Word: mafia
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Houston. Rather than battle the family, Davis suggested that Lummis become temporary sole stockholder of the estate, and that he join the Summa board. In August 1976, Lummis became Summa chairman at $180,000 a year. Summa Executive Vice President Frank William Gay, who commanded Hughes' Mormon Mafia of personal aides and was a Davis ally, was given the post of chief executive officer. Davis remained chief counsel and a board director...
When Bobby Lowe testified in court about Mafia killings [June 6] he was one decent, agonized man following the truth route despite obvious jeopardy forever after...
...Mafia makes so much money that it ought to rank first in the FORTUNE annual directory of the 500 largest U.S. industrial corporations...
...seems as if Marabel Morgan's idea of "Total Woman" is alive and well -among the Mafia wives whose "marriages reflect old-country values of silence and obedience...
...Bobby Lowe, now 28, those stark moments of recognition in 1972 had led to a five-year tale of personal distress, fear of Mafia reprisals, and courage that came to a dramatic climax last week in the Cook County criminal court in Chicago. Lowe was the star witness in a case brought by county prosecutors against Harry ("the Hook") Aleman, 38, one of the most feared hit men in the Chicago Mafia. Police suspect that Aleman was involved in 22 murders, including one in which the victim was ripped three times through the neck with a broomstick. But none...