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...Rome in 1969. Minichiello's 6,900-mile, 17-hr. 48-min. record for long-distance hijacking still stands, as does his unique place in the folklore of Naples which claims him for its own, though he was born 80 miles away in the mountain town of Melito Irpino. Last week Minichiello set yet another outrageous mark as one of Italy's most favored criminals...
...Raffaele Minichiello is a good, hardworking boy, a frightened boy," said Prosecutor Antonio Scopelliti. "Life took him from the small, calm town of Melito Irpino, where he was born, to the inferno of Viet Nam, and from the fields of Melito to the chaotic city of New York. We believe in the Minichiello who fought bravely in the rains of Viet Nam and earned a medal...
Raff grew up in the southern Italian village of Melito Irpino, one of those timeless, unchanging communities that hide behind hills all over Europe. Even there, he was something of an outsider: a U.S. citizen by virtue of his father's naturalization years before in America. The 30-year disparity in his parents' ages did not contribute to a settled home life. Papa Minichiello, a stern disciplinarian, confined his son at home nights. The one time Raff defied this parental decree he was soundly beaten...
...Welcome Mr. De Sapio, Beloved Son of our Soil!" read the signs. Out of his long, black car stepped greying, carefully tailored Carmine De Sapio, Manhattan-born boss of Tammany Hall, on a visit to dusty, tiny (pop. 5,000) Monteforte Irpino, the Italian village his father left 50 years ago to migrate to the U.S. After viewing the site of the old family home (razed years ago), De Sapio, who speaks no Italian, walked through flower-and-confetti-strewn streets with the mayor, drew the hoopla reserved for rich visitors: a brass band, fireworks, cheering crowds. But with...
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