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Word: carrolla (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week the hunger march took place -but not exactly as scheduled. Only 27 exported ex-hoodlums showed up in Rome, and they never even bothered to demonstrate. But fat Charles Carrolla, former liquor racketeer and boss of Kansas City's North Side, lamented along with other exiles. "I hope President Eisenhower will pardon me and let me back into the U.S.," he cried. "Here, I am always followed around by police agents. Besides, Italy is a poor country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EXPATRIATES: The Hungry Gangsters | 5/2/1955 | See Source »

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