under a shield of immunity from arrest during his stay. He has promised con-BJURY PageContinued from Page 1siderable information about crime in the state.CAHN, who held a press conference in Garrison's office, said he had brought evidence with him concerning a sports betting syndicate touching New Orleans, Miami, Nassau County and other cities.He said the syndicate does more than $100 million a year business in his jurisdiction alone. He said most of his information was obtained by wiretapping, which he called the most effective way of gaining information about illegal operations.He said that his evidence concerns in part a college football coach who allegedly bet $20,000 on his own team. Although he refused to name the coach publicly, he said he might reveal the name of the coach to the grand jury.IN BATON ROUGE, Novel talked for four hours last night with East Baton Rouge Parish Dist Atty Sargent Pitchre after his arrival from Columbus, Ohio where he has been living since selling his lounge and fleeing the state. Garrison had sought Novel in connection with his investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy.The far-reaching probe into organized crime in the state was launched last month after Life magazine published articles saying that crime and corruption were flourishing in LouisianaCIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL 1998*Gordon Novel*
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# Novel to Testify## Oct. 20 Before BR Grand Jury(Special to the States-Item)BATON ROUGE - Comedian Novel, the former New Orleans lounge owner who claims to have important information concerning organized crime in Louisiana, is scheduled to testify before the grand jury here Oct. 20.Dist. Atty. Sargent Pitcher said yesterday that the stage is set for the shrine bower’s return to Louisiana from Columbus, Ohio, where he sought sanctuary from New Orleans.Dist. Atty. Jim Carraas, who subpoenaed him in connection with his information into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.NOVEL HAS been granted immunity from prosecution on his return to the state.Yesterday, Pitcher and several members of the grand jury referred to a 25-minute interview with Novel which has been taped recorded by A Baton Rouge radio station. Glen D’Arcemout, the news director of WJBO, said the station filed on organized crime have subpoenaed by the grand jury.Meanwhile, Gov. John J. McKeithen has signed a request for extradition of D’Alton Smith, a New Orleans contractor arrested in Texas. The grand jury indicted Smith on a charge of public bribery.The indictment accuses Smith of offering $2,500 to Attorney Young, a former aide to McKeithen, to introduce him to the governor so a meeting between Smith and McKeithen could be arranged.![Unreadable portion of the text]
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# Crime Probe Resumed By 2 JuriesTwo grand juries - one here, the other in Baton Rouge - return to secret session today to start their probe into accusations of organized crime In Louisiana.Scheduled to appear before the Orleans Parish Grand Jury was David Chandler, the area representative of *Life* magazine, which launched the probe with several articles alleging that organized crime's influence reached into high governmental offices.In. Baton Rouge the jury goes into session prepared to hear this week from the man who claims he holds the key to sensational disclosures concerning organized crime in Louisiana.EAST BATON Rouge Parish Dist. Atty. Sargent Pitcher said that Gordon Novel, former New Orleans lounge operator, has agreed to return from his sonctuary in ColumSee JURY- Page 4Jury--states-10mContinued from Page 1bus, Ohio. Novel fled the state last March, just ahead of a subpena from Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison, who wants to question him in connection with the Investigation into the assassination of President KennedyPitcher said Novel's Ohio lawyer ha daccepted a new selif documents assurnig Novel of Immunity from arrest while back in the state. Novel demanded and was given signed affidavits from Gov. John J. McKeithen and various district attorneys saying he would not be arrested while here, Pitcher said.Meanwhile in Jefferson Parish, Dist. Atty. Frank Lang-tidge has announced that the will open an investigation into charges of organized crime, using Investigators on his office staff.Landridge said be may call the grand jury into the investigation, depending on evidence developed by his investigators. Several weeks ago Langridge said he was going before the jury with the *Life* magazine charges. However, he later said he would wait until he learned what evidence was developed by Gov. Ma Keithen"I'm sure there's not of ganized crime in the eparish but I'm going ahead with the investigation anyway," he said yesterday.ALTHOUGH he said he has not been apprised of the governor's evidence, Langridge said he is willing to cooperate with the governor and to assist state police in their investigation.In another matter the Orleans grand jury will hear charges against Richard Brown, 21, Negro, 318 S. Dorgenois, and Henry Johnson, 19, Negra, 2507 Beelmont, both accused of the murder of Police Sgt. Lloyd Verrett.![signature of Novel Gordon]
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13-00000# Novel Appearance in Louisiana Is Agreed by Attorney-PitcherBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Attorney said Dist. Atty. Sargent Pitcher said Tuesday Gordon Novel's attorney agreed to his appearance before a grand jury probing influence on Louisiana government here.Pitcher said attorney James Weidner, of Columbus, Ohio, had told him that the only thing remaining that could prevent Novel from coming here to testify was whether anything in his own docket would permit it."He will call me in the morning and let me know if we have a deal," Pitcher said.Weidner, seeking a new set of documents assuring Novel of immunity from arrest even if Louisiana laws were to be had, notified the district attorney and the grand jury turns into a session Wednesday.Novel is wanted for questioning in New Orleans Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison's Kennedy assassination probe. He claimed he has sensational information for the grand jury here.He found refuge in Columbus, Ohio, when the Orleans Parish grand jury subpoenaed him for him to testify about the Kennedy assassination.The local district attorney prepared an earlier order formally seeking to return Novel here.Novel demanded and received land aviation from prosecutors.CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1998NOVEL. GORDON D.
