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...graphic artist, was caught in * the cross fire of rival drug gangs and died on the sidewalk outside a fancy restaurant. The Los Angeles establishment reacted with horror. Newspapers and television headlined the story for days. Police patrols in Westwood tripled, and the L.A.P.D. assigned a 30-member antigang unit to capture Toshima's killer. City Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky, who represents Westwood and is a likely candidate for mayor, offered a $25,000 reward for information...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Price of Life in Los Angeles | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

...Robert Isham Randolph, president of the Chicago Association of Commerce, chief of the city's "Secret Six" (antigang organization), told students & faculty of Northwestern University: "I Could have any man I designated killed for $200 or $300. I could have President Scott [Walter Dill Scott, president of Northwestern] put on the spot but it would probably cost a few hundred dol lars extra...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 5, 1931 | 10/5/1931 | See Source »

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