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An interesting cide light on social gatherings of Mafiosi is the christening panty {in May, £957, for a daughter of the deceased Albert Anastasia, This affair was hel in the ballroom of a large Newark, New Tersey, hotel, which had been reserved by Armand Rava, who attended the Aonlachin mecting. Rava and his wife acted as godparents at the. chriatening. Rava later patd the hotel bill which totaited close to $6, 000. (92-2939-12, pp. 22, 23} » . ?, Telephone : Another means of communication employed by Mafiosi to conduct their criminal business tn the telephone. Telephone records show that munereus calls have been mcde Jn the past between Mafiosi who attended the Apalachin meeting, Telerhone numbers found in the possession of indivicuats rounded up at Apalachin were ascertained to be the telephone numbers of numerous Italtan hoodlums residing in various parts of the 7 country. (92-2973-5, 6; 92-2781-26; 37; 92-2964-9) As aresnit of the publicity and investigations which followed the Apolachin meeting, there has been a reluctance on the part of Mafiosl to converse over the telephons, although even prior to that meeting Mafiosi were exercising caution in their telephone calls. Santo Trafficante, Jr., for instance, is known to have made calls from Havana toa public telephone |