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Collection Inventory
Series VII. United States Attorney for Western Pennsylvania, 1969-1975
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Scope and Content Notes: Richard Thornburgh was sworn in as the United States Attorney for Western Pennsylvania on June 4, 1969. "Marking, as it did, my first ascendance to full-time public office, the ceremony was particularly memorable for me and I felt a special sense of awe in swearing to 'uphold the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,' a challenge that was to prove worthy of my every effort over the next six years" ("Evidence" draft, p. 145).
Coincidentally the Pennsylvania Crime Commission released a major report on organized crime in the Commonwealth the very day Thornburgh's appointment was announced, thus making fighting organized crime Thornburgh's top priority from the outset. Organized crime was deeply entrenched in many facets of Western Pennsylvania business and politics including $4-6 million said to be paid illegally to Allegheny County law enforcement officials. Thornburgh "set forth plans for stepped-up antiracketeering efforts, including better coordination and cooperation among federal, state and local agencies, as well as the use of a special strike force to concentrate federal efforts" (
Evidence, p. 41). "By the time I left office in mid-1975, we had mounted an unprecedented effort against corruption at the federal, state and local levels" (
Evidence, p. 48).
Among the high profile cases handled under Thornburgh tenure was the case of official corruption of Pittsburgh District Attorney Robert Duggan, who ultimately took his own life rather than face prosecution. Other major cases included names such as Grosso, Mazzei, Hilton, Ferraro, Iannelli, Ferrone, La Rocca, Torquato and Bruno. In addition to racketeering and public corruption, the illegal drug traffic issue was a major target as were civil rights/police brutality cases and environmental litigation. "These public corruption cases were a high priority for the office and for me personally as I felt that betrayal of the public trust was so subversive of our democratic processes. I was equally proud that Democrats and Republicans alike were, if corrupt, pursued with equal vigor, as we sought in all cases to truly 'follow the evidence wherever it leads'" ("Evidence" draft, p. 195).
Public recognition of Thornburgh's success as U.S. Attorney was evidenced by the Pittsburgh
Post Gazette's article entitled "Silver Knight of Area Law Enforcement." This and other such favorable publicity about Thornburgh's prosecution of corruption and racketeering cases, in particular, led to his appointment in March 1975, as Assistant Attorney General and head of the Criminal Division in Washington, an opportunity he could not pass up. "The six years I spent in the U.S. Attorney's office had not only developed my professional lawyering skills, but had given me new insights into the challenges of public management ... [and were] the happiest of my professional life" (
Evidence, p. 60, and 219).
The files are arranged in twelve sections: "Speeches," "News Releases," "Public Statements," "Events," "Correspondence," "USA Thornburgh's Files," "Memoranda," "Attorney General's U.S. Attorneys Advisory Committee," "Strike Forces Subcommittee of the Attorney General's U.S. Attorneys Advisory Committee," "Subcommittees of the Attorney General's U.S. Attorneys Advisory Committee," "USA Office Cases," and "Issue References."
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Subseries 1. Speeches
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Scope and Content Notes: Speeches, available online, are arranged chronologically and titles include: speech title (when designated), group or event to which it was delivered, and location. Thornburgh delivered these U.S. Attorney speeches at various professional, political, and community occasions. Related information will be found here in "Events." The speech files contain both final copies of the delivered speeches and Thornburgh's drafts, where they existed.
