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...
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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...
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