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Joseph Valachi & Vito Genovese... the exposing of the Mafia...
Joseph Valachi & Vito Genovese... the exposing of the Mafia...
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September 28, 1963
THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, September 28, 1963
* Mafia - Cosa Nostra exposed
* Joseph Valachi
* Vito Genovese
This 24 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Valachi Crime Tale Shocks Senators" with photo of Valachi. Lengthy text continues on page 5 with photos of other key Mafia leaders including Vito Genovese.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Some small binding holes along spine, otherwise nice condition.
wikipedia notes: In 1963, Valachi had testified before Arkansas Senator John L. McClellan's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the U.S. Senate Committee on Government Operations that the Mafia did exist.
Although Valachi's disclosures never led directly to the prosecution of many Mafia leaders, he was able to provide many details of its history, operations and rituals, aiding in the solution of several uncleared murders, as well as naming many members and the major crime families. His testimony, which was broadcast on radio and television and published in newspapers, was devastating for the mob, still reeling from the November 14, 1957 Apalachin Meeting, where state police had accidentally discovered several Mafia bosses from all over the United States meeting at the Apalachin home of mobster Joseph Barbara. Following Valachi's testimony, the mob was no longer invisible to the public.
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