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The three year gang war between the Philadelphia crime family and
the rival Lanzetti Brothers ends after the death of leader William
Lanzetti. The remaining Lanzetti gang members leave the city soon
after.
January 29 - George Weinberg, a numbers
runner for Dutch
Schultz, commits suicide while under police protection shortly
before his scheduled testimony against Schultz.
August 24 - Louis Buchalter, leader of Murder, Inc., turns
himself in to federal authorities, where he arranges a plea bargain
with Walter
Winchell. However, he is later indicted by New York District
Attorney Thomas Dewey and extradited to New York where he is charged
and later executed for murder.
Each
Dawn I Die (film) [1] starring James Cagney and George Raft. (Note:
Classic Gangster Films by Robert Bookbinder states a 1940 release
date as opposed to IMDB.com)
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