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Word: squadristi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that Italian leftists had suffered. Fruit Peddler Ugo, his hotheaded disciple, broke with him over weakkneed party policy, but returned one night when he learned that the Second Wave was starting. They roared off on Maciste's motorcycle in a desperate attempt to warn their comrades, but the squadristi shot Maciste dead and wounded Ugo. He eluded them and made his way back to the Via del Corno, where he collapsed near the apartment door of the street's most curious personality, the Signora...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Italian Alley | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

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