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Mar 28, 2023

Jazz Trumpeter Chet Baker Deported from Britain

Mar. 28, 1963 - American jazz trumpet player Chet Baker has been deported from Great Britain to France, the British home office announced...

Feb 23, 2023

Comedian Lenny Bruce Arrested on Drug Charge

Feb. 23, 1963 - Comedian Lenny Bruce (left), 37, was arrested early today on suspicion of possessing heroin. The so-called “sick”...

Oct 5, 2022

Lenny Bruce Arrest on Drug Charge

Oct. 5, 1962 - Comedian Lenny Bruce (pictured) and Robert Coogan, brother of former child star Jackie Coogan, were arrested in North...

Jun 13, 2022

Debate over Treatment of Narcotics Addicts

June 13, 1962 - A narcotics expert suggested today that all “hard-core” heroin users be confined to prisons or work camps because no...

Apr 4, 2022

French TV Star Charged in Massive Brooklyn Heroin Bust

Apr. 4, 1962 - A prominent French television figure, a Parisian nightclub owner, and a Brooklyn father and son pleaded not guilty in...

Feb 25, 2022

Massive Heroin Bust in the Bronx

Feb. 25, 1962 - New York City detectives and Federal narcotics agents seized pure heroin worth $20 million last night after subduing a...

Jan 19, 2022

Two Frenchmen, Three others Held after Massive Heroin Bust in Brooklyn

Jan. 19, 1962 - Five persons were held today in $100,000 bail each as a result of a Brooklyn raid Thursday in which $3,500,000 worth of...

Jan 18, 2022

Narcotics Raiders Discover $3.5 Million Worth of Raw Heroin in Brooklyn Tenement

Jan. 18, 1962 - Raw heroin estimated to be worth $3,500,000 in the illicit market was found in the ceiling of a Brooklyn tenement today...

Oct 21, 2021

TV: George C. Scott Plays Drug-Addicted Doctor on “Ben Casey”

Oct. 21, 1961 - There will not be much variety this week in the dramatic themes of television adventure and crime shows on ABC. Four...