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"The Continuing American Revolution," Pittsburgh Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Pittsburgh, PA September 17, 1969
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"Are We Really Serious About the Crime Problem?" University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Pittsburgh, PA March 19, 1970
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"Role of the Federal Government in Drug Abuse: Research, Education and Law Enforcement," Seminar on the Drug Abuse Problem in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA May 16, 1970
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"Metropolitan Government - Would you Repeat the Question, Please?" University of Pittsburgh's Intercollegiate Conference on Government, Pittsburgh, PA October 22, 1970
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"Why Worry about Gambling...?" Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh, PA January 21, 1971
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"The Threat of Organized Crime in Western PA," Crawford Country Bar Association, Meadville, PA April 22, 1971
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"Some Observations on Our System Under Stress," McKean County Bar Association Law Day April 30, 1971
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Memorial Day Program, McKeesport, PA May 31, 1971
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"Today's Youth - the Not-So-Silent Majority," United Mental Health, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA June 7, 1971
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"One Nation...Indivisible?" New Horizons for Faith Series, Pittsburgh, PA July 4, 1971
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"Crime and the Business Community," Pittsburgh Chapter National Association of Accountants, Pittsburgh, PA September 15, 1971
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"Organized Crime and Legitimate Business," Credo Club, Pittsburgh, PA February 22, 1972
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"The Criminal Justice System in Greater Pittsburgh Today," Public Forum "What About Pittsburgh?", Pittsburgh, PA February 24, 1972
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"Toward a Safer Community - the Matter of Police Protection," Association of Borough Mayors of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA April 22, 1972
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"One Nation...Indivisible?" Flag Day Observances, Oakmont and McKeesport, PA June 18, 1972
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"Restoring Respect for American Institutions - Actions Speak Louder than Words," South Hills Area School Districts' Summer Conference, Seven Springs, PA July 30, 1972
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"The Threat of Organized Crime in Western PA," Beaver County Boroughs Association, Monaca, PA September 27, 1972
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"Responsibilities of Elected Officials Regarding Crime and Law Enforcement," Allegheny County Association of Township Officials, Sewickley, PA October 14, 1972
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"Organized Crime and Legitimate Business," Beaver County Chapter National Association of Accountants, Beaver Valley, PA November 16, 1972
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"The Outlook for Criminal Justice in Allegheny County," Public Affairs Forum, Pittsburgh, PA January 18, 1973
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"Toward a Safer Community - the Matter of Police Protection," Allegheny County Boroughs Association, Sewickley, PA May 25, 1972
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"What's Left Undone...by Whom?" First Annual Conference on Police Ethics, Pittsburgh, PA May 15, 1973
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"The Professional Policeman," Allegheny County Police Training Academy, Allison Park, PA June 1, 1973
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"Some Bits and Pieces of My Mind," Sewickley Academy, Sewickley, PA June 7, 1973
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"One Nation...Indivisible?" Queen Aliquippa Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Youghiogheny Country Club, PA June 16, 1973
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Hearings of the Government Study Commission City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA October 10,1973
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Hearings of the Government Study Commission City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA October 15, 1973
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"Integrity...the Missing Ingredient," Western PA Safety Council, Pittsburgh, PA January 22, 1974
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"The Problem of the Individual in our Mass Society," Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA April 16, 1974
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"Challenges to Our System," Pittsburgh Branch of the American Association of University Women, Pittsburgh, PA May 11, 1974
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"The Threat of Organized Crime in Western PA," Meadville Area Chamber of Commerce, Meadville, PA May 16, 1974
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"The Professional Policeman," Allegheny County Police Training Academy, Allison Park, PA May 24, 1974
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"Challenges to Criminal Justice," Western PA Chapter Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Pittsburgh, PA June 14, 1974
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"Why Worry about Gambling...?" Rotary Club of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA July 17, 1974
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"Challenges to Our System: the Crisis of Integrity," Washington County Branch of the PA Economy League, Washington, PA October 30, 1974
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"Mother's Milk Gone Sour: the Problems of Political Financing," Building Owners and Managers Association of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA November 11, 1974
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"Picking up the Pieces," Republican Party in Allegheny County, PA December 11, 1974
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"To the Graduate: a Plea for the Healthy Skeptic," LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, PA May 11, 1975
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"Cash and Carry Politics: a Challenge to Our System," PA Economy League, Inc., Beaver Falls, PA May 22, 1975
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"The American Dream: What Does America Have to Look Forward to?" May 26, 1975
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Commission on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling, Philadelphia, PA May 29, 1975
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"The Threat of Organized Crime in Western PA "We Are all Victims" " 1969-1975
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"A Meet Person Learned in the Law: Changing Priorities in the United States Attorney's Office" 1969-1975
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"Partisan Politics and Law Enforcement" 1969-1975
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Subseries 2. News Releases
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Scope and Content Notes: The releases are arranged chronologically and titles consist of a brief summary of the content of the news release. They pertain to subjects such as: organized crime and racketeering, official corruption, fraud, tax evasion and embezzlement. Releases also cover announcements concerning the actions of the Strike Forces on organized crime, narcotics and dangerous drugs, and gambling. "News Releases" and "Public Statements" were issued separately by the Office of the U.S. Attorney of Western Pennsylvania, and all are available here online. "Public Statements," in contrast to "News Releases," pertain less to specific cases but more generally to policies, and issues.
