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Frank Sinatra — Part 12
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Information was received in October, 1963, from the
Las Yega# Divizion that XNATRA had agreed to #ell his interest
e Sands Hotel in Las Vegs@, Nevadse to Sandz, Inc. The
arrangement was that SINATRA would resell his nine points at
an agreed price of $43,500 per pcAnt,
In this regard it is
pointed out that information was received thst SINATRA, when
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$5, 00
Tahoe
with
nally purchasing these point#, had paid an estimated
O per point, At this same time it was learned that SINATRA
was selling his interest in the Cal Nevo Lodge located at Lake
» Nevada. Aa noted previously, these «sles were the direct
result of an investigstion conducted into SINATRA'S association
SAM GIANCANA. In this regard the following editorial
concerning GIANCANA'’s and SINATRA'ts relstionship appeared in the
"Chic
ago Tribune” of October 24, 1962:
“THAT OLD GANG OF MINE
"The narroweminded, sanctimonious, and bigoted
state Gassing commission of Nevada hes deslt a cruel
and unjuet blow to Frank Sinatra, the warbler, by
stripping him of his licenges to operate so-called
games of chance for the visiting rubes. Frankie
Boy has been held a peril to the high ethice of
Nevada ganbling because he provided a royal welcome
at one of his joints to Momo Gilancana, a Chicago
gangeter, who kas a high rating in the hoodlum Cosa
Nostra bluebook. \ )
. "Glancena wes a guest at Sinstra's Lake Tahoe
\cdge, and his mere presence was deemed, under the
bluencee standsrde prevailing in Nevads, to be a
contamination of all thst ia pure and wirtucus in
the gambling racket. So new the revered Lesder of
the Hollywood Rat Pack will hsve to divest hinself
of a 34 eilifon dollar interest in sucker trapa at
Tahoe and Laz Vegs.
"Well, this i6 an heur when true friends
eciose ranks around Sinstra in his time of trou
while phonies and fair weather fakers will auddenly
remember they have dates elsewhere. \)
'Prankie hag atood by Mono, Will Momo ztand
by Frankie? gAnd will the Pack cone running with
the crying tovel? When the roll ia called out yonder,
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