THE VALACHI PAPERS1968 |
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... called " the face of the enemy . " Having originally broken the Valachi story and his revelations about the existence of the Cosa Nos- tra in an article in the Saturday Evening Post , I was particularly anxious to see what he had to say ...
... called " the face of the enemy . " Having originally broken the Valachi story and his revelations about the existence of the Cosa Nos- tra in an article in the Saturday Evening Post , I was particularly anxious to see what he had to say ...
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... called Minute Men because we always got away in a minute's time or less . This gave us all the time we needed . Even the store that had what we called Holmes protection took from five to seven minutes to bring anybody . I know be- cause ...
... called Minute Men because we always got away in a minute's time or less . This gave us all the time we needed . Even the store that had what we called Holmes protection took from five to seven minutes to bring anybody . I know be- cause ...
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... called , is perhaps the simplest form of mass gambling ever devised . The name comes from the penny insurance that was being peddled in the late 1920's and early ' 30's ; playing the num- bers was just like taking out a cheap policy ...
... called , is perhaps the simplest form of mass gambling ever devised . The name comes from the penny insurance that was being peddled in the late 1920's and early ' 30's ; playing the num- bers was just like taking out a cheap policy ...
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according to Valachi Agueci ain't Albert Albert Anastasia Anastasia asked Atlanta Avenue Bobby Doyle boys Bronx Brooklyn brother Bureau of Narcotics Buster Buster from Chicago called Carlo Gambino Charley Lucky Ciro Terranova Cosa Nostra Costello death Dutch Schultz everything Family Frank Frank Costello Gagliano gang Genovese's Giannini girl going happened Harlem heard heroin horse Italian Jail Johnny Joseph Valachi jukebox Justice Department killed knew Knight's Duchess lachi Lido lieutenant Livorsi look Lucchese Luciano Magaddino Maranzano Masseria Matty Mildred Moretti murder never night numbers okay organized crime Pagano Petrilli prison race racket restaurant Robilotto Rupolo Schultz shot shylocking Sing Sing Street talk tell thing Thomas Lucchese Tommy Tony Bender took trouble underworld Valachi recalls Valachi says Vincent Mauro Vito Genovese week wife Willie Willie Moretti worry York City