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They had a lot of nerve , " Valachi recalls , " but no business sense . I figured it would be a short life , staying with them . " He tried to persuade them to adopt his operational methods , breaking into warehouses and lofts at night ...
They had a lot of nerve , " Valachi recalls , " but no business sense . I figured it would be a short life , staying with them . " He tried to persuade them to adopt his operational methods , breaking into warehouses and lofts at night ...
Page 78
Setting up housekeeping with a woman came as a surprise to young Valachi . He had , he recalls , been going out with May for about six weeks when she suddenly informed him that she had located an apartment in the Bronx for them ...
Setting up housekeeping with a woman came as a surprise to young Valachi . He had , he recalls , been going out with May for about six weeks when she suddenly informed him that she had located an apartment in the Bronx for them ...
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Valachi sadly recalls . “ Well , this Sally ain't too smart , but he was honest . " After three months he had a falling out with the girl and headed upstate , stopping in the village of Wingdale , near the Connecticut border .
Valachi sadly recalls . “ Well , this Sally ain't too smart , but he was honest . " After three months he had a falling out with the girl and headed upstate , stopping in the village of Wingdale , near the Connecticut border .
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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