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In May 1971 Murphy returned from Vietnam with [[Robert Steele]] having concluded that around 15% of U.S. servicemen in [[Vietnam]] were addicted to [[heroin]], an announcement that helped [[Richard Nixon]] launch the "[[war on drugs]]".<ref>http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/01/02/144431794/what-vietnam-taught-us-about-breaking-bad-habits</ref> | In May 1971 Murphy returned from Vietnam with [[Robert Steele]] having concluded that around 15% of U.S. servicemen in [[Vietnam]] were addicted to [[heroin]], an announcement that helped [[Richard Nixon]] launch the "[[war on drugs]]".<ref>http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/01/02/144431794/what-vietnam-taught-us-about-breaking-bad-habits</ref> | ||
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| + | Murphy partnered with union official [[John Serpico]] in Studio Networks, Inc. a venture to purchase a building on Chicago's near west side and develop it as a film studio. Serpico was a former vice president of the [[Laborers' International Union of North America]] (LIUNA) as well as former president of the Central States Joint Board (CSJB), a [[labor organization]] made up of as many as eight local unions.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matt |last=O'Connor |title=Ex-Labor Boss Guilty In Fraud Case; Laborers Union Chief Used Clout In Loan Scheme |url=http://www.laborers.com/Tribune_Serpico_7-17-01.htm |work=Chicago Tribune |date=2001-07-17 |accessdate=2010-05-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Nelson |title=Chicago Boss' Indictment Taints Wisconsin Casino |publisher=National Legal and Policy Center |url=http://nlpc.org/stories/1999/09/27/chicago-boss-indictment-taints-wisconsin-casino |date=1999-09-27 |accessdate=2010-05-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Mitch |last=Dudek |title=Morgan Murphy Jr. dies; ex-congressman had failed casino dreams |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/morgan-murphy-jr-dies-ex-congressman-had-failed-casino-dreams/ |date=2016-03-09 |accessdate=2016-03-10}}</ref> | ||
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| Born | Morgan Francis Murphy 1932-04-16 Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2016-03-04 (Age 83) Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Northwestern University, DePaul University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Morgan Murphy was a US politician.
Activities
In May 1971 Murphy returned from Vietnam with Robert Steele having concluded that around 15% of U.S. servicemen in Vietnam were addicted to heroin, an announcement that helped Richard Nixon launch the "war on drugs".[1]
Murphy partnered with union official John Serpico in Studio Networks, Inc. a venture to purchase a building on Chicago's near west side and develop it as a film studio. Serpico was a former vice president of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) as well as former president of the Central States Joint Board (CSJB), a labor organization made up of as many as eight local unions.[2][3][4]
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References
- ↑ http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/01/02/144431794/what-vietnam-taught-us-about-breaking-bad-habits
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- ↑ Dudek, Mitch (2016-03-09). "Morgan Murphy Jr. dies; ex-congressman had failed casino dreams". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2016-03-10.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