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July 1-December 6, 1969
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January-July, 1970
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July-December, 1970
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January-June, 1971
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July-September, 1971
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October-December, 1971
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January-March, 1972
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April-June, 1972
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July-September, 1972
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October-December, 1972
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January-March, 1973
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April-June, 1973
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July-September, 1973
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October-December, 1973
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January-March, 1974
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April-June, 1974
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July-September, 1974
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October-December, 1974
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January-March, 1975
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Press Releases: Allegheny County Detectives 1971 - 1973
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Subseries 3. Public Statements
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Scope and Content Notes: The public statements are arranged chronologically and titles consist of a brief summary of the content. These statements contain policy and issue information, and relate to programs and actions of the Office of the U.S. Attorney. Topics include, for example: organized crime, narcotics and dangerous drugs, official corruption, actions of the strike forces, and the criminal justice system. These public statements relate in content and format to the news releases both of which are available here online.
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Subseries 4. Events
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Scope and Content Notes: Folders in this subseries are arranged chronologically by month. Each folder contains materials related to events that Thornburgh attended while he served as U.S. Attorney. Events include: speaking engagements, dinners, ceremonies, conferences, and symposia. Event materials include invitations, correspondence, memoranda, issue background, annotated notes, and ephemera.
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September, 1971
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September, 1972
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September, 1974
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Subseries 5. Correspondence
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Scope and Content Notes: The correspondence files consist of the four groupings originally maintained by the U.S. Attorney's office. First, congratulatory correspondence, arranged chronologically. Secondly, also in chronological order by month, is correspondence to and from Thornburgh. Third, there is alphabetically arranged correspondence, for example: A-D, June 1969-June 1975. Both the chronological and alphabetical files contain correspondence to and from Thornburgh and may have some overlap. Fourth, there is correspondence separated by either to or from Thornburgh.
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Section: Congratulatory Correspondence
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May 6, 1969-June 5, 1969
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June 6, 1969-August 14, 1969
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Section: Chronological Correspondence
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June 5, 1969-October 3, 1969
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October 6, 1969-December 31, 1969
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January 2,1970 -March 31, 1970
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April 1, 1970-June 30, 1970
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July 1, 1970-October 30, 1970
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November 2, 1970-December 30, 1970
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January 4, 1971-March 31, 1971
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April 1, 1971-July 30, 1971
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August 2, 1971-October 29, 1971
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November 1, 1971-December 29, 1971
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January 3, 1972-March 31, 1972
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April 3, 1972-July 31, 1972
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August 1, 1972-December 31, 1972
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January 2, 1973-April 30, 1973
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May 1, 1973-September 28, 1973
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October 1, 1973-December 26, 1973
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January 3, 1974-April 30, 1974
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May 1, 1974-August 30, 1974
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September 3, 1974-December 31, 1974
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January 1, 1975-March 28, 1975
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April 1, 1975-July 3, 1975
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Section: Alphabetical Correspondence
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A-D June, 1969-June, 1975
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E-H June, 1969-June, 1975
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I-L June, 1969-June, 1975
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M-P June, 1969-June, 1975
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Q-S June, 1969-June, 1975
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T-V June, 1969-June, 1975
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W-Z June, 1969-June, 1975
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Section: Correspondence To and From Thornburgh
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Correspondence to and from Thornburgh June 11, 1969-December 30, 1970
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Correspondence to and from Thornburgh January 5, 1971-December 23, 1971
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Correspondence to and from Thornburgh January 3, 1972-December 29, 1972
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Correspondence to and from Thornburgh January, 1973-July, 1975
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Correspondence from Thornburgh 1970-1975
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Correspondence to Thornburgh 1971-1977
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Subseries 6. United States Attorney of Western Pennsylvania's Files
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Scope and Content Notes: These files contain information kept close at hand by Thornburgh for his personal reference. Here, for example, is the transcript of his swearing in ceremony, accomplishments of his time as USA, annotated issue materials, Thornburgh articles written and published, staff notes and committee reports of significance, including some related to the strike forces. These files serve as an interesting personal overview of Thornburgh's years as U.S. Attorney.
