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Still another FBI report, which noted that one of its informants claimed to have seen Donovan dining in a restaurant with Phillip ("Brother") Moscato, an alleged Provenzano associate, failed to reach the Senate committee. Donovan had testified that he had never heard of Moscato, even though Moscato told reporters that a wrecking firm he headed had done demolition work for Schiavone Construction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Darkening Cloud over Donovan | 6/28/1982 | See Source »

Eager to emulate the Frascati pilgrims, other wine-growing districts of Italy planned gifts for the Vatican cellar. From the Alps 5,000 ex-service men had already brought a tun of Piedmont's ruddy Barolos. Sicilians promised 1,000 bottles of tawny Moscato. Tuscany pledged 1,000 of Chianti. Umbria planned a gift of pale Orvieto Secco, most delicate of Italian wines. On the slopes of Vesuvius, Neapolitans prepared 1,000 of Lacrima Christi, Tear of Christ, for Peter's Cellar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAPAL STATE: Peter's Cellar | 5/27/1929 | See Source »

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