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  Eliot Ness Sun News, Cleveland, Ohio
Ness, best known for bringing down Al Capone -- sorry, he really wasn't the guy responsible -- also, of course, spent time as Cleveland's safety director and later ran for mayor of the city.
Ness lived in Coudersport, then and now a town of about 3,000, for the last 18 months of his life.
Ness arrived in Cleveland in 1936, hand-picked by then-Mayor Harold Burton to clean up what was then rampant police corruption.
www.sunnews.com /news/ness.htm   (633 words)

  
 Federal Bureau of Investigation - Freedom of Information Privacy Act
Eliot Ness was born April 19, 1903 in Chicago, Illinois.
Ness was popularly credited with the downfall of Chicago organized crime czar Alphonse Capone.
Ness and the FBI while he served as Director of Public Safety in Cleveland, Ohio during the 1930's and other law enforcement positions he later held.
foia.fbi.gov /ness.htm   (137 words)

  
 Eliot Ness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ness was born in Chicago, the youngest of five to Norwegian bakers Peter and Emma Ness.
Ness was chosen to head the operations under the Volstead Act, targeting the illegal breweries and supply routes of Capone.
Ness was promoted to Chief Investigator of the Prohibition Bureau for Chicago and in 1934 for Ohio.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eliot_Ness   (1182 words)

  
 The Observer Archive - Elliot Ness sings his way to Cleveland - October 13, 2000
Ness, played by Burke Moses, makes a grand entrance as the lights come up on his preparation for a police raid.
Ness sets the tone of the play immediately with his monologue on “how to be prepared for a police raid.” His suggestions include a nicely pressed shirt, lots of cologne, plenty of breath mints, and a bowel movement.
But, the plot held well, and the emotional arc of Ness dealing with his shortcomings and his failure to come through for Cleveland is interesting to watch.
www.cwru.edu /orgs/observer/archive/00-10-13/stories/A04.html   (828 words)

  
 Eliot Ness - from The Crime Library
Ever since Eliot Ness first published The Untouchables in 1957, the public has fallen in love with the adventures of this authentic American hero.
With a new group of "Untouchables," Eliot Ness went right on fighting the mob for another decade: staging daring raids on bootleggers and illegal gambling joints, catching criminals with his bare hands, and generally putting organized crime on the run.
Eliot Ness was so much more than just the courageous guy who battered down the door of Capone's biggest brewery.
www.crimelibrary.com /ness/nessmain.htm   (945 words)

  
 DJ Elliot Ness - Message Board - ezboard.com
But in the world of DJing....comparing talent against talent....skill for skill.....Elliott Ness is a FAR better DJ than I. I do concider the comments a HUGE compliment to even be put in the same catagory as Ness....thank you for that....but in my own humble opinion.....Ness is one of the best I know.
Ness doesn't have a problem getting work at clubs cause he got skillz and works a crowd.
I have never heard Ness spin a full night by himslef so therefore i Dont comment on how i think he is in a club.
p210.ezboard.com /fclubplumcrazyfrm1.showMessage?topicID=624.topic   (747 words)

  
 Elliot Ness/Alvin Karpis FBI Files
Contains information about the relationship between Ness, former Prohibition Agent, and the FBI while he was Director of Public Safety, Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1930's, followed by other law enforcement positions.
Informant information on police corruption in Ohio in the 1930's, while Ness was Director of Public Safety in Cleveland, Ohio.
Details of alleged corruption in Cleveland that may have aided Alvin Karpis and the Karpis-Barker gang.
www.paperlessarchives.com /ness.html   (112 words)

  
 The Untouchables (1987)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Plot Outline: Federal Agent Elliot Ness sets out to take out Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team.
Eliot Ness was not the squeaky clean and honest law man he's portrayed as being in this film.
At least the Robert Stack characterization was more entertaining (he used to say he didn't act, but RE-acted to the various characters in the show).
www.imdb.com /title/tt0094226   (797 words)

  
 Franklin Mint Precision Models - 1932 Elliot Ness' Cadillac Convertible
Experience the thrill of owning a sensational model of the car that Eliot Ness used in his crusade against the Capone syndicate.
Ride with Eliot Ness through the streets of Chicago in the Caddy that toppled the underworld!
From the fully instrumented dash to the brake and gear handle, every detail is captured to perfection.
www.cellinifinegifts.com /fm_1932elliotnesscadillac.htm   (308 words)

  
 Elliot Ness: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
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