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Thornburgh Biographies 1969-1975
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Thornburgh, U.S. Attorney, miscellaneous 1969-1975
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Appointment and reappointment, U.S. Attorney 1969, 1973
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Transcription of "Swearing In Ceremony of Richard L. Thornburgh as United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania" June 6, 1969
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Unpublished Article by Thornburgh regarding narcotics and judicial reform undated
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"Accomplishments of the Office of Richard L. Thornburgh, U.S. Attorney for Western Pennsylvania" 1969-1975
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U.S. Attorney Office Staff Notes 1970-1975
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Thornburgh's Notes From U.S. Attorneys Conferences 1969-1973
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Petition for home rule in Pittsburgh 1972
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"Support Your Local Police: The Case for Strict Handgun Controls," by Richard Thornburgh, Juris, Vol. VI, No. 1 (includes background material and correspondence) 1972
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"Changing Priorities in the United States Attorney's Office," by Richard Thornburgh, Juris, Vol. Viii No. 2 (includes background material) December 1974
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Notes on Criminal Justice 1969-1975
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Reports on the Pennsylvania Crime Commission 1969-1974
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Pennsylvania Crime Commission: Legislation and Hearings 1972-1973
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Correspondence regarding the infiltration of legitimate business by Organized Crime 1972-1974
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1899 Refuse Act Prosecution 1971-1972
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Third Regional Symposium on Careers in Criminal Justice, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1973
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Reference Materials on Supreme Court Decisions 1969-1975
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Testimony regarding proposed amendments to Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure September 17, 1974
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Hoiles Committee Meeting: Response from U.S. Attorneys to Proposed Amendment to Rule 16 (B) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 1975
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Reactions to H.R. 6799: Federal Rules of Criminal Procedures Amendments Act 1975
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"Representative Examples of Threats to Government Witnesses in Federal Prosecutions 1970-1975" submitted by Thornburgh, Chairman of the Legislation and Court Rules Subcommittee, Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys" March 31, 1975
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Newspaper clippings and ephemera about Thornburgh's appointment as Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division 1975
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Employment File of Thornburgh, U.S. Attorney 1969-1975
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Thornburgh's United States Attorney ephemera 1969-1975
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Thornburgh's personal daily calendars 1970-1971
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Subseries 7. Memoranda
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Scope and Content Notes: Folders here are arranged chronologically, each of which contains several months of memoranda from June 1969 through July 1975. The first section is a miscellaneous group of memoranda from various persons at DOJ, several related to the USA Advisory Committee, and three from Scarlata, a Thornburgh staff attorney. All the remaining and numerous memoranda are an intriguing array sent by Thornburgh to staff members or "to file" and cover a wide range of topics, especially including cases. Since actual case files ultimately were kept by the Office, these memoranda serve as the only internal reference to these notable cases. The memoranda were used generally by Thornburgh to communicate updates and information on criminal activities, criminal cases, investigations, allegations, and procedures to staff and colleagues.
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Section: Memoranda from DOJ and USA staff attorneys
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Section: Memoranda from USA Thornburgh
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January-July, 1975
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Subseries 8. Attorney General's United States Attorneys Advisory Committee
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Scope and Content Notes: Folders here are arranged chronologically and include minutes and reports from the Advisory Committee (AGAC) meetings (1974-1975). "For the first time in the [Justice] Department's history, [AG Richardson] established a mechanism for the systematic input of the ninety-three U.S. Attorneys into the Attorney General's office. The AG's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys was made of a dozen representative holders of that office and became, over the years, a valuable sounding board for a succession of Attorney Generals. I was among the first appointed to the Committee" ("Evidence" draft, p. 196).
Thornburgh's principal contribution was to co-chair a Subcommittee on Field Offices, the final report of which, dated February 15, 1974, is included here. Most of the focus of this inquiry was on the "Strike Forces" operated out of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the Department's Criminal Division (see "Strike Forces Subcommittee" files here). Materials include: memoranda, reports and annotated articles. Topics covered in this subseries may overlap with Thornburgh's subsequent work as the Assistant Attorney General (1975-1977) in charge of the Criminal Division.
