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Inviting Burglars. In New Orleans, Kefauver drove into town past big neon signs advertising Costello's swank Beverly Club. New Orleans is the domain of Costello's partner, "Dandy Phil" Kastel, and of Carlos ("The Little Man'') Marcello, a squat Sicilian who controls the racing wire for Chicago's Capone syndicate. Marcello is a partner with Kastel and Costello in the Beverly Club, owns a jukebox company, slot machines and a fleet of shrimping vessels. Last year he publicly pistol-whipped a man in the heart of New Orleans, but not a single witness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: It Pays to Organize | 3/12/1951 | See Source »

...students, Howard L. Kastel '54 and Robert Maier '54, members of the Massachusetts Hall basketball team, reported the theft of $19 at 10 p.m. last night, stating that they thought many other wallets had also been rified. Requirement of an athletic participation card for admission to the building led to the assumption that the culprit was a student...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Thief Deflates Wallets While Students Frolic | 2/20/1951 | See Source »

Clancy's concern for the old and unfortunate went even further-to make sure they got work, one of Clancy's deputies had the job of hiring all dealers, croupiers, chartmakers and other attendants of illegal establishments. Clancy agreed to let Dandy Phil Kastel, partner of Manhattan's Frank Costello, open a gambling spot on the understanding that it would help relieve local unemployment. Unless they hired local people, said Clancy grandly, gamblers couldn't open in Jefferson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: The King Meets a Christian | 2/19/1951 | See Source »

...Kastel's Massachusetts Hall roommates, when interviewed, said that he was an athletic fellow. They do not expect him back until Monday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Saves Baby From Wrecked Plane | 1/5/1951 | See Source »

...Kastel lauded the pilot, Marvin Staddon of Maybrook, N.Y., for his handling of the careening craft. "The pilot of that plane deserves every bit of credit for the way he got us down safely," he said. The plane came to rest just before a small bungalow occupied by several persons...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Saves Baby From Wrecked Plane | 1/5/1951 | See Source »

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