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Page 41
The tension Valachi was under was enormous , and his moods took violent swings up and down . Scarcely a day went by without some reference to Vito Genovese and the death sentence he had decreed . When Valachi was depressed , he would ...
The tension Valachi was under was enormous , and his moods took violent swings up and down . Scarcely a day went by without some reference to Vito Genovese and the death sentence he had decreed . When Valachi was depressed , he would ...
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Valachi and Doyle , however , were responsible for running it on a day - to - day basis , and to assist them , they took on a chief controller named Moe Block , who was an experienced numbers man . " You had to keep your eye on Moe ...
Valachi and Doyle , however , were responsible for running it on a day - to - day basis , and to assist them , they took on a chief controller named Moe Block , who was an experienced numbers man . " You had to keep your eye on Moe ...
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He and Gallo attended a movie in Brooklyn one night , and as they walked down the street afterward , he took out a pistol , put it against Gallo's head , and pulled the trigger . The pistol misfired . Rupolo quickly tried again .
He and Gallo attended a movie in Brooklyn one night , and as they walked down the street afterward , he took out a pistol , put it against Gallo's head , and pulled the trigger . The pistol misfired . Rupolo quickly tried again .
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| Title | The Valachi Papers Bantam books |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1968 |
| ISBN | 0399108327, 9780399108327 |
| Length | 285 pages |
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