Word: chieftain
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...overseas trips as President, Nixon made a point of telling national leaders that he wished to open a dialogue with the Chinese. At one time or another, he used the French and the Canadians as intermediaries. Most useful of all was Rumanian President Nicolae Ceausescu, the only Communist chieftain who gets along with both Russia and China...
...wearing a white shirt and a third recognized to be Anthony ("The Gawk") Augello-accompanied him to the rally. The man in the purple shirt has so far occasioned the most suspicion, because he happened to stray from Colombo's side at the precise moment that the Mafia chieftain was shot, raising the possibility that his part in the plot may have been to leave Colombo vulnerable to Johnson's attack...
...Distillers Corporation-Seagrams Limited; in Montreal. Bronfman laid the foundations of his financial empire 54 years ago when he started a mail-order whisky business. Branching out into distilling during Prohibition, Bronfman went on to create the world's largest distillery. At 80, Bronfman still remained the astute chieftain and patriarchal head of a family-dominated firm. "I've set it up better than the Rothschilds," he once said. "They spread the children. I've kept them together...
...both sides of the law. Smith also became known for the unorthodox tactics he used in his dogged pursuit of the Mob, which included crashing gangland soirees. When Smith showed up uninvited at a $20,000 wedding reception for the daughter of Sam ("Mooney") Giancana, the reputed Mafia chieftain pleaded for privacy. "Look at that kid," said Giancana, pointing to his new son-in-law. "Now everybody is going to hook him up with me. No one will hire him. I'll have to give him a .45 and put him to work for me." The plea made lively...
...most likely explanation for the Columbus Circle attack is as old as the Mafia itself and as new as Joe Colombo's vision of his role of Mafia chieftain. The New York families, or tribes, of the Cosa Nostra are on the edge of a classic power struggle, precipitated by Colombo's refusal to rule as Mafia bosses have always ruled ? quietly and privately, in the tradition of the Sicilian dons. The Mafia that he insists is nonexistent almost surely tried to kill Joe Colombo...