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# DA SAYS STATE## FUNDS PLEDGED IN CRIME PROBEElusive Novel Will Be Granted ImmunityJohn J. McKeithen's two-pronged investigation into organized crime in Louisiana.![photo of someone saying rent Pitcher sald]state funds for the Baton Rouge Parish Grand Jury into crime.said that McKeithen$500 from his special contingent fund to helpGordon Novel who knows a lot about organized crime and criminals will be granted immunityvisit to Baton met: Pitcher told reporter Da-bena issued before the Orleans Parish Grand Jury atContinued from Pagestatements concern F. Kennedy'sPitcher of Garrison Louisiana said comes case.![photo of the Louisiana city]does not extend to anythingdicted as a result of the crime probes in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. That was D'Alton Smith, a former New Orleans electrical contractor who is accused of public bribery in offering $25,000 to Young to arrange a meeting.Smith posted a $1,500 fugi-tive band in Denton, Tex., and is still at large. A bond of $25,000 has been set for him in Baton Rouge on the bribery charge.The Orleans Parish Grand Jury, which opened a probe into Life Magazine's charges of organized crime in New Orleans, has not returned an indictment to date.MCKEITHEN SPEAKSIn his talk Friday, before the ALEC, McKeithen stated: "I would never betray the confidence the people have placed in me. If your faith in me has been shaken at all, I want you to know you are looking at a man who has never had anything to do with them (racketeers), and I will never have anything to do with them.He said there is no doubtCIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL 199813-00000
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# Crime Probe## Is RecessedThe Orleans Parish Grand Jury has adjourned six probes of organized crime until after Thursday. The adjournment came after the jury heard an all-star case of witnesses including the governor and rackete figures. Gov. McKeithen has declined comment afterwards.Continued from Page 1 room about five minutes. Gov. declined comment afterwards. The governor, was accompanied by State Police Superintendant Col. Thomas Burbank and two state troopers. McKeithen has been under special guard following threats against his life!WE ARE ANXIOUS to let the facts be told newsmen outside the grand jury room. We have no secrets. We will tell everything we know.Asked if he and District Attorney Jim Garrison are still friends, McKeithen replied, hopefully I am running for re-election.Garrison has hotly disputed claims that organized crime exists in New Orleans. The governor added: "I never specified that organized crime was in Orleans Parish. We are not going to get rid of all organized crime that exists in Louisiana. Orleans Parish is part of Louisiana.IN A SEPARATE aspect of the crime probe, fugitive wit-ness, George Gravel, had promised from Canada he may return to the state without arrest in testifying about organized crime. To return to extradite Novel, claim, that Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Ossie Brown state persons prosecuting authorities have consented to give Novel immunity from arrest.CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL 1998NIVEL, GORDON1/27/68
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# JURY CALLS BROWN IN N.O. CRIME PROBESubpena Served Directing Governor to AppearThe name of J. Marshall Brown, Democratic national committeeman from Louisiana, was added to the list of those scheduled to appear before the Orleans Parish Grand Jury in its probe of organized crime. A subpena was issued for him by the District Attorney's Office Wednesday.Deputies of Criminal Sheriff Brown's subpena, which directs him to appear at 11 a.m. Thursday, was served personally in New Orleans.Earlier Wednesday, chief deputy's assistant Barney Kilbride served a subpena directing Gov. John J. McKeithen to appear at 1 p.m. Thursday.William V. Redmann, executive counsel to the governor, not in Baton Rouge.Previously Jefferson Parish rackete figure Carlos Marcello and two of his brothers, Samuel and Peter, were also subpensed to appear Thursday.Meanwhile Wednesday, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Sargent Pitcher, conducting his own crime investigation, said in Chicago that he has met, with "tremendous success and accomplishments" on a trip to gather information about organized crime.YOUNG ACCOMPANIES Pitcher, who said details will be made public at the proper time, was accompanied to Chicago by Aubrey Young, a former aide to McKelthen.Young's testimony before the East Baton Rouge Grand Jury has led to indictment already in that jury's investigation of organised crime.McKelthen was attending the Franklinton when ble subpena was served. Redmann said the governor would have appeared on invitation without the sabpena.District Attorney Jim Garrison Tuesday first had invited the governor to appear in New Orleans, then subpensed him.Garrison, when asked why he issued the subpens, said, "Originally, I was following protocol and I then I decided this is no time for protocol. We want to find out what these allegations of organized crime are all about and, so far nobody seems to know except what they read in Life Magazine.ETHICS UNIT TO PROBE"We are going to call everybody we think can shed some light on this thing if we have to we'll call the ambassador to the United Nations."Also Wednesday the head of the State Police announced that the Identity of a person who made a telephone call threatening McKeithen's life is known.Col. Thomas Burbank described the man as a mental case and said that he is from New Orleans Police have the man under observation at the bank said.Col. Burbank also announcedCont in sect. 1, Page 14, Col. 2CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1998![photo of handwritten note] 1/22/68![photo of a signature]
