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| Concerning the well publicized Apalachin meetine of November 14, 1957, the January 11, 1958 edition of the "New York Daily Mirror" carried an article captioned, "12 on Lamb in Mafia Probe", which reported the activities _.of the New. York Legislative. Watchdog Committee. -A pertion- -- of this article related that investigators stated that Galante was among the 60 hoodlums attending the Apalachin meeting at the home of Joseph Barbara at Apalachin, New York. He also had visited there in October, 1956, when he was arrested as a trafic violator. In the "New York Journal American", dated January 9, 19593, an article appeared stating that a law enforcement official told the "New York Journal American" that Carmine Galante was seen in Havana two days ago. He stated that mrior to that, Galante was observed in Miami Beach in the company of three well-known gangsters. This official was quoted as saying, "We have every reason to believe that Galante may be planning to move into the operations of Havana's Sans Souci gambling concession." In the “New York Daily Mirror", dated January ll, 1955, an article appeared in connection with the investigation being conducted by the New York Legislative watchdog Committee. It was reported that investigators had said that Galante had been reported to have left the United States for Italy, but that the Interior Ministry at Rome had said an extended check had failed to show his entry. The “New York Herald Tribune", dated January 1, 1958, carried an article stating that Galante was believed , to have fled to Italy, where he could enlist the aid of Lucky Luciano for whom he used to run narcotics in Harlem. The "New York Times", on January 11, 1958, reportec that Galante was reported to have fled from the Apalachin meeting, possibly to Italy, but that Interior Ministry sources in Rome had said an extended check had failed to produce any evidence that he was in that country.