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In an artécblappearing “tn tiie New ‘York fipaily News," dated November 16, 1957, written by HOWARD. WANTUCH and SIDNEY KLINE, the possible reasons: and the agenda of the- ~~ Apalachin meeting of November 14, 1957, were discussed, They were of the opinion that the possible reasons for this meeting were to place someone in charge of dope peddling in the New York metropolitan area and that this assignment had, at one time, been given to JOSEPH DI PALERMO, 246 Elizabeth Street, New York City, described as -an ex-cenvict who had graduated to ‘narcotics after ‘big dealings ‘in Biconol,. oa counterfeiting, and possible murder....This article stated” that’ JOSEPH DI PALERMO was wanted:on*both féderal and local warrants for conspiracy to violate the ‘narcotic’ " ‘statutes but that he had reportedly left the ‘country several months ‘ago ‘with another man's | wife and both were believed to be somewhere in Italy. :