I'm just reading Jerry Capeci's Idiot's Guide To The Mafia and in Part 3, page 204 he refers to a map which was printed by LIFE magazine way back in September 1967.

The map showing the United States included pictures of 24 La Cosa Nostra Bosses surrounding it, with cartoon dipictions of the various rackets. Also a dotted line to show routes of skimmed cash from Las Vegas to hidden partners around the USA. The top of the map showed the 8 bosses who sat on the Commission at the time.

Does anyone have a link of perhaps a copy of this map they could share? I've had a quick browse on google but had limited time whilst at work.

This map was part of a 3 part series about the Mafia which the magazine published, again would there be anywhere to see these?

I'd imagine I'm not the first to bring this up on the boards so apologies if this is going over old ground or I've seemingly missed or can't find something that is glaringly obvious....

Thanks

I'm interested in this too (aren't we all, lol).

The below is the contents of the issue/s in question -

Life Magazine September 1, 1967 : Cover - Posters : walls and walls of expendable art, American ephemera. Part 1 of two reports on the Mob and its empire, its power, its structure, and vicious tactics. Photos of the Ruggiero Boiardo "Capo" home, Joe Bonanno. The mob families around the US, Gambino, Genovese, Magaddino, Zammuto, Giordano, Lanza, Cerrito, Licata, Colletti, Scalish, Corallo. Close-up of baseball manager Birdie Tebbetts. Profile of Sioux City, Iowa. Vietnam's approaching elections. Sports - California swimmers Debbie Meyer and Claudia Kolb break four world records. Miscellany - funny ad of woman reaching out to stop a little boy from smacking the bottom of a nude statue at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California. Centerfold color Naugahyde ad. Amazing photos of a flood in Fairbanks Alaska. Neat story about Birdie Tebbetts and new baseball stars. American model Mary Russell models high fashion, Dior, Ungaro, St. Laurent and Courreges.

Life Magazine September 8, 1967 : Cover - Carl Yastrzemski, Boston's slugger, singles against Chicago - baseball. The frenzied pennant race. Brazen empire of crime Part 2 : How the mob muscles into your daily life. Beatles with their guru. Shirley Temple runs for Congress. Voice and torment of a rebel Catholic priest - Father James Drane. Tours to far-out places - Amazon, Antarctic. Ideas in houses - prefab - Risom house in Block Island, Rhode Island. Funny Western Airlines International ad featuring Rip Van Winkel and the Flub-Stub. Color ad for Union Electric featuring the new Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium. Chicago baseball feature, Gary Peters, Don McMahon, Ken Berry and Elston Howard, great action photo. Very cool Autolite ad featuring a red Ford GT. Great ad for Warner girdles, shows a photo of a pear, and says "this is no shade for a girl". Part 2 of "The Mob", and story about the Costa Nostra and it's corruption of America. Russia publishes Winnie the Pooh - Vinni-Pukh

Heres the link to the site where I found this -

http://www.2neatmagazines.com/life/1967.html

You can buy a copy of the September 1st issue in good condition for $18, and a good condition copy of the second installment for $42....Tempted to purchase them!

Really want to see the map and read these articles now.

Have a read guys....

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UFYEA...p;q&f=false

The Map is on page 20 and 21

Second part which was published on September 8th 1967...


http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=T1YEA...p;q&f=false

why I'm not come on pages 20 and 21? please help

good has been done

You´ve got a dirty mind, Carmela...
But it´s funny isn´t it?

Try the centerfold! It usually works for me.

shit sorry for my bad english.

Don't be sorry. Just having some fun with ya.