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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Nonetheless, a Mafia source once told TIME: "Lillo would shoot you in church during High Mass." Galante spent almost half of his life behind bars, starting at ten when he was sent to reform school as an incorrigible delinquent. At 17 he was sentenced to Sing Sing prison for assault. By 1952 he had become a high-ranking enforcer for Bonnano. Because Galante spoke French, Spanish and several Italian dialects, he often acted as the family's emissary in overseas assignments to arrange multimillion-dollar drug deals. He was also involved in pornography, loan sharking and labor rackets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Death in the Afternoon | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

...conspicuously so in the big ones such as Detroit, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. While the portables are played ostensibly for private enjoyment, the music is freely shared with the world-but not always to applause. Indeed, many captive listeners consider the force-fed entertainment an assault. Whatever else it may be, the new wave of unavoidable music is pervasive-and the dial is rarely turned to bring in even the most important news...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: Portable Music for One and All | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

...confusing setto, Knight allegedly stung the cop with a barehand chop. Tossed into jail, Knight was released in time to see his team the gold against Puerto Rico, 113-94. His trial on an aggravated assault charge was put over until next month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jul. 23, 1979 | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

...police are also trying to locate a Mexican student who had found and aided Jackson after the assault, hoping he might help them to find the attackers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Muggers Assault Med School Student Outside Harvard Stadium Friday Night | 7/17/1979 | See Source »

...lever, they are rewarded with a drink of water. That's a big deal for the gerbils, who hail from the deserts of Mongolia. If they make a wrong choice, the portholes slam shut and the gerbils have 30 seconds to ponder their mistakes before the next olfactory assault...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Sniffing Gerbil | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

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