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I asked my father why, if Frank Costello was prime minister of the underworld, and if the World-Telegram knew about it and published the story, didn't the police arrest him and put him on trial, since surely it must be a crime to be prime minister of the underworld.
Henry J. Stern: The Bigger They Come Henry J. Stern 2011
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"The surprise is the depth and force of Tony Curtis," reviewer Alton Cook wrote in the New York World-Telegram and Sun.
Tony Curtis dies at 85; starred in 'Some Like It Hot' and 'Sweet Smell of Success' Adam Bernstein 2010
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I asked my father why, if Frank Costello was prime minister of the underworld, and if the World-Telegram knew about it and published the story, didn't the police arrest him and put him on trial, since surely it must be a crime to be prime minister of the underworld.
Henry J. Stern: The Bigger They Come Henry J. Stern 2011
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One story I have recounted before, but which made a strong impression, dealt with my reading in the World-Telegram, which my father brought home from work, that Frank Costello was the prime minister of the underworld.
Henry J. Stern: The Bigger They Come Henry J. Stern 2011
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Willard Mullin of the New York World-Telegram created the iconic "Brooklyn Bum" character that came to define the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Man Who Dipped Sports in Ink Aaron Rutkoff 2011
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One story I have recounted before, but which made a strong impression, dealt with my reading in the World-Telegram, which my father brought home from work, that Frank Costello was the prime minister of the underworld.
Henry J. Stern: The Bigger They Come Henry J. Stern 2011
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New York World-Telegram, October 17, 1934, column by Dan Daniel.
Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert Timothy M. Gay 2010
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New York World-Telegram, February 18, 1942, column by Joe Williams.
Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert Timothy M. Gay 2010
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The New York World-Telegram columnist, an acerbic Georgian, wrote, I have seen the Negro make sure and steady advances.
Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert Timothy M. Gay 2010
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Richard Sterling Starnes was born in Washington and spent part of his childhood in New York, where his father was managing editor of the old New York World-Telegram and Sun.
Obituaries 2010
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