Word: closedness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Fear has always been a palpable part of life at the top in the Mafia, an almost feudal society in which men rise by murder and treachery and can never feel secure. But these are days of even greater tension than usual. The crime organization is going through one of...
2) A revolt by vicious young mobsters outside of New York against many of the remaining Mob elders, who had been spooked by repeated federal investigations from the 1950s until the early 1970s. For fear of letting in undercover agents, the old dons "closed the books" in 1965?that is...
That is exactly what the bishops did last week. The excommunication issue was so touchy that it was treated in a closed-door session and was never listed on the bishops' public agenda. Although repeal had never come before the bishops' conference before, it passed after only 30...
Aside from brief discussion with some North House students, University Hall administrators seem to have actively avoided student comment before making their decision, as is evidenced by the responses of surprise and opposition from CHUL and several House committees. At the risk of catering to sectionalism, it is safe to...
The fire was discovered around mid-night yesterday by two workers in the second floor grill who were making their final rounds after the building closed, a police spokesman said.