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...also disclosed weaknesses that led to the Pope's downfall. Castellano installed a flirty Colombian maid as his mistress -- so flagrantly that his wife left him -- thereby violating the unwritten Mafia law that girlfriends stay discreetly out of sight. He also named his murderous, vile- tempered driver, Tommy Bilotti, as his underboss and heir, a decision that infuriated members of the family. Within the Mob, word got out that Big Paul had lost touch. And so it was that Castellano and Bilotti were shot outside a fancy Manhattan steak house in December 1985. The gunsels were never caught...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bugging Big Paul | 6/10/1991 | See Source »

Boss of Bosses has an irritating quotient of macho G-man swagger, and some of ghostwriter Laurence Shames' imagery is so hard-boiled it could be served at picnics. (When Gloria, the maid, dropped a steak into hot oil, "it sizzled like a soul in hell.") But the story is fast paced, and the vivid vignettes include the immortal words of a Cosa Nostra capo who was once asked if his beef shipments contained horsemeat. "Well," he answered, "some of it moos and some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bugging Big Paul | 6/10/1991 | See Source »

BACTERIA PANIC. The medical version of Old Maid deals out "sickness cards" illustrated with grisly images of ringworm, gonorrhea and -- for the big loser -- AIDS. But widespread outrage is forcing the Japanese manufacturer to pull the game off the shelves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Games People Play | 5/20/1991 | See Source »

...their prime subject of debate as they whine and dine. She owns it. He needs it. She thinks it would be nice to fake a theft and enter an insurance claim. He is in favor of a forthright sale. While Jake and Tina talk, their hotel maid acts: she makes off with the Moore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Stressed Up, No Place to Go | 4/22/1991 | See Source »

...dark and stormy night. A door slammed. The maid screamed. A pirate ship appeared on the horizon...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: esis Thesis Thesis Thesis Thesis The | 1/4/1991 | See Source »

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