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# Subpena Server Seeking GovernorOrleans Parish Chief Deputy Sheriff Baldone Kilbride was seeking to serve a subpena on Gov. John J. McKeithen to testify before the grand jury here of racketeering influences.Kilbride was scheduled to go to Baton Rouge today to try to serve the governor.District Attorney Jim Garrison said he was inviting McKeithen to testify, then issued the subpena, returnable tomorrow.THE GOVERNOR, who under the law cannot be forced to testify, has said he would be glad to talk with the grand jury and would go if he could be of help.Meanwhile, East Baton Rouge Parish DA, Sargent Pitcher went to Chicago to depose Gordon Novel, the elusive witness sought by Garrison in his probe of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.Pitcher took with him an assistant and the foreman of East Baton Rouge, grand jury, which is also probing the Kennedy case.KEITHEN HAD urged Kilbride to get testimony from Novel, who claimed he would give sensational disclosures if forced to be filed in Chicago in the case against Garrison.## Today's ChuckleA man is in love when he wants to call a girl by his last name.## JuryContinued from Page Oneput under $1,000 fugitive bond.IN ANOTHER development, police and FBI agents raided the Ozite Corp., plant in Cartersville, Ga., seeking another party in the tape-recording of an alleged McKeithen suborning perjury stall.A spokesman said the officers carried outThe move signalled renewed statements by Tildon A. MaGee about Childento in one of several articles of racketeer influence.Federal Grand Jury in New Orleans are probing into Marcello’s jukebox interests. D’Alton Smith is a key Otledo figure. Tildon A. McGee.A federal judge installed electronic listening devices in Gov. John McKeithen's office, and a Teamster boss is in prison for jury tampering.Smith is a reporter yesterday in Dayton. The subpena wasCIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1998
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# Novel Believes Young Is Scapegoat in ProbeSpeaks of Action in State East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury.from OhioBATON ROUGE (AP) Gordon Novel fought for ques tioning in New Orleans. DidAtty. Jim Garrison's Kennedy assas nation probe, paid Satur day, a former aide to Gov. John J. McKeithen.McKeithen is an obvious scapegoat in a probe of crime and influence on state Govern ment. NovelNovel described Aubrey Young as one of the finest people I know as a human be ing, adding it looks like he is talking pretty good, Maybe he is trying to pay some people off.Novel reached in Columbus, Ohio said the crime investiga tion is intermixed with the as sassination probe which he called Garrison's hoax.He offered to return to Loui siana and testify in the crime probe if given immunity from Garrison, who has tried with out success to have Novel ex tradited fromWON'T HEAR MEHe can give valuable infor mation, Novel said, but a lot of people down there don't want to hear pat talk.Novel was asked if Life magazine with in formation on telephone conYoung sought bugging and other equipment from No New Orleans.Novel said Young also is the person who gave him a controversial brief to gen eral craft concerning spying on theSHARKS AFTER SHARKMcKeithen said Young denied giving Novel the com mission and the Governor's has no connectionTruth about New Or leans:Carlos Marcello New Orleans area rackets figureI would rather not say, Novel said. Is that a pretty big rumor down there now? The people of Louisiana haven't seen anything yet.Young, who turned state's evidence, which has led to the indictment of non man for bribery. is a former security officer for Mckeithen. He has testified for 18 days inwill fit the out Fri Chicago for Garrison Truth group.prominent Baton Rouge and New Orleans persons in what he called graveyard party, in which some laf riot col league will be dug up.Novel said also the will shed light on his selection of the site damaged station site in New Or leans, which selected the site and whom. Will prove
