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...routine transfer, Galante was sent in late September to the medium-security federal prison at Danbury, Conn. Once again the armed men turned up at Lillo's bedside to tuck him in and stand guard. But also tracking Galante was a skilled Colombo family hit man, Carmine ("the Snake") Persico. Serving a 14-year sentence in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta for hijacking, the Snake somehow managed to get himself transferred to Danbury. But during the trip north, he was held briefly at the Lewisburg, Pa., federal prison and was visited there by another Colombo gangster. Federal authorities interpreted...
...long Uganda can sustain this invasion is another matter. Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere launched a massive counterattack, vowing that his 27,000-man, Chinese-and Russian-supplied military force would strike the invaders "until we have finally gotten rid of this snake from our house." Thousands of cheering Tanzanians gathered in Dar es Salaam to urge on Nyerere's army, which commandeered buses, Land Rovers and trucks to drive to the front, 850 miles away. But Nyerere reportedly was compelled to ground his air force after Tanzanian soldiers shot down five of their own MiG fighters, mistaking them...
...tough Crimson goal-line stand kept the Bruins out of the endzone, as Chuck Durst wrapped up Bruin back Rick Villella like an overgrown anaconda snake for a third-down loss at the two-yard line. Tad Barrows then came on to kick the 21-yd. chip shot...
Because you look at the final two minutes, and then the final score, and you find yourself looking at the essence of Harvard's snake-bitten gridiron destiny this autumn...
...winning is definitely important to Captain Nemo, as Meyer has been dubbed in honor of his pet snake, and his greatest contribution to the team may be in this area. "Mark is a winner," senior team member Guy McRoskey said, "and his attitude has rubbed off on the rest of the team...