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Now it is time for this week's episode of yours truly Johnny Dollar. The original air date

October the 27th 1953 and the title is The Howard Arnold Matter. WBBM FM Chicago.

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enjoyment presents for your listening enjoyment John Lund as Johnny Dollar.

Anne Lee Conrad, Johnny. Hello, Mr. Conrad. Do you employ it? No, no, I'm not.

All right. Have you ever heard of a man named Howard Arnold? Big attorney?

Represent some of the biggest. Oh yeah, yeah, that one. I've been reading about him.

Attorney for George Castro. That's right. Represents the whole rotten syndicate.

Yeah, we're insuring for a half million dollars. We wouldn't want anything to happen to him.

Well that outfit behind him nothing could. Castro's got more guns than the army and navy.

I've known Arnold for a long time. Went to law school with him.

Called me up the other night and I met him in New York. He's worried. He didn't say it but I think

he's had that falling out with Castro. He wanted to know if I could give him some protection.

Why doesn't he go to the police? That's what I asked him but he said the police wouldn't lift

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