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94-333-45 D7," 94-333~56 a, aw in ee Ft \ Letter to the Lirector off sc, SP dated 5/24/49, ce to LA re: Janes 'Jimmy' Paraatino ~ Miscellanesus~information concerning. Letter sets out that James ‘Jimny! Tarantino, editor and publisher of the weekli magazine 'Hollyucod Aite-Life!' which is published in jollyvecoc, Calif., televhonically contacted the Sr office on S/13/: interviewed re ive to his havin Lene epviewed in the of office by i n the morcing of 5/18/49 as per his Teques zrantino advised that his tuollyvood Ui.e-Lifet magazine was a Galif. Corn. incorporated in 1945 with sarney Koss, ex-welterweisht chawoien, one Lenry ‘hank’ benicola and Tarantino. Sanicela is a very good friend of PLANK SINATRA ana it was SINATIA whe financed tne deal with $15,000. This grout operated the magazine for a period of approx. six months at which time Tarantino acquired full owners. ip. b2- sradvises tnat vestbrook Pegler cublished an article conc. b7P @abine which appeared in the LA axeminer edition of 10/6/47. in this erticle, Pegler stated thet Tarantinc used to hang around h', < stretch near Macison Square Garden, where the gather; further that Tarantino ha: NwJ. anc has teen a friend end t{Taeogke Roarnaht Jacobs Reach', < strete Wa fighters, managers and racketeers a tcheap police record’ in Newark, protege of FRANK SINATRA. Pegler further stated in the article that ueorge Evans, SINATiA's manager, had denied that SINATRA nad anything to do with Tarantino but in contradiction of this contention Pegler pointed out that on 2f/u/li6, FRAUK SINATRA's name was signed first under the signature of a 'Citiscenst Comnittee! to wire Fred dowser, the prosecuting attorne:; of LA County, asking for police oretection for Tarantino, his wife and child, who had been threatened and harassed by politic: gangsters. Memo from AC, SF to Director dated 1/6/50 re: General Crime Survey San Francise - fA tn rk with enclosures, b2- Memo sets out that ‘ade available the “following described itens. Among_t ~ Section ‘Bt - A photestatic copy of a b7@ statement o wherein info. is set forth regarding the b7D background end modus operandi of Tarantino. Reference is meade to the latter's associates; tof—-s=msTeddy Morelli, Mickey Cohen end FRAYK STAT. Enclosures — 9l-333-151. Gan BPranst enn Giv v ve OE REET a rf