AMERICAN DIPLOMAT
Allegations Of Graft (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. The United States Ambassador to the Organisation of American States, Mr de Lesseps Morrison, knowingly accepted campaign contributions from racketeers and the manager of a chain of brothels, the United States Senate investigators were told yesterday. Mr Morrison was formerly Mayor of New Orleans. The director of the New Orleans Crime Commission, Mr Aaron Kohn, testified that he had information that a brothel operator contributed about 40.000 dollars, to Mr Morrison’s 1946 campaign for the mayorality, United Press International reported.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29609, 4 September 1961, Page 18
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