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Breslin Book Brings Funny Mafia Mockery to Light
Hartford critic hails Jimmy Breslin as a sharp writer who uses exaggeration to lampoon Mafia hard men. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight is praised for humor though some reviewers doubt the premise. The piece notes abuses, details characters like Baccala and Kid Salli Lumbo, and jokes on race track life and fashion.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Jimmy Breslin
Breslin
Ozone Park
N.Y
Aqueduct Race Track
Western Union
Mario Puzo
John Adams High School
Anthony Pastrumo Sr
Baccala
Grazie
Brotherhood
Kid Sallie Palumbo
Bacacala
Kid Sallie
Jane
Johnson Murphys
Georgie Brown
Mott Street
Aqueduct