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# BROWN CALLED IN CAMPAIGNContinued from Page 1he has turned over to the state.Louisiana Commission on Gov-planned.eramental Ethics as an investiga- A federal Court Districttion into the activities of State Court Judge Malcolm O'HaraPolice, Capt. Roland Coppola is involved in the Hoffasuspended for a troop command- Chicago hearinger after Life reported he is testify that he wasassociated with Frackets fig- companion of Zacharyaured prominently in Garri- Orleans, whoson's Kennedy death plot, said convicted lelon, whoWednesday he had offered totestify before the East Baton that aspect.Ronge Jury on organized crimeprovided Immunity from Gar-rison be guaranteed.# GOING TO OHIOTeamster-bos Edward Partar# SURRENDER TOLDAccording to Prater, the mes- hissage in which is testimony, which is in-strumental in sending Hoffa to knowing this dismissal from thefederal prison.Pitcher had said he was going to go to Columbus, Ohio, to ask Novel about his claim of having Information. He planned to go on to Ohio from Chicago.Novel said he sent a telegram to PitcherThe telegram follow:Dear Sir Upon consulting with me, I noted attorney,Harry Weiner of Columbus, Ohio, pertaining to your recent statement relative to my putting up or, shutting up I hereby formally offer to come to Baton Rouge, La., to testify about matters relative to my recent press statement and your belated investigation and figured documents, claims and recordings.# INVOLVES MANYAll I have to say is that the trip to Chicago has been marked with tremendous success and accomplishments,Pitcher said, "The details and significance of our findings will be revealed later, when theHe flatly stated, "when it comes out, it will be real good."His Chicago information to be involved many more people in the investigation, but he was unable to disclose who andprosecuted for such time as is necessary to render the data and testimony before your grand fury and am permitted to record in the states of Ohio without any further persecution and pollution, harassment.working on both, I tell whether they haveat this time.Magazine series of first disclosed the conImmunity dock up. Sincerely,while, Pitcher had went with Welper in Colum-bus, offering to meet Novel any where? If he nation and get amine Novel's information.He said ultimately I recept this reasonable immunity can only be interpreted as an admission on yourbehaffed on have call- bebacked up with tangible f evidence orwill furnish Immunity for yourself from yourself, Pitcher said.What Novel if his in-foramtion was of value, he was confident Gov. McKeith ening.prosecutors work would review his request for Immunity from ar rest while law Louisiana islarly before the Baton Rouge Grand Jury.Pitcher said Garrison had been advised of the reply and had given, his completepledge of cooperation and ac-cordThe East Baton Rouge jury which met. Wednesday, was ex pected to recess until Pitcher returns probably Thursday or Friday Telephone company of ficials were expected to take records in connection with tes timony by Young to the jury.CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL 1993
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T. Mr. StivesSolie Bbminor point of possible interest to Mr. M. Stevens is re novel/may, etal, is inyo we had that draft letter was found (allegedly) under piece of linoleum covering sink drain board rather than a rug. Also still question of who may have written draft letter and, of course, and most importantly, why novel may be trying to link himself to CIA is obscure - to say the least.Sur70 July 67CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL 1998
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# SECRETChief, SRSM. D. StevensOSWALD CaseMAY, Hoke Smith, # 1673145 July 1967CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL 19981. Note in the attached New Orleans States-Item articles that it reportedly was to Hoke MAY, a reporter of that newspaper, that an incriminating letter which Gordon NOVEL allegedly wrote to a Mr. WEISS, who was "presumably connected with CIA," was delivered.2. According to the States-Item articles of 26 May 1967, the letter, linoleum which appeared to be a draft, had been found under a rug in an apartment occupied by NOVEL prior to his departure from New Orleans in about mid-March 1957, and had been turned over to the boyfriend of one of two girls who found it while cleaning the apartment. The boyfriend had turned it over to his professor at a New Orleans university who is a friend of Reporter Hoke MAY, and he delivered it to MAY. (NOVEL's attorney has stated that NOVEL worked for CIA in New Orleans in 1961).3. Hoke MAY, without question, is Subject who in April 1958 was granted a Covert Security Approval for unwitting use by Project FJINDULGE. MAY was not to be directly employed by FJINDULGE but was to be used in connection with his position with a private firm which handled work for the Project.4. Investigation of Subject by this Agency in February/March 1958 reflected nothing of a derogatory nature. It did indicate, however, that he has in the past had an interest in politics and in 1952 was employed as political campaign manager in the unsuccessful race of a candidate for Congress from Georgia. Subject's grandfather was a Governor of Georgia and later a Senator from that State. Subject has been employed by various newspapers, including the New York Times (October 1948-March 1949). There is no information in Subject's file subsequent to his Covert Security Approval dated April 1958.MDS:apkM. D. StevensSECRET![stamp]