NCJ Number
15128
Date Published
1974
Length
355 pages
Annotation
DETAILED CASE STUDIES OF FIREWORKS MANUFACTURING PLANT EXPLOSIONS, BOOTLEGGING OPERATIONS, AND FIREWORKS COMPANIES IN ILLINOIS.
Abstract
THE NAMES OF COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THIS REPORT HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT. NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN REPRODUCED TO ILLUSTRATE TYPES OF FIREWORKS AND SITES OF FIREWORKS PLANT EXPLOSIONS. THE TRANSCRIPTS FROM THREE DAYS OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BY THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATING COMMISSION ARE INCLUDED. FIREWORKS BOOTLEGGERS ARE IDENTIFIED AND THEIR OPERATIONS ARE DESRCIBED. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS A PROPOSED FIREWORKS REGULATION ACT.