HIST-B 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Angelo La Barbera, Ciaculli Bombing, Salvatore Lima
Document Summary
Sack of palermo (via liberta") and salvo lima. 1962 heroin shipment to america from italy, americans claim there wasn"t as much heroin as they expected. Heroin stolen by di pisa, he"s killed (ordered by la barbera) La barbera"s brother is killed in retaliation (ordered by greco) Salvatore greco (son of previous grecos) = head of commission 1957. Car bomb goes off at his house (ordered by la barbera) Shoot-out in palermo (barbera"s territory) sh market (targets = barbera and maybe buscetta) La barbera gunned down in milan (may 1963) but survived and is arrested. Northerners think the ma a is spreading to the rest of italy, panic. Ciaculli massacre (june 1963): giuletta intended for greco, 7 policeman killed. Buscetta (maybe) plan to blow up the grecos. Crackdown > 2000 arrests (eventually leads to trial) police went mad . Us govt. attack on racketeering (rfk as attorney general 1961-64) Death of lucky (1962), an ally of la barbera.