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Section: Minutes
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The Attorney General's Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys (AGAC) First and Second Reports and Recommendations to the Attorney General 1974-1975
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AGAC Meeting, San Francisco, California April 24, 1974 - April 26, 1974
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AGAC Meeting, Washington, D.C. June 18, 1974 - June 20, 1974
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Report of Legislation and Court Rules Subcommittee to the AGAC September 26, 1974
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AGAC Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana October 14, 1974 - October 15, 1974
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AGAC Meeting, Washington, D.C. January 14, 1975 - January 16, 1975
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AGAC Meeting, Washington, D.C. March 18, 1975 - March 19, 1975
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Section: Reports and Collected Material
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AGAC, Subcommittee on Field Offices (strike forces) 1974-1975
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"The United States Attorney's Advisory Committee to the Attorney General of the U.S. Report of Subcommittee on Department of Justice Field Office Operations: Concepts and Relationships with U.S. Attorneys" February 15, 1974
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AGAC: reports, memoranda, teletypes, annotated articles 1973-1975
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Subseries 9. Strike Force Subcommittee of the Attorney General's United States Attorneys Advisory Committee
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Scope and Content Notes: These are the files of the Subcommittee on Field Offices, known familiarly as the "strike force" subcommittee. The materials primarily evaluate the effectiveness of strike forces within various U.S. Attorney jurisdictions. These includes memoranda, teletypes, correspondence, news releases, reports, annotated articles and the questionnaire that Thornburgh issued to all of the U.S. Attorneys for evaluation of the Organized Crime Strike Forces in their districts. The final reports of this subcommittee are included with the above "Advisory Committee" files.
Strike Forces are federal teams comprised of investigators and prosecutors who combine their efforts in a single geographic area with a significant organized crime problem in an attempt to control organized crime and racketeering activities within that area. "The 'Strike Forces' had become institutionalized and expanded under [Attorney General] John Mitchell to the point that considerable friction had developed in a number of areas over 'turf' issues and the allocation of cases between the U.S. Attorney, the presidentially-appointed chief law enforcement officer for the district, and the local 'Strike Force' chief, appointed by and responsible to the Attorney General ... Our report, ultimately recommended that the 'Strike Forces' be returned to their original status as 'trouble-shooting' teams and that the role of the U.S.Attorney as the chief federal law enforcement officer in his community be reaffirmed" ("Evidence" draft, p. 196-7).
Files of the other subcommittees of the Attorney General's U.S. Attorneys Advisory Committee follow here. Also see "Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division" files on Strike Forces.
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President's Advisory Council on Executive Organization: Report on the Effectiveness of the Executive Branch in Combating Organized Crime: Strike Force Section October 16, 1969
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Strike Force reports 1969-1976
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Memoranda Regarding Strike Force/Organized Crime 1969-1970, 1973-1975
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Office of the Attorney General: Order no. 431-70 Establishing Guidelines Governing Interrelationships Between Strike Forces and U.S. Attorneys' Offices April 20, 1970
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Questionnaires received from United States Attorneys in areas with a Strike Force (and commentary) 1973
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Results of U.S. Attorneys' Answers to Strike Force Questionnaire 1973-1974
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Correspondence from Strike Force Head 1973-1974
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Strike Force related correspondence to and from Thornburgh 1973-1975
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Strike Force teletypes to and from Thornburgh 1973-1975
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Thornburgh notes on Strike Force 1973-1975
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Thornburgh's Strike Force Committee working file 1973-1976
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Subseries 10. Subcommittees of the Attorney General's United States Attorneys Advisory Committee
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Scope and Content Notes: These files are arranged by five subcommittees of the Attorney General's U.S. Attorneys Advisory Committee: Subcommittee on Legislation and Court Rules (also see USA Thornburgh files), Subcommittee on Allocation of Case Responsibility and Resources, Subcommittee on Communications and Training, Subcommittee on Investigative Agencies, and the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice. Materials here include memoranda, teletypes, correspondence, news releases, reports and speeches with Thornburgh annotations throughout. Files for the Field Offices Subcommittee that reviewed strike forces are in the separate above section.
