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Word: pratomeno (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1949-1949
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...press, issuing an ultimatum to the police. Unless they released his relatives and friends within two weeks, he said, his gang would launch an offensive. The police did nothing. Scarcely a week after the fortnight's expiration, Giuliano had captured five wealthy landowners, including the haughty Duke of Pratomeno and a deputy to the Sicilian Parliament. He demanded a ransom of 100 million lire apiece...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Beautiful Lightning | 9/12/1949 | See Source »

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