27； 1964。 The next was a column from a Sunday
paper that September。 The byline belonged to Josh Brannigar； a muck…raking
investigator of the Jack Anderson breed。 Jack vaguely recalled that Brannigar
had died in 1968 or '69。
MAFIA FREE…ZONE IN COLORADO？
By Josh Brannigar
It now seems possible that the newest r&r spot of Organization overlords in
the U。S。 is located at an out…of…the…way hotel nestled in the center of the
Rockies。 The Overlook Hotel； a white elephant that has been run lucklessly
by almost a dozen different groups and individuals since it first opened
its doors in 1910； is now being operated as a security…jacketed 〃key club；〃
ostensibly for unwinding businessmen。 The question is； what business are
the Overlook's key holders really in？
The members present during the week of August 16…23 may give us an idea。
The list below was obtained by a former employee of High Country
Investments； a pany first believed to be a dummy pany owned by
Derwent Enterprises。 It now seems more likely that Derwent's interest in
High Country （if any） is outweighed by those of several Las Vegas gambling
barons。 And these same gaming honchos have been linked in the past to both
suspected and convicted underworld kingpins。
Present at the Overlook during that sunny week in August were：
Charles Grondin； President of High Country Investments。 When it became
known in July of this year that he was running the High Country ship it was
announced — considerably after the fact — that he had resigned his position in
Derwent Enterprises previously。 The silver…maned Grondin； who refused to
talk to me for this column； has been