The One Thing Oct 24, 2009
KEVIN COSTNER AS ELIOT NESS: Everything within the law. MALONE: And then what are you prepared to do. (Fox News)
Feds back off marijuana busts in some states Oct 20, 2009
So people who like to smoke a joint after a long day at work can do so in the privacy of their home and not have to worry about Eliot Ness and his G-men breaking down the door. Alaska s somewhat liberal marijuana laws can be attributed in large part to a man named Irwin Ravin, who argued in 1972 that law enforcement officers violated his right to privacy when they arrested him for possession in his home. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Tombstone tours Oct 7, 2009
Other memorials to famous men at Lake View include a white 65-foot obelisk marking John D. Rockefeller's grave, and a monument to lawman Eliot Ness, whose ashes were scattered in Wade Pond. The interior of the cemetery's Wade Chapel was designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and his studio. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Tombstone tours: Check out these famous boneyards Oct 6, 2009
FFILE- This Sept. 10, 1997 file photo shows a monument commemorating Former Cleveland Safety Director Eliot Ness being unveiled at a memorial service at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland ... Other memorials to famous men at Lake View include a white 65-foot obelisk marking John D. Rockefeller's grave, and a monument to lawman Eliot Ness, whose ashes were scattered in Wade Pond. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Cleveland's Torso Murders, Eliot Ne... Sep 9, 2009
Cleveland's Torso Murders, Eliot Ness' Failure. Cleveland's Torso Murders, Eliot Ness' Failure ... Eliot Ness of Untouchables fame was Safety Director of Cleveland, Ohio from 1935 to 1942. (Suite101.com)
Cracking Khalid Aug 28, 2009
No. It was faked, as Sean Connery faked it in The Untouchables to get an underling to blab to Eliot Ness, aka Kevin Costner, about how he could take down Al Capone s mob. As for threatening to kill the children of our enemies, we did not do that in The Good War. (The American Conservative)
Hear about writing from notable authors Aug 24, 2009
This year, that group includes more than a dozen New York Times award-winning authors, including Mitch Albom ("Tuesdays with Morrie," "Five People You Meet in Heaven"), Jacquelyn Mitchard ("Deep End of the Ocean") and William Bernhardt ("Murder One," "Nemesis," "The Final Case Of Eliot Ness"). Bernhardt called in from his home in Oklahoma to talk about the conference: "I love to teach," he said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
'Alcatraz Alumni' to reunite at The Rock Aug 8, 2009
It was the high noon of the government's war on crime - J. Edgar Hoover and Eliot Ness, the top G-Men - were making examples of the country's gangsters. Ness had brought down Al Capone, Public Enemy No. 1. (San Francisco Chronicle)
BASEBALL AMERICA: Untouchable prospects during trade season Jul 24, 2009
Cue the Eliot Ness music -- here are our Untouchables. Buster Posey, C, Giants. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
National Personnel Records Center Opens Agency Civilian Personnel Records to the Public Jun 22, 2009
Among the records are the files of prominent individuals who worked for the federal government, such as Walt Disney, Ansel Adams, Eliot Ness, Calvin Coolidge, J. Edgar Hoover, Gifford Pinchot, Walker Evans, and Albert Einstein. Ronald L. Hindman, Director of NPRC characterized these records "as a veritable treasure-trove of information for researchers and genealogists." He continued, "There are records from more than one hundred government agencies now available for discovery. They showcase the... (Saint Louis Front Page)
Region A Work Of Art Jun 19, 2009
Lake View Cemetery, 285 acres including rare horticultural collections, the 108-year-old Wade Memorial Chapel, as well as the graves of James A. Garfield, John D. Rockefeller and Eliot Ness. For more information, check out these Web sites. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Readers write May 12, 2009
If Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway really wants to get rid of outlaw drug dealers ( Drug sweep hits 11 metro houses, Metro, April 30), he better remember the lessons of alcohol Prohibition - particularly the fact that Eliot Ness and the Prohibition agents never put the bootleggers out of business. Repeal and a regulated market for adult alcohol use ended the reign of the booze barons. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
McFarlane on Spawn May 2, 2009
McFarlane "believes it will be set up at another major studio very shortly. Todd also confirmed previous reports that they had Matt Damon locked in as Eliot Ness and Rachel McAdams as the female lead.". Check out the piece for more on the future of Spawn and stay tuned to IGN Movies for more. (IGN FilmForce)
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for April 19 Apr 19, 2009
One of them is gangster Al Capone -- the other is federal agent Eliot Ness, born on this day in 1903. Ness headed up a unit which hounded Capone's illegal alcohol business. (PR Newswire)
Obamas trip to Mexico raises hope of new start Apr 12, 2009
He compares Calderon to mob-battling American crimefighter Eliot Ness and says the U.S. must help to rein in violence that has gotten out of hand. But Obama faces political cross-pressures of his own. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
25 RANDOM THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE NOMINEES Feb 22, 2009
Mickey Rourke scored when he signed up for "The Wrestler." But he missed out on plenty of classics, reportedly turning down roles such as: Eliot Ness in "The Untouchables," Axel Foley in "Beverly Hills Cop," Jack Crawford in "The Silence of the Lambs," Tom Cruise's role in "Rain Man," Nick Nolte's part in "48 Hrs." and John Travolta's part in "Pulp Fiction.". 15. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Car chases, chariot races Feb 13, 2009
Brian DePalma has some nerve: The Union Station gunfight between Eliot Ness and several of Al Capone's meanest is modeled on the Odessa Steps sequence from the 1925 Russian classic "The Battleship Potemkin" - right down to the runaway baby carriage. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998). (Boston Globe)