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Subcommittee on Legislation and Court Rules 1973-1974
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Subcommittee on Allocation of Case Responsibility and Resources 1973-1974
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Subcommittee on Communications and Training 1974
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Subcommittee on Investigative Agencies 1973-1974
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Subcommittee on Criminal Justice: Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Amendments Act (H.R. 6799) 1974-1975
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Subseries 11. United States Attorney's Office Cases
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Scope and Content Notes: Folders in this subseries are arranged chronologically and most of the materials are newspaper clippings collected by Thornburgh since the "official" legal case files remain with the U.S. Attorney's Office. It should be noted, however, that there are extremely interesting references to cases in the "Memoranda" section. The cases involve official corruption in Pennsylvania government, organized crime and racketeering. The bulk of the material focuses on the official corruption case involving District Attorney Robert Duggan, chief of Pittsburgh's Racket Squad.
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Government case News Clippings (annotated) 1969-1975
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Case articles (annotated) 1969-1975
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Robert Duggan Case 1966-1974
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Robert Duggan Case Clippings (annotated) 1969-1977
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Samuel Ferraro Case Clippings (annotated) 1973-1974
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Frank Mazzei Case Clippings (annotated) 1975
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Frank Hilton Case Clippings (annotated) 1974-1975
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Milton Shapp and Gene Coon Case Clippings (annotated) 1975
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Anthony Grosso, Frank Bruno and Eugene Coon Case Clippings (annotated) 1973-1975
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Subseries 12. Issue References
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Scope and Content Notes: The Issue References are grouped by topics as follow: Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Other Issues, and Reports. The bulk of the materials in this subseries are newspaper clippings, but files also include magazine articles, news releases and reports. Narcotics and dangerous drugs constitute the largest topic. "Other topics" includes mental health and gun control. "Reports" include both published and unpublished materials on issues related to USA Office.
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Section: Other Issues
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Narcotics and dangerous drugs (annotated) 1969-1972
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Speech notes 1969-1970
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Federal Proposals and Action (annotated) 1969-1970
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International (annotated) 1969-1970
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Law Enforcement (annotated) 1969-1970
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Pennsylvania Agencies and Legislation (annotated) 1969-1975
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Rehabilitation and Treatment (annotated) 1969-1970
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Research (annotated) 1969-1970
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Narcotics and dangerous drugs: Pittsburgh (annotated) 1969-1970
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Clippings (annotated) 1969-1975
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Articles and News Releases (annotated) 1969-1975
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Marijuana (annotated) 1969
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Methadone Treatment for Heroin Addiction (annotated) 1969-1970
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Chatham College Drug Lectures 1970-1973
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Narcotics and dangerous drugs: New York (annotated) 1970
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Senate Committee Hearings, Pittsburgh, PA January 18-19, 1971
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Mental Health (annotated) 1973
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Gun Control (annotated) 1972-1974
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"The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society," by the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice February, 1967
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"Preliminary Draft of Proposed Rules of Evidence for the United States District Courts and Magistrates," by the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States March, 1969
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"Measures Relating to Organized Crime," Hearings before the Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. Senate March, 1969, June, 1969
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"Organized Crime Control Acts of 1969 and 1970," Reports of the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. Senate 1969, 1971
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"What YOU Should Know About Drugs and Narcotics," by Alton Blakeslee, The Associated Press 1969
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"Toward Reducing Crime in Pennsylvania," report of the Legislative-Executive Task Force on Reorganization (Corrections) September 15, 1970
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"Making the Safe Streets Act Work: An Intergovernmental Challenge," by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations September, 1970
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"State-Local Relations in the Criminal Justice System," by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations August, 1971
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"Analysis of the Allegheny County Criminal Justice System: Present Operations and Alternative Programs," by Jacqueline Cohen, Michel Lettre, and Richard Stafford, Carnegie Mellon University February, 1972
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"A National Strategy to Reduce Crime, National Advisory on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals January 23, 1973
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Working Papers of the National Conference on Criminal Justice January 23-26, 1973
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"Public Exposure of Illegitimate Business," by John L. Obrecht April, 1973
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"Standards relating to the Urban Police Function," by the American Bar Association Project on Standards for Criminal Justice June, 1973
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Criminal Behavior and the Control of Crime: An Economic Perspective," by Timothy H. Hannan November, 1974
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"Deskbook on Organized Crime," by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States undated
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"An Enquiry How Far the Punishment of Death is Necessary in Pennsylvania," by William Bradford, Esq. undated
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"Counsel for the United States: An Empirical Analysis..." by James Eisenstein 1968
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