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...great roles were bit players shoved center stage, who without power or grace had to make do with the peculiar strengths of the insignificant. The confused inventor in The Man in the White Suit, the "fubsy" robber in The Lavender Hill Mob, and most especially Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai, are all men who have greatness thrust upon them. Olivier would have made Col. Nicholson a hero; Guinness kept him a man. It is fitting, somehow, that after a great and varied career--one which won him an Oscar and knighthood--most movie-goers remember...
Piecyk, understandably, got scared. He wrote to Queens District Attorney John J. Santucci that after he read that Gotti was not merely one of the "punks in the Mob" but "was next in line for Godfather, naturally, my idea of pursuing this matter dropped. I can't and will not live the rest of my life in fear." When Piecyk was finally put on the witness stand, he lost his memory. He could not recall having been robbed by anyone. Wearing dark glasses, he pointedly avoided looking at Gotti, who lounged at the defense table, nattily dressed in a dark...
Ohno seems to appreciate the added attention his name attracts and gives special praise to the most vocal crowd of all, the mob at Cornell's Lynah Rink...
Perdue's dealings with hoodlums are detailed, along with dozens of other examples of racketeers' roles in the fabric of American business, in a 1,000- page report released by the commission last week. The document shows how the Mob controls unions and attracts legitimate businessmen, like Perdue, who decide that "doing business with organized crime . . . may provide them with a competitive edge...
...everywhere. "Throughout the economy," the commission states, "organized crime distorts costs through theft, extortion, bribery, price fixing and restraint of trade." Consumers often pay "what amounts to a surcharge" to the Mafia in crime-controlled industries, the report states. New York City's construction business is dominated by the Mob; of 94 building projects surveyed, 87% bought overpriced concrete from just two Mob-related companies, even though the area offers 26 suppliers. The commission urged the Administration to develop a "national strategy" against organized crime. Merely jailing mobsters has not broken their power over the marketplace, the panel says...