European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 04, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday May 4, 1978panel report links 292 to California organized crime greetings from Alohalani la Observance of Lei Day in Hawaii kept. Cecil l. Heftel a Hawaii drapes Lei around the neck of House speaker Thomas tip o Neill o Massachusetts in the speaker s office to the National Capitol tips photo los Angeles i i stale attorney general Evelle j. Younger said tuesday least 292 californians Are linked to organized crime doing about $6.8 billion Worth of illegal activities a said that there is no godfather in the stale As Syndicate figures appear locked in a Power struggle for control. Younger released findings of a 90-Page report by the state s organized crime con Rol commission which he said was de signed to put people on notice of the growing in real of organized crime. Younger Republican candidate for governor identified by name and photograph 92 californians allegedly linked to the Syndicate. He said the remaining 200 were nol Ideal Ifird because of confidentiality the report also identified 20 killings be tween 1974 and 1977, thai were Syndicate related. The conclusion of the report was Hal Noone person has emerged As the dominant Leader of the Syndicate in California. 3 former underage sailors sought Washington up sen. Lloyd Bentsen. Trying to win an honorable Dis charge for a world War ii Navy Veteran who enlisted 12. Said tuesday he is on the track of three wartime youngsters who fared better the hands of the military. Bentsen. A Texas. Said he has Learned of three youths aged 12. 13 and 15. Who apparently enlisted during world War ii and won honorable discharges something Grad student denies she s welfare cheat n2�go up a graduate student Rainy obtained More than 111,000 in welfare funds Al against Arta Otis is the larg est web Are fraud indictment in Felt sofa i ?0d Eish a Case involving to und to Tor bos the Navy denied Calvin Graham of fort Worth despite his record of distinguished combat service when Learned he had enlisted under the Legal age. Graham now 48 and crippled with arthritis. Enlisted in the Navy in 1942 As a 12 year old seventh grader. He was a gunner aboard the South Dakota in the Paciuc and received several medals and Battle the Navy Learned Graham was so Young revoked his medals and jailed him for three months. The Navy claims his enlistment was Ille Gal refuses to acknowledge he Ever served and wiil nol give him an honorable Dis charge. Bentsen said the Navy in fighting his legislation to give Graham an honorable discharge claims the Sailor was treated the same Way As other underage vels i have Learned of Al least three men who May Welt ave been treated much differently than or. Graham although Thev too were underage the time they enlisted our armed forces Bentsen said in a let policy influence an Issue Ter to sen. John Stennis. D-miss., chair Man of the Senate armed services com Mittee. Ii would appear Hal the Navy s insistence on going by the Book in this Case Isnoel a Long standing Bentsen said. He said he did nol have Complete info Malion on the other three enlistees be cause the terms of the Federal privacy Camake in unavailable to him. Bui he suggested Stennis get Navy confirmation of the cases. He said the three All Navy veterans. Joseph p. Hargrove who reportedly enlisted age is in 1944 and received an honorable discharge dec. 21, 1946 Bobby tee ratio who reportedly enlisted age 13 in 1942 and received an honorable discharge the urging of the late rep. Albert Thorn As a Texas and Jimmy Baker who according to the june 28, 1943 edition of time de honorable Dis i the marines Al California docs not yet have someone sitting As its said com Misson chairman James g la vis in a joint Newi conference with younger. He said the last Don of los Angela crime was Nick Licata who died in 1174, and since then then the local family on become fragmented. J s Competition for leadership said younger adding that the 20 Syndicate him Ings in the state were evidence of a pull ing and shifting of Power. The commission report said organized crime in Northern California was More cohesive with James Lanza an elderly san Mateo resident holding Forth As Bead of the san Francisco group Sirice 196and Joseph Cerrito. A los gatos Auto dealer Leader of the san Jose faction since 69. Younger said California was belter off by far than most places in the East or mid West As far As organized crime was Coo corned. Glav j said the statewide organization seems to be in a state of according to the report estimates of profits from organized crime were As Fol tows $4.8 billion a year in organized crime related gambling activities providing the greatest amount of Gross revenues. .t?-3 Bivion � year to loan sharking which is closely linked to gambling oper Lions. $500 million a year through Security thefts and investment funds. $200 million a year from organized crime s control Over pornography which in some cases is lawful activity. The commission noted that the pornography business was the largest illegal operation the Syndicate is involved in wit real estate speculation second. Organized crime is flourishing in the state because of limited resources on part of Law enforcement said younger adding that this could be corrected with i creased electronic surveillance. Every witness we interviewed indicated Fiat you re not going to Stop organized crime without wiretapping younger said. He said Law enforcement should also be Able to look into Banka counts in order to follow the now of or Ujj fused crime Money which would Beta identify individuals involved. N Sas attorney Unda Taylor Only had Trona Melgoz Otis Mother of four and a stud Enlal them verily of Illinois Chic Goose bus. Is accused of collecting welfare my in under five names. " ale mauls Trainer los Angeles a _ a 14 000-Doundilter whate held a Marine land army orders bans to halt leaks by freds. Hoffma Nap military writer Washington a the army disordering new restrictions to Plue leaks of internal studies thai could knee policy. Bui the warning was its leaked within a Day of its distribution copy of the memo was handed to a reporter without /1mm__ i. Tested women soldiers Are absent from do y nearly twice As often Asen the 2 a study have been a Otake another look their Dala. Accord ing sources who asked nol to be Iden n mnvjt6?36 valued Hal. And department of the army for coordination purposes and to preclude Duplica Tion of study the message said however in Souid be recognized thai some study and analysis efforts May be Loo sensitive for release even Lunn the department of the the new army order follows by Abo Utsu months a Nav investigation that said. A Slaff message army sources indicated the order Claylord. And Al Ibe arned Subo finale offie premature T Indis Crimi Myrnal data used in the ended making process mat Navy investigation abruptly � of due met will
