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established eviction date without seeking legal injunctions. That man: popular bantamweight battler Reuben Ruiz, currently ranked 8th by _Ring_ Magazine, a man whom _Hush-Hush_ hastens to charge with a checkably checkered past.

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Reuben Ruiz served time at the Preston Reformatory for juvenile burglary.

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Reuben Ruiz has three brothers: Ramon, Reyes and Reynaldo– !God!–alliteration to make _Hush-Hush_ proud!–and all three men have burglary and/or grand theft auto convictions on their records.

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Reuben Ruiz was a guarded witness during Federal bright boy Welles Noonan’s recently short lived boxing probe. (You recall that probe, hepcats: another witness jumped out the window while the LAPD detective guarding him resided in Snooze City.)

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Reuben Ruiz was spotted a few days ago, lunching at the Pacific Dining Car with DA Bob Gallaudet and City Councilman Thomas Bethune. A late breaking extra, on the Q.T and _very_ Hush-Hush:

Reuben Ruiz’ brother Ramon was arrested for grand theft auto several days before, but now the charges have been mysteriously dropped.

A captivatingly corrosive coercion conclusion to consider: Is Reuben Ruiz a bagman–P.R. man for the DA’s Office and City Council? Does Ruiz’ hellacious hermano rowdy Ramon owe his freedom to Reuben’s politically prudent pandering? Will Reuben’s extra-curricular efforts extricate his lethal left hook when he fights tough Stevie Moore at the Olympic next week?

Remember, dear reader, you heard it first here: off the record, on the Q.T and very Hush-Hush.

“Crimewatch” Feature, _Hush-Hush_ Magazine, 11/6/58: FUR FLIES FURTIVELY OUT OF FUR KING’S

FREEZERS–FUR WHERE?

You all know Sol “The Fur King” Hurwitz, hepcats: he does his own commercials on TV’s Spade Cooley Show. His running gag is an animated snowstorm descending on Grauman’s Chinese Theatre while unprepared Angelenos shiver in Bermuda shorts.

He cuts these commercials on a sound stage made up like an igloo, with his marionette mascot Maurizio Mink supplying a hard sell Greek chorus: scientists are predicting a new ice age several centuries down the line, buy your Hurwitz Fur now at rock bottom low prices, easy monthly payments, store your fur during the “off season” at our San Fernando Valley fur warehouse free of charge. Follow the drift, kats and kittens? Sol Hurwitz knows that fur is a preposterous Southern California item, and he’s poking fun at himself while neglecting to mention the basic fact of his business: people buy furs for two reasons: to look good and to show off how much money they have.

Dig that especially L.A. ethos? Good, you’re on our wavelength. Dig further that Hurwitz’ free storage come-on is good for lots of biz. Shiver, shiver, brrrr.

Your beloved Charlie Chinchilla, Mindy Mink and Rachel Raccoon are safe with Sol, right? Well, up until October 25th you weren’t whistling Dixie….

On that fateful night, three or four daring desperadoes presumed to have toolmaking and electronics expertise _fur_tively _fur_thered their criminal careers by overpowering a security guard and absconding with an estimated one million dollars in “OffSeason” storaged furs. Did you read the small print on Side 57

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your “free” storage contracts, kool kats? If not, dig: in case of theft, Hurwitz Furs’ insurance carrier reimburses you at the rate of 25% of the estimated value of your lost stole or coat, and _fur_thermore, the police have no clues as to who these _fur_shtinkener _fur_tive _fur_ heisters are!

Captain Dudley Smith, head of the LAPD’s Robbery Division, told reporters at Van Nuys Station: “We know that a large flatbed truck was the means of entry and escape, and the regrettably injured guard told us that three or four men wearing stocking masks disabled him. A complex freezer locking system was dismantled, giving the robbers access to the furs. Technical expertise is an obvious strong point of this gang of thieves, and I will not rest until they are apprehended.”

Assisting Captain Smith are Sergeant Michael Breuning and Sergeant Richard Carlisle. A surprise addition to the celebrated crimebuster’s team: Officer John Duhamel, known to So Cal fight fans as “Schoolboy” Johnny Duhamel, former middleweight Golden Gloves champ. Captain Smith, Sergeant Breuning and Sergeant Carlisle refused to talk to _Hush-Hush_, but ace _Hush-Hush_ scribe Duane Tucker cornered Officer “Schoolboy” Duhamel at last week’s Hollywood Legion Stadium fistfest. Off the record, on the Q.T and _very_ Hush-Hush, Officer “Schoolboy”

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